Posted by jadedmystry on May 17, 2005, at 13:52:03
In reply to Anxiety or heart problems?, posted by feelingcrazy on May 17, 2005, at 13:17:34
I don't know if this is helpful or not. I had a similar problem about a year and a half back. I would wake up and my heart would be racing, and then my chest would feel compressed. I would be doing normal non strenuous activities and my heart would start pounding erratically. I did the test where you where the monitor (looks like a little purse) and it had the patches on your skin, hooked up to the wires coming out of the monitor. VERY UNCOMFTORABLE. They found that my heart beat did accelerate, but could not find a cause. I am reasonably healthy, but I had been suffering from depression for some time. I finally found a doctor who listened and instead of giving me some generic "I don't know what is wrong but I won't tell you that" answer, he sought the advice of a psychologist, nurse practitioner, his attending physician, and a social worker, (all with my permission). They told me I had been having panic attacks, which would have gotten worse, but they have been helping me with that.
I don't know if that helps, but that is what I experienced.
Jade
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