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What Causes Fast Heart Beat While Having Anxiety?

I have anxiety but I also get the extreemly fast beats that you can feel easily on my chest when it happens.

It started in school but only happened once a year.

The last 3 years it has been happening every 2-3 months.

They only last 3 -5 minutes, and it happens usually when I’m standing up.



But 2 weeks ago on the Friday it happened again when I was at work (which has never happened before) it lasted “45 minutes”!!!!



The previous Friday just past I keep getting the start of the fast hard beats but it lsts for around 10 seconds and then I get the releaf that it has stopped.



It is really freaking me out!!! I have been to the hospital and doctors and they say that it’s just the anxiety. I have had tests and stuff done (but not the stress test yet).

I swear this is not the anxiety but something more serious.



Can anyone help me???
Wed, 2 Nov 2016
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hello! One of the most prominent signs of anxiety and panic attacks is accelerated heart rate. Like the other doctors that have seen you, i also think that you have anxiety and the fast heart rate is its symptom. It's very common that these patient seek treatment for chest pain or heart attack. Panic attacks can be triggered by different stimuli, or they can be also unexpected which are unrelated to such triggers. Symptoms of a panick attack are palpitation, accelerated heart rate, sweating, shortness of breath, chest tightness and discomfort, nausea, dizziness, fainting, numbness and tingling sensation especially in the extremities, fear of loosing control, fera of dying. The persons that experience repeated panic attacks suffer also from the fear that another attack may happen.
In my opinion you should consult a doctor to start the appropriate treatment.
I hope i have been of help.
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What Causes Fast Heart Beat While Having Anxiety?

hello! One of the most prominent signs of anxiety and panic attacks is accelerated heart rate. Like the other doctors that have seen you, i also think that you have anxiety and the fast heart rate is its symptom. It s very common that these patient seek treatment for chest pain or heart attack. Panic attacks can be triggered by different stimuli, or they can be also unexpected which are unrelated to such triggers. Symptoms of a panick attack are palpitation, accelerated heart rate, sweating, shortness of breath, chest tightness and discomfort, nausea, dizziness, fainting, numbness and tingling sensation especially in the extremities, fear of loosing control, fera of dying. The persons that experience repeated panic attacks suffer also from the fear that another attack may happen. In my opinion you should consult a doctor to start the appropriate treatment. I hope i have been of help.