Health anxiety ?

[Westie2012]

Hi everyone , I posted last week about my symptoms , more breathless and dizzy just walking around at home , tight chest, lots of fluttering sensations . Checked over at hospital yesterday and all tests ok so no medical reason for how I’m feeling , dr just said there’s no reason for how I’m feeling . . Told to go back if things carry on . I feel quite unwell when the symptoms start up which is quite a few times through the day . If other members of the group have things like this happen or other issues /symptoms for no apparent reason how do you just ignore how you feel and carry on ?

[Captain_Birdseye]

Disclaimer to say I'm not a doctor...

I had a look at your bio and you've certainly been through it so I'm not surprised you have some anxiety over the symptoms, I think we can all relate.

For things like this I take a note of the symptoms in a diary and take them to the gp along with any readings I have... the flutters etc never get picked up on ECG or kardia when I try, which us frustrating.

Interesting to see you had pericarditis, I suspect my myocarditis led to that as well, we appear to have some similar symptoms.

[Westie2012 in reply to Captain_Birdseye]

Thabk you for your reply . Yeah I’ve had a traumatic time after having my pacemaker , very scary. Hope you’re keeping well and thank you for your advice

[AlfredV]

Disappointing to hear your doctor say that there is no reason for you to be feeling that way - with a tacit implication that it is all in your head. An honest answer would have been "I'm sorry, I don't know, but let's have a think if we can find out what might be going on."I did used to get this frequently and subsequently found out that my magnesium levels were low. Difficult to know if this could be the same for you, but I hope you start feeling better soon.

[Westie2012 in reply to AlfredV]

Thank you

[Smitty1956 in reply to Westie2012]

I have to agree with Paula233 on this. There does have to be some reason(s) why you are feeling this way. It is not just “normal.”

See a doctor and give your full symptoms. Maybe some thinking and discussion and testing can reveal the problem. Best wishes to you.

[Paula233]

So sorry to hear your doctors comments. I have had that comment a lot over the years and its frustrating as they like to put everything down to anxiety especially when you are a youngish women. My last bout of breathlessness, dizziness and chest pain turned out to be severe anemia. Dont dismiss your symptons and go see your GP - there are lots of reasons you could be feeling like this and you need to be properly checked out.

[Sammi25]

I also experience heart flutters, forceful beats and palpitations everyday they come with chest tightness at times and lots of anxiety. I was told they were ectopic beats but they are making me very concerned. I’ve had multiple ecgs, holter monitor and blood tests which have all come back normal. I’m due an echo next week but everyone keeps telling me that it’s normal and I’m fine. Very frustrating when you don’t feel normal.

[Chantelle9788 in reply to Sammi25]

how you doing now? I’m the same

[Sammi25 in reply to Chantelle9788]

Well I had my echo a few months back and it was normal. I tried my hardest to get over the anxiety so I started therapy. I’ve had good and bad days, I changed my job to something less stressful which helped a lot. I went almost 2 weeks more or less no PVCs and now they’ve come back. I have just found out that I’m deficient in vitamin D so I’m taking supplants now and hoping that could be the cause. I am quite anxious at the moment again, having a week of I’m gonna die again 😂 how are you?

[Chantelle9788 in reply to Sammi25]

I have a echo booked next week I’m hoping it puts my mind at rest, I’m also on a beta blocker that I don’t want to be on because my heart rate is high it’s making me anxious if it damages my heart. I get palpitations and quite bad chest pain which sets my anxiety off, makes me feel quite unwell and also feel body sensations. What I would do to feel normal like I was before all this. I’m trying not to check my hr all the time now. I’m on lower end of vit d so I started supplements too I’m also on iron as my ferritin was lower end normal too. Hope we get over this as it certainly does ruin my life

[Sammi25 in reply to Chantelle9788]

I completely understand how you feel. I’ve had an awful week really compared to how good I’ve been feeling. No more than 10 PVCs a day with a racing heart feeling but my HR has been normal. I think my anxiety has been bad which has caused me to feel a lot worse. I wish I could feel normal again too, I literally feel so depressed. I’m going to Vegas next week literally a holiday of a lifetime and all I can think about is these stupid PVCs ruining it for me.

[Chantelle9788 in reply to Sammi25]

oh that really is a holiday of a lifetime. And yes it does make you depressed I’m the same and it’s not me at all I had a holiday booked for July to Greece and I’ve cancelled that as I couldn’t imagine going feeling like this, do you take anything for your anxiety? I’m on a beta blocker but I’m trying to come off it as it’s making me anxious. I’m just scared of how I’ll be once I’m off it and have adrenaline rushes 😢

[Sammi25 in reply to Chantelle9788]

I’m on propranolol beta blocker but it’s more for my anxiety. I was on citalopram but it just made me feel very sick and a lot worse. That’s such a shame, I’m trying not to let it affect me but it is very difficult. I’m finding mines a lot worse this week, I think it’s because of the heat, I’m not really following my diet either because I went to a festival and I’ve had little sleep. I fly to vegas today so fingers crossed I don’t feel much. I felt multiple on and off for a matter of minutes the other day that scared the hell out of me but I’m putting it down to many factors plus anxiety about flying.