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What Causes Burning Sensation In The Chest With Severe Panic Attacks?
Question: Do panic attacks cause burning in chest and upper annealing with rapid heart
Brief Answer:
yes, these can occur in panic disorders
Detailed Answer:
HI, thanks for using healthcare magic
Yes, panic attacks, a form of anxiety, can cause burning in the chest and also contributing to the increased heart rate.
Anxiety/Panic can worsen or cause symptoms of reflux which causes burning in the chest.
These are common symptoms of anxiety and can be seen in panic disorders though other causes of increased heart rate can also be excluded to make sure that there are no other reasons eg thyroid disease, low blood count, related to abnormal heart rhythm.
These are ruled out with blood tests such as a complete blood count, thyroid function tests and an ECG to take a look at the heart
If these are all normal, then the change in heart rate is attributed to the panic.
There are medications that can help with reflux symptoms/burning such as pepcid, protonix, prevacid, prilosec, nexium along with some lifestyle changes.
Lifestyle changes such as reduced citrus/spicy/fatty/fried foods.
I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions
yes, these can occur in panic disorders
Detailed Answer:
HI, thanks for using healthcare magic
Yes, panic attacks, a form of anxiety, can cause burning in the chest and also contributing to the increased heart rate.
Anxiety/Panic can worsen or cause symptoms of reflux which causes burning in the chest.
These are common symptoms of anxiety and can be seen in panic disorders though other causes of increased heart rate can also be excluded to make sure that there are no other reasons eg thyroid disease, low blood count, related to abnormal heart rhythm.
These are ruled out with blood tests such as a complete blood count, thyroid function tests and an ECG to take a look at the heart
If these are all normal, then the change in heart rate is attributed to the panic.
There are medications that can help with reflux symptoms/burning such as pepcid, protonix, prevacid, prilosec, nexium along with some lifestyle changes.
Lifestyle changes such as reduced citrus/spicy/fatty/fried foods.
I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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