I am a Stage IV Cancer patient and a massive heart attack survivor, and I can tell you, every little pain causes anxiety. It is a constant battle, not letting anxiety get the best of you. Unfortunately, living in America, Cardiac Anxiety is an incredibly expensive condition . My last bill was $39,000. I am told not to ignore my chest pain, yet, the bills can't keep coming in. This has been a very interesting video. Thank you for your years of service to those of us, who are following you.
The hospital scares me more than dying. I take Kratom for my Atrial fibrillation and arthritis pain. My angina is totally eliminated by Kratom. Try Kratom , you have nothing to lose. It appears that way. Good luck, stay healthy, go keto and stay away from alcohol. I'm 64 and just worried about being old on top of my heart condition.
My mother, who has bipolar disorder, severe depression and also suffers with severe anxiety recently underwent an aortic valve replacement. I can tell u that navigating and managing her physical signs and symptoms have not been easy. I am praying hard for you to find some relief, physically -mentally and certainly financially. On the bright side, thankfully medical bills can no longer be reported on one’s credit reports. Even if u have to pay them $20 a month, PLZ don’t ignore troublesome symptoms u experience. ❤️🩹🙏🥰❤️
💭💭 I’m sending YOU love 🤍 it’s NOT easy I can ONLY imagine 💭 what YOU go through on a DAILY❕ 💭💭 I agree regarding medical 🏥 bills 💰 NEVER 👎🏻 stop ✋🏻 coming I will NEVER 👎🏻 get caught up on medical 🏥 bills if I keep going to the hospital 🏥
The greatest gift any medical professional gave me in dealing with physical responses to emotional triggers was this: I was actually having an adrenal crisis, I was in the back of an ambulance 40 minutes from the nearest hospital, my heart was racing, BP screaming, rapid breathing and the paramedic looked me dead in the eye and as confidently and reassuringly as could ever be heard, she placed her hand on my chest and said, "If you can breath you can live." And it was as if her words went right through her hand into my chest and touched my lungs and I breathed, for 30 long minutes all I thought about and did was breath... That was 2012 Those words and her touch of confidence are written on my soul today and have saved my life many times since then... Remember, Jesus said, "I am the breath of life", I fully believe the Holy Spirit worked through that young woman that day and I pray God blesses her with the gift of healing all the days of her life. Amen
As a nurse, and someone who suffers from cardiac anxiety really bad… this is one of the most touching things i have heard. The confidence and calmness like that is what I need when I am the patient. Ty for sharing. “If I can breathe, I can live”. ❤
I am sooooo glad your talking about this . I have had AFIB for about 13 years. And AFIB and anxiety are partners in crime. I’ve had 4 ablations over the years and can completely relate to this video. I even understand why and how it happens. But it is still hard to control. But I am starting to conquer it. 🙂. In no way is it easy. So far I put my phone away. Far to easy to getting obsessed with looking things up. And that just creates more anxiety. Once in a while something will make you feel comfortable. ( like your videos ). I stop checking my heart rate 20 times a day. Stop taking my blood pressure every day . And I don’t want a Fitbit because I would end up getting obsessed with it as well I try not to think about it. I remind myself that everyone gets a missed beat or an extra beat. And it is normal. Once in awhile. But don’t ignore what your doctor has to say. I am in great shape for 56 years old. Nothing wrong. Had a very successful ablation last time. And I have no other health issues. But still have to fight off that damn health / cardiac anxiety. But Iam learning. 👍. Believe you’re healthy. Don’t Google everything that comes across your mind and try to keep your mind busy on other things. Overthinking can be a bad thing. Meditation works very good as well when done right. Keeps you from thinking about yesterday or tomorrow. It’s bad enough thinking negatively from within yourself and all the negative stuff that’s going on out in the world . it creates a lot of stress .. stress can create heart, arrhythmias, and other health issues. And there is so much fear being sold to us on the Internet, the television it’s hard to stay stress-free. And those kind of things can definitely cause cardiac and health anxiety. Sorry. Talk to much. Lol. Got excited about this video. I only got halfway through it and wrote this comment. Lol. I will now finish listen. 👍. You got some really great videos. I’ve watched for years now. 🙂. Thanks you for that. A quick quote I heard many years ago …. the body is always listening to what the mind is thinking … and it makes so much sense.
"Believe your are healthy" the most important rule. Unwavering belief and faith in an outcome even though at the present might seem unlikely will absolutely change your reality. I know to most this sounds like some new age mumbo jumbo. But learning to do this has completely changed my life. Our minds are so much more powerful than seems possible. I use this technique multiple times a day for various reasons.
If you don't mind me asking how old you are as when I see positive and reassuring comments like yours, I tell my self Ya ok I'm old you must be young in your 20s, the anxiety behavior whispers in my head😅
No. I am 56. And don’t mind telling you my age. 🙂. Another thing I used to do to bring comfort would be to punch in the Internet positive stories of whatever health issue. And reading others success stories just like you said, it brings comfort. Try to avoid the bad and look for the good. 😁
You’re just a great person. There’s no two ways about it, a person who has dedicated a large portion of his life towards saving life’s and helping people with anxiety. Just a wonderful human being.
Hi I'm 53 year old always been physically active and still workout 5 times a week, and I've suffered for year's with this Anxiety and watching this is very comforting that their's lots of people who suffer as you will find most people think they're on there own...
Have you ever heard of adrenal fatigue? You might actually be overworking your body and stressing your adrenal glands too much causing an actual hormonal response that triggers the anxiety. Check it out, there's a lot of research out there... God bless you Philip...
@@christiroseify Thank-you for this information, thinking about your most probably right,as I work 12 hours a day and train hard in the gym 5 times a week...🙏
He's the doctor we all want! Ladies especially...and I'm 74! Seriously he has a lovely attitude whilst imparting important information. God bless you doctor.
I discovered I has sick sinus syndrome seven years ago and soon after, was implanted with a pacemaker at 49. The amount of health/cardiac anxiety that followed for the next five+ years was just as bad as the arrhythmia. Everything changes. Weird beats, PVCs, PACs, generally feeling …different. Nobody tells you any of this and cardiac anxiety isn’t talked about enough. Thank you for doing this.
@@theotherchannel2028 SICK sinus syndrome is an arrhythmia of the heart that causes the heart to beat too slowly or too fast. It can also cause periods of pauses in beats. The sinoatrial node (your natural pacemaker) isn’t working correctly.
The “cure” that worked for me and stopped me from taking my pulse umpteen times a day and waking up with panic attacks, was another health “scare” that appeared on my horizon which was potentially far more life-threatening. This time the anxiety was perfectly legitimate. I then forgot all about my cardiac anxiety and, strangely, the fear facing a real health danger was of another nature than the hysteria and panic attacks caused by palpitations. There was a certain fatalism, acceptance and generally a more philosophical stance. Ultimately, the real scare turned out to be unfounded when results cleared the issue. At that point, I was so exhausted and fed up with health anxiety that I decided not to spoil my life any further. I decided not to worry about the inevitable: Death - the one certainty in life - and to enjoy every minute I felt well and healthy. Thank you and your guest for your insightful and much-needed presentation.
Thank you for this video. I think Cardiac Anxiety is very real. I have been experiencing it for many years. I've had two cardio versions, an ablation and an angiogram. I've seen cardiologists, electrophysiologists, pulmonologists and continue to have many tests and new meds. I get so frustrated that I could break down in tears. No social life and no friends anymore. Family is tired of hearing about it. I can relate to everything you gentlemen are saying.
💭💭 I SERIOUSLY understand with everything YOU just said 💭💭 it’s SO true regarding NO social life NO friends and I would add to mine FAMILY has been a SERIOUS disappointment for ME 👎🏻 💭💭 I cut ✂️ out/deleted SO many FRIENDS from MY life I have SERIOUSLY a small amount like 3 and that’s still hard 💭💭 I SO relate to how YOU feel 🤍
God bless you both for talking about this issues that many people suffer in silence with. I have dealt with this problem since a teenager. 59 years old today, and it's still a struggle 😢
I have struggled with this for years! Thank you so much. In fact, I emailed Dr Gupta many years ago... A man as busy and well educated as him... he replied within hours to give me advice. How cool is that. Thank you for all your advice and videos. You are making a real difference in peoples lives.
@@CCitisHe is a rare gem. I'm genuinely so pleased that you found someone like him, not only that but the fact that you put your comment on the channel says a lot about you and your appreciation as well 😁
Great collaboration. The body cannot be separated from the mind. All patients should have a team who can differentiate between horses and zebras as well as cats and tigers. Bravo gentlemen! ❤❤
Your willingness to teach about what my cardiac symptoms are means the world to me. Im reassured, Im educated, Im confident to move forward. I am ever grateful for your kindness.
Furthermore, Im realizing that since Ive cut carbohydrates and lost 45 lbs, Im not having heart arrhythmia symptoms. Is it the food Im not eating? The Weight lost? Who knows. My blood sugar is decreasing, my GERD is gone, my hemeroids no longer flare (unless I eat white bread!) and Im thinking that food is indeed medicine. God bless you!
There’s something very calming about your demeanor. It gives me hope watching your videos. Thank you for sharing your time and knowledge with all of us.
@yorkcardiology Hiya Dr. Gupta, I’m 20 years old and I had 2 ablations for SVT when I was 18. Even though SVT is harmless and I was fixed, I developed SEVERE cardiac anxiety and started having NSVT / PVCs and wore 3 holter monitors, and my cardiologist kept reassuring me that my SVT was gone and my heart is simply reacting to the medical trauma I went through as a teenager. Because SVT is so scary (my heart was 270). Thie video brought tears to my eyes because I keep trying to seek reassurance / comfort from my doctors instead of moving on and living my life. I feared death 24/7 until I realised that I’m only 20, and what happened to me didn’t make me weaker, it made me stronger and more in tune with my body and my health. Thank you so so much! God bless
I wonder if the pvcs get better with time ,im 28 and i will have my ablation soon for svt and i already have pvcs !! They started like 6 months ago . They have done all kinds of tests but they have no idea why i have them.
