@kgiery
Per my EP it takes about a year for someone to get used to having a ICD and or Pacemaker. Both physically and mentally. Physically the body will encapsulate the device and it will become less physically feeling.

Mentally it will again take some time to get use to having a foreign device in your body. Too much worry will cause the fright or flight adrenaline build up and most likely the cause (only an opinion based on my past experiences with anxiety/panic attacks.

So normal would not say but can happened yes. Do you have just he pacemaker or a ICD/Pacemaker? Either way the device is implanted to provide you a better quality or life and in many cases like mine insurance (I have a ICD/Pacemaker for 20 years) you own EMS in your body anytime you need an emergency shock to bring your heart back into rhythm or to pulse you out of arrythmias.

If you have only the pacemaker was it done to bring your pulse rate up? Than is common procedure to ensure pulse rate does not get too low which can cause arrythmia in your heart, dizziness, etc.

My heart is paced at 70 bpm. The medications I take Entresto and Coreg brought my BPM into the 50's and even lower. I have a lot of PVCs so my EP experimented with right pacing level to help reduce them. We found 70 bpm was beneficial to reducing PVCS.

The pacemaker or ICD or a dual device is in your body to help you. Accept that, appreciate you have something to help you. See it as a plus versus worrying about having it. See it as something good and beneficial for you. Know that millions and millions of individuals have these devices. I have had one since 2006.