Sinus Tachycardia

Ugh I'm so disappointed with myself. I was doing so good had my good and bad days. Since last Sunday when I found out one of my co workers died of a massive heart attack at 52 years old it sent me into a health spiral. Why couldn't I think normal and say I'm so sorry I can't believe it. Instead I dwelled on it why did she die did she have high bp or hyperlipidemia did she smoke??? I dwelled on it so bad I made myself I'll. Tuesday on the way home from work had a panic attack took awhile to get heart rate down. I've been weak and quiet at work and just not put together. I can't be like this I have sick cardiology patients that come in and I have to put on a happy face even no I feel ill. Yesterday I was with my hubby and friend and I felt like weird palps and then bam my heart raced to 160 I checked my pulse. I have the alivecor ekg so I was able to check my ekg, send it in came back sinus tachycardia. I feel like as soon as I get up move around my heart racing. I need to get out of this funk. Dr gave me Zoloft to take 12.5 I'm not ready to go back on meds yet. I take a half of Xanax last two days half in the am half in the pm. I'm just disgusted this anxiety is awful just awful. I have full blown panic attacks.

Accept,

Ugh I know. I acted on it and this is what happened. I even notice when I sit hr is perfect when I walk around goes to 120 I guess I'm still worked up. I've been in the medical field over 15 years and I know slot but to bad I can't fix myself and my worries so easy to help others. I see you take Zoloft I tried it last March for two months. Started off with 25 mg then after seven days they bumped me to 50. I could not do it the 50 mg gave me high heart rate waking up night sweats severe diarrhea nosebleeds and mess with my vision before I wean myself off going down to 25 x 12.5 I noticed that was fine but I wanted to be off altogether from the experience that I had on the Lexapro. I was good the first five years on Lexapro only had some palpitations but that was it and in the last three years is when I had those episodes which the cardiologist thought could be a fib that's why am off I'm deathly scared to go back on an antidepressant due to that and never looked at the side effects why would I. I having anxiety but now I decided to look at the side effects and I see that these to cause arrhythmias. It's like the antidepressants work for a good five years for me then they pooped out on me I stayed the same weight and then for some reason the last year or two I gain 30 pounds and get depressed which I never was before and then I have to switch a medicine started with Paxil 20 mg went to Lexapro 10 now the doctor wants me to retry the Zoloft. 25 mg cut in half 12.5 once a day. I'm just deathly scared

I hear you both regarding the meds. My ultimate goal is to conquer this beast through coping strategies and then slowly taper. I just need a consistent period where my therapist and I feel comfortable before I wean.

PK,

As you know from your vocation...S.T. in shorts runs is not dangerous, and far from unusual.

Even if yours was prolonged...which it was not...

...the worst case scenario would be an ablation...a fairly easy procedure.

I know three people who have significant S.T., and two of them have had ablation and done great.

You however, are nowhere even near that point. Having occasional short runs of tachy is really not a reason for alarm.

I have had them myself...and though uncomfortable, I have learned to put my coping skills to work to keep from letting the anxiety about them take hold.

Remind me...have you done the health anxiety material from the Resources. ..CBT...?

Peace and progress,

S.C.

Haa haa...who says? You're not getting graded.;)

Just do your best...the process does help in decompressing and lessening stress/symptoms...

...and, with time, the CBT helps change the negative thinking patterns which feed the anxiety.

S.C.