Still worried about my heart

[Rennie1989]

sadie

dont worry, im obsessed botu my health 2



Scooter Girl

if i wa hungry would u feed me, if i fell u you help me up, if i was crying would brush away my tears

[Meg]

Sadie,

email through here initially as the one you used to use is defunked ..

If its diet its easily solved . Eat a complex carb or protein something each 3 hours during the day for a few days and
see if it helps.
I was really sensitive for about a year but can get away with most things now.


Meg

Anxiety is a thin stream of fear trickling through the mind.
If encouraged, it cuts a channel into which all other thoughts are drained.
Robert Albert Bloch

[april tones]

hi sadie, i understand, my dad has this problem too, i think its is just anxiety symptoms. I get twitches sometimes near my heart and that makes me feel worried, i think thats nerves, you be ok, love april x

apriltones

[Magster]

Hiya Sadie!

I have the exact worries as you do. I have had several ECGs and I still feel that there is an underlying problem. It's as if they aren't detecting what I'm feeling. It drives me crazy. Everytime I get a wierd pain or sensation on my left side I freak out. My first reaction is the want to rush myself to the emergency room. It can be the slightest twitch or ache and I am positive that it's my heart. I've learned to do one thing that helps me get through it. Whenever I get chest pains and I can't really explain them I start to walk or do something active. If it were my heart the pains would become more intense....which they NEVER do. As a matter of fact, they usually diminish or go away completely. I can say for 100% I know what you're going through and it's a terrible feeling. Keep smiling and keep enjoying life!! I know the fear can be so paralyzing but we gotta pick ourselves up and just keep going!!

Wishing you and everyone else the best of health!

[angie3077]

Hi Sadie,

When I read your postings its just like its really coming from me!
I understand completely where you are coming from. I have not posted here for a long time either as I feel when I do I don't really have anything positive to say so I think people will think I do not want to help myself.....does that sound weird?
Anyway I always find something to worry about and more than anything else it is my heart! I always get these palpitations/missed beats and they scare the hell out of me, and then thats it for the day, I will be constantly waiting for them to happen, hence bringing them on even more! its a vicious cycle isn't it.
I would like to ask you one question though, Do you keep yourself busy? as I think this is vital for people like you and me and many others that experience this anxiety/panic. I notice that when I am doing nothing or very little I experience a lot more symptons, aches and pains than what I do when I am keeping myself active.
I also wanted to know if you get your palpitations/missed beats when you are excercising, do they come more frequent as they do for me and this really worries me as I start thinking 'oh my god my heart can't cope, its not strong enough' as they come very frequent when I am running or dancing etc!
Please don't say that your life is ruined, if you lose faith in yourself what else have you got, no one is going to be able to climb this hurdle for you its really something we have to do ourselves.
I noticed that you siad 'I have read.......' You should really stop reading all these health books too as these just fuel more negative thinking and more things that could be wrong with you, well in my opinion they do, but certainly if they help you then thats great!
I really hope you are feeling a little better, please let me know.
Also you should realise that by coming to this forum and letting it all pour out you are helping yourself and many others, like me because I can look at your message and think.......wow I am not the only one that thinks/feels like this perhaps its not so bad afterall !
Angie
xx

[jo-jo]

Hi there Sadie and Angie

I'm totally with you on the worrying about your heart thing. Since I started taking my meds I haven't had a full on panic attack but I still get anxiety and am often preoccupied about the state of my health. Just lately, my heart has been worrying me too and for the first time last night I noticed that it was missing a beat here and there. I know how hard it is to ignore it but I agree that we seem to notice these things more the less we have to do or the quieter it is [^]. We'll get there though, sometime will be harder than other but so long as we accept that its an anxiety thing and try to focus on that, there is a ray of hope and this thing doesn't have to ruin our lives.

Lots of love, Jo xxx

[sadie]

Thanks all for your support,

My worries about my heart have got less frequent again, which tends to happen for me when I manage to stop worrying about it for a bit but then another symptom appears and off the cycle goes again!

Angie - you are so right about reading health books, after awhile they fuel more negativity than comfort as they keep you in the 'panic' place. Also I know what you mean about not keeping busy, you do tend to focus more on how you are feeling etc....which brings more symptoms.

Jo- I feel like you too so you are not alone. The best thing to do when you experience one of these symptoms is just acknowledge it and smile. Accept the symptoms and dont fear them, they will not harm you.

I hope I am making sense as I have a migraine at the moment and keep writing the wrong words etc...

Take care






sadie

[Meg]

Sounds better Sadie .

Well done

Meg

[Jules31]

Hi Sadie

Glad you are starting to feel a bit more positive

I still get lots and lots of dizziness and other odd feelings.

In fact even as I sit here I feel like I'm moving. I still have lots of odd head stuff too.

Anyway take care and feel free to pm me if you want

Jules

[angie3077]

Hi Sadie,
Just wanted to say I am glad you are feeling a little better when you last posted and I really hope you still are

Angie
x