I have not been yet diagnosed with a heart condition but I am seeing the cardiologist on the 14th February
For as far as I can remember I can always remember my heart beating quick for a long time after I’d finished football…
Recently in the last 2-3 weeks Iv really struggled … Iv been to AnE with chest heaviness and just felt tired and sweaty when I walking just like 5 minutes… the ecg and bloods came back ok at the hospital but I no there is a lot more that can be going on.. Iv had to take a sick note of work and am struggling with my little boy because of the strange feelings I am having … the doctor is saying it’s stress and anxiety but it just feels like something is really wrong… I don’t no what I was expecting from posting on here but I just don’t know who to talk to about things so just wondering if anyone had similar experiences or if it sounded like anything anybody had been through
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I’m sorry to hear about what you’re are going through. It can’t be easy with having to look after a little boy.
As your appointment is a couple of months away, it might be wise to contact your GP and see if they can refer you for a holter monitor. A holter monitor is a small device which is attached to you for a certain amount of time which records your heartbeats. As you describe your heartbeat as being quick, this can pick up on any abnormal heart rhythms. An echocardiogram is also useful to check the size of your heart and its structure in heart rhythm issues or disorders.
Do you have any way of recording your own heart rate at home? Maybe a smart watch or an oximeter? This can help you keep your own log of your heart rate and present it to your GP or cardiologist.
It is hard to ignore heartbeats that feel irregular once we become aware of them however, most of the time they can be harmless, especially if they are ectopic beats.
If however, you have chest pain, shortness of breath, and other symptoms present with your fast heart rate, do not hesitate to go to the hospital again or call 111.
It’s the 14th of this month so it’s like a week tuesday.. Iv been taking propanarol so it has been lowered … just been feeling really grim and the constant worry is really draining isn’t it and it just makes your feel horrendous… Iv just constant chest tightness even when I’m like sat up at the computer typing and I’m forever wondering is it my heart etc … I was going through a stage of setting my alarm through the night in case I didn’t wake up as stupid as that sounds … just a complete mess at the moment 😞
Oh I see. You had put the 14th February but if it’s this month, then that’s even better. It sounds like you are really going through it at the moment. Anxiety can increase the heart rate, so do be mindful of this, and so can a lack of sleep which seems like you are struggling with at the moment. Have you tried any natural ways of lowering your heart rate and anxiety such as meditation, breathing exercises, perhaps going for a walk if you can manage that? I find that walking helps with my anxiety.
Does it ? Iv found when Iv gone walking particularly uphill Iv really started sweating so I think that’s made me worry and not do it … guess the anxiety and stress can do that also but in my mind I’m thinking it’s because the heart can’t cope .. I no it sounds crazy … I was playing football about 3 weeks ago I had like a squeezing in my shoulder I could breath etc but it was just strange and I didn’t no what it was … it’s tough isn’t it 😫
Manyou7 try and take it easy before your appointment. It’s just under 2 weeks away and hopefully your cardiologist will order tests to rule out issues with your heart. If there are lifestyle changes you can make in the time-being, such as reducing smoking if you’re a smoker, drinking alcohol, and losing weight if you need to can also help in the interim.
I’m normally really active play a lot of football and walking but just well of it so just been staying in really reading and watching tv hopefully he will do some stuff on the day to see if anything’s going on
No not really just seems my chest is really tight whenever I doing any activity
I was at the play centre other day with my lad took him up a few flights of stairs and started sweating a lot … since then Iv hardly moved out of my room just in a really bad place
So sorry to hear what your struggling with at the moment! I hope your appointment on 12th goes well and that they can help get you some answers, it does sound like something especially with the loss of appetite with the other symptoms. I have my appointment with cardiologist on 21st a week after you. Let us know how your appointment goes x
Thanks I hope so too! I really hope you find out what's making you feel so rough. Yeah it's so worrying makes all sorts of things go through your head! x
Yeah they can't do much for people with complex heart issues it's a night mare honestly everytime I go! Sorry to hear you can't get any help, your appointment will come soon and hopefully that will shed some light on what's making you feel like this! ❤️
I have similar symptoms and have had them for many years. Mine is caused by microvascular dysfunction, which is hard to diagnose. Some cardiologists don't seem to consider this as a cause of chest pain.
Yes. After I had an episode of takotsubo, I still was having chest pain on exertion. He sent me for a stress echo and said the results were positive. However some time later I mentioned it to another cardiologist and he just shrugged his shoulders. Obviously they don't all think alike.
Hi, I've had a recent stent in my LAD. I'm 50 fit and it was a shock. My symptoms were tachycardia attack twice. But I was getting chest pain a lot. I wasn't tired but I had a horrible feeling of dred and feeling of impending doom!! Not pleasant. I luckily had an Angiogram and had a 85% blockage in my LAD. I was very lucky.
