I am 13, female and barely overweight. (5ft 1", 130lbs) and lately I feel like my heart is skipping beats or something. It's scaring me badly, on top of severe anxiety and I won't sleep because I'm scared it's going to make me die. I'm scared that if I sleep, I won't wake up. Please help, I'm going to the doctors' soon to get it checked on but I'm in desperate need of sleep, since I haven't slept for more than 10 hours in 3 days.
Hello Michaela,
Anxiety and loss of sleep tend to go hand and hand. When you're worried about things you can't sleep especially if you thing you might not wake up. Stress and loss of sleep can create irregular heart rythmns. I'm glad you decided to go to the doctors. You probably need to go to a neurologist but your regular doctor can refer to someone. They can probably give you some mild medication to keep your anxiety at bay so that you can relax well enough so that you can get some sleep. They can also help you get rid of some of your fears so that in the long run you'll be fine.