WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for February, 2003: Re: Very rapid heartbeats & stress? Please answer

Re: Very rapid heartbeats & stress? Please answer - VERY SCARED!

From: Abby (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 7 Feb 2003 13:37:56 -0600 (CST)

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At Fri, 7 Feb 2003, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: >
>This is a normal reaction to stress. BP of 135/73 is not indicative of heart attack, though heart rate of 110 over prolonged periods is not good. I'm not a doctor, but I don't think you are about to have a heart attack. If you have a company nurse, you must be in a company that is fairly sizeable, and thus there must be a Human Resources Department. There are procedures that must be followed in documenting work performance problems. I suggest you set up a meeting ASAP between your supervisors and a Human Resources staff member to try to turn this situation around. I'm not saying you are a poor performer, but apparently your supervisors are beginning to document you in preparation for dismissal. If they do, you probably won't be able to collect unemployment, and being fired for cause will make it harder to find a new job. You can buy some time by going to Human Resources. In the meantime, try to calm down- they aren't worth getting sick over. My feeling is you are probably a basically good employee who probably hasn't been trained sufficiently (I believe the conscientious employees feel stress in your position; the bad ones don't).

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>At Fri, 7 Feb 2003, Lyn wrote:
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>>I am a 31 year old female. I have been under an extreme amount of
>>stress lately due to problems with my supervisors at work - so much so
>>that I dread coming to work everyday and get tense upon arriving in the
>>office.
>>
>>In the past, when in a confrontational situation, my heart will beat
>>very heavily and fast in my chest. This usually lasts for a minute or
>>two during the confrontation and subsides afterwards.
>>
>>Today, I became aware that another confrontation between me and my
>>supervisor was going to occur due to some written feedback. Immediately
>>upon reading this paper, my heart began to beat VERY rapidly and hard
>>and I had some slight pain in my chest. When it didn't subside after a
>>few minutes, I went to our company nurse. She checked my blood pressure
>>at 135/73 (usually 120/70) and my pulse at 110 - note that initially
>>both were probably substantially higher because it was beginning to
>>slow. Told me it was stress and assured me that I was NOT having a
>>heart attack.

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