thankyou thankyou isabella i will talk to the doc about the mag. I get anxiety while sitting in class too, and thats tough when theres alot of people in the class and you think something bad is about to happen and you're trying to excuse yourself without looking like an idiot. Anyway, i do appriciate your advise and the staff on this site. I had a small palpitaion today, but it wasnt as bad as the other one that happend, i just took a deep breath, and told myself im okay, like over and over. I am also a pack a day smoker, and im going to try to quit, isnt that ironic im such a hypochondriac but i dont mind poisoning myself with cigarrettes, but yea, im going to quit. thankyou and keep in touch!

Miss, I have definitely been in your shoes and have had very scary and similar things happen to me. Once, after exercising, my heart took off, and felt as though it were fluttering in my chest. I grabbed my blood pressure monitor and my pulse was 150 beats per minute but my rhythm was normal (my cuff can detect abnormal heart rhythms). Then another time, this one landed me in the emergency room, I laid down for bed and my heart started racing and felt as though it was flip-flopping and when I came to the ER my pulse was 160 beats per minute. After numerous tests, a diagnosis for SVT and then a retraction of a diagnosis of SVT, the cardiologist said it was just anxiety/panic and that my heart was fine. Then, under severe stress of course, I had palpitations, huge palpitations to where it felt like my heart stopped, and this sent me back to the cardiologist. What I have found in my experiences, my numerous experiences, is that panic and anxiety cause these reactions, even if you don't even realize it until after the fact. I started taking a supplement of magnesium twice a day (consult your physician before taking any supplement ;))and doing breathing techniques. And like the support specialist said, try to talk to yourself and tell yourself that this has happened before, you are fine, it will go away in a few minutes, and that your heart is healthy and nothing is wrong. I started doing these things and in that first minute, when the shear terror is at its highest, it doesn't seem to work but I keep doing it and it does seem to help. I still have attacks, mostly in class, but I have noticed that they are decreasing in their length and in their strength. When you talk to yourself and say it is going to be ok and that you always survive and that it is scary right now but will go away, you are exerting some control over the situation and being rational instead of thinking, "OMG, I am having a heart attack, it is atrial fibrillation, this is it I am having a stroke!" Trust me, been there and done that and still do it every once in a while but it is getting better. My heart palpitations are virtually nonexistent now which is a total blessing because those make you feel like something is really wrong with your heart rhythm and that you could die at any

Mswrld, Heart palpitations is a common symptom associated with panic, however it is never a bad idea to consult with your doctor. The best thing I can recommend is when you feel your heart start to flutter, initiate self-talk and deep breathing. This will help you challenge the anxious thoughts that follow your heart flutter and the deep breathing will help keep you distracted. Your heartbeat is also influenced by your respiration rate. Hope this helps. Danielle _______________________ The PC Support Team

I have not written in a while because I was doing better. Today I was snow boarding, mind you, I dont really ever get any exercise, but i was having so much fun, then all of sudden, when i came to the bottom of the hill, my heart did this really hard thump in my chest and just started going crazy! It wasnt even like it was beating, more like fluttering, it lasted about 3 or 4 minutes, and that is long for me. Anyway, it really scared me, ive been to the cardiologist last year and had a bunch of tests, all came normal, so i dont get what is wrong with me!? Why does my heart do this. I feel like my heart beat and rythym will just stop because it can not take it anymore. I am terrified of being in my own body and i dont want to live like this, in constant fear you know? Does anyone else suffer from heart palpitations, how do you controll them? Isabella you have good advise, write me back as soon as you can, i need some support. Thankyou!