Hi guys,

I'm looking to seek some advice with some certain heart issues I've had. I suffer with anxiety disorder quite seriously, to the extent it has left me suicidal in the past, as the symptoms have overwhelmed me and made my life difficult.

I've normally had relatively standard PVCs as a result of anxiety.

For the past week or so I've noticed some differences. I seem to have times where my heart will seem to beat a lot heavier, and this will often be coupled with quite a lot of anxiety.

This eventually lead to some more concerning PVCs. When laying down, the heart rate increases quite significantly and I eventually begin to shake in a feeling of cold and fear at the same time.

This has lead to spending my nights awake, and sleeping at odd hours.

Last night this ended in significant chest pain, and I decided to call an ambulance. Before they arrived, the feelings had lifted. They hooked me up to an EKG, found my blood oxygen to be around 95-98, a slightly low blood pressure, and a heart rate of 75-85. It also noted several regular shaped PVCs.

My concern is mostly that the events I struggle through are the ones that occur at random times. I will normally be completing some work at the computer and my heart rate will increase. Sometimes I will attempt to deal with it by getting up, and often, small changes in body position will result in new PVCs. When this leads to repeated incidents multiple times within a minute, occasional 'twinge' chest pains, and shaking, my concern is that I should consult help.

I have been prescribed propranolol for anxious events, but haven't taken it in concern that it would raise my blood pressure, and that I may be able to find ways to manage my anxiety. In the past, I have had multiple ECGs for similar, anxiety triggered events, blood tests for heart damage only a week ago, and multiple general checks and monitors, to find no abnormality, and generally good health for a 19 year old female.

May I ask for some suggestions of what I should choose as my route? I tend to eat relatively well, although I don't exercise as much as I once did, and seem to spend much of my day concerned in obsessive thought patterns.

Thank you if you've read this, and have a nice day,

- Brittany

Bigcountry, I read some of your posts, very informative. I find it very hard to change my thought pattern especially when I'm getting palps every day. There are times when I'm relaxed not thinking of them at all no anxiety or stress and bamm here they are out of nowhere. Sick of it. My therapist tells me its my subconscious that are giving me my palps. How do you control that? I have no idea. I'm not a happy person right now.