Is this anxiety?

[Meg888]

Hi. This past few weeks when I’m lying in bed my heart ‘pounds’, it doesn’t beat overly fast, I can just feel it pounding as if across my whole body. Also on waking I seem to have what I can only describe as a tremble, I feel it mostly in my hands, lower legs and upper body and it takes around 10/20 mins to settle down once I’ve got up. I also sometimes have this ‘pounding’ immediately upon waking, but not for long. More recently, I’ve started feeling this tremble in my upper body even when sat relaxed – it comes and goes in waves throughout the day.
I had some blood tests a few months back which ruled out diabetes, as I thought maybe it’s my sugar levels, and 3 yrs ago I was put on flouxetine for depression (other than this period, I’ve never suffered it before) I came off these a year ago and have been absolutely fine since. I’ve not had a good year in terms of loss, family and money problems, but I’m working through all these and I don’t feel as if I’m in some ‘black hole’ like I did the last time. Shortly before being diagnosed with depression, I recall suffering anxiety then, but it was more sort of frantic and panicked feelings over the slightest thing, quite different to this. Can anyone advise please? Thanks

[Sqad]

I cannot think of any organic disease that comes to mind with those symptoms and it is my opinion that the problem is a psychosomatic disorder, probably an acute anxiety state.

I would see your GP who will asses the situation and probably prescribe betablocker or something similar.

[Meg888]

Thanks Squad. I also meant to mention, that I do not drink much, I was partial to a couple of glasses of wine some evenings, but I've cut all alcohol out during the week and only drink moderately at weekends, as I find if I even have only one drink the pounding/trembles are much worse.