Pray4me 7 Posted November 20, 2015 Hello all, I've been dealing with anxiety issues for the last 8 months. I had a full panel of test ran back in February and was told I was fine. However, I completely stopped working out because thats when everything started. It seems like my heart palpitations come and go. I can be watching a movie, laying down, walking up the stairs or driving (I have terrible driving anxiety). For the last two months my left chest seems to ache or feel like its being squeezed when I get my heart rate up to a certain level, or if I try to work out. I never in my life had palpitations working out. Now I can't go walking or anything! I could talk to someone and the slightest bid of nerves and my heart flutters. I just shampooed my hair in the shower and started getting palpitations. I feel like my body is registering any type of exertion as stress. Is this normal? Could it be more??I had a 24hour monitored on yesterday and a stress test today. All were fine. While they were hooking me up, my heart was jumping irregular and they were able to catch in on the screen. I was fine on the treadmill. However, once my heart rate started to slow down, my heart was jumping all over the place again. I don't know if it was because I was thinking about my heart jumping around because my heart rate was so high or what. So as of right now, I have the dull achy feeling in my chest on the left side. I don't know if its anxiety or my heart is really stressed to the max. I keep thinking about my cousin who is only 40 and needs a heart transplant all because she was stressed (ex police officer with a lot of family issues). She also had anxiety. She is not a constant thought, but every time I have heart palpitations, I just try and relax to keep them from happening, but I get so flustered. I know that palpitations are normal, and I can deal with that. I used to get them before I started dealing with anxiety. What I can't handle is the amount of time its happening and the cause.. simple things like shampooing my hair or cutting a frozen piece of meat or any little type of exertion. I'm only 32, don't smoke, don't drink, don't drink sodas, eat extremely healthy, no caffiene, etc. Maybe Its hormone related? Has anyone else dealt with heart palpitations and achiness from mild exertion??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Antman15 17 Posted November 20, 2015 If your test came back good then it's anxiety! Trust the doctors! Ive been doing more and more exercise as I accept my anxiety symptoms. When you get your papls just relax. They go away so fast but they freak us out. But that's cause subconsciously we are still nervous. I have mine the most when I have idegestion and when I'm laying down. I realized now that the way I lay down is causing me to have chest pain and dullness. I've been sleeping on my side for the last month. And Its been great but now I'm seeing my chest will hurt and my shoulders will to in the morning. Keep a journal of when it happens. Maybe you'll see a corelation between what you're doing and when you have the palpations. And your cousin sounds like she may have had underlying heart issues and stress just made it worse. Hope you feel better. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark G 1186 Posted November 20, 2015 Yes the palps are frequent because you fear their frequency. This is what anxiety can do, it can pick out any slight worry or fear and amplify the symptom. No matter how many palps you have, you're ok, tests have proven this. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tarn 51 Posted November 29, 2015 I get the heart palps too. They can be very scary. I've had them for years and also had ECGs, halter monitors etc and all was normal. Some days are worse I'll get heaps then other days not so many, some days none at all. Mine come anytime at rest, or at play. They happen when I'm scared, excited, exercising, any thing that encourages adrenalin will bring them on. I can't drink too much coffee that sets them off too. I nearly always get them when I exercise - this is quite normal, cardio exercise actually releases stress hormones, I don't know exactly how it all works, but with stress hormones comes adrenalin...then the adrenalin sets of the heart palps! I would say this is one of the more common anxiety symptoms. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
madtowncard 40 Posted November 30, 2015 I've gone through this one going fear of a heart attack now for weeks. I don't smoke, hardly drink alcohol anymore but still tend to have bad eating habits. I am however going on a diet and am also starting an exercise plan. I've been very busy in the last year. I've had many changes I lost a close family member, lost my job, had another family member. die a stillborn. Its been a very stressful year. I've really struggled. The heart stuff freaks me out. I mean I known its anxiety but its not fun. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pray4me 7 Posted December 4, 2015 Thank you all so very much! This is so reassuring. Madtowncard: I am so sorry for the all of the things that you've been through. I pray it gets better for you! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marktheman 0 Posted December 8, 2015 Thank you all so very much! This is so reassuring. Madtowncard: I am so sorry for the all of the things that you've been through. I pray it gets better for you!Would you please show us your thyroid blood tests? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
