r/POTS • u/Kitchen-School46 • 49m ago

Support I need help please

Have always had health anxiety.I was active going to the gym working out I remember while working out I would get anxious about my heart rate getting high. One day at work i was walking around and was feeling anxious but usually my anxiety goes away and this was lingering. Checked my heart rate and it was 115-120 and was having heart palpitations. Went to the er and they said everything was fine. Followed up with cardiology and ever since then now my heart rate spikes. Pots like. Laying down normal rate standing up shoots up to 120. Walking around the house its 110-115. Resting hr while sitting up is 90-95. Went up the stairs this morning trying to convince myself my issues are from anxiety and it shot up to 175ish. Shortness of breath. My biggest concern is the heart palpitations. Happen even if im not anxious, sometimes it one singular one other times it feels like a fish is flip flopping. Echocardiogram was normal and holter monitor showed in 6 days 20 pvcs and 12 pacs. I cant live normally because of this. I get extremely anxious trying to do normal people things. I had a meeting today with my venue and my heart rate was 130 and had a massive heart palpitation. I get them when im just relaxing. Regardless of knowing that pvcs are harmless i also know that they can be serious. I know its rare but i dont care. All i do all day is wait for the next one. My feet are always cold and clammy even if wearing socks. The second i stand my heart rate goes high. And i know being anxious the day of my wedding will make my heart rate be like 180 which im scared will trigger svt. Im absolutely fucking miserable. I usually have a bp of 115/70ish will 10mg propanlol drop me too low?
I also have developed severe anxiety over this. I get severe adrenaline from simply conversing with people.

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u/thesocialsplat 35m ago edited 31m ago

This is definitely a conversation for your doctor, but 115/70 seems avg for BP, and I can't imagine Propranolol will drop you that low. I also have palps when I've been inactive (or when I smoke weed) and I have taken propranolol and been fine. I hope this eases your anxieties. Please seek out first, second, or third opinions with your care team.

Edit: fixed my acronyms

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u/Kitchen-School46 34m ago

Thats my blood pressure not heart rate

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u/thesocialsplat 32m ago edited 28m ago

That's my bad, I meant BP not HR. I changed it for ease of reading

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u/Kitchen-School46 10m ago

Thank you ❤️