@@skyladixon5173 interesting yes i read the "complications list" super looong almost 3 pages. Thats one of those i wonder if they "heal" at some point .
I can only imagine all those who are watching this are in the same situation or even worst than I'm 2023 ended with bang in ma heart I can say I walked ma self to the ER took all the test possible holter , angiography,eco,,, Reading peoples comments I feel I'm not alone in this. It's so hard to explain how mentally drained I'm But here comes Dr Sanjay a blessing seriously i must say I'm glad I watched ur videos. Thank u both,I'll try mentally now to overcome this Love for India xxx
Such a breath of fresh air to hear you basically saying that many health professionals need to think outside the box! One size fits all is the biggest hurdle holding back progress in the NHS!
What really increases anxiety is all the stories, which I hear on a regular basis, that a doctor told someone "it's just anxiety" while refusing to do appropriate tests, and then within a few months the person learns that they have a quite significant medical illness. I have learned a good response to the doctor: "I want you to put in my medical record that you have told me that this is just anxiety and that you are refusing to do appropriate medical tests." And then you make sure they put it in the records and if they don't you file a complaint. But usually at that point they will agree to running tests. Unquestionably, anxiety will make cardiological problems worse.
Yes, you are right Doctor, we fall into a mental trap. Hearing news about people collapsing and dying will only increase the rate of anxiety related to cardiac symptoms.
Have hope and faith , in God, Try not to think of NEGATIVITY, like death, truma etc. Gods kingdom is soon coming with no anxiety no mental illness no disease, no cancer etc.etc Just think of positive things like , what " will you be doing on an Earthly Paradise? "Soon coming🌎
I suffered from this since I was around 8 years old . I thought I had heart problems , but after multiple stress tests, monitors I realized it was all psychological. It affected alot of my life including my work . Thanks for the video , hopefully there will be more information out there so people can be aware of this. It's very difficult to live with this type of anxiety, many would call it hypochondriac
I am so glad this is really being talked about now. I had a massive heart attack at 39 with small children. I was considered healthy. I was told it was caused by sudden cardiac dissection. I was told my heart stopped 3 different times over 24 hours. This sent me down a path of major cardiac anxiety. Every pain, every time my heart would randomly race etc etc. the anxiety would increase, and all the symptoms would get worse. I would think I was having another heart attack, causing many trips to the er and many test and many high medical bills. It took about 5 years before I somewhat felt myself again.recovery took alot longer than I expected. I wish this was talked about more then from my doctors. It has been 7 years post heart attack and I have spoken about it to other I have know who had heart attacks. Thank you. ❤
So glad you came out of it mine started as a panic attack after the death of my father in 2009 I've turn into a hypochondriac especially when it comes to my heart
I was suffering from palpitations for a few years and my heart anxiety was through the roof, I watched all your videos which were amazing in helping with the anxiety, I found on UA-cam a guy who saved me and CURED my palpitations his name is Patrick Mckeown of the Oxygen Advantage and the art of slow breathing, since doing this I have been palpitation free for nearly 12 months 🙏 thank you for all you do for us heart anxious people ❤
Man! Just 12 minutes into this video and this is god's work being done by both Dr. Gupta and Dr. Beadman. What was being described was me to a bloody T. One incident happened year ago because of a stupid nurse and its all gone downhill from there because my brain has been marinating in checking my pulse rate, my BP and thinking that docs missed something and this and that...the quality of my life has gone do downhill. ANd I hope to discover some good nuggets from the rest of this video. But suffice to say THANK YOU for bringing this to light that me and thousands of folks like me aren't fools and aren't living in isolated experience. That there are many like us who are experiencing this nightmare and wantt to find a solution to this cardiac anxiety.
Thank you so much for posting this. Having listened to you both I believe that I’ve suffered cardiac anxiety. Three years ago I suffered chest pains, I went to hospital A&E three times and was told all looked fine..I didn’t feel it was though. I was 50, ate healthily, maintained a good weight and worked out regularly so I couldn’t understand it. My Dad died of a heart attack at 62 so that was in my mind and strangely a colleague of my age died suddenly of a heart attack around this time. I started to google heart issues and as you pointed out it actually made the symptoms worse. You made a very pertinent point about internet algorithms, I was bombarded by heart related issues on social media and this set me in a downward spiral. Eventually last year I was referred to a cardiologist and given an angiogram which looked ok. It was at that point I told myself that it was all in my head and have done things like mindfulness which has helped massively. Since the angiogram and a change in my mental approach I have not suffered any of the symptoms I had. Thank you both so much for putting this out there it’s vital that this is discussed amongst health professionals
I can relate to this. I'm turning 50 this year and my grandfather died of a heart attack when I was a boy, he was only 59. So the closer I get to that age, the more worried I get. Then a year ago, 2 of my friends from teenage years died from a heart attack, a month apart, they were the same age as me, only 48 years old. One of them was my best friend as a teenager. Six months later I end up in an ambulance with an AFib attack. Since then, life has been hell... every little pain or heart skipping a beat is a test to control my anxiety... it's exhausting.
Heart health anxiety became a “thing” in my life after finding my father deceased from a heart attack. This was compounded by my obesity and ectopic beats which my GP told me were normal? Even after 24 hour monitors I wasn’t convinced culminating in a 999 call and a huge panic attack response. Today I can control the anxiety strangely by exercising which helps convince me that if I had a problem with my heart I’d have surfaced it by now by raising my HR through exercise. Your video illustrating the differences in rhythms really helped me so thank you both Oh and I now take Magnesium Taurate which I’m pretty sure has helped me.
St at ins waste away muscle, including heart muscle!! Do some research on cholesterol etc.. St at ins were created by Big Pha rma so people need more & more meds...
Breathe of fresh air. After suffering and still struggeling on Secondry care waiting lists , i am so happy to see you add this to your already extensive library of help
Thank you so much Dr Gupta and Matt. You are both God sent. I started following you recently and I have benefited alot. I have heart palpitations since i was 13 but lived a normal life without medication. I noticed that it was getting worse in May 2023, so i saw a cardiologist who suspected i had svt. I was started on different beta blockers for svt but i suffered significant side effects to all. I was then started on flecainide 300mg daily from August 2023 but i suffered significant side effects such extreme fatigue to a degree i couldn't walk for more than 3 minutes, i am a nurse but since i started taking flecainide I became home bound due to side effects. I finally had an ablation for the Svt in 9th January 2024. I thought I will jump out and go about my normal duties after 2 weeks. Is been nearly 3 months now, I Still haven't been able to go back to work. 8 weeks post ablation, I started having something like ectopic heartbeats. My last ECg showed i IST which was also picked up during my EP study for my svt ablation but they were not sure what was causing the ist. I also noticed that since ablation, i am having digestive issues. So severe that after i finish eating my chest and my stomach feels so tight and my heart rates goes up. Over the last 2 days i have been having mini heart palpitations but when I opened my bowels, this morning it subsided. I have my post ablation review on Tuesday. All these changes has caused me severe anxiety particularly fear around my heart health. I really appreciate this video. Any advice on how to manage these post ablation symptoms and anxiety please ❤
The world needs inspirational doctors to discuss this anxiety gap and emotional distress created by medical systems. Your heart shows through the screen.❤❤❤ Thank you so much. Often the distress demonstrates as " non compliance" and the symptoms unfortunately can be the resistance and withdrawal of patients within and from the system.
Dear Lord thank you for creating this wonderful human being and allowing him to share his vast knowledge with the world. I pray for long life and good health for Dr. Sanjay. In Jesus name. Amen.
I care slot about what you have to say. I would never have gotten the least bit of education about AFIB and heart issues if not for you. I loved your handsomeness, accent, demeanor and most of all, your educated and intelligent explanation of heart problems! What's not to love, Doc?
Thankyou 🐝🌻🦋 when I was a 5 yr old I would watch my mother take multiple medications daily for high blood pressure. I always worried that I’d come home from school and she would have died from her high blood pressure and I’d be left without her. I lived in the country and holidayed with my friend in the city but have been told that I always asked when I arrived ‘Is there a hospital near here’ 🥺🥺 I am a person who now has SVT and have always had palpitations and some anxiety. I’m so GRATEFUL for your talk today- it makes sense to me 💛😊
I'm 46 and anytime I travel anywhere , I always make sure I know where the hospital is. If I go to a country like Cuba ...im afraid and panic because Healthcare and hospitals suck . I've had cardiac anxiety since I was 15 when I thought I was having a heart attack. Turns out it was my first ever panic attack. I now suffer from Sinus tachycardia 😢and take metoprolol 2 times a day
How refreshing having a cardiologist thinking out of the box. This condition has destroyed my whole life, run to every medical professional I could find for help. After years of cardiologists and tests, psychologist and psychiatrist, private counsellor, I still have symptoms. When I hear people are agoraphobic for 20 years, I always think I bet they got bad cardiac and breathing issues. This is such a serious condition, thank god your talking about it. Lot's of people's lives are completely destroyed by this and the affect on the family is soul destroying.
This is my go to channel when it comes to these debilitating heart rhythm disorders, I'm just 3 min in and I can't wait to watch the rest of the video.
