It really depends on the condition. I have two leaky valves at this point. One was from birth. I have an arrhythmia, basically my heart misses a beat and then resets. I feel it when I’m resting, like before I fall asleep at night. It feels yucky. Feels like my heart stops for a fleeting moment.
More recently, my resting heart rate was up, probably because I had increased my thyroid meds hoping to lower my blood pressure, and I felt like my heart was quivering, which could have been a-fib possibly. I didn’t get it diagnosed. I lowered my meds a little. The quiver seems to have gone away.
I’ve had high cholesterol since forever. People die young on both sides of my family from heart attacks.
You wrote “failing” so, do you mean congestive heart failure? Or, maybe something like A-fib? All the things I told you about me, I’m never very afraid, because my whole life I’ve believed I have a high risk of a heart attack at a young age, but I have to say that when my arrhythmia happens a lot, I do feel like I’m not going to wake up sometimes. It makes me a little nervous, but then I fall asleep.
The possible a-fib worried me, but I asked people a lot of questions, and lowered my thyroid meds, and luckily it seems to be getting better. If I wind up having a-fib, I’d be pretty annoyed.
Also, part of the way I deal with the fear when it sneaks into my mind is I pop aspirin.
When I eat unhealthy foods I increase my fear, because of my cholesterol, so eating well helps me feel more in control.
Also, I have a stroke risk, because I have a clotting risk, and also maybe the a-fib, which is also a stroke risk. Plus, I get shingles on my face which is a stroke risk.
Probably, dealing better with stress would be very advisable for me. I do feel (literally physically feel) stress shortens my life.
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