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@mcnabbjulie

I am about to turn 52 and I have a gas to/ heart issue. I have had anxiety all my life. Started with butterflies in the pit of my stomach and progressed to IBS and esophageal spasms. Just recently PVCs/PACs. I have been told they are related to anxiety. I have kept a diary and I only notice them when I’m aggravated or I am real gassy from my IBS flare or certain foods. They wanted me to take propranolol for it however I really don’t want to take that medication. Any suggestions on how to manage a flare up?

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Hi and Welcome to connect, yes I can relate to your issue. I am also someone that can get real anxious when upset or just not knowing why I'm having this strange feeling in my chest. I found that for me it was first to determine if it was my heart or stomach as the symptoms sometimes are almost the same. So when I would feel one I would first check my pulse. I got real good at finding it so it only took a second. If it felt fine I would then tell myself, sometimes if alone I would actually yell at myself , that it was nothing to worry about. But if I noticed some skipped beats then I realized it was just some of those and relax maybe lye down and listen to something to take my mind off of it. I hope that helps and I might note don't feel for a pulse more than a few seconds or you may get anxious just anticipating something is about to happen. Maybe like 10 seconds just to verify it's more likely your stomach and not your heart.
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