Can anxiety trigger tachycardia?

[Walnut777]

I've had about 3 episodes in the past 2 years of tachycardia. Sudden high blood pressure and elevated heart rate. All 3 happened before or during an event I dreaded over.
The 2nd one i went to the e.r.
It was over by the time I got there.
Doctor ransom many tests and believed it to be anxiety.

The last episode was a few nights ago.
Sitting at home. I felt a lil funny. Checked my blood pressure. It was 109/70 HR 55.
10 minutes later. 147/99 heartrate 123.
Took a klonopin and aspirin and it was over in less than 30 minutes.

Going to discuss this with my doctor at next appointment.

 

[hatboxghost]

Absolutely. I’m normally in the 70’s 80’s HR and below 120/80 BP at home. When I’m under the throws of anxiety my heart rate can get up to 120 and BP 150/90. Last couple of times I went to ER all of the above was true and everything came back normal.

 

[Walnut777]

Thanks for the reply. I cant stand it when it happens.

 

[hatboxghost]

Thanks for the reply. I cant stand it when it happens.

No, me either. And it’s so annoying because I always tell the doctors when I’m at the hospital, “it’s because I’m here! Can we go to my house and check all this again?”

 

[daysinthesun]

Yes. Absolutely. I went to the hospital once, convinced I was having heart issues. I was shaking so badly by the time i got to the back that I had to be told to calm down. My blood pressure was sky high and they gave me scans and hooked me up to a machine. Everything said I was fine. They took my pressure again before I left and it was much closer to normal. It dropped dramatically. I didn’t believe anxiety could do that to me until i saw it first hand.