I'm a sufferer of health anxiety for 5 years, I'm 21 and have thought I've had a variety of issues (mostly heart related).
I've been checked several times. Mainly been given resting ECGs in which doctors have told me I'm fine. The most responsive answer I got was once a doctor did send me to hospital because my heart rate was high (but sinus) and even then he was only worried I had an infection.
Today I've felt extra anxious today and decided it would be a good idea to download this heart rhythm app. Jesus it's freaked me the hell out, constantly popping up with "possibly irregular rhythm", sometimes it's coming up with regular but not all that often. I'm aware that's it's no need to panic but sadly health anxiety has caused me to freak out and now I'm convinced I have Afib and possibly heart disease which just wasn't caught on the 5 ecgs I had before. If you're a hypochondriac just go to the doctor do not download these apps because all the reassurance doctors have previously given me is out the window.
I've been checked several times. Mainly been given resting ECGs in which doctors have told me I'm fine. The most responsive answer I got was once a doctor did send me to hospital because my heart rate was high (but sinus) and even then he was only worried I had an infection.
Today I've felt extra anxious today and decided it would be a good idea to download this heart rhythm app. Jesus it's freaked me the hell out, constantly popping up with "possibly irregular rhythm", sometimes it's coming up with regular but not all that often. I'm aware that's it's no need to panic but sadly health anxiety has caused me to freak out and now I'm convinced I have Afib and possibly heart disease which just wasn't caught on the 5 ecgs I had before. If you're a hypochondriac just go to the doctor do not download these apps because all the reassurance doctors have previously given me is out the window.
