Wow. I've been pretty much in the same boat. I'm 28 now and never had a problem in my life until two years ago. It all stemmed from working night shift 6 days a week which caused me not to sleep much. I'm usually stress free but I guess the lack of sleep made me stress about the most insignificant things. After a while came the high anxiety and heart palpitations. Instead of going to the hospital, my stubborn-self decided to just smoke(1-2 pack a day) and drink with my friends (just about every day) which caused me to even get less sleep(averaging 2hrs a day).
These palpitations, chest pain, coughing, rapid heartbeat, high anxiety, shortness of breath,etc got so bad that it happened all day(as soon as I woke up until I went to sleep) for over a year. It happened non-stop while sitting around watching tv, going out to dinner or a movie, having a conversation with family and friends, even doing one of the things I loved most, playing video games lol. I always swore I would drop dead at anytime, but I was so strong-minded that I pretended nothing was wrong so no one ever noticed.
After about 1 1/2 years I decided to just go to the hospital because this problem started consuming every thought in my mind and was tired of it. I told myself, "I haven't dropped dead yet so I might as well go to the hospital and find out how much time I have left to live". I went to the hospital, had a few tests done, even ran on a treadmill with some wires stuck all over my chest (it was a bit fun). End result? My heart was above average. ????lol??? I told the doctor I knew he had lied to me just to make me feel better, He just laughed. In the end, they just diagnosed me with emotional distress and gave me a few xanax and a massive payment bill. Not worth it even for the little fun I had.
Anyways,to get to the Moral of my story, If I went through this for 2 years (which I think is as extreme as it could get) and still ended up having a heart that is above average, chances are u don't have anything to worry about.
These palpitations, chest pain, coughing, rapid heartbeat, high anxiety, shortness of breath,etc got so bad that it happened all day(as soon as I woke up until I went to sleep) for over a year. It happened non-stop while sitting around watching tv, going out to dinner or a movie, having a conversation with family and friends, even doing one of the things I loved most, playing video games lol. I always swore I would drop dead at anytime, but I was so strong-minded that I pretended nothing was wrong so no one ever noticed.
After about 1 1/2 years I decided to just go to the hospital because this problem started consuming every thought in my mind and was tired of it. I told myself, "I haven't dropped dead yet so I might as well go to the hospital and find out how much time I have left to live". I went to the hospital, had a few tests done, even ran on a treadmill with some wires stuck all over my chest (it was a bit fun). End result? My heart was above average. ????lol??? I told the doctor I knew he had lied to me just to make me feel better, He just laughed. In the end, they just diagnosed me with emotional distress and gave me a few xanax and a massive payment bill. Not worth it even for the little fun I had.
Anyways,to get to the Moral of my story, If I went through this for 2 years (which I think is as extreme as it could get) and still ended up having a heart that is above average, chances are u don't have anything to worry about.