Hi Socal! When you say palpitations, do you mean a pounding heart? If so, that is a really common anxiety symptom. Dizziness is as well, so chances are that everything is fine with you. Good for you for being brave enough to do the tests to make sure though. A lot of people would rather not do them because they fear something being wrong, and it says a lot about you that you are willing to face your fears and do what is best for you, even though it makes you really anxious.

I think if something was really wrong, you would have other symptoms. A pounding heart is usually caused by something OTHER than a heart problem and the same for dizziness. Of course, they can mean there is a cardiac problem but most people that experience these symptoms have hearts that are perfectly fine.
Stay strong and try to keep yourself busy until that stress test! Good luck to you!

HI!

I have had palpiations for many years!! I had a EKG done 15 years ago and all was fine and he said anxiety. I also feel mine more in bed at night. I also can feel my heart beating in every bit of my body. So, I have other issues totally and was sent to a cardo dr. for stress test and it was perfect! i talked to nurse about these feelings and she said not to worry!!

OK, so I do not worry and just let the heart pound away and when it takes the feeling of a butterfly for a few seconds, I just breath deep and hold tight to what I know and fall asleep.

The test it's self was on a treadmill and a few wires put on you and they had to do so readings when I was done. So the test he did was easy...I was scared at what I would have to do!!

You WILL be fine! Good for you going to dr. and it will be over before you know it.

You are not alone.

Hang tight!!

I am going through something VERY similar. I also have severe anxietly and get palpitations frequently. I have been checked out and have been told it is nothing to worry about but it is super scary. During the period that I was waiting to be checked by the Dr. my anxiety got 10 times worse. I was very scared which gave me more palpitations. Just to help you put your mind at ease, if it was anything serious, the Dr. would have sent you straight to the hospital. After being checked out I found out that so many people suffer from heart palpitations and most are completely harmless (just very scary). It is great that you are going to get checked out and I am sure once you do you will feel so much relief. Hang in there and remember if it was something to really worry about your Dr. would have sent you for the test immediatley.

Thank you all so much for your responses. You have really helped ease my mind. I'll stay positive and knowing I'm not alone really helps. Thanks again for your kindness. You made a difference.

I have been going through the same thing, with the weird heart fluttering feeling. I haven't gone to the doctor yet for it because I just assumed that it was due to the past 6 months of constant anxiety. It is a horrible feeling. I can really empathize with you. I have had them off and on for 28 years now. This time is really bad though because everytime I have one I feel like I can't breathe. I guess I will be going on Monday to just get checked out anyway.
I had a stress test 3 years ago and I was alittle scared too. But it was just some hard running on a treadmill and then they would do an ultrasound of my heart. All it showed was that I was out of shape and needed to exercise. So good luck to you, I'm sure you will be fine. I don't know how you believe, but I pray to The Lord as often as I can. So take it to the Lord, he is always there for you. God Bless.

Just curious, how are you doing now? How are your palpitations?