My grandmother is 76 years old, and in recent months she has been experiencing heart palpitations accompanied by dizziness and light-headedness. She has worn a heart-monitoring machine and is going for a echo-cardiogram soon. She is reluctant to talk about it, and insists it’s nothing to worry about, however i’m not so sure.

She is mildly (10st 8lb , 5ft 8in) overweight and has smoked lightly (10 cigarettes or less per day) for 50 years.

So what could be some likely causes?

I hear an eating disorder can shrink your muscles which soon it gets to your heart (which is a muscle)

But when I hear stories about people in the past who once had a disorder, they were on it for like at least 2 years?

So my question is, when will it eventually kill you?

I knew a friend who was extremely shy.Sometimes I questioned myself why shy people have to accept shyness to be part of their lives.Why don’t they overcome it.My friend is extremely shy but when I begin to know him better he is the most amiable,wonderful person at heart.If only I help him to defeat his fears but I don’t know how.Is it because of misanthropy or agoraphobia?I don’t want him to get hurt if I just tell him whether if he had that such problems.

I want to ask that in cardiology (Study of heart and discuss the diseases related with heart) uses the psychiatry in what aspects i want to knows basics and simple information. if any website or reference will available then it will be excellent.

I’m running for the Freshman Council next Wednesday. So, how can I overcome my fear of public speaking? I have to give out a speech in the front of 700 freshmen!! How can I force myself relaxing and my heart beat in a normal pace. I know I have to practice, practice, practice. Please help me. I do not your ridiculous answers like "practice or do your homework" You have to explain more details! Please tell me your experience of overcame your fear of public speaking! Thanks

I get anxious now due to some panic attacks I’ve been having. My first attack was really scary, got dizzy and felt like things werent real if that makes sense.

Anxiety often brings me all the usual symptoms, izziness, heart speeding up, sweating etc but my attacks when they do happen always involve a feeling of dizziness and disorientation. I’ve found that if I mentally focus on what I’m going through the attack will subside and I’ve not had an attack as severe as the orginal since.

People say they come out of the blue or are a result of an underlying worry but I can’t identify this. I’ve had a few health worries leading directly to the first attack and i’ve been unhapy in my job for some time.

Three months ago I was fine and now I live in fear (anxiety) of another coming when I can’t control it, such as driving the car etc. My doctor gave me some Fluoxetine to calm my anxiety which has varying success.

Can anybody sympathise with this and help me dela with this?

I have infrequent panic attacks, which although mild are still very scary. Does anyone have any tips on how to deal with them without medication? I find that Bach’s Rescue Remedy is good and is all herbal. When it happens to me I feel sick and dizzy and like I need to get out of wherever I am. I also feel hot and clammy, my mind races with thoughts and my heart beats fast. Please tell me your experiences and what you do cope so I don’t feel so alone! This has only been happening in the last year. Thank you!
Please don’t tell me to see a doctor, I have already done this and she just told me there is nothing wrong with me.

I’ve been having these dreams where I see a girl and I feel like I’m having a panic attack but I know it’s not. My heart beats so fast, it starts hurting and I can’t scream for help or even move my body.

This has happened already 4 times this year and I’ve never had these kind of dreams before. What’s happening?

I got severe one last night so bad that i went to the hospital and sat in the parking lot till i calmed down. my heart was literally like thump thump thump thump thump. I just need to know what can I do to calm myself down? when i start to get one all these negative thoughts flood my mind and cause it to get worse. i find it extremely hard to calm down during a panic attack…i feel like when i deep breathe my heart beats faster! help please ((

I got severe one last night so bad that i went to the hospital and sat in the parking lot till i calmed down. my heart was literally like thump thump thump thump thump. I just need to know what can I do to calm myself down? when i start to get one all these negative thoughts flood my mind and cause it to get worse. i find it extremely hard to calm down during a panic attack…i feel like when i deep breathe my heart beats faster! help please ((

If I were to go on medication for my anxiety, what would happen? I just don’t really understand how drugs can make the feelings stop. Would taking drugs prevent the heart racing, leg numbing, dizziness that comes with my anxiety?

I’m an 18 year old senior in high school. I’m current on 150 mg of Zoloft a day. I’ve been recieving therapy for several months, but I really haven’t improved at all. I have problems with anxiety and depression.

The Zoloft has really helped with depression, but my anxiety is still very bad (if not worse then before the medicine). I’ve had a few panic attacks since starting the medicine (one very serious one in the middle of class). I also twitch quite a bit, it could just be that I’m so cold though…

My therapist would not diagnosis me with anything because I think she said she was more of a humanist or something. However she said that in order to treat my anxiety we would probably have to get the depression under control and it is pretty much now.

So I was wondering how effective talk therapy was for helping with anxiety? I’ve always thought I had social anxiety disorder, but my therapist is reluctant to diagnosis anything.
Also what other forms of therapy may be more effective?

Description of my anxiety
Well like most highschool guys I get most anxious around girls, but for me it isn’t uncommon for me to have anxiety or panic attacks.
I usually try to flee from conversations because I never have anything to say and I’m worried for some reason. So it will usually come with faster breathing & heart beat… possibly some twitching.

When just being in public I’m told that I look very uncomfotable and even at time that I look like I’m going to pass out.

Just sitting in class I will have problems twitching (mainly hands shaking and mouth doing something similar to shivering).
yes my depression has pretty much subsidded (and only in about a months period with the first medication, everyone was telling me change it and not even to give the zoloft a chance).

I really don’t feel a need to be diagoisnised with a specific disorder, I just feel my anxiety symptoms best first social anxiety disorder for best reference as to what my problems are like and what therapy would be useful in treating it.

I’ve heard a lot about CBT for treating anxiety and I think my therapist may use some.
I don’t see where you got the impression that the therapist does not listen to me. Just because she won’t diagonis me with some medical term doesn’t really mean anything to me. It won’t change how I’m feeling or the symptoms I’m experiencing and it would not change her method.

Isn’t it better to form the therapy to the individual patient instead of just switching because of something like that?

Last night I got one so bad that I was tempted to drive to the hospital. My heart beating so fast without physical activity just feels so abnormal and scary. It’s hard to remember during a panic attack that it can’t hurt you. But everytime I get one I feel like I’m gonna die… also I’m 22 and I’m pretty healthy.

I’ve had a heart murmur my whole life, no big deal. But, the last few years my chest where my heart is, is tender and it causes me great discomfort if pressed or touched firmly in any way. When I’m also really stressed out, or when I have a panic/anxiety attack, I get the same feeling, just greatly multiplyed. My doctor said I had cosochondritis, and that it would go away in a few weeks at my last check up 4 months ago, but this has been going on for a long time, whats wrong with me?

PLEASE DON’T REPLY AND JUST SAY "SEE A DOCTOR" AND THAT’S IT, IF YOU HAVE REAL ADVICE FROM EXPERIENCE OR KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT MY PROBLEM, THEN ANSWER, BUT IF YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU’RE SAYING PLEASE DON’T REPLY, THANKS.

Is there anything i can do to make my heart palpitations go away?
Or reduce them?

Such as taking my vitamins,
Eating certin foods,
Excersizing,
Not eating caffine.. Ect?