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Rapid heart rate (pulse), made worse by emotional stress
Rapid heart rate (pulse), made worse by emotional stress
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
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A 42-year old male asked:
Can stress, anxiety, and elevated heart rate from emotional confrontations cause hems to develop and or rupture? Also, does elev. Hrt rate increase bp?
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A 54-year old female asked:
Sometimes wake up in night with vibrating chest. Pulse ok & heart rate. Under a lot of stress. Oophorectomy 9 yrs ago. Going for heart scan soon?
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A 23-year old female asked:
Prolonged emotional stress makes my PVCs worse and stronger and also pain in my left lower jaw near chin, arm. 3 years heart FULLY tests and fine. Why?
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A 49-year old male asked:
My resting pulse rate has been 95 to 100 beats per minute for the last few days. I've had heart tests with a cardiologist about a year ago and all was fine. Can stress and anxiety cause that?
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A 27-year old female asked:
I am experiencing feeling anxious (worsened by: psychological stress) , rapid heart rate (worsened by: psychological stress) , shaking hands or tremor, difficulty concentrating, agitation (severity: moderate) , loss of temper, emotional problems (quality
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A 31-year old male asked:
31 m Heart rate / beat takes longer to to accelerate feels heavy now and my pulse feels weak past 5 months seen lung and heart doc chest ct / bronchoso / vq scan / echo / stress nuclear / holter / ekg / pft showed + methanine airway dise can do that?
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A 23-year old male asked:
Heart pain from emotional stress going to get married worried a lot about heart muscle should I worry about pain emotional heart?
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A 44-year old male asked:
If i'm otherwise healthy and BP usually normal at rest, but pulse and BP get very high during anxiety or stress can it cause stroke or heart attack?
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A 40-year old male asked:
I'm hypochondriac, had normal heart exams 2 wks ago (echo, stress, holter) pulse was 60-70, this weekend it's 55 even during panic. Cause for concern?
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A 27-year old female asked:
On and off chest discomfort, heart just skipped a beat and then erratic pulse, staying calm but how long should I wait to get my echo and stress test?
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A 56-year old female asked:
Is left arm and shoulder blade discomfort lasting 20 min caused by emotional stress related to the heart? Can walk or kayak for hours.
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A 24-year old male asked:
I have anxiety and OCD with heart health. I am always checking my pulse and BP. I tend to have BP 100/60 or lower. Is this good stress management?
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A 49-year old male asked:
If someone experiences high levels of emotional stress and trauma can this cause heart arrythmia? Can this arrythmia settle down once the trauma is dealt with?
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A 33-year old male asked:
I am experiencing heart palpitations ( pulse) (worsened by: caffeinated drinks (coffee, tea, soda, etc.), psychological stress) .
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A 23-year old female asked:
Im under a lot of constant stress and get emotional/cry sometimes. Will it not make me get serious heart condition(if dont got one already), or develop a cancer(if dont got one already). And make my valve regurgitations go harmless to severe fast?
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A 29-year old female asked:
Heart pain lasts a few seconds but is severe. Happens under emotional stress/exercising. Feels like my heart is spasming/squeezed. What could it be?
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A 26-year old female asked:
My recent TSH100.00uIU/mL.2days later I was going through emotional stress.took a handful of 100mcg .heart is racing left arm pain.Is it Heart attack?
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A 30-year old male asked:
I've been really stressed past 2 days, ckd pulse last night on phone and it would go from 60 to 80 when taking deep breath, then back down. Normal? Dr says my heart is strong, I've been fatigued too and he thinks I have a cold or allergies right now
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A 49-year old male asked:
I had my heart checked out thoroughly under a cardiologist with stress echo, 48 hour halter monitor and blood tests etc. I woke up during night with lightheadedness and felt like I was about to pass out. Pulse weaker than usual. What may cause that?
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A 40-year old female asked:
I have a pounding heart for the last week on and off. History of anxiety but am not on any meds at this time. EKG and stress test was normal last yr. Pulse is 85, but can feel pounding. Should i worry? Can this cause heart attack?
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A 41-year old male asked:
Pulse at 111 bpm but has decreased. Slight tightness on left side of chest. Heart stress/EKG test all great results. I have anxiety/panic disorder.
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A 22-year old female asked:
I am experiencing difficulty concentrating, low body weight, pounding heart (pulse) (worsened by: psychological stress) , fatigue, feeling depress...
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A 38-year old male asked:
Can i take xanax 2 hours before the stress test? Or wil affect the result i have fear of dr and hospitals,everytime i go to dr or hospital i have tahicardia while at home my heart pulse are normal. Stress or panic can afect as well Ekg results
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A 31-year old male asked:
Normal blood tests rule cancer ? My brother died lukemia every doc is saying anxiety. heart doc tests echo / holter / stress echo / ekg lung doc bronchosco / Ct scan and full gastro workup / all scopes endo colons capsule. Headach daily weak pulse
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A 20-year old male asked:
I am experiencing feeling anxious that gets worse with psychological stress, that is unaffected by caffeinated drinks (coffee, tea, soda, etc.), unable to grip (hands), shaking hands, rapid heart rate that gets worse with psychological stress, exercise, t
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A 22-year old asked:
21 yo male. Took beta block for panic attacks a few years ago. Been off beta for over a year, and my heart rate in bed near sleep gets as low as 48. Accelerates as expected with stress and exercise and is usually around 60 when sitting. 40s at night?
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A 30-year old asked:
Why does the pulse rate increase and heart pound after sprinting?
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A 27-year old male asked:
My heart rate was over 110 during fever I was really scared, but now that the fever has gone the heart rate is 66-85 depending on activity or stress.
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A 42-year old asked:
Can having a fast pulse rate increase you risks of having a heart attack?
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A 37-year old asked:
What can I do about a pulsing face and increased heart rate?
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