So. I complained to my doctor for YEARS about waking up with a weird flutter8ng in my chest and a feeling of panic. Finally one day..I had a heart attack. But then they decided it wasn’t a heart. But they did send me for a nuclear perfusion stress test, about 25 days later. That test confirmed that the anterior hesrt was not getting blood flow. So I was now waiting for an angiogram. I had another heart attack, called the ambulance. Finally I was sent light and siren to another hospital for Angiogram. Where they discovered my LAD was completely blocked AND calcified. I was alive because of the collateral vessels my heart had made as my LAD slowly blocked and calcified had an emergency bypass surgery. Open heart. Later I was questioned over and over by different doctors as to why I had ignored my symptoms saying I had to have had some severe symptoms for quite some time. They even sent in a psychiatrist to see what was wrong with me that I didn’t seek help. Well I had sought help. Every time I saw my family doctor which was every month for medication refill…I would say the same thing. But I was just treated like I was someone who was a hypochondriac.. So. Yah my trust for Doctors is apparently not any more than their trust in me. I should have died…or certainly could have. By the grace of god I’m alive. And very little to do with the doctor who ignored me for years. The surgeon said that had to have been building for at least ten years. I’d mean mentioning it for at least five years. I actually had to beg to even have my blood pressure taken finally. My vision was becoming suddenly blurry at times, I told my doctor..but I was ignored.until finally I did my own research and asked my doctor to take my blood pressure. He did. It was very high. He said it was no worry it was simply because of White Coat syndrome like a hypochondriac
@@cindylutz7442 "White Coats" --- NOT someone who has the best interests of the patient at heart; YOU are your best advocate - do not give up your power!
Had exactly the same thing. Arrested de icing the car. LAD total chronic occlusion. Blockage of RCA (which was supplying the collaterals) caused the arrest. No previous symptoms at all.
@@cindylutz7442 no I’m not. Recent tests showed further calcification of the bypass and several other areas plus severe dilation of of the left atrium. It is what is.
Amazing conversation. Thank you for putting a spotlight on this. It's sadly overlooked. - I feel terrible for Nic Mui and what happened on the Apple River. I know it was his heart...❤️
I think I have cardiac anxiety. I have afib that is under control with flecainide, but what also shows up on echo is pulmonary hypertension. That distresses me more than the afib - and the docs kind of downplay it. Even though it is mild (25 mean on RHC), i fixate on that. Now, a couple months ago, my son - age 50 - dropped dead at work. Wasn't sick, didn't do drugs, wasn't drinking,. Autopsy is not in yet (they said it would take 12-15 weeks), but it has now ramped up my anxiety about my own health. Good topic. I've been a fan of yours, Dr G since your beginning. Nice to see you uploading more vids.
Damm my utmost condolences on your son-cannot even fathom how difficult that must be to deal with in addition to everything else. Fellow Afibber.............best of luck
"Cardiac Anxiety" pretty much describes my entire life, especially when I was a young adult. I've always had pulsatile tinnitus (ear problems, also turns out there's a tumor there now, but I hear the wooshing of my blood flow, my brain interprets it as my heartbeat, constantly). This constant awareness of my heartbeat has at times caused utterly debilitating anxiety, especially during times when the pulse goes away and I can't hear it anymore - that will pretty much send me into a full blown panic because my mind thinks my heart has just stopped. The adrenaline will get my blood pressure high enough that I hear the pulse again - then I settle down and the cycle would just repeat. I've gotten much better at accepting it now into my adulthood but it can still happen, and in my teenage and early 20s it was so bad I couldn't even leave my home. I've seen a cardiologist, had an echo and an EKG, a 48 hour monitor, all the works. They all think there's nothing really wrong with me, heart looks good and beats strong, so I have to just try and tell myself not to worry about it. But I wish I knew any kind of truly effective therapy other than "just become numb to it". Because at this point, curing the tinnitus I feel like it would only send me into a constant state of panic. If you took the time to read this, thank you
Great news that you passed the tests. I have eustachian tube dysfunction and my ears go crazy, as well. No worries. Life is meant to be enjoyed. Best of health😊
I was told “ it’s only anxiety “ had they loooked at my test they would have seen I have cardiomyopathy!! But they didn’t. Wrote it off as hypertension and never struck them that my young age and extremely high hypertension, despite being in shape, was out of the ordinary, I was told I am the cardiologist you listen to me. Thank GOD he looks out for me
Similar situation happened with me. Cardiologist and primary doc told me i was over thinking and it’s anxiety or gastritis. No matter how many times i made appts and asked for different testing they kept telling me your stress test and EKG are normal, well finally had a suncope episode which looking back may have possibly been a mini stroke. My daughter called emergency and they were very alarmed from my very slow heart beat and low oxygen saturation. With that i went to my cardiologist and that is when he finally had me do a ct scan with contrast which showed probable blockage and yet again he told me it is a false positive but let’s do an angiogram but nothing will be found. Guess what on the table and a stent as placed for an 80% blockage. I was a walking heart attack. So now even more then before my anxiety is on level 1,000. Now I know it is cardiac anxiety bxs i always swore something was wrong with my heart and these docs are not taking the time to do it evals with their patients.it is literally an assembly line. My cardiologist literally was given results on the sidewalk outside the actual medical office. I was demoralized after this and in rage!! Still have rage against the medical negligence that occurred by professionals.
@@bucii01 Compared to this video i jave other hypothesis, many of the cardiac anxiety is basically some early stage of arterial issue that cannot be detected yet, that raises adrenaline and tension alot and make them anxious! So what im saying cardiac evaluation needs to be very detailed for you to be sure! Regular ECG is not enough! Most of this can be tested with getting on caloric restriction for 1 week, low sodium high fiber and low fat diet should help one understand if its mental or not issue.
The one thing I would say regarding searching online for symptoms etc is that without that we would not find people like you. I totally agree that there is lots of 'damaging' content out there and it is impossible to see the wood through the tree's. Especially if this is a new experience and you haven't been through the process of understanding what is helpful and what is not. Thank you for all you do Sanjay. Your kindness is a source of relief and inspiration to many people.
Wow! This is interesting, I am very anxious always rushing for no reason. It’s hard to stop , palpitations make it difficult. I have been living with this since my mom died when I was 27, had all the tests possible, benign . Now at 69 I manage these better less afraid but when I worry they come back. All you both say is so true. Why am I such an overly anxious sensitive nut job. Great video, thanks gentlemen ❤
Thank you for taking the time for this. For the majority of your videos, I could very well have sat in a room and had total agreement with what you have discussed. Diagnosised incorrectly with wpw as a child, developed PVCs as an adult have ptsd from working in the police force paid privately for gastro and cardiology numerous times, sonogram and hooter on the 17th April (again) have previously been as far as EP study 9 years ago, awaiting biopsies from 5th endoscopy. Root cause is essential. I couldn’t agree more. Gastro thinks it could be sibo or h pylori. The bottom line is, I know it’s very obvious I have cardiac anxiety and the perception of these two words cannot be taken lightly. I remember as a young officer I came across a member of the public having a panic attack. As an 18 year old I assumed they could pull themselves together and they were crazy. Well, I am one of the crazies. Again, truly appreciate this. When I see my specialist again in may at papworth, if everything is clear, I will be asking for a referral 😊
Coincidentally I stumbled upon your videos a few years ago after an unexpected cardiac scare. Given the “all clear” but plagued with this anxiety ever since. Thank you, once again, for providing discussion and putting into words what so many of us are experiencing. Much love from America.
OMG this is me all over, I sometimes have chest pain that radiates to my back and I also when im going to sleep will listen to my heartbeat as I’m drifting off to sleep, even though I have recently seen my cardiologist and aside from a slight aortic arch blockage I still worry and it doesn’t help that I am a text book worry wort 😅, thank you for having this topic 💜😃
This is such an on point video. My cardiac anxiety symptoms ranged from dysphagia to dyspepsia. I manage it with annual stress tests, exercise, EMDR, mindful breathing. and sometimes medication. I don't think it will ever go away. completely.
What an insightful dialogue. And the question are so important and relevant to patients experiencing the symptoms. Thank Dr. Gupta. Much respect to your efforts to help us.😊
From Jamaica:thank you for understanding so well what people actually go through and having human compassionate responses, for putting these matters into questions and discussing with such decency and clarity. East Indian descent so family history, at 56 went to a family Dr who poo-poo-pooed me away as anxiety, went to a work meeting after with a top Dr (not Cardiologist) and his head nurse, they did the sam - never an examination or discussion. Had chest pains for about 6 weeks, continued working and caring for family. Daughter finally insist that a pulmonologist write up tests for me, sent results to a cousin in Barbados, who insisted I see a Cardiologist. Within a few days I was I the Cat Lab, evidence of a heart attack, right side 100% blockage can not stent but collateral arteries supporting, stent placed left side 86% blockage. Bad reaction to 40mg for 6months then 20mg for a year to cholesterol meds. Stopped 6 months ago, improving about to restart.🤷🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️🙈🙈🙈🙈🙈🙈😞😞😞😞😞😞
I do agree Dr Gupta that not having enough time after the loss of a loved one or other traumatic experience would definitely manifest itself through these channels, stored up it affects the body negatively, yes I 100% believe so.
I live with cardiac anxiety/phobia/fear, and get panicky when my heart rate is high, even when there’s a good reason for it to be. I can get quite obsessed with my pulse and checking if it’s normal or fast. The rational side of my mind is convinced there’s nothing wrong with me, and this was confirmed by a Holter monitor test. I have a structurally-normally heart with a resting HR of 65. I am overall very healthy; don’t smoke, some drink and have a good diet. I had an episode of costochondritis a few years ago which didn’t get diagnosed or resolved for a long time, and this had me convinced it was a heart issue. The cardiac phobia emanated from that time and still exists. Over the years of cardiac hyper-awareness I started to noticed skipped heartbeats, I probably would never have known about them to this day had I not become so fearful and conscious of my own heart. Again, my rational mind is sure they are normal and benign, but the irrational mind causes me to panic whenever they occur. One comforting thing is that I noticed a pattern to the irregular heartbeats. They almost exclusively occur some time after large meals, and are ALWAYS followed by a burp, usually within a few minutes. They are due to gas in the stomach passing through the oesophageal sphincter into the oesophagus, interfering with the vagus nerve in the process. I suspect the heavy use of Ibuprofen during my costochondritis played a part. Perhaps my LES is also a bit weak (magnesium supplements helped reduce the symptoms a lot, for some reason), or I have a slight hiatal hernia, but I am unsure. I am almost completely convinced of this vagus nerve theory, although I haven’t consulted anyone about it. Knowing that, I can adapt my eating habits accordingly, and avoid foods which ferment in the stomach, eating slowly, and not overeating. When I do this, my symptoms are much more manageable. I suspect these irregular heartbeats are actually very common, but most people don’t know they have them because they are not hyper-aware of their heart. The video on this channel about ‘looking out for snakes’ helped me a lot, amongst many others.
