Does your heartbeat race when visiting the doctor?

Does your heart beat (race) strongly when the doctor begins exam / physical?

I think it is normal for my heart beat to speed up when I am being examined. I think the anticipation of the exam, and then when I am finally being auscultated, my heart beat is stronger.

My exams have included a unique stress test that I have developed. I stimulate the patient while using a stethoscope to listen to her rapidly beating heart. At times it is a difficult procedure, since I am not sure if it is not my own heart that I hear beating in my ears! 😮

My hearts beats much faster- just at the regular doctor.

If I'm in the exam room, the combination of tension, nervousness, and anticipation makes my heart speed up!

Yes, it does have an effect. The anticipation is definitely a main reason for my heart beat to speed up.

Absolutely. The doctor would have to be totally deaf, with no sense of touch to miss it.

User264 can you describe to us in what consists that stress test that you perform?

user264 can you describe to us in what consists that stress test that you perform?

With female patients I find it most productive to stimulate them sexually. That gets there heart racing for the stress test. Men unfortunately do not have a vagina and have to run on the tread mill. 😁

User264 I certainly agree with you that stimulating a woman sexually, can get her heart racing. But what about men, they do not have a vagina, but? Without getting too obscene, I know that when my husband has orgasmed, and we are cuddling together, I can feel his heart pounding. (Actually this is one of my favourite parts of making love). His heart sounds and feels like he has run a mile.

User264 I certainly agree with you that stimulating a woman sexually, can get her heart racing. But what about men, they do not have a vagina, but? Without getting too obscene, I know that when my husband has orgasmed, and we are cuddling together, I can feel his heart pounding. (Actually this is one of my favourite parts of making love). His heart sounds and feels like he has run a mile.

Kimberly,

You are describing the stress test you (a female) perform on your husband (a male), and there is nothing wrong with that.

My point was that if I (a male) was performing the test on a female, I would perform it in a certain fashion to achieve the clinical result desired. Now if I needed to achieve the same clinical result on a male, I would not do it the same way, if you catch my drift. 😉

Or as Seinfeld would say, "Not that there is anything wrong with that." 😁

Naturally, my heart rate increases at an exam. Often I make a conscious decision to calm down when my doctor is taking my blood pressure, just so it doesn't appear as a false high.

My heartbeet usually speeds up as I walk into the exam room and after that it usually goes back to normal before the exam begins.

Just the waiting and nervousness increases my heart rate and it continues even during the start of the exam. I try to get it back to normal but it never works

If I'm seeing the doctor for my Pap/physical, my heart beats faster than normal, in anticipation of what will be happening to me in the next few minutes.

But if I'm not naked in the exam room, even if I know he will listen to my heart and lungs I can control myself better.

I always want the stethoscope used on me though.

Yes always, from when i was young. It could be a problem if you have to do a visit with a cardiologist

Yes and its so embarassing. My doctor tells me im too anxious and i need to relax. She has no idea why though.

My heart starts to absolutely pound when the doc tells me to go lie down because I know she will be taking my BP and listening to my heart in a little while 😄

While auscultating, she always comments that my heart is going really quick, and that makes it go even faster!

Yes, the anxiety and fear make it beat fast and hard. It is very embarrassing because the doctor realizes I am nervous.

I become hyper nervous and my heart beats like crazy whenever I'm about to be examined with a stethoscope; the very sight of the stethoscope produces this reaction in me! Does anyone else experience this?

For me, it's white coat syndrome. When I go to the doctor, my blood pressure and heart rate go up. In my case, it's not excitement but anxiety.

Hi,

me too, I become extremely nervous in expectation of a Stethoscope exam - either at the real doctor's or for a PlayDoc Steth session. I have a very nice doctor (woman), who I see regularly. The expectation of undressing for the Stethoscope drives me mad. My heart races, my penis becomes rock hard and my head is red. She uses a sexy red Littmann stethoscope and usually listens for quiet a long time. It's a mixture of feelings: On one side, I hope, it'll be over soon - on the other hand I wished it would never end. And always she smiles and says "Are you nervous..." I wished I could take all my courage and tell her: "You know. I'm a Heart Beat and Stethoscope maniac..."

