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Heart Palpitations & Ectopic Beats

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MILAO
MILAO

hey all,

So my anxiety is completely off the charts! I ended up having a severe reaction to Sertraline & it was honestly the worst experience/week of my life! I have never felt so mentally and physically unwell and I am certain I developed Serotonin Syndrome I had to stay in Hospital!

Long story short for the 7 days I was on them I developed pretty bad Ectopic Beats. For anyone who does not know it is a palpitation where your heart adds an extra beat so then the next beat takes a little longer to come and when it does come its like a big THUD in your chest! It is a horrible sensation and feels like a fish flipping around in your chest.

Since coming off the tablets 9 days ago I am still experiencing these Ectopics and mainly at night at rest however today I actually had a Panic Attack where my heart was racing as it usually would during an attack however I also had LOADS of Ectopics during the actual panic attack which made it SO MUCH WORSE!

I have been referred to a Cardiologist for some tests to see my heart in more detail! From what I have read it does seem common that people with anxiety get these sort of palps and I wanted to know if any of you also get them and if so how many per day & do they also come on during a Panic Attack too?

Thanks! 😃

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  • megan2323
    megan2323 MILAO

    Posted

    I get these beats . Some days 100x some days 2. Some days zero .They have been more frequent lately . I tried changing diet and still got them .

    • MILAO
      MILAO megan2323

      Posted

      Did you ever see anyone about them? I'm due to have a scan of my heart and then a 3 day heart monitor

  • ge34667
    ge34667 MILAO

    Posted

    i have the same problem and its scaring me so much, keep getting scared i will die:'( scaring me

    • MILAO
      MILAO ge34667

      Posted

      Have you seen anyone about them?

  • Jack2001
    Jack2001 MILAO

    Posted

    I have them constantly. How old are you?

    • MILAO
      MILAO Jack2001

      Posted

      I'm 24. Have you seen anyone about them? They're so annoying!

    • Jack2001
      Jack2001 MILAO

      Posted

      yeah ive seen a cardioligist and currently have a monitoring device on

    • MILAO
      MILAO Jack2001

      Posted

      Did they seem concerned? I have a 3 Day Monitor coming on Tuesday, fun times lol!

  • megan2323
    megan2323 MILAO

    Posted

    yes i have had echo , 3 week holter. nothing serious they say i just have a fast heart rate and palpiataions not caused by heart issue

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