Me too having similar issues. At night I wake up having a pain in the middle of the torso, just below the heart then I sweat a lot because of the pain and fear. I assume it as Gas, Acid reflux, or some stupid thing related to the food I ate. I wait until it passes and then I get back to sleep. The Question is; Why does it happen at around 3 AM? Anyway I am shy to visit any hospitals, because I know they will come into some issues and put into some treatment. I made up my mind Come whatever it may be because I am carrying on without any issues the majority of the time. I am not taking any medicines. But I have become very sensitive that triggers anxiety in me, even while eating food or after an exhaustive day. I conclude it could be related to a stressful day, food, drinks, mental thoughts etc. or a nutritional deficiency.
O.M.G Sir everything you have said i suffer and get the same troubles can not beleve i am reading this messge thought i was the only one like it. well this video is amazing so much truth honest thank you
Wow! What an important topic! I thought I was the only one suffering of this! 😅 it feels good to find others that understand this. I suffer from anxiety! And that create a lot of pvcs to me. The doctor performed to me an Echo, stress test, and even a Cardiac MRI! Everything turned out fine. But still, I experience 10,000 PVCs (Premature Ventricular Contractions) per day, and they start when I am under pressure or experiencing a lot of anxiety. It's very difficult to manage the anxiety once it starts, and equally hard to manage the PVCs when they begin. After the anxiety eases, I have to give my body a couple of days for the PVCs to stop.
When I take my heart beat test..the heart rarely acts up….why? Because I concentrate? As soon as I stop paying attention, my heart starts to act up again…
That you so much for this video my doctor doesn’t understand me about my anxiety they will give me meds they don’t care dr.you are the best bless you ❤😊
💭💭 o m g I’ve been asking him to do a video on perimenopause menopause hormones how it effects the heart ♥️ and what he suggests to do OR would love a video on that topic 👍🏻 💭💭 I’m in perimenopause and o m g it’s SO bad 👎🏻 I already had a heart ♥️ condition before perimenopause but add perimenopause/hormones MY heart ♥️ NEVER 👎🏻 is calm (CRY) 💭💭 there’s over 100 SYMPTOMS in perimenopause/menopause 💭💭 YES 👍🏻 talk about that “perimenopause anxiety” o m g it’s SOooooOoo bad 😱 I can fell the difference between MY “basic anxiety” to MY “perimenopause anxiety” it’s SO scary 😱 dealing with all this (CRY)
Thank you doc, I feel seen! I know that I have had anxiety my whole life… Born this way! I have come to feel that there is some chemical reason for this, and I am so glad you have brought this up. I have been to therapy 4 times, always open ended and never seemed to resolve or help in any significant way. So much helpful info here! Glad to hear basically that worry itself has never caused cardiac problems. I am certain my high BP is related to anxiety though. Would be interesting to hear your take in regard to blood pressure. I am on several BP meds (only occasionally alprazolam, went off of SSRIs) but would love to get off the BP meds! CBT is so hard to find (let alone cardiac CBT), even if a person is amiable to it :( (Edit… just got to the end…thanks for the links!) So much here, I will have to watch this several times!
THANK YOU... THANK YOU... THANK YOU!!! I have been experiencing cardiac anxiety for over a year and it has really interfered with my quality of life. I have had SVT events since i was a kid and managed fine. However, I started having bradycardia, tachycardia and PVC's and was basically told to live with it. There was no explanation as to whether or not it was dangerous to exercise or if they could potentially cause damage or be fatal. I would have a cardiac event, that brought on anxiety which brought on rapid palpitations which created more anxiety... Viscous circle. It can be a helpless feeling as anyone suffering knows. This gives me hope 😁
Recently diagnosed with SVt I’m 27. Had no idea I had it , have no family history of it either. I’ve been good about just trying to ignore my brain seems to always go back into those thoughts of what if it becomes a heart attack and I never wake up. The cardiologist didn’t give me any restrictions but did prescribe meds. I’m not taking the meds since it would affect my blood pressure and my blood pressure is already on the lower side. I’ve stopped all caffeine consumption for 4 months now but still get episodes here and there some are long some are just minutes. I always try to tell myself I never had symptoms before so I try to go back into the head space. The anxiety from it is real and it’s hard to discuss with others specially cuz you don’t want to scare them since it’s such a benign condition. I feel like I’m super aware of my heart now. I’ve been a runner all my life and never had an episode after running until recently and then I try to talk myself into stopping all activity but I know that’s not right either. The scariest episodes are the ones that happen while I’m driving and when I’m alone
As a 5 Element Acupuncturist of 37 years practice, the heart is referred to as ‘ the supreme controller’ of the mind, body and spirit. When people give their power away to any authority they lose control of their hearts so yes it is deeply important that people trust in themselves and know that they are the ones in control. They need to know who they are. This leads to well-being and better health all round.
I was just Diagnosed with PVCs and a "slight enlarged heart". I see my cardio tomorrow. I am scared and the anxiety is high, oddly enough a trigger. I have quit everything I feel could be a trigger. It happens more so at night. Sleep eludes me. Cardiac anxiety is REAL and hard. Thank you for bringing this to the attention it needs.
Thank you both for this invaluable video. Like you, Dr. Gupta, I lost an extremely close and special friend a few months ago. Since his passing (the beginning of January), my normal amount of PVCs (a few per day) has increased 10-fold. My PVCs have been primarily triggered by stomach/vagus, and I suppose that's the case even now, too, and I am eating antacids and acid-reducers which have helped some. I've been having PVCs for the past 40 years, worn the 24-hour monitors, had the tests, etc., and cardiologists have told me my heart is structurally fine. But I haven't seen a cardiologist in years, so this increase in PVCs (sometimes 200 per hour), coupled with my 66-years of age, makes me wonder-anxious-about how strong my heart truly is. This video makes me think I'm in this vicious cycle-grief, physical upset, vagus nerve pressure, stomach issues, hence PVCs, then anxiety about it all, so PVCs continue. Thank you for giving me this insight I didn't have before.
Dear Sunjay, in every sentense that you make it is obvious that you have the patient's interest first and above all, looking forward to our soon to be appointment!!
Thank you for this video! My palpatations started with my histamine intolerance - when I ate high histamine foods. I think i had this for quite a few years but not very noticable until perimenopause. Now I have them all the time. I am post menopausal as of a couple months ago and hopefully will improve. To complicate things my husband passed last summer from terminal illness and i have a lot of anxiety which causes palpatations. I am glad you pointed out the health anxiety and social media, internet. Every time i am online I read about cancer in people I don't even know. I have had 2 husbands die of cancer and I have a lot of anxiety about getting it.
Im 40 i have inappropriate sinus tachycardia and im trying to break the habit of going to the hospital whenever i "think" something is wrong...since 2013 ive been to various hospitals over 1,000 times but i need to live my life and understand ❤ 🙏
I am a Stage IV Cancer patient and a massive heart attack survivor, and I can tell you, every little pain causes anxiety. It is a constant battle, not letting anxiety get the best of you. Unfortunately, living in America, Cardiac Anxiety is an incredibly expensive condition . My last bill was $39,000. I am told not to ignore my chest pain, yet, the bills can't keep coming in. This has been a very interesting video. Thank you for your years of service to those of us, who are following you.
Please have hope. Love what you do have . I hope you have family .
The hospital scares me more than dying. I take Kratom for my Atrial fibrillation and arthritis pain. My angina is totally eliminated by Kratom. Try Kratom , you have nothing to lose. It appears that way. Good luck, stay healthy, go keto and stay away from alcohol. I'm 64 and just worried about being old on top of my heart condition.
My mother, who has bipolar disorder, severe depression and also suffers with severe anxiety recently underwent an aortic valve replacement.
I can tell u that navigating and managing her physical signs and symptoms have not been easy.
I am praying hard for you to find some relief, physically -mentally and certainly financially.
On the bright side, thankfully medical bills can no longer be reported on one’s credit reports. Even if u have to pay them $20 a month, PLZ don’t ignore troublesome symptoms u experience.
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💭💭 I’m sending YOU love 🤍 it’s NOT easy I can ONLY imagine 💭 what YOU go through on a DAILY❕
💭💭 I agree regarding medical 🏥 bills 💰 NEVER 👎🏻 stop ✋🏻 coming I will NEVER 👎🏻 get caught up on medical 🏥 bills if I keep going to the hospital 🏥
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The greatest gift any medical professional gave me in dealing with physical responses to emotional triggers was this: I was actually having an adrenal crisis, I was in the back of an ambulance 40 minutes from the nearest hospital, my heart was racing, BP screaming, rapid breathing and the paramedic looked me dead in the eye and as confidently and reassuringly as could ever be heard, she placed her hand on my chest and said, "If you can breath you can live." And it was as if her words went right through her hand into my chest and touched my lungs and I breathed, for 30 long minutes all I thought about and did was breath... That was 2012
Those words and her touch of confidence are written on my soul today and have saved my life many times since then... Remember, Jesus said, "I am the breath of life", I fully believe the Holy Spirit worked through that young woman that day and I pray God blesses her with the gift of healing all the days of her life. Amen
As a nurse, and someone who suffers from cardiac anxiety really bad… this is one of the most touching things i have heard. The confidence and calmness like that is what I need when I am the patient. Ty for sharing. “If I can breathe, I can live”. ❤
@@Brisagetsdown God bless you Brisa. May the healing hands of the Lord be with you both as a patient and a caregiver...
