Hi there. Sorry you also have to go through this. It's sure one hell of a burden on everyday life. I didn't think many people shared these symptoms but I guess there are a few of us out there.
Anyway, there is one thing and one thing only that I can underline when considering things that help, I am not cured and don't know when I will be but I know what the only things that help me are.
Downers, downers, downers.
Seriously, it wasn't until I started taking them that I realised how wired and messed up I am even when at rest. You know that mellow, sitting peacefully, nothing's going on, kinda feeling? Haven't had it in well over 2 years! All these things, the constant heart pounding, the 'currents' flowing through my chest, the missed beats, waves of heat and needles and tension coming from the back and shoulders, it all points to one thing, my body is never truly at rest and is constantly in a state of over-excitation.
Once I started taking things like valerian and xanax I realised just how much 'off' I felt. These things brougth me a lot closer to that peaceful, normal feeling where I could just sit at rest and feel relaxed. Even my heart was more normal.
A couple days ago my doc also put me on a beta blocker, bisoprolol. This had great potential and I was really able to finally enjoy things again and do other things instead of focusing on my symptoms. Then something absurd happened. I started getting mouth ulcers. Within 3 days my mouth had several lesions that were totally inflamed and I could barely eat. I lost at least 5 lbs these past few days due to not being able to eat properly. I bought a preparation with hexetidine in it thinking it was just a bacterial thing, but even after a couple of days of using that it wasn't getting any better. 2 days ago I got what seemed to be a lesion on the inside of my gums that I can't see from the outside but hurts every time I move my mouth. This when I started getting worried and dropped the beta blocker for 2 days now, and my mouth lesions are healing. It's not a listed side effect but I found a few websites stating that beta blockers can cause them. What a shame. And now of course my symptoms seem to be intensifying again.
I will ahve to ask for a more cardioselective beta blocker, maybe nebivolol. I have to underline this, you probably should be on some kind of meds. This will NOT go away on its own. I'm here 2 years and still with it. It's a terrible thing. You practically have to force your body to cooperate again. Also, this is NOT just normal anxiety. Normal anxiety has manifestations in behaviour. I have no trouble going to college and interacting with people, no fear from it, hell I enjoy it ... BUT there is a total disconnect between my conscious mind and my body, my mind feels normal but the symptoms have a mind of their own. So nothing what I do consciously helps at all. I exercise, meditate, it's no use. Only the meds help. If you don't wanna go on meds then look for herbs. Start with valerian, it's mellow but punchy. Then work from there. Something ALWAYS works, just takes a while to find it. I wish someone told me these things 2 years ago. Best of luck and you can always come here for advice. I've been through the wringer in these 2 years so I have a good idea of how these problems work, just not good enough to solve them quite yet
Also, one other thing that you could experiment with since you're female is progesterone. Look it up. But look for natural bio identical progesterone. I hear the Progest-E formulation by Ray Peat is good and helps quite a few people. If your symptoms are hormonal it's definitely worth a try.
Edited by 6ort, 19 December 2014 - 09:44 AM.