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Why am i having episodes of my heart beating hard and fast all of a sudden without warning or any stress or anxiety or panic attack it happens then goes away after 10 minutes?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Need med eval: Recommend medical evaluation to rule out cardiac cause of these episodes.

Answered 1/13/2020

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A member asked:

Why am i having episodes of my heart beating hard and fast all of a sudden without warning or any stress or anxiety or panic attack it happens then goes away after 10 minutes?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

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