Welcome to the Anxiety Forum - A Home for Those with Anxiety, Fear, or Panic Attacks.
Results 1 to 5 of 5
  1. #1
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Aug 2010
    Posts
    208

    would love quick opinions

    Hey guys as you all know I am a frequent poster here and love to give advice this time I am asking it. So a few min ago I was discussin my ecg and all of a sudden had heart palp for just a min or two. I felt ok then got rapid heart beat and its tryin to get a little slower now. Does that sound familiar to any of you as being panic attack? Scared right now guys

  2. #2
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Aug 2010
    Posts
    208
    So, now that my heart is not beating as fast I am having indigestion and lots of burping going on...does all this sound typical to you guys?

  3. #3
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Jul 2009
    Location
    Australia
    Posts
    342
    Definitely sounds like a panic attack, especially since your were talking about an ECG which probably triggered it. That being followed up by the burping just adds more weight to the argument since that happens after an attack alot.

    Dont stress!
    The ability to feel fear and keep moving forward distinguishes the living from the merely breathing. - Nicholas Lore

    There are very few monsters who warrant the fear we have of them. ~Andre Gide

  4. #4
    Junior Member
    Join Date
    Sep 2010
    Posts
    11

    Good advice

    I know this comes late, but in the future, if you ever get palpitations that increase your heart rate try squeezing your stomach muscles.

    Squeeze and hold them for 5-10 seconds. Repeat this a few times.

    This will "squeeze" a certain group of nerves that will slow down your heart rate. And don't forget to slow your breathing. Those two things should help a ton.
    Paul Dooley
    Anxietyguru.net

  5. #5
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Jun 2010
    Location
    California
    Posts
    238

    Re: Good advice

    Quote Originally Posted by Paul Dooley
    I know this comes late, but in the future, if you ever get palpitations that increase your heart rate try squeezing your stomach muscles.

    Squeeze and hold them for 5-10 seconds. Repeat this a few times.

    This will "squeeze" a certain group of nerves that will slow down your heart rate.
    Wow, that's interesting! Thank you for posting the tip!!

 

 

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •