Recent content by BlueBerry6999

I'm not even sure what I expect from posting this, but I guess I just need to write it down to wrap my own head around it. After a bit more than four years of therapy, I have finally gotten mostly over my PTSD. I've never been as happy as this year, things have been going great and now I'm...

I will absolutely bring it up at my next appointment, which has already been scheduled. Thanks for your concern :)

Interesting! I'm in no way an expert, but I would assume that the PTSD causes some people to be in a constant state of "freeze" - which causes the low heart rate... I scheduled acupuncture therapy now, hoping it'll help. It's weird that fitbit doesn't think your pulse quickens when you feel...

They actually did a stress test and also an ultrasound of the heart. I have a heart condition called bicuspid aortic valve, and my first assumption was that this must be the cause - but according to the tests (despite the bicuspid valve) my heart works normally and shouldn't be the cause...

Hello there I'm posting here because after countless medical exams that yielded no results, I'm beginning to think my problem must be of psychological nature. I've had PTSD for 7 years now. The first couple of years were the worst. The last two years were really great in comparison, I've been...

Just had the cardiologist appointment and it was even more horrible than I thought it would be. I've been anxious about it for weeks, guess I knew they wouldn't take me seriously. It started with an appointment my physician had scheduled with me right before the cardiologist appointment. Which I...

Posting another comment because it seems I can't edit the other one...? Just wanted to say I find it a bit ironic that I got a tracker to feel more relaxed and it's doing the opposite ^^ Since Friday my average heart rate has been going down by 2 bpm per day. From an average 58 it went down to...

I'm glad that I'm not the only one! You've definitely helped me a lot! I actually got my fitness tracker last friday and have been wearing it constantly, but in a way it has made me a bit more confused about the POTS because I do not fit the criteria of getting a pulse higher than 120 bpm when...

I'm starting to feel a bit anxious about the whole thing now... before I wasn't anxious at all - despite the heart palpitations at night. Since my therapist assumed the palpitations were caused by stress and I've been having intense bipolar episoded lately, I got prescriped Seroquel so I could...

My next appointment is with a cardiologist. She's in the same building though, so I'm pretty sure she'll know. What I thought was weird is that my physician scheduled an appointment with me to discuss my condition, but that appointment is before the one with the cardiologist. This sounds to me...

Oh god thank you so much for this!!! This sounds so much like me!! I don't even shower hot anymore, but I definitely get an increased heartrate when taking a hot bath. I often end up with a headache and nausea after taking a bath. They actually did a tilt test and it was normal. I felt fine...

That's crazy! I had sleep apnea once because I used an inhaler that was way too strong for me. It was really scary! I can't imagine just having that on a regular basis. Thanks for the info, I wasn't aware that this is such a common thing. I'll see if I can get more information about it in my area.

Oh wow! That sounds only slightly frightening! I'll see if they do that in my country as well... From what I've heard I feel like people are much more open towards things like that - doing the effort to really check how someone's doing, testing alternative treatment methods etc. in the US...

No, not yet... how does that work?

A fitness tracker is a great idea! I've never been afraid of a heart attack, but the heart rate trackers they have on the tread mills are really bad. My heart rate usually gets down quite easily after cardio, which shows me that I am in fact quite fit. The problem is not even during cardio. I...