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Suggest A Remedy For Elevated Heart Beat Due To Nervousness

when i am at home i have a normal heart rate, but recently when i went to meps for the army i was nervous in there and now they think i have high bp. what can i do to prove i have a perfect heart rate. I have tried the breathing stuff but that can only work for so long. Please help, i really want to be in the army.

                                                  
posted on Thu, 13 Mar 2014
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Greetings. Thank you for your question and welcome to HCM. I understand your concern.

Nervousness and anxiety, in general, are accompanied with acute high levels of adrenalin and noradrenalin in the system. These, in turn, cause a lot of effects in the human organism and, of course, in this case, increased heart rate and high blood pressure. You can try a 7-10 day course with benzodiazepines with low dosages (sedatives), but only after you have consulted a clinical psychologist or a psychiatrist. This class of drugs helps you relax, prevent and suppress panic attacks or anxiety attacks. Also, there is a beta-blocker, propranolol, which is helpful in both reducing the heart rate and, also, reducing anxiety levels and prevent panic attacks. It is especially useful in people with public performance stress. I would recommend you to discuss the frequency of taking and the dosage, either with a cardiologist or you genera practitioner.

I hope I was helpful. Take care and good luck.

Kind regards,
Dr. Meriton
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Suggest A Remedy For Elevated Heart Beat Due To Nervousness

Greetings. Thank you for your question and welcome to HCM. I understand your concern. Nervousness and anxiety, in general, are accompanied with acute high levels of adrenalin and noradrenalin in the system. These, in turn, cause a lot of effects in the human organism and, of course, in this case, increased heart rate and high blood pressure. You can try a 7-10 day course with benzodiazepines with low dosages (sedatives), but only after you have consulted a clinical psychologist or a psychiatrist. This class of drugs helps you relax, prevent and suppress panic attacks or anxiety attacks. Also, there is a beta-blocker, propranolol, which is helpful in both reducing the heart rate and, also, reducing anxiety levels and prevent panic attacks. It is especially useful in people with public performance stress. I would recommend you to discuss the frequency of taking and the dosage, either with a cardiologist or you genera practitioner. I hope I was helpful. Take care and good luck. Kind regards, Dr. Meriton