Hi,
I'm sure this is a symptom of anxiety. My heart will feel 'fluttery' sometimes, like it is weak or something. It's hard to describe, but annoying and worrisome at times. It's almost like I'm on the verge of a panic attack, and I can't relax, but I don't have a full blown attack. I've never been ekg tested or anything like many who suffer with anxiety disorder, but 1.5 years ago a physician's assistant told me he thought I had an irregular heartbeat, but added that it may just be timed with my breathing. I saw one other doc since and he didn't say anything about an irregular heartbeat. I'm an RN and I've listened to my heart with my stethoscope and it sounds beautiful to me! I went to a doc 4 years ago for the anxiety and she handed me zoloft and sent me out the door. I didn't take it as I was breastfeeding and didn't want to in general. The PA's comment makes me worry when my heart feels weak though. I've had anxiety on and off for the past 12 years and I am SURE this is 'just' anxiety, I figure I would have died loooooong ago if something was really wrong.
Also, we just called our moving company yesterday and they told us that they are coming next Sunday! We thought we would have a few weeks, so I am feeling so much anxiety as we are going from OH to CA and my family keeps telling me that it is the wrong thing to do and my MIL said it yesterday.
anyhow, I hope someone else has experienced this, it will help me realize that it is a harmless sensation.
Ocean
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OCEAN! Good God I am so happy to hear someone else has this! Yes it is anxiety, but honestly you are the first person who has described the exact thing I am feeling. Pardon my excitement, I am not happy this is happening to you, but I am happy I'm not alone. So here is a little of my story and I think it will really put you at ease. About 4 months after I started having repetetive panic attacks everday, I started to feel my heart beating strabgely. Not just fast, I mean it was off, something was wrong. I kept telling my doc, but he would listen and say it was fine. The thing was, itr didn't do it all the time, so he never listened when it was acting up. Well one day I was at work and my heart started up and it didn't stop after a few minutes like usual. It went on for a good half hour. I was soooo scared, I told my boss I was pretty sure I was having heart troubles and she brought me to the hospital. They hooked me up to an ekg and thankfully they caught the irregularity. I finally had proof! It turned out it is called PVC'S (premature ventricular contractions) they said it was an irregular beat caused by most likely stress! big wake up call. My attacks have always been heart related (such as thinking I'm having a heart attack and so on) overall, even when my heart wasn't racing or beating funny, I would constantly say my heart just felt "weak". Like it wasn't strong enough to do what a normal heart is supposed to. I convinced myself my heart was just fragile and I was scared to exercise or do anything to over exert my heart. I had an echocardiogram and full out monitoring of my heart and they said all was okay. I had to face the fact that it was a result of my constant panic. I still have PVC'S, they act up when I get really upset. And I still have times when I can just "feel" how weak my heart is. But I promise you, it is only the anxiety. I can't promise this enough. The anxiety we feel anf the thoughts we convince ourselves of hold more power than we could ever imagine. You just have to know and believe your heart is okay. Because it is, I PROMISE! 
smile and breathe easy!
smile and breathe easy!Gosh I just moved TO Ohio from 1000 miles away, it's stressful & no wonder you are having anxiety issues! Listen, I was so worried about my heart, I would feel my pulse, convinced my heart felt weak and at times afraid it was stopping! I really put myself through the wringer, and finally obsessed that I was going to drop over, I had a stress test, (after three trips to the ER, and EKG normal),,, called my dad's heart doctor and went in... Allllll normal,,, and I've stopped worrying (about that anyway : )! I found a marvelous natural way to help with the anxiety, it's called "Calms" by Hyland's, from the health food store, it's a natural chamomile/passionflower tablet, you chew 1/2 to 2 tablets, and in about 5 minutes, I'm gently calmer. I also used Sleepytime Tea
by Celestial Seasonings, also Sleeytime Extra, with Valerian, which I made a cup of day or night, whenever I felt anxious, added honey and just sipped a bit till I felt better, it truly helps! Along with PRAYER!!!
by Celestial Seasonings, also Sleeytime Extra, with Valerian, which I made a cup of day or night, whenever I felt anxious, added honey and just sipped a bit till I felt better, it truly helps! Along with PRAYER!!!
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India_6,
Thanks for responding! Don't worry, I know what you mean when you are 'glad' that I have it too, it's nice to know we aren't alone! PVC's huh? I remember in nursing school an instructor said that they had a student once who felt strange and they hooked him up to the ekg (or ecg I should say lol!) and he was having pvc's since he had stayed up all night studying and drank 2 whole pots of coffee!
I found someone who also has anxiety and pvc's, this is their response to pvc's
"PVC's are premature Ventricular contractions while PAC are premature contractions that originate in the atrium. Tachcardia is simply a fast heartrate greater than 100 caused by something other than exercise. Sinus tachcardia means that the heart is beating fast and that the beats are originating from the sinus node, which is the heart's 'main switch' that receives the electrical signal to beat. PVC's and PAC's originate within those chambers from many different places. If your heart is receiving the signal to beat from the same place say, in the ventricle, ablation may correct it by eliminating that spot.
