I'm 20 yrs old, female.
I have anxiety problems that effect my
heart, have had them for a while and
lately it is getting worse. I have had
chest pains from time to time for several
years, and EKG and echocardiogram say
nothing is wrong. My heart is often
pounding/racing as of the last couple
months--I'm just about always aware of its
beating (right now my resting heart rate
is 88 and yet it is still very
pronounced), and when in extreme distress
(or sometimes when I least expect it) I
get annoying/frightening
palpitations/flutters and sometimes it
seems as if my heart is skipping a beat,
or that it jumps suddenly. I often feel
weak and worn out after palpitations. And
yet they say there is nothing physically
wrong with me.
My Dr. prescribed me Paxil last week but
had to get off due to very bad side
effects. Now I'm on Xanax. It seems to
help a little.
Is there any way of calming down, and
would pills such as Xanax harm my heart in
any way? Is there any way of preventing
palpitations?
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