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Heart palpitations lasting hours

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Imstickingwiththisone · 10/07/2017 22:50

There is a history of depression and anxiety in my family and with my DP.

In the last week I've been experiencing heart palpitations that last hours. This in itself has started to worry me that I'm experiencing some sort of anxiety attack. I thought i had no other symptoms but now i think i might be getting short of breath for periods when it happens but this has developed as I've been getting more concerned that things must be getting on top of me even if i haven't realised

Do panic attacks last this long or are they usually quick episodes? I could be jumping to conclusions because of my awareness of anxiety.

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Squeegle · 10/07/2017 22:52

Have you been drinking a lot of coffee? I gave found coffee plus stress give me palpitations

Imstickingwiththisone · 10/07/2017 23:04

No, just tea only about 5 cups a day.

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Cailleach · 11/07/2017 08:36

Tea also contains caffeine; perhaps switch to decaf tea and see if that helps? I am really sensitive to caffeine and find it makes me very jittery.

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