@@christiroseify 🙏💕
I am sooooo glad your talking about this . I have had AFIB for about 13 years. And AFIB and anxiety are partners in crime. I’ve had 4 ablations over the years and can completely relate to this video. I even understand why and how it happens. But it is still hard to control. But I am starting to conquer it. 🙂. In no way is it easy. So far I put my phone away. Far to easy to getting obsessed with looking things up. And that just creates more anxiety. Once in a while something will make you feel comfortable. ( like your videos ). I stop checking my heart rate 20 times a day. Stop taking my blood pressure every day . And I don’t want a Fitbit because I would end up getting obsessed with it as well I try not to think about it. I remind myself that everyone gets a missed beat or an extra beat. And it is normal. Once in awhile. But don’t ignore what your doctor has to say. I am in great shape for 56 years old. Nothing wrong. Had a very successful ablation last time. And I have no other health issues. But still have to fight off that damn health / cardiac anxiety. But Iam learning. 👍. Believe you’re healthy. Don’t Google everything that comes across your mind and try to keep your mind busy on other things. Overthinking can be a bad thing. Meditation works very good as well when done right. Keeps you from thinking about yesterday or tomorrow. It’s bad enough thinking negatively from within yourself and all the negative stuff that’s going on out in the world . it creates a lot of stress .. stress can create heart, arrhythmias, and other health issues. And there is so much fear being sold to us on the Internet, the television it’s hard to stay stress-free. And those kind of things can definitely cause cardiac and health anxiety. Sorry. Talk to much. Lol. Got excited about this video. I only got halfway through it and wrote this comment. Lol. I will now finish listen. 👍. You got some really great videos. I’ve watched for years now. 🙂. Thanks you for that. A quick quote I heard many years ago …. the body is always listening to what the mind is thinking … and it makes so much sense.
"Believe your are healthy" the most important rule. Unwavering belief and faith in an outcome even though at the present might seem unlikely will absolutely change your reality. I know to most this sounds like some new age mumbo jumbo. But learning to do this has completely changed my life. Our minds are so much more powerful than seems possible.
I use this technique multiple times a day for various reasons.
I absolutely agree. 👍🙂
If you don't mind me asking how old you are as when I see positive and reassuring comments like yours, I tell my self Ya ok I'm old you must be young in your 20s, the anxiety behavior whispers in my head😅
No. I am 56. And don’t mind telling you my age. 🙂. Another thing I used to do to bring comfort would be to punch in the Internet positive stories of whatever health issue. And reading others success stories just like you said, it brings comfort. Try to avoid the bad and look for the good. 😁
@@billykid1881 thank I appreciate your advice 🤍
how could we not be interested? you are the most innocent heart, knowledgeable, and kind.. blessings
I ❤Dr. Gupta so much.
I’ve been following him for many years -back in the days of “healthcare” sectors on news channels 🥰
You could talk about the wind and I would click. 👍🏻👍🏻
🤣 ME TOO 🤍
So interesting to listen to
Such a kind and thoughtful doctor. We are all incredibly lucky to have such knowledge shared with such a kind heart.
Me too!!! He's just the doctor we all hope to find.
😇🧘♀️me too🧘♂️🥰
You’re just a great person. There’s no two ways about it, a person who has dedicated a large portion of his life towards saving life’s and helping people with anxiety.
Just a wonderful human being.
Hi I'm 53 year old always been physically active and still workout 5 times a week, and I've suffered for year's with this Anxiety and watching this is very comforting that their's lots of people who suffer as you will find most people think they're on there own...
Have you ever heard of adrenal fatigue? You might actually be overworking your body and stressing your adrenal glands too much causing an actual hormonal response that triggers the anxiety. Check it out, there's a lot of research out there... God bless you Philip...
@@christiroseify Thank-you for this information, thinking about your most probably right,as I work 12 hours a day and train hard in the gym 5 times a week...🙏
He's the doctor we all want! Ladies especially...and I'm 74! Seriously he has a lovely attitude whilst imparting important information. God bless you doctor.
I discovered I has sick sinus syndrome seven years ago and soon after, was implanted with a pacemaker at 49. The amount of health/cardiac anxiety that followed for the next five+ years was just as bad as the arrhythmia. Everything changes. Weird beats, PVCs, PACs, generally feeling …different. Nobody tells you any of this and cardiac anxiety isn’t talked about enough. Thank you for doing this.
can you tell me what that sinus syndrome has to do with the heart?
@@theotherchannel2028 SICK sinus syndrome is an arrhythmia of the heart that causes the heart to beat too slowly or too fast. It can also cause periods of pauses in beats. The sinoatrial node (your natural pacemaker) isn’t working correctly.
@@lojoinpoho oh I thought it had something to do with respiratory sinuses, how ignorant of me. thanks!
wow for months i have been struggling with this 'feeling different' and to hear someone else had this too helped - thank you
I wish all doctors had just a small percentage of your caring. Thank you for all you do to keep us informed.
From PTSD to Cardiac Anixety, described my situation perfectly. Outstanding video👍
The “cure” that worked for me and stopped me from taking my pulse umpteen times a day and waking up with panic attacks, was another health “scare” that appeared on my horizon which was potentially far more life-threatening. This time the anxiety was perfectly legitimate. I then forgot all about my cardiac anxiety and, strangely, the fear facing a real health danger was of another nature than the hysteria and panic attacks caused by palpitations. There was a certain fatalism, acceptance and generally a more philosophical stance. Ultimately, the real scare turned out to be unfounded when results cleared the issue. At that point, I was so exhausted and fed up with health anxiety that I decided not to spoil my life any further. I decided not to worry about the inevitable: Death - the one certainty in life - and to enjoy every minute I felt well and healthy. Thank you and your guest for your insightful and much-needed presentation.
Thank you for this video. I think Cardiac Anxiety is very real. I have been experiencing it for many years. I've had two cardio versions, an ablation and an angiogram. I've seen cardiologists, electrophysiologists, pulmonologists and continue to have many tests and new meds. I get so frustrated that I could break down in tears. No social life and no friends anymore. Family is tired of hearing about it. I can relate to everything you gentlemen are saying.
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💭💭 I SERIOUSLY understand with everything YOU just said
💭💭 it’s SO true regarding NO social life NO friends and I would add to mine FAMILY has been a SERIOUS disappointment for ME 👎🏻
💭💭 I cut ✂️ out/deleted SO many FRIENDS from MY life I have SERIOUSLY a small amount like 3 and that’s still hard
💭💭 I SO relate to how YOU feel 🤍
Is there blood pressure anxiety?
I’m the same and it’s ruining my life 😢
@@gaild1781 💭💭 I’m SORRY 🤍
💭💭 I feel SO alone❕
💭💭 I feel MY heart 💜 is the bully/abuser it controls MY entire life❕
God bless you both for talking about this issues that many people suffer in silence with. I have dealt with this problem since a teenager. 59 years old today, and it's still a struggle 😢
I have struggled with this for years! Thank you so much. In fact, I emailed Dr Gupta many years ago... A man as busy and well educated as him... he replied within hours to give me advice. How cool is that. Thank you for all your advice and videos. You are making a real difference in peoples lives.
Wow - that says a lot about this man 😊
@@SweetSassyBull He is the real deal, cares about people. Took the time to help me.
@@CCitisHe is a rare gem. I'm genuinely so pleased that you found someone like him, not only that but the fact that you put your comment on the channel says a lot about you and your appreciation as well 😁
Great collaboration. The body cannot be separated from the mind. All patients should have a team who can differentiate between horses and zebras as well as cats and tigers. Bravo gentlemen! ❤❤
Nice to see you back.
Your willingness to teach about what my cardiac symptoms are means the world to me. Im reassured, Im educated, Im confident to move forward. I am ever grateful for your kindness.
Furthermore, Im realizing that since Ive cut carbohydrates and lost 45 lbs, Im not having heart arrhythmia symptoms. Is it the food Im not eating? The Weight lost? Who knows. My blood sugar is decreasing, my GERD is gone, my hemeroids no longer flare (unless I eat white bread!) and Im thinking that food is indeed medicine. God bless you!
There’s something very calming about your demeanor. It gives me hope watching your videos. Thank you for sharing your time and knowledge with all of us.
You are a blessing to humanity. Thank you! ❤
You are amazing! Every doctor should be just as sympathetic as you are....God bless you Dr Gupta! Thank you for all you share freely ❤️
@yorkcardiology Hiya Dr. Gupta, I’m 20 years old and I had 2 ablations for SVT when I was 18. Even though SVT is harmless and I was fixed, I developed SEVERE cardiac anxiety and started having NSVT / PVCs and wore 3 holter monitors, and my cardiologist kept reassuring me that my SVT was gone and my heart is simply reacting to the medical trauma I went through as a teenager. Because SVT is so scary (my heart was 270). Thie video brought tears to my eyes because I keep trying to seek reassurance / comfort from my doctors instead of moving on and living my life. I feared death 24/7 until I realised that I’m only 20, and what happened to me didn’t make me weaker, it made me stronger and more in tune with my body and my health. Thank you so so much! God bless
I wonder if the pvcs get better with time ,im 28 and i will have my ablation soon for svt and i already have pvcs !! They started like 6 months ago . They have done all kinds of tests but they have no idea why i have them.
@@alondratellez1364 I think my PVCs developed after the ablation too! Probably from the irritation
@@skyladixon5173 interesting yes i read the "complications list" super looong almost 3 pages. Thats one of those i wonder if they "heal" at some point .
I can only imagine all those who are watching this are in the same situation or even worst than I'm
2023 ended with bang in ma heart I can say I walked ma self to the ER took all the test possible holter , angiography,eco,,,
Reading peoples comments I feel I'm not alone in this.
It's so hard to explain how mentally drained I'm
But here comes Dr Sanjay a blessing seriously i must say I'm glad I watched ur videos.
Thank u both,I'll try mentally now to overcome this
Love for India xxx
How are you now ????
Such a breath of fresh air to hear you basically saying that many health professionals need to think outside the box! One size fits all is the biggest hurdle holding back progress in the NHS!
You have helped me so much Dr. Gupta! You have no idea!!!
What really increases anxiety is all the stories, which I hear on a regular basis, that a doctor told someone "it's just anxiety" while refusing to do appropriate tests, and then within a few months the person learns that they have a quite significant medical illness.
