Anxiety heart problems

[Itsmebandolero]

Can anyone tell me how can anxiety affect the heart in a long term. Like anxiety gives you tachycardia and along with depression, guiltiness so has any body experience this or can relate ?

[Agora1]

Itsmebandolero, After having experienced severe anxiety for several years, I went into Atrial Fibrillation. I spent 1 week on the Cardio floor where they couldn't really find a reason I went into A-Fib. The consensus was that my anxiety caused the condition.

[Itsmebandolero in reply to Agora1]

What symptoms did you go through

[Agora1 in reply to Itsmebandolero]

The symptoms are recognizable by a cardiologist or an EKG. Actually, it was a blessing in disguise, because once put on medication, I no longer have any heart issues from anxiety or anything else. Listen to what your doctor says. Everyone is different in how they display signs of stress. For the most part, the symptoms are benign.

[Christory77]

Stress in general can affect your heart. For example when I have anxiety and panic attacks my blood pressure shoots up. That's part of the reason I'm in this mess. In august I thought I was having a heart attack. I went to the emergency room and they told me it was anxiety. So the next day I went to the local free clinic since I didn't have insurance and I told the doctor that I had an anxiety attack and my blood pressure was high. Well she decided to put me on blood pressure medication which I did not need. My blood pressure is actually in the normal level it's only when I get scared it shoots up. Needless to say the stress from that and the medication almost killing me sent me into this anxiety filled life that I now live. I'm trying to work my way through it and find my way out but it's really hard. My suggestion to you is to let the doctors do their job, let them run tests, let them investigate, and if you can find the strength to except what they tell you you'll be able to recover. I haven't found acceptance yet because my mind won't let me I live in constant worry and I hope you don't have to go through that