Joined: 11 Jul 2005 Posts: 41 Location: British Columbia
Heart Pounding Posted: 07-14-05 20:57pm
Ive noticed this recently and was
wondering if it happens to anyone else.
Ill just be lying down and ill notice my
heart pounding much harder (not faster)
that normal, and I can actually hear and
sometimes feel it in my head and in the
tips of my fingers
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Jamesab
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 09 Jul 2005 Posts: 101 Location: UK
Posted: 07-16-05 05:06am
Happens to me buddy... All day every
day... I can always feel it in my head
and that is the worst...
James
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Wendell Scott
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Dec 2005 Posts: 1
Pounding Heart At Night Posted: 12-13-05 22:23pm
When I lay down to go to sleep it takes
awhile to finally fall asleep. I can hear
my heart pounding in my inner ear. It
really bothers me!!
Its an unatural pounding thats been going
on for several months now. It happens
mostly at night, however there are a few
episodes where I might be doing something
in the middle of the day and out of the
blue my heart will start to race.
Freaked out I went to an emergency room
swearing I was about to have a heart
attack. They kept assuring me I was fine
while they gave me an ekg? And also took
blood. They found no evidence of a heart
problem and told me I should see a
cardiologist.
I haven't taken that step, most of my
nights are spent laying in bed watching tv
or playing on the computer trying to tire
myself out.
I push a rolling chair on the boardwalk in
atlantic city so I get alot of exercise
almost daily. I'm 32 years old, male with
a history of athletics and sports
participation. I know the feeling of
having my heart want to jump out of my
chest after chasing a ball up and down the
field. Thats why I get really spooked
when I get a similar feeling while i'm
just laying down.
I have been under alot of stress. My
girlfriend keeps getting pregnant. Lol I
have 3 kids like outta nowhere in a period
of like 3 years. Stress. I wonder if its
the woman thats causing me this pain. If
she is just sucking the life outta me and
draining my will to live. Just kidding.
(but wondering)
i don't know. I do have a casual history
of "light" drug use. I mean I don't seek
out pot or other drugs, however when its
been offered to me i've been known to take
the occasional hit. I mention this
because there were a few isolated
occasions when I was smoking with a people
that I just for no reason just freaked
out. My heart would start racing and i'd
be pretty sure I was about to die for
whatever reason.
I don't have a prolonged history of
alcohol use, but i've been drunk a few
times. I don't smoke cigs, but i've
bought a pack or two (in 32 years)
my point is why does it feel like i'm
dying. I keep thinking about it and
checking my pulse constantly. I hate this
feeling
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ChrisEaton
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 29 Nov 2005 Posts: 8 Location: Nova Scotia
Posted: 12-14-05 19:54pm
Wow. It's nice to see that there are
others out there like me. I also get the
pounding heart. Pretty scary. I hope
its my anxiety causing it. Lately it's
been good, though.
I'm constantly monitoring my heart and
taking my pulse. I've become obsessed
with it. Its worse at the gym. I can't
work out like I used to because my heart
seems to beat harder than usual, and I
sometimes get dizzy at the gym too. I
might just be really aware of it now, and
everything's normal, but I still fear
there's something wrong.
I had blood work and everything was fine
there, and monday i'm having an ekg. I
hope that checks out too. Of course,
being the way I am, even if everything
checks out, i'll worry that the doctors
missed something.
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charmedwitch
Supporter
Joined: 16 Apr 2007 Posts: 129 Location: new plymouth,
Hi Posted: 07-23-07 03:03am
hi there it could be anxiety
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prdel
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 02 Nov 2007 Posts: 2
Posted: 11-02-07 11:04am
My heart pounds away whenever I get
anxious, which is most of the time these
days. It just thrashes away and I can't
think straight or focus on what's going
on.
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Chix
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 04 Nov 2007 Posts: 10
Posted: 11-04-07 12:00pm
Yup, I used to have this. It was just
after I graduated from uni, and again when
I was relocating to London with work. I
used to get a pounding heart at random
times, but also palptations like a flutter
or missed beat. I went for a ECG at the
Dr's and they said everything looked fine
so I tried my best to ignore it, and now
it's much much better. I still get the odd
missed beat or flutter when I'm tired but
now I know it's just stress so find it
much easier to ignore it.
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Marikallees
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 04 Nov 2007 Posts: 8
Posted: 11-08-07 13:12pm
This is actually something that I've
gotten through, though it took a couple of
years. Just like some of you, it started
with a racing heartbeat (I thought). That
started the anxiety about my heart. I was
obsessed with checking my pulse and such,
and eventually went into a panic attack
that sent me to the emergency room. I was
told everything looked normal and to see a
cardiologist. I saw a cardiologist and was
told I'm fine.
The good thing is that through all of this
I learned what the normal behavior of my
heart is and how my actions can change
what it does. Here are some tips:
1) Your breathing controls your heart
rate. If you breath in, it beats faster.
If you breath out, it slows down. Don't
expect a constant heart rate, because
*that's* abnormal.
2) Palpitations are when you can feel your
heart beating. It's normal to become aware
of it every now and then, and you'll
probably notice that it only happens when
something draws your attention to your
heart.
3) When you feel your heart skip a beat,
it feels like it's going to stop. You get
a little lightheaded and that can easily
scare you. But you can jump start your
heart back into the normal routine by
forcing yourself to make a good cough.
4) By all means take your pulse. Learn how
your heart normally works. After weeks or
months of normal operation, you'll realize
that everything is okay and you'll also be
confident that you can notice when
something not normal happens. That feeling
of control is key to getting through it.
5) When your heart beats fast, you feel
faint, but you won't pass out. You only
pass out when your heart beats too slowly,
not when it beats too fast.
6) When your heart beats too slow and you
feel faint, lie down so that the slower
beats move more blood to your brain. This
only happens to me when I hurt myself and
the pain slows down my heart (your body
does this to get you prone so that blood
can circulate more easily).
I don't worry about my heart anymore, so
it's possible to get through the fear. I
hope that makes you guys feel better.
