stressor after stressor

[anonleo]

I went to the er last night because my heart rate was 153 and everything came back ok. They gave me medicine to lower my hr and sent me home. I’ve felt so anxious and my chest has been hurting ever since. I can’t seem to shake it. I just feel jittery and weird feeling under my ribs

[hypercat54]

How you are feeling is a well known symptom of health anxiety. Are you on any meds and/or therapy?

[anonleo in reply to hypercat54]

I just started celexa maybe a month ago. I’m not in therapy. I have been doing good for a while but this crept back up on me

[LadyZen]

You may want to schedule a follow-up with a primary care physician. My daughter has experienced chest pains and elevated heart rates for different reasons. Sometimes the providers suspect one thing, but then the symptoms last longer or change and they suspect something else.

[anonleo in reply to LadyZen]

Yes I’m definitely going to schedule a follow up first thing Monday morning. Thanks for your advice 😊 hope everything is well with your daughter.

[LadyZen in reply to anonleo]

Thank you. We think she's finally getting better. She still can't eat everything and is taking medicines, but she's definitely eating more than last week and has started weaning off one of the medicines. I hope you feel better soon too.

[Anxious_gal]

That sounds rough. I'm glad everything came back okay. Therapy has been extremely helpful for me in the past. Perhaps that's something you can explore? You might also want to explore some kind of mindfulness practice if it makes sense to you - I've found that to be particularly helpful when my thoughts start spiralling and heart starts hammering away.

Take care and hang in there!

[SayNOtoPanic]

oh man sorry to hear this. Prob just an anxiety or panic attack triggered it and it’s awful 😞 glad you are ok and your testing came back normal. But hang in there the aftermath tends to linger. Just try mindfulness and meditation like anxious gal mentioned above. And also stop and do deep breathing once an hour slow inhale from the nose slow exhale from the nose. Think positive this too shall pass while doing it. Praying for you anonleo. 🙏🏻

[anonleo in reply to SayNOtoPanic]

I feel a little bit better today. I have noticed at bed time it gets so much worse and I’m having a hard time getting to sleep the past couple of days. Ty for your advice I will definitely add that into my breathing technique routine

[SayNOtoPanic in reply to anonleo]

You’re welcome. Glad you feel better today. And you wi get even better. Just needs time. Take it easy on yourself. With bedtime don’t force sleep. Try listening to a sleep guided meditation or sleep music from YouTube if you feel anxious and that insomnia feeling, get up and grab a snack even a small cup of milk or juice. Wait a little bit and then try to go back to bed. That has been helpful for me to reduce bedtime anxiety. Hugs.

[brendahol]

you sound like me. In April I went to ER for rapid heart beat and high blood pressure. Nothing wrong. Been to cardiologist and they say my heart is fine. It was anxiety. I am on medication for anxiety but anxiety can cause ALL sorts of problems. Hang in there!

[anonleo in reply to brendahol]

I’m sorry you feel like this too sometimes. It’s rough 😭 it does make me feel a little less depressed knowing I’m not alone with this mental battle.

[BedBug]

This sounds like me. Have been there many times. I have been told by different health care providers in ER that I am crazy and making myself sick. This doesn't help things at all. Currently I use excercise, mediation and CBT therapy once a week. I learned I have low magnesium too. Have started taking magnesium. Does seem to help. It is nice to have this group to talk with too. You know you are not alone. Prayers to you. I am here for you.

[anonleo in reply to BedBug]

Thank-you I am here for you all too 💙

[SayNOtoPanic in reply to BedBug]

You’re def not crazy. It’s not in your control with the body goes wack. Even if it’s just anxiety it’s a horrid feeling. They can learn some empathy. Whoever told you that. Big hug BedBug.

[anonleo in reply to SayNOtoPanic]

I feel like sometimes when I try to explain my worries they brush me off. You’re definitely not crazy and I hate that somebody made you feel that way. Your feelings matter 💙

[catsrock]

I'm sorry - that sounds very stressful.

[Anxious_gal]

By mindfulness practice, I mean some kind of practice that brings you back to the present moment. It could mean meditating, noticing your surroundings, going for a walk where you're just focused on the walk (and not on your phone, for eg), painting/drawing, etc.

I used the Headspace app and find the guided meditations helpful.

[Agora1]

anonleo, I'm sorry that you are slipping back. It happens at times.

For me it means that I either am not accepting what needs to be changed

in my life or I feel I have no control over my life.

I will say that we need more than medication to address this situation, we

need talk therapy. Someone of experience to help put us on a different path.

If we don't get that support, we tend to keep going in circles and getting no where.

Celexa is a good medication (needing about 4-6 wks) to reach full efficacy. But

unless you address the emotional pain it becomes only a band aid effect. xx