I have learned a good response to the doctor: "I want you to put in my medical record that you have told me that this is just anxiety and that you are refusing to do appropriate medical tests." And then you make sure they put it in the records and if they don't you file a complaint. But usually at that point they will agree to running tests.
Unquestionably, anxiety will make cardiological problems worse.
Yes, you are right Doctor, we fall into a mental trap. Hearing news about people collapsing and dying will only increase the rate of anxiety related to cardiac symptoms.
Have hope and faith , in God,
Try not to think of NEGATIVITY, like death, truma etc.
Gods kingdom is soon coming with no anxiety no mental illness no disease, no cancer etc.etc
Just think of positive things like , what " will you be doing on an Earthly Paradise? "Soon coming🌎
I suffered from this since I was around 8 years old . I thought I had heart problems , but after multiple stress tests, monitors I realized it was all psychological.
It affected alot of my life including my work . Thanks for the video , hopefully there will be more information out there so people can be aware of this.
It's very difficult to live with this type of anxiety, many would call it hypochondriac
Hello Dr. Gupta! So good to see you! You always help us every time you share your heart!
I am so glad this is really being talked about now. I had a massive heart attack at 39 with small children. I was considered healthy. I was told it was caused by sudden cardiac dissection. I was told my heart stopped 3 different times over 24 hours. This sent me down a path of major cardiac anxiety. Every pain, every time my heart would randomly race etc etc. the anxiety would increase, and all the symptoms would get worse. I would think I was having another heart attack, causing many trips to the er and many test and many high medical bills. It took about 5 years before I somewhat felt myself again.recovery took alot longer than I expected. I wish this was talked about more then from my doctors. It has been 7 years post heart attack and I have spoken about it to other I have know who had heart attacks. Thank you. ❤
So glad you came out of it mine started as a panic attack after the death of my father in 2009 I've turn into a hypochondriac especially when it comes to my heart
Thank you for the service you are offering us all
Your advice is vital to us. Never forget that - we appreciate you.
Great to see you Doc, we appreciate your advice more than you know.
I was suffering from palpitations for a few years and my heart anxiety was through the roof, I watched all your videos which were amazing in helping with the anxiety, I found on UA-cam a guy who saved me and CURED my palpitations his name is Patrick Mckeown of the Oxygen Advantage and the art of slow breathing, since doing this I have been palpitation free for nearly 12 months 🙏 thank you for all you do for us heart anxious people ❤
Any specific videos that you recommend?
Did you have jaw arm pain?
Man! Just 12 minutes into this video and this is god's work being done by both Dr. Gupta and Dr. Beadman. What was being described was me to a bloody T. One incident happened year ago because of a stupid nurse and its all gone downhill from there because my brain has been marinating in checking my pulse rate, my BP and thinking that docs missed something and this and that...the quality of my life has gone do downhill. ANd I hope to discover some good nuggets from the rest of this video. But suffice to say THANK YOU for bringing this to light that me and thousands of folks like me aren't fools and aren't living in isolated experience. That there are many like us who are experiencing this nightmare and wantt to find a solution to this cardiac anxiety.
marinating and nuggets ,. sounds like you’re hungry.
He summed me up at 38mins falling into the Catastrophic trap. This is a very useful video. I'm 66 and had this most of my adult life.
Thank you so much for posting this. Having listened to you both I believe that I’ve suffered cardiac anxiety. Three years ago I suffered chest pains, I went to hospital A&E three times and was told all looked fine..I didn’t feel it was though. I was 50, ate healthily, maintained a good weight and worked out regularly so I couldn’t understand it. My Dad died of a heart attack at 62 so that was in my mind and strangely a colleague of my age died suddenly of a heart attack around this time. I started to google heart issues and as you pointed out it actually made the symptoms worse. You made a very pertinent point about internet algorithms, I was bombarded by heart related issues on social media and this set me in a downward spiral. Eventually last year I was referred to a cardiologist and given an angiogram which looked ok. It was at that point I told myself that it was all in my head and have done things like mindfulness which has helped massively. Since the angiogram and a change in my mental approach I have not suffered any of the symptoms I had. Thank you both so much for putting this out there it’s vital that this is discussed amongst health professionals
I can relate to this. I'm turning 50 this year and my grandfather died of a heart attack when I was a boy, he was only 59. So the closer I get to that age, the more worried I get. Then a year ago, 2 of my friends from teenage years died from a heart attack, a month apart, they were the same age as me, only 48 years old. One of them was my best friend as a teenager. Six months later I end up in an ambulance with an AFib attack. Since then, life has been hell... every little pain or heart skipping a beat is a test to control my anxiety... it's exhausting.
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Heart health anxiety became a “thing” in my life after finding my father deceased from a heart attack. This was compounded by my obesity and ectopic beats which my GP told me were normal?
Even after 24 hour monitors I wasn’t convinced culminating in a 999 call and a huge panic attack response.
Today I can control the anxiety strangely by exercising which helps convince me that if I had a problem with my heart I’d have surfaced it by now by raising my HR through exercise.
Your video illustrating the differences in rhythms really helped me so thank you both
Oh and I now take Magnesium Taurate which I’m pretty sure has helped me.
I can’t express my level of gratitude for this because it’s exponential.
Thank you❤
Dr Sanjay is very smart to identify heart anxiety and share this video content. This is what many people are experiencing!!
Dr Sanjay i have calcification in my artery n am taking statin 20mg lipitor n aspirin 100mg ( cardiprin). Can i take vit K2 to reduce calcification?
St at ins waste away muscle, including heart muscle!! Do some research on cholesterol etc.. St at ins were created by Big Pha rma so people need more & more meds...
Breathe of fresh air. After suffering and still struggeling on Secondry care waiting lists , i am so happy to see you add this to your already extensive library of help
Thank you so much Dr Gupta and Matt. You are both God sent. I started following you recently and I have benefited alot. I have heart palpitations since i was 13 but lived a normal life without medication. I noticed that it was getting worse in May 2023, so i saw a cardiologist who suspected i had svt. I was started on different beta blockers for svt but i suffered significant side effects to all. I was then started on flecainide 300mg daily from August 2023 but i suffered significant side effects such extreme fatigue to a degree i couldn't walk for more than 3 minutes, i am a nurse but since i started taking flecainide I became home bound due to side effects. I finally had an ablation for the Svt in 9th January 2024. I thought I will jump out and go about my normal duties after 2 weeks. Is been nearly 3 months now, I Still haven't been able to go back to work. 8 weeks post ablation, I started having something like ectopic heartbeats. My last ECg showed i IST which was also picked up during my EP study for my svt ablation but they were not sure what was causing the ist. I also noticed that since ablation, i am having digestive issues. So severe that after i finish eating my chest and my stomach feels so tight and my heart rates goes up. Over the last 2 days i have been having mini heart palpitations but when I opened my bowels, this morning it subsided. I have my post ablation review on Tuesday. All these changes has caused me severe anxiety particularly fear around my heart health. I really appreciate this video. Any advice on how to manage these post ablation symptoms and anxiety please ❤
This sounds like me...I have bad anxiety..Thank you both so much for this information . God bless🙏✝️❤️
How nice that you stated to listen very carefully. I wish my cardiologist would have 2 weeks ago. I was told it was all anxiety. I’m still not better.
The world needs inspirational doctors to discuss this anxiety gap and emotional distress created by medical systems. Your heart shows through the screen.❤❤❤ Thank you so much. Often the distress demonstrates as " non compliance" and the symptoms unfortunately can be the resistance and withdrawal of patients within and from the system.
Hormone fluctuations in perimenopause causes a lot of anxiety, palpitations, panic attacks.
That’s when mine started
I want the end to be near. It is a difficult journey. Been fighting the BP and pulse a month and half now with allergies nonstop.
Just wait until you’re in full menopause, that’s when the real fun begins..you’ll be adding to that list. 😏😔
@blueberrycobbler it's certainly worse in post menopause sadly 😥
100% peri menopause is when the anxiety monster hits very hard out of the blue
Dear Lord thank you for creating this wonderful human being and allowing him to share his vast knowledge with the world. I pray for long life and good health for Dr. Sanjay. In Jesus name. Amen.
I care slot about what you have to say. I would never have gotten the least bit of education about AFIB and heart issues if not for you. I loved your handsomeness, accent, demeanor and most of all, your educated and intelligent explanation of heart problems! What's not to love, Doc?
A humble human being with so much knowledge in cardiac health God bless u always keep up the great work ❤😊
Thankyou 🐝🌻🦋 when I was a 5 yr old I would watch my mother take multiple medications daily for high blood pressure. I always worried that I’d come home from school and she would have died from her high blood pressure and I’d be left without her. I lived in the country and holidayed with my friend in the city but have been told that I always asked when I arrived ‘Is there a hospital near here’ 🥺🥺 I am a person who now has SVT and have always had palpitations and some anxiety. I’m so GRATEFUL for your talk today- it makes sense to me 💛😊
I'm 46 and anytime I travel anywhere , I always make sure I know where the hospital is. If I go to a country like Cuba ...im afraid and panic because Healthcare and hospitals suck . I've had cardiac anxiety since I was 15 when I thought I was having a heart attack. Turns out it was my first ever panic attack.
I now suffer from Sinus tachycardia 😢and take metoprolol 2 times a day
What a wonderful and informative video!
How refreshing having a cardiologist thinking out of the box. This condition has destroyed my whole life, run to every medical professional I could find for help. After years of cardiologists and tests, psychologist and psychiatrist, private counsellor, I still have symptoms. When I hear people are agoraphobic for 20 years, I always think I bet they got bad cardiac and breathing issues. This is such a serious condition, thank god your talking about it. Lot's of people's lives are completely destroyed by this and the affect on the family is soul destroying.
To add hormones play a major part in this condition aswell.
SO!!!! Grateful to hear this...yes!!!
This is my go to channel when it comes to these debilitating heart rhythm disorders, I'm just 3 min in and I can't wait to watch the rest of the video.
So. I complained to my doctor for YEARS about waking up with a weird flutter8ng in my chest and a feeling of panic.
