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What Causes Heart Palpitations And Bouts Of Depression?
Hi for several years I have had chronic insomnia and constant headaces, heart palipitations and bouts of depression. Yet, blood tests do not reveal anything. These symptoms happened immediately after running on a track one night and I felt a rush of adrenaline or fluid in my head and almost passed out. I also experience vertigo sleepless night afterwards.. What could this possibly be?
Mon, 2 Mar 2015
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I can understand your problem. The symptoms like you have mentioned palpitations, chronically disturbed sleep, depressive symptoms can occur due to depression or anxiety with panic attacks. Detailed evaluation by a psychiatrist is needed to make proper diagnosis. Your blood work came normal and didnt reveal anything so possibility of anxiety is more.
Visit a psychiatrist for treatment of these symptoms. Medicines like sertraline, escitalopram etc can help to reduce these symptoms and you will feel better. These medicines will also help in good sleep. I would also advise you to get yourself evaluated by a physician and ECG done to rule out any angina or cardiac cause for your symptoms.
Thanks, hope this helps you. Take care
I can understand your problem. The symptoms like you have mentioned palpitations, chronically disturbed sleep, depressive symptoms can occur due to depression or anxiety with panic attacks. Detailed evaluation by a psychiatrist is needed to make proper diagnosis. Your blood work came normal and didnt reveal anything so possibility of anxiety is more.
Visit a psychiatrist for treatment of these symptoms. Medicines like sertraline, escitalopram etc can help to reduce these symptoms and you will feel better. These medicines will also help in good sleep. I would also advise you to get yourself evaluated by a physician and ECG done to rule out any angina or cardiac cause for your symptoms.
Thanks, hope this helps you. Take care
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We understand your concerns
I went through your details. Your experience with chronic insomnia and constant headaches, heart palpitations and bouts of depression could have happened because of your stress and obsession. You had a panic attack due to stress related problems and you refuse to understand it. Understanding panic disorder, anxiety and stress makes you open and you learn to manage them with the help of meditation and psychotherapy. you may consult a psychologist for diagnosis and treatment.
If you require more of my help in this aspect, please use this URL. http://goo.gl/aYW2pR. Make sure that you include every minute details possible.
Hope this answers your query. Available for further clarifications.
Good luck.
Welcome to HCM
We understand your concerns
I went through your details. Your experience with chronic insomnia and constant headaches, heart palpitations and bouts of depression could have happened because of your stress and obsession. You had a panic attack due to stress related problems and you refuse to understand it. Understanding panic disorder, anxiety and stress makes you open and you learn to manage them with the help of meditation and psychotherapy. you may consult a psychologist for diagnosis and treatment.
If you require more of my help in this aspect, please use this URL. http://goo.gl/aYW2pR. Make sure that you include every minute details possible.
Hope this answers your query. Available for further clarifications.
Good luck.
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