adrenalin and low heart rate

Ok, here's a new one for ya. I've been having a private conversation with a member about this, but I want to know what anyone else thinks about this theory. I've had panic/anxiety attacks almost all my adult life. Well someone (not on here) told me that my body is probably sending me extra adrenalin when my heart drops too low which gives makes me have panic attacks. It make sense, but I don't know if it's true or not. Any thoughts?? I would love it if it were true, because then maybe my pm would correct that and I wouldn't have to be so dependent on xanax any more.

p.s. 7 days to go

5 Comments

interesting similarity

by DC Pacer - 2010-02-18 09:02:08

I used to suffer major anxiety / panic attacks pre-PM. I was diagnosed with WPW (conduction issue involving an extra accessort pathway) in 2008. I had an ablation and my anxiety seemed to dissipate. An extra accessory pathway established itself in late 2008, and I had another ablation in March 2009 that failed and resulitngly I had a PM implanted.

I feel 100% better from a rhythm and emotional standpoint. There is no doubt in my mind that the extra accessory pathway and the emotional stress associated with coping with my severe rhythm issues led to panic / anxiety attacks pre-PM.

Will be interested to see others' opinions on this.

DC

Anxiety & Heart Rate

by J.B. - 2010-02-18 10:02:17



If you haven't already, take a look at the information about anxiety and heart rates these two web sites. They may help you find some answers:

http://www.anxietyattacks.homestead.com/ and

http://www.zinearticles.com/?Anxiety-Attack-and-Chest-Pain&id

I missed that...

by DC Pacer - 2010-02-19 07:02:43

Didn't see that DanaT was suffering from low HR; my experience was with WPW and extra accessory pathways, which led to high (180-220 bpm) heartrate episodes and resultingly anxiety/panic attacks.

opposite

by Tracey_E - 2010-02-19 08:02:40

I've never heard of a low hr triggering a panic attack, but that doesn't mean it can't happen. I would expect the opposite to be true- that a panic attack triggers the adrenaline.

opposite

by DanaT - 2010-02-19 09:02:23

No, the low HR doesn't trigger the panic attack - the low hr triggers the brain to make extra adrenaline to make your hr RISE, which in turn gives the panic attack. (supposedly)

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