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Panic attack causing borderline high pulse rate?
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Yes but so what: One of the symptoms of panic is increased heart rate. Get good treatment for the panic disorder and the heart rate issue would not be a problem.
Answered 9/28/2016
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Probably Not: When you are in the middle of a panic attack, there is usually an increase in heart rate. However, this increase does not usually continue after the panic attack ends. If you havfe a consistently high, or even "borderline high" heart rate, it is probably due to something else. One possibility would be a persistent presence of stress and anxiety in addition to specific episodes of panic.
Answered 4/14/2016
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Panic & Pulse rate: Temporarily, yes. This follows rapid heart rate during the attack.
Answered 3/2/2019
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