Finally one day..I had a heart attack. But then they decided it wasn’t a heart. But they did send me for a nuclear perfusion stress test, about 25 days later.
That test confirmed that the anterior hesrt was not getting blood flow.
So I was now waiting for an angiogram. I had another heart attack, called the ambulance.
Finally I was sent light and siren to another hospital for Angiogram.
Where they discovered my LAD was completely blocked AND calcified. I was alive because of the collateral vessels my heart had made as my LAD slowly blocked and calcified had an emergency bypass surgery. Open heart.
Later I was questioned over and over by different doctors as to why I had ignored my symptoms saying I had to have had some severe symptoms for quite some time. They even sent in a psychiatrist to see what was wrong with me that I didn’t seek help.
Well I had sought help. Every time I saw my family doctor which was every month for medication refill…I would say the same thing. But I was just treated like I was someone who was a hypochondriac..
So. Yah my trust for Doctors is apparently not any more than their trust in me.
I should have died…or certainly could have. By the grace of god I’m alive. And very little to do with the doctor who ignored me for years. The surgeon said that had to have been building for at least ten years. I’d mean mentioning it for at least five years. I actually had to beg to even have my blood pressure taken finally. My vision was becoming suddenly blurry at times, I told my doctor..but I was ignored.until finally I did my own research and asked my doctor to take my blood pressure. He did. It was very high. He said it was no worry it was simply because of White Coat syndrome
like a hypochondriac
Yikes! You're better now, right?
@@cindylutz7442 "White Coats" --- NOT someone who has the best interests of the patient at heart; YOU are your best advocate - do not give up your power!
Had exactly the same thing. Arrested de icing the car. LAD total chronic occlusion. Blockage of RCA (which was supplying the collaterals) caused the arrest. No previous symptoms at all.
@@cindylutz7442 no I’m not. Recent tests showed further calcification of the bypass and several other areas plus severe dilation of of the left atrium. It is what is.
😢@@cyndijoylee
Amazing conversation. Thank you for putting a spotlight on this. It's sadly overlooked. - I feel terrible for Nic Mui and what happened on the Apple River. I know it was his heart...❤️
I think I have cardiac anxiety. I have afib that is under control with flecainide, but what also shows up on echo is pulmonary hypertension. That distresses me more than the afib - and the docs kind of downplay it. Even though it is mild (25 mean on RHC), i fixate on that. Now, a couple months ago, my son - age 50 - dropped dead at work. Wasn't sick, didn't do drugs, wasn't drinking,. Autopsy is not in yet (they said it would take 12-15 weeks), but it has now ramped up my anxiety about my own health. Good topic. I've been a fan of yours, Dr G since your beginning. Nice to see you uploading more vids.
Damm my utmost condolences on your son-cannot even fathom how difficult that must be to deal with in addition to everything else. Fellow Afibber.............best of luck
So sorry that happened to your son I can imagine how anxious it made you. I hope you find a good team to look after you soon
"Cardiac Anxiety" pretty much describes my entire life, especially when I was a young adult. I've always had pulsatile tinnitus (ear problems, also turns out there's a tumor there now, but I hear the wooshing of my blood flow, my brain interprets it as my heartbeat, constantly).
This constant awareness of my heartbeat has at times caused utterly debilitating anxiety, especially during times when the pulse goes away and I can't hear it anymore - that will pretty much send me into a full blown panic because my mind thinks my heart has just stopped. The adrenaline will get my blood pressure high enough that I hear the pulse again - then I settle down and the cycle would just repeat.
I've gotten much better at accepting it now into my adulthood but it can still happen, and in my teenage and early 20s it was so bad I couldn't even leave my home.
I've seen a cardiologist, had an echo and an EKG, a 48 hour monitor, all the works. They all think there's nothing really wrong with me, heart looks good and beats strong, so I have to just try and tell myself not to worry about it. But I wish I knew any kind of truly effective therapy other than "just become numb to it". Because at this point, curing the tinnitus I feel like it would only send me into a constant state of panic.
If you took the time to read this, thank you
Great news that you passed the tests. I have eustachian tube dysfunction and my ears go crazy, as well. No worries. Life is meant to be enjoyed. Best of health😊
Ear whooshing can be a symptom of low ferritin iron levels
I was told “ it’s only anxiety “ had they loooked at my test they would have seen I have cardiomyopathy!! But they didn’t. Wrote it off as hypertension and never struck them that my young age and extremely high hypertension, despite being in shape, was out of the ordinary, I was told I am the cardiologist you listen to me. Thank GOD he looks out for me
Similar situation happened with me. Cardiologist and primary doc told me i was over thinking and it’s anxiety or gastritis. No matter how many times i made appts and asked for different testing they kept telling me your stress test and EKG are normal, well finally had a suncope episode which looking back may have possibly been a mini stroke. My daughter called emergency and they were very alarmed from my very slow heart beat and low oxygen saturation. With that i went to my cardiologist and that is when he finally had me do a ct scan with contrast which showed probable blockage and yet again he told me it is a false positive but let’s do an angiogram but nothing will be found. Guess what on the table and a stent as placed for an 80% blockage. I was a walking heart attack. So now even more then before my anxiety is on level 1,000. Now I know it is cardiac anxiety bxs i always swore something was wrong with my heart and these docs are not taking the time to do it evals with their patients.it is literally an assembly line. My cardiologist literally was given results on the sidewalk outside the actual medical office. I was demoralized after this and in rage!! Still have rage against the medical negligence that occurred by professionals.
@@bucii01 Compared to this video i jave other hypothesis, many of the cardiac anxiety is basically some early stage of arterial issue that cannot be detected yet, that raises adrenaline and tension alot and make them anxious! So what im saying cardiac evaluation needs to be very detailed for you to be sure! Regular ECG is not enough!
Most of this can be tested with getting on caloric restriction for 1 week, low sodium high fiber and low fat diet should help one understand if its mental or not issue.
The one thing I would say regarding searching online for symptoms etc is that without that we would not find people like you. I totally agree that there is lots of 'damaging' content out there and it is impossible to see the wood through the tree's. Especially if this is a new experience and you haven't been through the process of understanding what is helpful and what is not.
Thank you for all you do Sanjay. Your kindness is a source of relief and inspiration to many people.
Excellent video and topic
Thank you for the multi-specialty viewpoint. Very helpful.
Thank you both for all this wonderful information. I’m positive it will benefit many people.
Thank you for this info, glad you are back.
Dr you’re the real and kind hearted person, who is on the mission to spread hope, positivity and real knowledge over fear.
Great job keep it up❤
Tolerancy to uncertainty is quite a good concept when we are in an ambiguous situation!
Wow! This is interesting, I am very anxious always rushing for no reason. It’s hard to stop , palpitations make it difficult. I have been living with this since my mom died when I was 27, had all the tests possible, benign . Now at 69 I manage these better less afraid but when I worry they come back. All you both say is so true. Why am I such an overly anxious sensitive nut job. Great video, thanks gentlemen ❤
Thank you for taking the time for this. For the majority of your videos, I could very well have sat in a room and had total agreement with what you have discussed. Diagnosised incorrectly with wpw as a child, developed PVCs as an adult have ptsd from working in the police force paid privately for gastro and cardiology numerous times, sonogram and hooter on the 17th April (again) have previously been as far as EP study 9 years ago, awaiting biopsies from 5th endoscopy.
Root cause is essential. I couldn’t agree more. Gastro thinks it could be sibo or h pylori.
The bottom line is, I know it’s very obvious I have cardiac anxiety and the perception of these two words cannot be taken lightly.
I remember as a young officer I came across a member of the public having a panic attack. As an 18 year old I assumed they could pull themselves together and they were crazy. Well, I am one of the crazies.
Again, truly appreciate this. When I see my specialist again in may at papworth, if everything is clear, I will be asking for a referral
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It has raised my blood pressure to where i have to take meds that make me tired and upset my stomach, which causes me more anxiety.
I agree 100% that super-specializing is a massive problem. I love your informative and compassionate videos.
Coincidentally I stumbled upon your videos a few years ago after an unexpected cardiac scare. Given the “all clear” but plagued with this anxiety ever since. Thank you, once again, for providing discussion and putting into words what so many of us are experiencing. Much love from America.
Your the best doc.. thanks for these videos. You help a lot of people.
WHAT ABOUT SKIPPED BEATS
I actually paid to see you for this. You were a tremendous help.
OMG this is me all over, I sometimes have chest pain that radiates to my back and I also when im going to sleep will listen to my heartbeat as I’m drifting off to sleep, even though I have recently seen my cardiologist and aside from a slight aortic arch blockage I still worry and it doesn’t help that I am a text book worry wort 😅, thank you for having this topic 💜😃
This is such an on point video. My cardiac anxiety symptoms ranged from dysphagia to dyspepsia. I manage it with annual stress tests, exercise, EMDR, mindful breathing. and sometimes medication. I don't think it will ever go away. completely.
What an insightful dialogue. And the question are so important and relevant to patients experiencing the symptoms. Thank Dr. Gupta. Much respect to your efforts to help us.😊
These two men are worth their weight in gold
From Jamaica:thank you for understanding so well what people actually go through and having human compassionate responses, for putting these matters into questions and discussing with such decency and clarity. East Indian descent so family history, at 56 went to a family Dr who poo-poo-pooed me away as anxiety, went to a work meeting after with a top Dr (not Cardiologist) and his head nurse, they did the sam - never an examination or discussion. Had chest pains for about 6 weeks, continued working and caring for family. Daughter finally insist that a pulmonologist write up tests for me, sent results to a cousin in Barbados, who insisted I see a Cardiologist. Within a few days I was I the Cat Lab, evidence of a heart attack, right side 100% blockage can not stent but collateral arteries supporting, stent placed left side 86% blockage. Bad reaction to 40mg for 6months then 20mg for a year to cholesterol meds. Stopped 6 months ago, improving about to restart.🤷🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️🙈🙈🙈🙈🙈🙈😞😞😞😞😞😞
I do agree Dr Gupta that not having enough time after the loss of a loved one or other traumatic experience would definitely manifest itself through these channels, stored up it affects the body negatively, yes I 100% believe so.
