Can problems with the vagus nerve cause CARDIAC ARREST!

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I want to know because I have alot of gut and anxiety problems aswell as heart symptoms like plapitations (fast heart rate) heavy heart beats and chest discomfort due to problems with my vagus nerve, i would like to know whether this can trigger a cardiac arrest and if someone knows how this happens and how to prevent this I would really appreciate it.

A 17 year old girl was found dead in her room and she suffered from gut problems and anxiety.

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    Alice why do you feel you have problem ?

    If you are worried make an appointment at the Doctors, He will check you over

    Let us know how you get on

    BOB

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    The heart, like most organs has two sets of nerves, one increases activity and the other will reduce activity, and the Vagus is usually one of this pair. In some organs it increases in others it decreases activity. When the vagus activates its effect on the heart is to slow it down, it actually reduces the heart rate and makes abnormal beats less common. However stimulation by the vagus in the gut actually increases acid production and increases the muscular activity. Gut symptoms are very common in anxiety and can be very varied The increased heart rate when we are anxious is caused by a different group of nerves, so while it can certainly make you a lot more aware of your gut feelings it doesn't trigger cardiac arrest. When this happens in young people, it is extremely rare and often associated with exercise, its more an issue about the way impulses spread through the heart. The same nerves also effect your breathing which might make people more aware of their chest, but if its discomfort its more likely to be due to muscular tension.

    Whenever your concerned about new symptoms and sensations its worth talking to your Dr, heart problems in young people are often easy for a Dr to identify and if he discounts it then you can focus on managing the anxiety. He might also be able to offer other forms of help and offer advice.

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      Thx so much I'm just so worried I've stupidly read 2 stories about young people being found dead due 2 vagal nerve inflammation, I have had heart tests ecgs and echo but I'm scared my vagus nerve will just trigger a cardiac arrest like it did with the others I'm really sorry to bother u I'm just so frightened

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    nope you will not die of it-----you are ruining your life no thing else--------i will give you an example ok------i don,t wanna make your scared-------some time people will buy 0 meter car and after few months the car enigine is seezed----i mean to say engine will become damaged even its new--------some time old model cars engine work really very well there is technical faults bcoz of that new car engine is seezed--------

    2-----Every plane didnot crash some of them will crash but you are talking like the plane in which you are sitting will crash 100%---there is possiblity but not sureity----

    some time healthy person who don,t have a heart disease or any kind of disease but they have cardiac arrest---------some time there is a person who is suffering from heart disease will live long then the normal person

    i have an uncle his heart is not working properly and have a big heart is size but still he is alive--------more then 9 years now--------some time he say i don,t wanna go to doctor-------------

    You are fine on your previous post i reply to you but your anxiety is to high thats why you are posting again and again--i didnot blame i understand bcoz i do the same what ur doing now but i go for test now i don,t care even i will die or not----------------------your tests are clear and you are fine----------you will not die------------what God want it will happen we didnot change it you can not live more one  second not less -------every one will die one day if we die after 100 years or we die today result is the same we all have to die one day------------better to go to doctor and start anxiety tablets that will help you sorry this is my last post to you

     

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    Hi Alice let's face the facts here you have health anxiety.You are fixated on common symptoms of anxiety and assuming you have a problem with your vegus nerve.You have absolutely no evidence to support this however you are obsessed by this thought that you are going to drop dead.Go to your doctor and ask for therapy as you are wasting time on needless procedures instead of working on the real problem which is anxiety.

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