I am 47 so of course they took my concerns seriously. Put me on a monitor for a while, etc. They couldn't detect the strange beating that I felt and chalked it up to anxiety. I felt stupid, yet that did not prevent me from going back there a few weeks later when the same thing was happening. It is a frightening feeling. So then I saw a cardiologist and had a serious work up done. When that was clear, T and I discussed relaxation techniques. Oh, and one more thing...weird but ativan did not stop it.