I'm on blood thinners now and it's been three months since stent and all good.
Please go to A@E and get checked again
My bloods and ECG were normal too as they dont show up chest pain. They show up if you had a heart attack. But you want it sorted before anything happens.
Get checked
I'm not trying to worry you as you sound very stressed anyway but I'm just telling you my experience.
An angiogram is very invasive and would only be done if it was essential. There are other tests that need to be done first like a holter monitor which records your heart for 24 hours or an echo scan which can look at the blood flow in the same way as an ultra sound works or a stress test on a treadmill. Your GP could have arranged a monitor or treadmill test. An angiogram which involves putting a wire through your arteries would only be done if they suspect a blockage. You do right by insisting on tests but if it does happen to be all caused by anxiety would you be willing to accept that diagnosis? Or would you carry on worrying even if told your heart is fine? I suffer from health anxiety and I know how real the symptoms can be yet I do now have heart disease and had a heart attack . It's terribly difficult to know which is causing what.
No I no what your saying there I think I would accept the diagnosis of the cardiologist… suppose it’s a case of waiting to see the cardiologist isn’t it
It’s really strange mine it’s like a heaviness on the top of the left of my chest like near the clavicle … it seems to come and go.. just frustrating because just going on a twenty minute walk today I didn’t feel right at all … seem to have this heaviness/uncomfortable feeling when I’m sat or lay down … just completely lost my appetite to and unsure if that’s because somethings going on or an anxiety thing
I get all sorts of things; pain between my breasts, breathlessness, front neck aching below clavicle, under left breast. My GP's very good and this year has sent me for holter monitor and echo scan and just this last Friday, a doppler scan to check the circulation in my legs because I have tightness in both ankles and it feels like dragging two lumps of lead around. When I had the heart attack they found two more blockages at 64 % where they said blood was flowing freely so they didn't stent them. So with every new problem I wonder whether those blockages may have got worse. All the tests were negative so I have to assume I have nerve damage from my spine and I get referred pain. I have 5 disc problems, a spine slipped out of line, scoliosis,severe arthritis in both shoulders knees and hips and a nerve trapped that affects my whole left leg , abdomen and lower spine. I Know my GP's not a magician or psychic so we can only guess at what's causing problems and rule out things with tests. I'm due a lung function test soon because my breathlessness isn't heart. I suspect my chest/back muscles are in spasm and don't let my lungs expand fully but we may never know. I've finally persuaded myself to get what tests I can and just put up with it. What will be will be.
Hi sorry to hear how you’re feeling. The good thing is you’ve got an appointment to see a cardiologist, usually it’s difficult to see one unless there are suspicions regarding your symptoms and tests and they need a second opinion from a specialist. Try not to worry until you see the cardiologist, they should be able to explain more to you or suggest you having further tests. Let us know how you get on. All the best.
I don’t want to make you feel any more anxious but I had symptoms of being breathless and aches in my chest. I was told by my go nothing to worry about but went for ecg which was clear. But the clinician suggested I should have an additional test on a treadmill. This test showed I had heart failure. Left side EF 38%. I know doctors are busy but only you know how you feel - push for a further check up and good luck
Feel for you Manyou, I know how worrying heart (or potential heart) related symptoms can be.
I just wanted to say that when you have your appointment with the cardiologist, in my experience it will really help if you have a written list of all your symptoms that you can get him/her to look at. I find it can be easy to get sidetracked from saying some of the things I really want them to hear, and then afterwards the anxiety is still there because I haven’t managed to mention a symptom that worried me!
The same goes for all the questions you want to ask him/her - and now is a good time to be compiling them in advance of the appointment.
I don’t suppose there’s a chance you’ve had or got a virus, have you? ( I’m just thinking that some of the symptoms you mention could be linked with a viral illness.)
But it’s always better to be safe than sorry - if you feel you need to get seen, then I’d say ring 111 (who would send you to A&E) or go to A&E. Once you’ve seen the cardiologist and had more tests, he/she might well reassure you that another time this is not necessary, which would be good news. But in the meantime you don’t have that kind of reassurance, so don’t let fear of what they might say put you off going. It’s your life, and only you know how you’re feeling.
Please do let us know how you’re doing, and how you get on with the cardiologist. Take care, Jx
Thanks Jane for the response… Iv not had any viral conditions or anything I can think of… yes that is a good idea about writing it all down.. I am going to go back to my GP tomorrow and just tell him about the worry and distress… I don’t no what they will say but I don’t no what else to do …
so frustrating Iv been back to a n e twice still getting proper chest pains woke up with palpitations shivering and they say all they can do is the ecg and blood test
Even though Iv got the cardiologist on Tuesday it seems to long of
Iv got real heaviness around my chest and shoulders no appetite stomach pains too
Feel like I’ll only get seen when it’s to late they say at a n e they can only do certain tests just find it all a bit mad
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