Need some help and support please

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Hello,

I was a regular on this board over last summer due to anxiety and panic attacks, brought on by health anxiety. Since probably August it has been under control with the help of medication. I felt like I got my life back again.

Recently I've been slipping back into some old habits that remind of me of last summer and I'm getting very scared that my full blown panic attacks will return. (I was waking up every morning at 5:00 AM in full blow panic attack mode, I couldn't eat and lost about 30 pounRAB at the time) The recent stuff started with having something "medical" that set off the process about a month ago. After numerous doctor visits telling me that I'm fine, I still find myself obessing about it. And while I obsess, my anxiety just grows and grows until I find myself thinking of nothing else and changing things in my life because of it.

I saw my pshychaitrist yesterday and he is sending me to a new therapist who's specialty is biofeedback therapy. Has anyone heard of this? Because my health fear and obsession has to do with my heat this time around (I get constant heart flip flops and heart palpitations and am not sleeping because it scares/bothers me so much). He says it teaches people like me who are too hyper in tune with our bodies to turn it around and use it to our advantage. I'm curious about it. I must stop this cycle from going any further. I'm on the internet 24/7 looking up heart conditions, its getting in the way of my work, I can't sleep well and I know all this fear and stress is causing even more heart sensations.

I had cut out all caffine and smoking after my big heart flutter (PVC as its called) a month ago. They didn't subside so now I just feel like I have cut out things in my life that I associate with normalcy and I'm sick of it. I'm just so tired.

Thanks for reading my long post. I'm just exhausted and scared.
 
Shelly, how old are you? This could be hormonal, have you checked into that aspect of it? My heart flips, flops, races, and yes I have anxiety, all of which has been caused by my hormones. You might give that some thought, also have you had your thyroid checked? That too can cause the issues you are having. Hang in there, you're not alone.

Angie
 
Hi Angie,

Thank you for replying. I had my thyroid checked during my last physical about 6 months ago and it came back normal. What I know my doctor didn't check for was hormones, so that might be something for me to bring up to him when I see him next week. It really is something I have thought of in the past due to other menstrual related issues. I have found that the heart symptoms are at the worst during the week before my period and a few days into it. And the anxiety just amplifies everything, then the insomnia makes me just horribly tired and irritable and that also can cause heart palpitations and PVC's. Oh yeah, I'm 28.

Thanks again for listening :)
 
Shelly,

Those are classic signs of it being a hormone issue, I do the same thing. Now however I don't seem to have but one or two good days a month with my hormones all messed up. Hang in there, look into perimenopause and see if that lines up with what you are going through.

Blessings,
Angie
 
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