Vtach means that your heart is beating fasting than normal by signals in the ventricle. Vfib is a completely different animal and is dangerous as 'fib' is actually fibrillation--the heart is not beating normally or properly--instead a nice strong contraction, it's actually quivering.
I've had PVC's for over 30 years--they've come in singles, couplets and runs that lasted several seconds (I don't know if they lasted as long as 30--as far as I'm concerned a run of PVC's is TOO long for me!) Even during an episode of 'runs' I never felt any differently inside--no dizziness, no lightheadedness or shortness of breath. A person looking at me would have no idea that my heart was momentarily doing the mamba. Around the end of last year, the frequency of my pvcs increased dramatically. I had been taking atenolol (a beta blocker normally prescribed for high blood pressure and sometimes for PVC's) but it wasn't really helping. Even though my cardiologist told me that it didn't matter if I had 1000 pvcs in one day or just 1--it was dangerous. However, I couldn't focus on my life, and I was more anxious than I've ever been (I suffer from panic attacks also). Finally, my cardiologist prescribed flecainide (a true anti-arrhythmia drug)--the lowest dose 50mg 2x a day. I was frightened to take it, but I was more frightened to continue living in constant anxiety. After the first few doses, I noticed an enormous DECREASE in the occurrence of my pvcs. I've been on the medicine for six months and I feel great! I still get a pvc here and there (and more around my period which its always been like that) but I can deal with it now.
I hoped I've helped you out--my suggestion is that you trust your doctor since you've had all those tests, and believe that you aren't in danger of sudden death due to pvcs or pacs--heck you're probably more at risk to be in a car wreck or choke on cauliflower than having your heart stop! Just take it one day at a time and live in the moment, not worrying about the future. After 44 years, I've finally learned to enjoy the day you're given."
Thanks for replying and it is good to know I'm not alone!!
Take care,
Ocean
Thanks for responding! Don't worry, I know what you mean when you are 'glad' that I have it too, it's nice to know we aren't alone! PVC's huh? I remember in nursing school an instructor said that they had a student once who felt strange and they hooked him up to the ekg (or ecg I should say lol!) and he was having pvc's since he had stayed up all night studying and drank 2 whole pots of coffee!
I found someone who also has anxiety and pvc's, this is their response to pvc's
"PVC's are premature Ventricular contractions while PAC are premature contractions that originate in the atrium. Tachcardia is simply a fast heartrate greater than 100 caused by something other than exercise. Sinus tachcardia means that the heart is beating fast and that the beats are originating from the sinus node, which is the heart's 'main switch' that receives the electrical signal to beat. PVC's and PAC's originate within those chambers from many different places. If your heart is receiving the signal to beat from the same place say, in the ventricle, ablation may correct it by eliminating that spot.
Vtach means that your heart is beating fasting than normal by signals in the ventricle. Vfib is a completely different animal and is dangerous as 'fib' is actually fibrillation--the heart is not beating normally or properly--instead a nice strong contraction, it's actually quivering.
I've had PVC's for over 30 years--they've come in singles, couplets and runs that lasted several seconds (I don't know if they lasted as long as 30--as far as I'm concerned a run of PVC's is TOO long for me!) Even during an episode of 'runs' I never felt any differently inside--no dizziness, no lightheadedness or shortness of breath. A person looking at me would have no idea that my heart was momentarily doing the mamba. Around the end of last year, the frequency of my pvcs increased dramatically. I had been taking atenolol (a beta blocker normally prescribed for high blood pressure and sometimes for PVC's) but it wasn't really helping. Even though my cardiologist told me that it didn't matter if I had 1000 pvcs in one day or just 1--it was dangerous. However, I couldn't focus on my life, and I was more anxious than I've ever been (I suffer from panic attacks also). Finally, my cardiologist prescribed flecainide (a true anti-arrhythmia drug)--the lowest dose 50mg 2x a day. I was frightened to take it, but I was more frightened to continue living in constant anxiety. After the first few doses, I noticed an enormous DECREASE in the occurrence of my pvcs. I've been on the medicine for six months and I feel great! I still get a pvc here and there (and more around my period which its always been like that) but I can deal with it now.
I hoped I've helped you out--my suggestion is that you trust your doctor since you've had all those tests, and believe that you aren't in danger of sudden death due to pvcs or pacs--heck you're probably more at risk to be in a car wreck or choke on cauliflower than having your heart stop! Just take it one day at a time and live in the moment, not worrying about the future. After 44 years, I've finally learned to enjoy the day you're given."
Thanks for replying and it is good to know I'm not alone!!
Take care,
Ocean
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Hi Fairlight,
Thanks for responding! I actually bought calms, but didn't use it after reading one negative review of someone who claimed to hallucinate on it, that scared me! although who knows if they were on prescription meds as well, maybe that caused it! Maybe I will try it and see. How long does the Calms last for you?
