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Suffering From Panic Attacks, Faster Pulse And Heart Beat. What Could Be This?

hi i have been having panic attacks quite a lot recently and today my pulse and heartbeat have been going really fast today and now I feel really weak. been going to the hospital last week cuz the panic attacks were happening too much and I was scared. and they keep sending me home saying im fine but im starting to get really unwell. I feel like my bodys giving up on me
Tue, 11 Jun 2013
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Hi,

Fast heartbeat and feeling panicked can be because of various reasons ranging from simple anxiety or stress to simple or complex arrhythmias (these are abnormal heart rate and rhythm). Also, hyperthyroidism which is excess of thyroid hormones, overuse of certain substances like alcohol, coffee, tobacco can precipitate these kind of symptoms.

If you were my patient I would have ruled out some rare heart related conditions like cardiac arrhythmia by doing Electrocardiogram (ECG) and thyroid disease by ordering thyroid function tests. Please follow up with your doctor and also manage stress appropriately.

Take care!





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Suffering From Panic Attacks, Faster Pulse And Heart Beat. What Could Be This?

Hi, Fast heartbeat and feeling panicked can be because of various reasons ranging from simple anxiety or stress to simple or complex arrhythmias (these are abnormal heart rate and rhythm). Also, hyperthyroidism which is excess of thyroid hormones, overuse of certain substances like alcohol, coffee, tobacco can precipitate these kind of symptoms. If you were my patient I would have ruled out some rare heart related conditions like cardiac arrhythmia by doing Electrocardiogram (ECG) and thyroid disease by ordering thyroid function tests. Please follow up with your doctor and also manage stress appropriately. Take care!