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Nightwings · F
Maybe there are some things you can do yourself to reduce the heart palpitations? I'm thinking regular exercise; stretching + walking + 30 minutes of intense exercise daily (if you start slow), and then try a super heart healthy diet like beans, white fish, chicken breast, healthy fats from fatty fish twice a week, vegetables with every meal, 1 to 2 fruits a day, full grain like buckwheat and bulgur, and reduce salt to near 0 (it starts tasting better after a while), and no caffeine. I think those things alone could help a lot because even if they are due to psychological reasons, this lifestyle will still force them to be less than they are now. I have high pressure and very high heart rate + occasion palpitations due to psychological factors too, so I do all the above nowadays myself and it helps. If you have high pressure drink hibiscus tea daily, and any time you feel stressed or anxious, drink chamomile tea with 2 letters per cup, because chamomile relaxes your nervous system.
EldritchFox · 41-45, F
@Nightwings the palpations are due to anxiety from PTSD.
The EMDR was to treat PTSD.
I don't have heart problems, I have PTSD and they are denying me treatment for PTSD because of a PTSD symptom
The EMDR was to treat PTSD.
I don't have heart problems, I have PTSD and they are denying me treatment for PTSD because of a PTSD symptom
Nightwings · F
@EldritchFox No I understand but I was thinking that if you could lessen the palpitations by physical means, then the doctor might allow you to get EMDR. It sounds like they concluded for now it's too dangerous because the EMDR, however unlikely, could give you a small heart attack, and they don't want to be responsible for that risk even it's like 1 in a hundred chance. Palpitations are a heart problem no matter what causes them.
EldritchFox · 41-45, F
@Nightwings I can't lessen the palpations until I have treatment for anxiety. I rarely even have them anyway. And it has been decided for me that I won't get the actual help I need. So I'm screwed. I appreciate you trying to help but I just got screwed.
Nightwings · F
@EldritchFox I am sorry that this happened. I think it's stupid too that you can't just get done what you want. If you cannot lessen them, please still try chamomile tea with 2 to 4 letters when you have adrenaline surges due to memory flashes. It forces your nervous system to relax, and your nervous system is what responds dramatically to psychological factors. It will help with the symptoms until you find a doctor or a method that will let you treat the underlying cause.