I live with cardiac anxiety/phobia/fear, and get panicky when my heart rate is high, even when there’s a good reason for it to be. I can get quite obsessed with my pulse and checking if it’s normal or fast.
The rational side of my mind is convinced there’s nothing wrong with me, and this was confirmed by a Holter monitor test. I have a structurally-normally heart with a resting HR of 65. I am overall very healthy; don’t smoke, some drink and have a good diet.
I had an episode of costochondritis a few years ago which didn’t get diagnosed or resolved for a long time, and this had me convinced it was a heart issue. The cardiac phobia emanated from that time and still exists.
Over the years of cardiac hyper-awareness I started to noticed skipped heartbeats, I probably would never have known about them to this day had I not become so fearful and conscious of my own heart. Again, my rational mind is sure they are normal and benign, but the irrational mind causes me to panic whenever they occur.
One comforting thing is that I noticed a pattern to the irregular heartbeats. They almost exclusively occur some time after large meals, and are ALWAYS followed by a burp, usually within a few minutes. They are due to gas in the stomach passing through the oesophageal sphincter into the oesophagus, interfering with the vagus nerve in the process. I suspect the heavy use of Ibuprofen during my costochondritis played a part. Perhaps my LES is also a bit weak (magnesium supplements helped reduce the symptoms a lot, for some reason), or I have a slight hiatal hernia, but I am unsure.
I am almost completely convinced of this vagus nerve theory, although I haven’t consulted anyone about it. Knowing that, I can adapt my eating habits accordingly, and avoid foods which ferment in the stomach, eating slowly, and not overeating. When I do this, my symptoms are much more manageable.
I suspect these irregular heartbeats are actually very common, but most people don’t know they have them because they are not hyper-aware of their heart.
The video on this channel about ‘looking out for snakes’ helped me a lot, amongst many others.
This is my situation exactly. You are not alone!
Me too having similar issues. At night I wake up having a pain in the middle of the torso, just below the heart then I sweat a lot because of the pain and fear. I assume it as Gas, Acid reflux, or some stupid thing related to the food I ate. I wait until it passes and then I get back to sleep. The Question is; Why does it happen at around 3 AM? Anyway I am shy to visit any hospitals, because I know they will come into some issues and put into some treatment. I made up my mind Come whatever it may be because I am carrying on without any issues the majority of the time. I am not taking any medicines. But I have become very sensitive that triggers anxiety in me, even while eating food or after an exhaustive day. I conclude it could be related to a stressful day, food, drinks, mental thoughts etc. or a nutritional deficiency.
O.M.G Sir everything you have said i suffer and get the same troubles can not beleve i am reading this messge thought i was the only one like it. well this video is amazing so much truth honest thank you
You have explained exactly what’s going on with me, wish we all could get together and discuss these issues to ease our mind.
Same here brother . Finger on neck club
Thank you so much Dr. Gupta and Dr. Matt! This has been very eye opening and helpful ❤
THANK YOU! I can’t thank you enough for providing this information. You are helping so many people!!
Wow! What an important topic! I thought I was the only one suffering of this! 😅 it feels good to find others that understand this. I suffer from anxiety! And that create a lot of pvcs to me. The doctor performed to me an Echo, stress test, and even a Cardiac MRI! Everything turned out fine. But still, I experience 10,000 PVCs (Premature Ventricular Contractions) per day, and they start when I am under pressure or experiencing a lot of anxiety. It's very difficult to manage the anxiety once it starts, and equally hard to manage the PVCs when they begin. After the anxiety eases, I have to give my body a couple of days for the PVCs to stop.
When I take my heart beat test..the heart rarely acts up….why? Because I concentrate? As soon as I stop paying attention, my heart starts to act up again…
That you so much for this video my doctor doesn’t understand me about my anxiety they will give me meds they don’t care dr.you are the best bless you ❤😊
Dr. Gupta is great 👏👏👏
Brilliant clip, exactly what i am going through from my heart attack 1 year ago -
Perimenopause anxiety had my blood pressure up 125/100. Anxiety all over. Thank you for sharing.
💭💭 o m g I’ve been asking him to do a video on perimenopause menopause hormones how it effects the heart ♥️ and what he suggests to do OR would love a video on that topic 👍🏻
💭💭 I’m in perimenopause and o m g it’s SO bad 👎🏻 I already had a heart ♥️ condition before perimenopause but add perimenopause/hormones MY heart ♥️ NEVER 👎🏻 is calm (CRY)
💭💭 there’s over 100 SYMPTOMS in perimenopause/menopause
💭💭 YES 👍🏻 talk about that “perimenopause anxiety” o m g it’s SOooooOoo bad 😱 I can fell the difference between MY “basic anxiety” to MY “perimenopause anxiety” it’s SO scary 😱 dealing with all this (CRY)
Same... exactly the same
My pressure was great for four weeks. Now at midday have been experiencing the diastolic in the 90s again. It is frustrating and scary.
Yep, same with me 😢
Me too
Thank you doc, I feel seen! I know that I have had anxiety my whole life… Born this way! I have come to feel that there is some chemical reason for this, and I am so glad you have brought this up. I have been to therapy 4 times, always open ended and never seemed to resolve or help in any significant way.
So much helpful info here! Glad to hear basically that worry itself has never caused cardiac problems. I am certain my high BP is related to anxiety though. Would be interesting to hear your take in regard to blood pressure. I am on several BP meds (only occasionally alprazolam, went off of SSRIs) but would love to get off the BP meds!
CBT is so hard to find (let alone cardiac CBT), even if a person is amiable to it :(
(Edit… just got to the end…thanks for the links!)
So much here, I will have to watch this several times!
THANK YOU... THANK YOU... THANK YOU!!! I have been experiencing cardiac anxiety for over a year and it has really interfered with my quality of life. I have had SVT events since i was a kid and managed fine. However, I started having bradycardia, tachycardia and PVC's and was basically told to live with it. There was no explanation as to whether or not it was dangerous to exercise or if they could potentially cause damage or be fatal. I would have a cardiac event, that brought on anxiety which brought on rapid palpitations which created more anxiety... Viscous circle. It can be a helpless feeling as anyone suffering knows. This gives me hope 😁
Recently diagnosed with SVt I’m 27. Had no idea I had it , have no family history of it either. I’ve been good about just trying to ignore my brain seems to always go back into those thoughts of what if it becomes a heart attack and I never wake up. The cardiologist didn’t give me any restrictions but did prescribe meds. I’m not taking the meds since it would affect my blood pressure and my blood pressure is already on the lower side. I’ve stopped all caffeine consumption for 4 months now but still get episodes here and there some are long some are just minutes. I always try to tell myself I never had symptoms before so I try to go back into the head space. The anxiety from it is real and it’s hard to discuss with others specially cuz you don’t want to scare them since it’s such a benign condition. I feel like I’m super aware of my heart now. I’ve been a runner all my life and never had an episode after running until recently and then I try to talk myself into stopping all activity but I know that’s not right either. The scariest episodes are the ones that happen while I’m driving and when I’m alone
As a 5 Element Acupuncturist of 37 years practice, the heart is referred to as ‘ the supreme controller’ of the mind, body and spirit. When people give their power away to any authority they lose control of their hearts so yes it is deeply important that people trust in themselves and know that they are the ones in control. They need to know who they are. This leads to well-being and better health all round.
I was just Diagnosed with PVCs and a "slight enlarged heart". I see my cardio tomorrow. I am scared and the anxiety is high, oddly enough a trigger. I have quit everything I feel could be a trigger. It happens more so at night. Sleep eludes me. Cardiac anxiety is REAL and hard. Thank you for bringing this to the attention it needs.
Topic is very interesting Thanks for the information .
Thank you for coming on my recommendation.
I cannot even tell how much i relate to all these things.
Thank you. So interesting.
Thank you both for this invaluable video. Like you, Dr. Gupta, I lost an extremely close and special friend a few months ago. Since his passing (the beginning of January), my normal amount of PVCs (a few per day) has increased 10-fold. My PVCs have been primarily triggered by stomach/vagus, and I suppose that's the case even now, too, and I am eating antacids and acid-reducers which have helped some. I've been having PVCs for the past 40 years, worn the 24-hour monitors, had the tests, etc., and cardiologists have told me my heart is structurally fine. But I haven't seen a cardiologist in years, so this increase in PVCs (sometimes 200 per hour), coupled with my 66-years of age, makes me wonder-anxious-about how strong my heart truly is. This video makes me think I'm in this vicious cycle-grief, physical upset, vagus nerve pressure, stomach issues, hence PVCs, then anxiety about it all, so PVCs continue. Thank you for giving me this insight I didn't have before.
Dear Sunjay, in every sentense that you make it is obvious that you have the patient's interest first and above all, looking forward to our soon to be appointment!!
Thank you for this video! My palpatations started with my histamine intolerance - when I ate high histamine foods. I think i had this for quite a few years but not very noticable until perimenopause. Now I have them all the time. I am post menopausal as of a couple months ago and hopefully will improve. To complicate things my husband passed last summer from terminal illness and i have a lot of anxiety which causes palpatations.
I am glad you pointed out the health anxiety and social media, internet. Every time i am online I read about cancer in people I don't even know. I have had 2 husbands die of cancer and I have a lot of anxiety about getting it.
Dr gupta u r my GURU. U r one of the very few people in my life i could meet u,could get a chance to talk to u just for few minutes, i wish,i wish.
So great to hear you reassuring and informative
Thanks a million doctor for such a insightful topic. Been worried for ages and it really really help
Im 40 i have inappropriate sinus tachycardia and im trying to break the habit of going to the hospital whenever i "think" something is wrong...since 2013 ive been to various hospitals over 1,000 times but i need to live my life and understand ❤ 🙏
Try ivabradine its going to help with both issues. I was like you