Three in the morning again. Heart going absolutely mental, that weird fluttery thudding thing where you lie there convinced something is actually wrong. I sat up, put my hand on my chest, tried to breathe slowly, told myself it was probably hormones. Probably. That word is doing a lot of work at 3am. I've started writing down when it happens. Time, what I'd eaten or drunk, how the sleep had been before it woke me. Partly because I want to bring something useful to my GP rather than just saying "my heart does a thing sometimes" and getting a shrug. Partly because it stops me spiralling quite as badly if I'm doing something with the information instead of just lying there catastrophising. I've cut my coffee right back this week. Was on three or four mugs a day without really noticing. Now it's one in the morning and that's it. Don't know yet if it's making a difference but I'm noting it anyway. What I actually want to know before my appointment is what tests are reasonable to ask for. Like, can I ask for an ECG? A Holter monitor? Blood tests to rule things out? I don't want to walk in sounding like I've been on WebMD all night (even if I have, a bit) but I also don't want to leave without actually knowing what's going on inside my chest. Does anyone have experience pushing for proper investigation rather than just being told it's anxiety? x