As yourself, I get aroused by the simple sight of a Stethoscope. The touch enhances it even more.

In our PlayDoc Stethoscope sessions, the nervousness and arousal are different, because we can do more as in a real exam situation. Fanatasy roles, and we know, that the stethoscope and exam session will end up in a multiple orgasm...

My blood pressure is high to begin with, so at the doc, it can go as high as 160/100. My heart always pounds, since I have to have nothing but a skimpy gown on. With my breasts exposed, as well as taking deep breaths, my heart always goes nuts!

My heart beats like crazy whenever a stethoscope goes anywhere near it. If I'm lucky enough to have a lady doctor comment on how fast it is, that just adds to the thrill!

My greatest fantasy is that she would then seek to reassure me that there was nothing to worry about, and offer me the stethoscope to listen to her heart by way of comparison... ;-)

I have White Coat Syndrome. BP and HR are through the roof in a clinical setting. Pure nervousness at the time. After the exam, when I get home......I re-play it over and over in my head. That's when it becomes erotic.

When I know I'm going to be examined my heart is always beating way to fast and my blood pressure rises instantly! The doctor has actaully been concerned about my heart rate before and I've never known how to say to him why that is haha I can't look as the doc starts listening to my heart and lungs!

Yes, always ... The doc always asks me if I consumed any caffeine before coming because my heartbeat is so fast!

Yes, My heart goes very fast and the nurse usually asks if I am nervous. I usually tell her that I am. If they only knew why my heart was racing.

Yes, racing heart beats. I get flustered too n my hands tremble abit. My doctor already knows that I am super nervous, so speaks more softly and slowly to me.

Not racing, pumping with great force is more like it. I have to think about anything but the doctor, the stethoscope and my heart. I really try to relax or else my heart would give me away. I have a female doctor, I don't even find her very attractive ....but after the last time she listened to my heart I have been fantasizing about her doing it again and again! I would almost welcome a huge erection so she would know what she was doing to me by listening to my pump going thumPA thumPA thumPA! She wears her hair up so you can really see the stethoscope in her ear canals.....that's so hot...I can imagine the sound of my strong heart muscle flowing through the rubber tubing and the metal binaurals right into her waiting eardrums ! BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM!

Yes absolutely!

Sometimes doctors even anticipate and consider it normal.

I remember once when I had a viral fever (it's a fever that doctors cannot explain and blood tests show nothing) I visited my GP of that time - a woman in her late 30s and rather nice looking.

Lying on my back on the exam table, while she placed her stethoscope at various places on my chest, I could feel my heart pounding.

She went on to check my blood pressure with an electronic device that also read out my heartbeat.

She didn't make any comment about either my BP or heartbeat.

I asked her if either my BP or pulse rate was higher than normal and

She said: No, should they be?

I said: I feel so.

She asked: Why?

I said: Well...because I am nervous and can hear my heartbeat - rather heart-thump - loud and fast

She smiled and asked: What's there to be nervous about? It's only a viral.

I said sheepishly: Well, you could decide to give me some injections

She smiled: You want me to?

I said: Only if necessary - I'm afraid of needles!

She laughed: Nah. No injections for a viral unless you can't swallow tabs.

I said: That helps. I can swallow tabs and can do without the injections thank you very much

She laughed again: Just take these tabs to keep the fever down. You'll be okay in 3-4 days. Come back only if the fever persists beyond that. Or other symptoms like vomiting or chest infection show up.

I took the prescription and left. She was right, I was okay three days later.

Possibly that combination of fear of the unknown disease, anticipation of the pain of a likely injection, the helplessness lying on one's back and submitting to a pretty woman - albeit a trained professional - all make good reasons for the heart to go bumpity bump!

For all healthcare professionals: Respect!

But my uber-creative, constantly travelling mind just sets my imagination on fire...