hey!

i sort of know how you feel..

i get palpitations where it feels my heart has skipped a beat and then races.
also sometimes get a sharpish pain or a sort of pressure feeling.

not to be complainin or anythin lol.

iv been to a n e twice over sharp pains, i got a chest x ray and everything was normal. iv had a whole bunch of ecgs and even a 7 day monitor. and still they tell me theres nothing wrong..
they said it was anxiety.

i know what you mean bout the age thing im 17 and completely freaked bout these heart things. iv avoided sports and stopped running because im scared something will happen.

iv stopped caffeine too. dont drink coke or anything and yet i still get them =[

iv never had an ultrasound but id say its pretty unlikely you have heart disease especially if your healthy and exercise.

could be a wee bit of arrythmia which is no harm at all! just a wee bit of extra electrical signals in the heart.

or could just be anxiety it can do a whole bunch of stuff to your body.

anyway hope this helps!!

I am 25 have been to the ER 10 times in the past three weeks, had an echo, stress echo, and numerous other things and cannot get over the fear of having a heart attack, It seems like day in and day out for the past couple of weeks I have felt like I have been having one. I am to the point that I dont know what to do!!!! If anyone has any advice I would appreciate it too. You are not alone!

Hi Cammi,

It sounds like you might be experiencing anxiety. A couple months ago I had a really bad panic attack, where I thought I was having a heart attack. After that every little pain in my chest scared me to death thinking that I was going to have a heart attack. I went to the doctor and was told i am in perfect health but I suffer from anxiety/panic. Unfortuantely a lot of the symptoms can make people think that they are having a heart attack. Even after finding out i am healthy if I get chest pain I still get scared.

sounds liek me. your suffering from anxiety. a fear of the heart is the biggest symtom, hwo would ya feel about someone putting their hand on your chest over your heart, if panicy or shitting yourself,,,,,search google "phobia awareness chat room" lots of people same thing..



barry