Welcome to Ohio!
Take care,
Ocean
Thanks for responding! I actually bought calms, but didn't use it after reading one negative review of someone who claimed to hallucinate on it, that scared me! although who knows if they were on prescription meds as well, maybe that caused it! Maybe I will try it and see. How long does the Calms last for you?
Welcome to Ohio!
Take care,
Ocean
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Thanks, we love it,,, except for any snow after
3 feet at a time : )~!
Gosh, I've had noooooo issues with the Calms, I'm such a chicken about things, I only chew about 1/2 a tablet, once or maybe twice a day if I'm anxious, I've never taken the full dose of two tablets, even one whole tablet didn't bother me. It usually is so mild, I don't notice it not working, I just get calmer, and probably that helps me relax, and just feel slightly more at ease, but can't say it lasts more than a half hour???
3 feet at a time : )~!
Gosh, I've had noooooo issues with the Calms, I'm such a chicken about things, I only chew about 1/2 a tablet, once or maybe twice a day if I'm anxious, I've never taken the full dose of two tablets, even one whole tablet didn't bother me. It usually is so mild, I don't notice it not working, I just get calmer, and probably that helps me relax, and just feel slightly more at ease, but can't say it lasts more than a half hour???
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Thanks! I've taken the homeopathic resuce remedy by Bachs and really like it. I used that on my plane flight in June. I think I'm just flipping out a bit over the fact that we haven't sold our home yet, actually just finished the remodeling, a realtor is coming tomorrow, our rent in CA is $2400/month for a 1400 sq ft home and we are paying our mortgage here. AHHHH!!!! 
But, it will be OK, I know it will, I just need to get through this rough time! My husband's cousin just moved out to the same area in CA that we are moving to and for them, their movers were supposed to come on Wed, didn't show up until Fri at 5:30 PM and their flight left on Sat morning. She and her husband ended up packing with the movers until 5:30 am on Sat and they went to the airport and she was trying to check in for their flight and the machine said to see an attendent. The attendant looked at their flight info and said, "This is Cleveland, you are supposed to be at the Columbus airport! She said she was shaking she was so stressed! That would make me go crazy! They also had their 3 kids with them and their dog who they had just sedated with meds from the vet. It ended up that they were able to get a flight to Denver and pick up their connecting flight there. Whew!!
Yeah, I will probably miss the snow for Dec and that's about it. We actually lived in CA for 13 months 2 years ago and loved it, just came back because of family and my anxiety started again after coming back, go figure!? Maybe it's because I really do want to live there...
anyhow, take care and I hope you enjoy the buckeye state!!
Ocean
But, it will be OK, I know it will, I just need to get through this rough time! My husband's cousin just moved out to the same area in CA that we are moving to and for them, their movers were supposed to come on Wed, didn't show up until Fri at 5:30 PM and their flight left on Sat morning. She and her husband ended up packing with the movers until 5:30 am on Sat and they went to the airport and she was trying to check in for their flight and the machine said to see an attendent. The attendant looked at their flight info and said, "This is Cleveland, you are supposed to be at the Columbus airport! She said she was shaking she was so stressed! That would make me go crazy! They also had their 3 kids with them and their dog who they had just sedated with meds from the vet. It ended up that they were able to get a flight to Denver and pick up their connecting flight there. Whew!!Yeah, I will probably miss the snow for Dec and that's about it. We actually lived in CA for 13 months 2 years ago and loved it, just came back because of family and my anxiety started again after coming back, go figure!? Maybe it's because I really do want to live there...
anyhow, take care and I hope you enjoy the buckeye state!!
Ocean
eeek,,
No I said in the post that I was posting what someone ELSE had posted in a cardiology forum, all of the words in the quotations are the quote, not my circumstance. I was merely posting what this woman said about pvc's in the hope that it would make someone else feel better.
I've never been to a cardiologist in my life, never had my heart checked. I was a gymnast for 10 years and a runner for 6 years until this anxiety hit. I do not believe in my heart (pardon the pun!) that I have a heart disorder.
If I had an issue, I would certainly be under the care of a physican.
take care,
Ocean
No I said in the post that I was posting what someone ELSE had posted in a cardiology forum, all of the words in the quotations are the quote, not my circumstance. I was merely posting what this woman said about pvc's in the hope that it would make someone else feel better.
I've never been to a cardiologist in my life, never had my heart checked. I was a gymnast for 10 years and a runner for 6 years until this anxiety hit. I do not believe in my heart (pardon the pun!) that I have a heart disorder.
If I had an issue, I would certainly be under the care of a physican.
take care,
Ocean
Mommy of twins
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Hey no problem, I can see why you would be concerned though, so many people it seems would rather not get the care they need even when they know they are sick, instead just sweep it under the rug so to speak! However, I would be camping out in a hospital parking lot if I thought I definitely had heart issues!
by the way, your puppy is soooo cute! I love animals!!
Ocean
by the way, your puppy is soooo cute! I love animals!!
Ocean