fast heart

[L1974]

hello I have suffered from anxiety for years on and off, sometimes able to control, sometimes not. I started getting palpitations yesterday, it’s terrified me and feel like I am on alert waiting for it to happen again! Didn’t feel particularly anxious but I must be. I feel so spaced and not quite present, am also 48 and wondering whether peri menopause as I’ve heard that can happen. I’ve had palpitations before but yesterday one spell lasts ages! Also got a fast pulse which isn’t unusual for me. Guess I’m just looking for a bit of comfort?!

[kenster1]

hi get them myself sometime worse than others had an ECG recently never heard anything back so assume it was ok but she did say stress and anxiety could be playing a part.

[9779sn]

yes this happens to me alot as well, the more you watch and wait for it the more it does it. Laugh at it, say is that all you got, do it more. Once you are not bothered by it it will go away, yes this is hard to do. Stay

[babejoemickey in reply to 9779sn]

I have been getting palpitations and skipped beats since I was 9. I went to a cardiologist as a child and they could not find anything wrong. I just went again to a cardiologist last June at age 71. They did all the tests. EKG, Monitor, ECHO and said my heart was in great shape. The skipped beats continue. Not when I am sleeping or my mind is completely occupied with something else. Alot of times after eating a meal. I have always been an anxious person. Doctor did not recommend any meds. Tried everything: increase in magnesium, meditation, Xanax, Prozac. You name it but I have come to the conclusion that I have to live with these for the next 30 years or so!