Pounding heart.

[yarodao]

Hi so ive been diagnosed with panic disorder. And am a constant heart worrier. Ive been tested mulyiple times by three different heart clinics. So my question is to those that maybe had this symptom. I always feel my heartbeat, i mean its really strong like a vibrating pulse going through my body and my left foot. When i lay down it worsens to a point i cant easily read a book because my hands are pulsating from the heartbeat so much, and my chest and stomach keeps rising witheach heartbeat. Sometimes the feeling suddenly stop and i wont feel it. But only for like 8 hours then im on the pulse train again ive been like this for 2months.
Thanks.

[Ethansmom]

Yes, I experience the same thing and I too have panic disorder. I can sometimes feel my heart beat in my head!
It's more prominent when I'm trying to go to sleep.

[zacman777]

I am in the same exact boat as you! It's not that I feel like my heart is beating too fast, but always that it seems to be beating too hard. I too suffer from anxiety and panic attacks.

[yarodao]

Thanks for the answers. But do you visually see the beats on like your belly or your chest when you lay down for instance?

[Daedalus]

Yes. And not just lying down. I can see my heart beating right now while typing this. And I'm not even particularly stressed. It's normal.

[zacman777]

I took can see it when I lay down, especially on my back.

[yarodao]

Thanks again guys. I can be more secure now. And how about when you just wake up? Do you feel more panicky? Like some tingling in your chest?

[Daedalus]

Adrenalin & cortisol explain all your symptoms. And yes, if you're suffering from anxiety, it's entirely normal to wake up feeling a bit wired. It's circadian rhythms - your cortisol levels rise early morning, because your body is gearing up for the day.

Remember, having an anxiety disorder isn't a matter of whether you're feeling a bit anxious at any particular moment of the day. It takes a fair amount of time of not feeling anxious - about 4 weeks in my case - for your body's physiology to return to a non-anxious state (during which time you're still going to feel the symptoms of anxiety even if you're not anxious).

[zacman777]

I was going to say something similar to Daedalus. I feel this in the morning as well and it all has to do with cortisol levels in the morning. You are not alone!

[yarodao]

Thank you all so much.