Get Virtual Care
For Businesses
About Us
A member asked:
Could the feeling of your heart feeling like its beating out your chest be caused by anxiety?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
Absolutely: In fact that would probably be a pretty common cause of that feeling. Talk to your doctor, and get some help and an assessment of what is going on.
Answered 5/7/2016
5.5k views
Thank
Related Questions
A member asked:
Weird pressure feeling on left side of chest AND I feel relieve when I put pressure on it...can this be a heart problem or anxiety!?
3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
A member asked:
I do have anxiety but my chest been hurting for a week now Is that a heart attack.. It's not squeezing or heavy feeling, just a funny feeling..
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
I am experiencing chest pain or discomfort. It's not really a pain. I just get a brief tingling feeling near my heart hear and there. I have anxiety.
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
Is this anxiety or something else? I've been laying in bed unable to sleep cause I can feel my heart beating fast in chest. I also awaken with fast HR
5 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
A member asked:
Weird butterly-ish feeling but in my upper chest, near heart. normal heart rate, just feels very odd. never diagnosed with anxiety, not stressed out?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
People also searched for:
What could cause feeling of pressure in chest other than heart problems and anxiety? (Already had them ruled out?
What cause a 5 second sensation of pressure across chest / breasts.Then feeling of lump btwn shoulderblades,few burps.Cardiac anxiety.PCP say heart ok?
Can anxiety cause me to have heart pounding and hearing my heart. When i eat and drink liquid it hurt and make my chest tighten can my anxiety cause it. I am very unfocused and I get fustrated very quickly. I can't exercise without feeling my heart witch
I keep having this constant "drop" feeling in my heart/chest. It's worse when I lie on my back and when I'm standing and or walking. No anxiety?
From my anxiety, for the past couple days I've been getting this feeling of my heart dropping in my chest a lot. Is this dangerous for my heart?
Didn't find what you're looking for?
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.
Ask your questionMore of what we treat
Content on HealthTap (including answers) should not be used for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and interactions on HealthTap do not create a doctor-patient relationship. Never disregard or delay professional medical advice in person because of anything on HealthTap. Call your doctor or 911 if you think you may have a medical emergency.
HIPAASecure
SOC 2 Type 2Certified
JCAHOAccredited
Download HealthTap
Video visit and message your doctor
