Hi all,

I have been having heart palpitations that come and go for pretty much all of my life. I am 29 years old. About a year ago, I mentioned to my doctor that I had been having a lot of them. She listened to my heart and said she didn't notice any issues. I don't even recall having palpitations when I actually went to see her. Eventually, the palps seemed to go away on their own or at least weren't as noticeable, but they've reappeared again and it has me worried that something is wrong with my heart even though a year ago she never expressed any concerns about my blood pressure or heart.

Every so often, I have days where in addition to the palpitations, I notice that I get dizzy when trying to take a deep breath and exhale slowly. When this happens, it is usually because I am "struggling to get a deep breath" but I am not exactly having trouble breathing. It's not like I feel like I'm huffing and puffing just by walking around.

I don't seem to notice the palps when I'm walking around, nor does the dizziness hit when walking around in the hot, humid weather. The dizziness or lightheadedness mainly seems to happen when I'm inside either while seated or going to a standing position after being seated, and usually only when drawing a deep breath and slowly releasing it.

Generally, I don't feel stressed or anxious. But the fact that I'm so mentally focused/worried about my heart I suppose says otherwise. I guess I should say I don't feel panicky in my body for the most part, just that I have a lot of worries and concerns about things that could go wrong. I am not currently on any medications.

Is any of this common for anxiety? I am afraid to go to the doctor right now to get a checkup because of the virus.