You can get beta blockers prescribed for pre-performance anxiety, all it does is settle your heart rate down, doesn't work on other symptoms of anxiety like sweaty palms (LOL). Getting your heart checked out might be useful, just for reassurance, but it's unlikely to be anything serious or I think your Doc may have done more than just put you on BB's.
That adrenaline rush is just an anxiety thing - even if your mind doesn't recognise your anxiety, your body does!! It's good to learn some breathing techniques, and have some pre-performance anxiety-reduction rituals to draw on.
If you can think of them as 'energy surges' rather than anything to worry about, they'll settle down quite quickly - and the wee kick they give will add edge to your performance.
There is heaps of info on the net about performance anxiety and how to use that zizz effectively - it's good to have some anxiety, adds pep to a performance - but it's also good to have it under control. I'll look up some sites when I get to work and flick them on to here. I have some books also, which are at work, and I'll put them up here too.
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