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Q: Cant Sleep... Feel My Heart Beat

asked by: fumpernickle on January 30th, 2007

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Hello everyone I am a twenty year old male and I have been to the emergency room twice for fear of having a heart attack... I was told that they were panic attacks and put on zoloft.. It worked for a period of time however I didnt want to be dependent on chemicals to make me happy so I stopped. Since I have been fine with the occasional uncomfortable feeling when im out doing something, since tho I have had weird feelings in my body, ive noticed that when I try to go to sleep I can feel my heart beat at a regular beat but I feel warm and weird... It constantly goes away and will come back at random until about 5 minutes ago when I felt I was going to have another heart attack... Anyone know anything about this??

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Unipeg

replied on January 30th, 2007

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Hey!

I have had the same thing happen to me for years now. It started when I was 16 and I am now 31. It is very scary and even though I have had all the tests and every one came out normal I still once in a while get freaked out.

Have you had any testing done ex. Ekg, ecg, halter, stress test, ultra sound. If not then go to your doctor and request them. These are the tests they gave me to rule out any acual heart problem. If you have and they came out normal then breath deep and relax. Try to find ways to help you relax on a daily basis. There are many, many people out there that live with this feeling so you are not alone. Smile

i hope this helps and take care!

Tamara xx

Automatica

replied on February 1st, 2007

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Re: Cant Sleep... Feel My Heart Beat

Im a 21 year old male and I suffer from the same thing. I have gone to the emergency room once because I thought I was having a heart attack, and they dismissed it as anxiety. I have since calmed myself down a bit but once and while, especially if its on my mind, I also hear my heart beat and fear as if im going to die. Do you have any other symptoms? My chect mucles ache, random muscle twitches, mild fever, aches in general? Im still worried about it but will be put at ease if someone shares the same type of thing

orientalsmedic

replied on February 2nd, 2007

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Your case seems to be called "palpitation" medically, which means can feel your own heartbeat

i know there are some ways to help this situation. You can try to have some chinese date regularly, according to the theory in traditional chinese medicine, it really helps.

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