Constant Heart Palpitations???

[Chrissy364]

So, I think I've posted at least three other questions on heart palpitations in just the short time that I've been here. But asking questions and having people answer is really soothing, so I'm going to ask away again. Well I've had terrible anxiety for the past two months now. I have many symptoms, really bad chest pain/tightness, trouble breathing, dizziness, etc. But one of my absolute worst symptoms, are my heart palpitations. I get them pretty much 24/7. I've had a chest x-ray, EKG, and blood work done. Everything came back normal (well, the blood work results aren't back from the lab yet but lets say they are normal too). Anyway, I have heart palpitations everyday, 24/7. There are the absolute worst when I wake up in the morning; I barely roll over to see what time it is and my heart races. It makes me crazy!!! I just want to lie in bed cause I'm scared to move yet laying down I can feel them so much more so I end up getting up. I pretty much always have my shirt up with my hand placed over my heart, right under my left breast so I can see how fast my hearts beating. Sometimes I don't even realize I'm doing it. Well, its always beating too fast. I can be watching TV and get up to get a snack and BOOM, there they go racing just from getting up off the couch. I used to exercise so much more, but now that my heart races from barely walking a couple steps, I'm scared to exercise. I always feel like my heart is going to explode or stop beating from working too hard. Even when I'm completely relaxed I get palpitations. I'm even scared to go out shopping now cause I feel like it will work my heart too much. I'm only 17 and I've been told I'm too young for heart problems, but I'm still being tested just to make sure. Is it common with anxiety sufferers to have heart palpitations all day/week long? And does anyone else constantly feel their heart beating fast from the slightest of movement? And do any of you get them while relaxing, like just watching TV? And lastly, if my palpitations aren't a heart or thyroid problem, just something caused by anxiety, are they dangerous? Cause they certainly feel like they are! If anyone could please give me some advice or share their heart palpitation experiences with me, it would be much appreciated!!! Thanks!

[Sani11]

Hi Chrissy , Did any thing work? Is your problem resolved now?

[Tryndamere]

I have heart palpatations 24/7. Iv had it for about 15years now, and just like many of use iv been to the docter and had test done only for them to say that nothings wrong and im fine. Over the years this is what iv learnt. Heart palpatations are normal only if thay are just palpatating. But palpatations causing dizzyness, shortness of breath or tight chest are alittle bit more to be concerned about. If you are experiancing palpatations along with those other symtoms go see a docter immediately and TELL THEM you have palpatations along with such and such. Palputations and irregular heart beat are more Often on the normal side. Till this day at 32 years old nothing has been done and i dont think you can do anything about it. Im going in to get it checked again soon just incase its developed into somfing more but if its just irregular heart beat and or palputations i can live with that. Iv lived with it basicly half my life. Your heart is a strong muscle and it wont just give out just because it misses a few beats or thumps harder then normal at times. For those who have palputations or irregular heart beat my advice is just make sure you go and see docters every now and then because if anything were more seriouse then your heart skipping beats thay will know. Cheers gyes hope this helps.

[Kevin45750]

I have constant palpitations almost all the time, but I do have anxiety a lot. I do notice they subside when I'm really calm, but the palpitations bring on anxiety to. I feel hard beats about every 3rd beat but my pulse rarely goes over 80 bpm. I hate the feeling of the hard thump, feels like it's in my throat. I never have any pain but I do have high bp and type 2 diabetes, which also causes anxiety especially when my glucose level drops to a low point, then you have a rapid heart beat, sweating, feel light headed and the palpitations. I also take 2mg Xanax, that helps some but still have palpitations. I'm afraid as they're pretty much constant. So I feel anxiety has a lot to do with it.

[Natykhoury]

I am a mother of 2 kids , am 40'years old. I have been experiencing heart palpitations since 5 days now. I went to the doc. he did echocardiogram and all was normal. I did blood test to check the level of vitamins D , B , calcium and Iron. All was normal except for deficiencies in Iron. I started Iron supplements as well as magnesium. I first thought i having a gastro reflux. But then the palpitations didn't stop and i was having a cough too. I went to see the doc again and he gave me Concor Cor 2.5 mg . I hope it is gonna work. I feel really tired and out of breath. In the mornings when i wake up is the worst time... but i can say that these palpitations are killing me ... i want it to stop :(((

[m3l1998]

Hey, just seen your post I get them every day and have done for the past two weeks it is the worse thing ever and so scar! I have generalised anxiety disorder and this just makes my anxiety worse, I get light headed, chest pains, feel like someone is squeezing my chest and pains in my arm and pins and needled but I've been to a&e and doctors and everyone one of them keep telling me it's anxiety but I feel like I don't believe them!

[CourtneyMardell]

oh my goodness I thought I was the only one I've felt so alone in this I've had the exact same as this literally the exact for over 2 months now it's so scary and has made me house bound I can't even move around without my heart beating rapidly!

[kplacido]

Courtney, keep in touch, please bear with the time difference though... but i will keep in touch :)

[Gemfly]

Doctors don't always test Vitamin D and Vitamin B12. If these are low you will have symptoms. Magnesium is also crucial for health. It helps with racing heart too.