Originally Posted by
lisajane34
iv had ectopic beats for around 4 years now, and they have ruined my life to be blunt, i feel i cant get on and enjoy my life as i am waiting for the day my heart gives in! i know deep down this wont happen as iv had all the tests but this doesnt stop me waiting for that strange beat (that i get constantly) or running to a&e!! im scared to excersise, or even walk up the stairs to be honest, as i think i'll have a heart attack, its made me scared to go on holiday, as i need to know where the nearest hospital is (just in case lol) things seem to be worse when iv got indigestion (strange i know!) i get indigestion bad, probably due to stress and this seems to flair them up. iv been on propranolol for 4 years but to be honest i dont think they do much for me, as im fighting my own mind all the time. eating too much def makes em worse adn also been tired. i desperately want to be able to run around wiv my sons but im too frightened. i also get all the other classic panic symptoms which make my fear worse ie chest tightness, breathlessness, numbness in my arm etc and of course these fuel my heart attack fear, i had all the tests years ago and the only thing they came up with was benign palpitations due to anxity, which made me feel a bit better at the time, but deep down i dont beleive them, im convinced they missed something,