Today has been a rough one ( heart attack fears )

[BrokenArrow 52]

Today was basically like any other day. I went to work and everything was fine. Then out of no where I got a really bad cramp in my upper back between my shoulder blades. I tried to just stretch and get over it but it wasn't working. It ended up going into my chest and into my shoulders. I tried going outside for a few mins to calm down and figured I would go back in once the muscle tightness went away. Well, while I was outside I pulled out my phone and I have this program on there that tells you your pulse if you hold your finger up to the camera. It was 144. I had a MELT DOWN. I swore I was having a heart attack and went home freaking out. That was roughly 5 hours ago. Now I know that if I had a heart attack 5 hours ago and did nothing about it, it wouldn't be good. I do understand that it was probably just some random cramp that I blew way out of proportion. The hard thing right now is I keep taking my pulse over and over and its constantly over 100. Its been between 110 and 140 since this has happened. I know the smart thing to do is to stop taking it and just let myself calm down. But I can't. I don't think I'm going to actually calm down until I see a number less then 100. 

[MARC 429]

Try to take deep breaths and drink some cold water and maybe splash some cold water on your face as this may help lower your pulse. Staying anxious will keep your pulse elevated. Benadryl may also help relax you. 

[bin_tenn 1252]

60-100 is "normal" resting rate for adults. Anxiety can absolutely increase the heart rate temporarily, especially during times of high stress / anxiety. If you've been up and around, it's also going to probably be a bit higher. Also, heart rate and heart attack have no direct correlation, as far as I know, and same goes for blood pressure.

[Ashleyspicer84 84]

Simply the act of taking your pulse when your worried it is high will elevate it. When I check mine through my Fitbit app I can literally feels my self getting anxious while the app loads.