i had a slight breakdown last year, and it resulted in anxiety probs real bad, i am over the breakdown now and the anxiety is,nt to bad but i get the jumping heart every now and again, its scarey but the heart specialist says its normal, had it today few times and u start to panic, to make things worse my dad died 7 months ago, e had blocked arteries and did not suffer but it makes things worse 4 me haveing the jumpin heart beats,i had to have paramedics out twice after dad died i was that bad, anxiety is not nice, i still think its to do with the menapause, as im going threw that too,it all started with palpitations 3 years ago on and off 4 me, not getting them now, but do get a raceing heart, wot us women ave to go threw, im only 48 and lost 2 years ov my life due to this,im not good going out atall and start panicing, but im hopeing it will pass, my mom went threw same at time ov her menapause so here hopeing it will go soon!!