Meltdown
26-07-11, 19:49
Does anyone else worry about palpitations and exercise?
Before I started with panic (6 years ago?) I was a regular runner. My running has diminished to nothing over the years, and I am currently trying to get back into it, my theory being that fitter = healthier heart etc.
Although I rarely get panic symptoms these days, I worry about getting palpitations when I run. I think exercise is likely to provoke palpitations in most people to some extent, but I think a lot of mine are "home-made"!
It usually starts when I am running quite comfortably, then something happens, like I notice that I am becoming breathless. I may then then think something like "I hope I don't get a heart attack/Panic attack/Palpitations" This is usually followed by some palpitations, which then trigger more, etc. I usually then have to walk, and get my breath back..
I think part of the problem is that the feeling of being out of breath, and having a racing heart due to exercise is very much like a panic attack, but for a different reason! This makes one think of Panic, and thus create some of the symptoms!
Does any one know where I am coming from on this?
My plan is to build up the running gradually, using a run/walk pattern until I eventually get used to the sensations of exercise again! Does this make sense?
Before I started with panic (6 years ago?) I was a regular runner. My running has diminished to nothing over the years, and I am currently trying to get back into it, my theory being that fitter = healthier heart etc.
Although I rarely get panic symptoms these days, I worry about getting palpitations when I run. I think exercise is likely to provoke palpitations in most people to some extent, but I think a lot of mine are "home-made"!
It usually starts when I am running quite comfortably, then something happens, like I notice that I am becoming breathless. I may then then think something like "I hope I don't get a heart attack/Panic attack/Palpitations" This is usually followed by some palpitations, which then trigger more, etc. I usually then have to walk, and get my breath back..
I think part of the problem is that the feeling of being out of breath, and having a racing heart due to exercise is very much like a panic attack, but for a different reason! This makes one think of Panic, and thus create some of the symptoms!
Does any one know where I am coming from on this?
My plan is to build up the running gradually, using a run/walk pattern until I eventually get used to the sensations of exercise again! Does this make sense?