Anxiety and Rapid Heart Rate! Please Help!?

I was just diagnosed this week with anxiety, but after and attack it seems that my heart is constantly racing, up to the 130′s….it’s very scary because i fear a heart attack and the more i think about it the more it makes my heart race….does anyone else with anxiety find that their heart races for long time after, it seems like mine is racing from the time i wake up to the time i sleep, i often need to take ativan to calm me and have a nap just to rest my mind but i would like to be able to control it without drugs, im afraid to do even simple chores anymmore because of the constant racing!
all advice is welcome!! and ps i have had 2 EKGs done but they were both during an anxiety attack and they bothed showed tachycardia….this is soo scary though!

Deep breathing would be worth a try.

When your heart starts racing, inhale deeply. Slowly take in as much air as you can. Then slowly exhale. Repeat the process for five minutes if possible. If you can’t do it for that long, that’s okay; even a few seconds may help.

While breathing, try to think of something peaceful and calming.

I can’t guarantee that you will be able to totally control it without medication. It is possible that you may have an actual medical problem that is causing the tachycardia. It may not be anxiety alone, although a racing heart beat is a common symptom of anxiety. It is part of the autonomic nervous system known as the sympathetic nervous system (“fight or flight”). That is, an involuntary brain impulse that gives you the energy to run or fight in response to fear. Sometimes this impulse can over-react, and there is no real reason to run or fight because the fear or anxiety is more of a subtle thing.

Anxiety Symptoms – Palpitations, racing heart, slow heart rate

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