Im supppose to be in good shape..perfect weight,good blood pressure and clear lungs and strong heart.I have been checked by two doctors and found to be ok.I don't seem to have the symptoms of heart disease but my heart beats funny sometimes.or seems to.I spoke to a nurse that says this is normal.I worry when my heart beats too fast when doing things and then I worry when it seems slow and sometimes I worry when it just doesn't feel right or sounds right .. Is there anyway for sure you can definitely tell there is something wrong.Today I woke hearing the beat sound weird.I got worried and have felt scared all day ,,and couldn't get my mind off of it.It even gave me stomach acid that caused it to skip beats thus adding worry..Is there really anyway for you to know for sure other than the doctor if you are having heart problems or just feeling anxious..Could anxiety be a tip off that you are going to have a heart attack?
2007-01-15 13:31:11 · 12 answers · asked by ? 3 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Heart Diseases
kinda like you...
I was running 5 miles a day, 3 times a week... had about 500 miles on the bike for the season so far (behind on that one)... was definitely an endorphine junkie...
I started having chest pains one nite. The were bad enough to wake me up, and bad enough that no painkillers (and we had a few around the house) touched it.
Cutting to the chase, I went thru 6 months worth of cardiology visits. Finally, the local sports med doc fixed me up, as my ribs were out of place.
In the process, I learned that cardiology is still part luck, part art, and part science. My cardiologist (great guy! he let me keep riding while having chest pains!) told me that, as near as he could tell, my heart was 100% healthy. However, this didn't mean that I wouldn't fall over dead later that day due to a myocardial deal (blockage).
You see, the stuff builds up in your arteries. Then, it breaks loose and then blocks a blood vessel to something important... such as your brain or heart. No one can predict that this WON'T happen.
The luck part... you're hooked up to a monitor when your heart does its funny stuff.
Anxiety can be a part of having a heart event -- I've seen people having a heart attack (in the back of an ambulance) have a sense of "doom" more than anxiety. However, that same anxiety can cause the heart issues as well. So, the question is "chicken, or egg."
One thing is for sure... if you go to a cardiologists office, and wait in that waiting room for an hour, you'll go home and do whatever it takes to never go again. Many of the people in there are about 200+ pounds overweight, and none look like they're having fun in life.
2007-01-15 13:51:50 · answer #1 · answered by geek49203 6 · 4⤊ 1⤋
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2016-09-18 23:47:41 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The other answers I read had a lot of good information in them. I find that I am REALLY interested in what you said was a feeling of different heart beat speeds and some skipped beats. To be frank, your heart situation may well be anxiety, or it may be a presursor to later problems. Some test can help to diagnose this, but are usually reserved for more advanced cases/more symptoms. One that I can think of is a halter monitor. This device records your heart rhythm over a period of time, so that it can be analyzed later by your doctor. Several rhythms carry a risk that your doctor can minimize, if they know about them.
Your symptoms could be nothing of consequence now, yet I already sense that you are mindful of a risk for worsening of the condition at a later day. Many people have mild heart abnormalities that cause little to no problems for most of their life. Most of them, though, don't tell anyone (or just a few), so they think it must be a real BIG problem; fact is that our body is great at adjusting to many different situation, and most have minimal ill effects.
2007-01-15 17:58:07 · answer #4 · answered by MeepMeep 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Signs of heart disease or even heart attack can mimic other dieases, even stomach flu, especially if one doesn't suffer from chest pain, as I personally experienced recently. If you are not sure what is causing your symptons, the best bet is to let your doctor check them out.
Your doctor can confirm the diagnosis of heart disease through a physical examination and one or more many available tests, the most common of which are:
1. ECG (Electrocardiogram): During this noninvasive test, electrodes are placed on your arms, legs, and chest to measure the electrical activity of your heart. The test can be performed while you are resting or while you are exercising (called a stress test), to see how the heart performs under both conditions.
2. Echocardiogram: This safe and noninvasive test allows doctors to see the heart, to make sure it is functioning properly.
3. Angioplasty: During this procedure, a catheter is placed through your blood vessels and heart to see how well they are functioning. If a blockage in the vessels is detected, a balloon can be inserted right then and there to open the blockage, and a device called a stent may be placed in the new opening to prevent it from closing again.
4. Thallium Scan: For this test, a radioactive substance is injected into your blood system while you exercise. Then a special picture is taken of your heart to see how well blood is flowing through the heart.
Some signs of heart disease are pretty obvious while others are vague, making the condition sometimes tricky to diagnose. Some key signs that your heart may not be working up to par include:
- Shortness of breath
- Weakness/fatigue
- Leg swelling
- Chest pain, especially with exertion
- Palpitations (irregular heart beats, skipped beats or a "flip-flop" feeling in your chest)
- Sweating
- Weakness or dizziness
Signs of an impending heart attack that should send you immediately to the emergency room include a sudden onset of:
- Crushing chest pain that may radiate down an arm or into your neck or jaw ( it may also feel like discomfort or heaviness in the chest, just below the breast bone)
- Fullness, indigestion, or choking feeling (may feel like heartburn)
- Shortness of breath
- Stomach distress (nausea and vomiting)
- Sweating or dizziness
In heart failure, time is the essence and the earlier it's detacted it's safer and less damaging. Please go for a cardiologist as soon as you have doubt and DON'T WAIT!
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2014-09-18 15:58:53 · answer #6 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may have 'anxiety syndrome' which is a PSYCHOLOGICAL problem, not a physical one like Heart Disease. You should see 'one more doctor' ... one who is a good 'general practitioner/internist' and BE SURE to tell him of your 'anxiety' that there's something 'wrong' with your heart, and ask if you should see a psychiatrist or counselor ... and TRUST YOUR DOCTOR. They're not going to tell you that you're 'healthy' if you're not. I know ... I've had two heart attacks and several 'heart related incidents' before those due to the medicine I was taking ... but the heart attacks were 'separate' and 'different' from that. ONLY MY DOCTOR could tell me that.
2007-01-15 13:53:18 · answer #7 · answered by Kris L 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Tachycardia is a condition where your heart rate speeds up when you are anxious and stressed. This is normal, most people have it. If you are truely concerned, get an EKG done. (Electrocardiograph) This does a tracing of your heart and it's rhythym, if it's normal, then you should be fine. Are you over-weight? How is your diet? Your age, weight and the amount of exercise all factor into a healthy heart regime.
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