Not Sure Which Forum... Anxiety Attacks Causing Arrhythmia? Posted: 09-19-06 19:02pm
Well... Somehow I have an arrhythmia, and
now we're trying to determine exactly what
the cause is. I was convinced I was
having anxiety attacks for almost a week
before I actually went to the doctor for
chest pain and shortness of breath (along
with diarrhea, stomach cramps, shoulder
aches, insomnia, and a racing heartbeat,
to a lesser degree). I really think most
of my problem is anxiety. Can anyone
tell me if anxiety attacks can cause an
arrhythmia?
Thanks,
-rachel
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backhome22
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 18 Nov 2005 Posts: 195 Location: MN
Posted: 09-20-06 11:42am
I'm not sure if i'm totally right, but to
my knowledge, anxiety can cause an
arrythmia. What type of arrythmia are you
talking about? Do you have missed/skipped
beats, no solid pattern, or too fast? I
have felt them all with anxiety, and my
doctor said especially a fast heart beat
can be caused by it.
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rachelnicole
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 19 Sep 2006 Posts: 86
Posted: 09-20-06 11:57am
My sinus and av nodes beat at different
times. So instead of my heart beating
bump, bump, it beats b-bump, b-bump. But
anxiety was making the sinus dysrhythmia
i've had for the past few years worse--
when I would breathe in, my heart would
race, and when I would exhale it would
practically stop.
