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Q: heart pounding without pain but with panic feeling

asked by: npenney on January 18th, 2008

New User

Does anybody else experience bouts of heart pounding, no pains but feel panicky. Sometimes it happens when I lay down at night or when I am just relaxing and can go on for an hour or more. It feels like I can't get oxygen in but think maybe that is the panic aspect of it.

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DianaJJ

replied on February 12th, 2008

Experienced User

Hi,
Yes, I had the exact same thing happen during menopause. I would be just relaxing and my heart would begin to pound and really beat fast. I would feel panicky and anxious and I also would have shortness of breath. It would take about an hour for me to calm down. It's amazing how our hormones and affect so many things in our bodies. I also would wake up out a a sound sleep with my heart racing. I am about 3 years post and things have really settled down. Be patient.

DJ

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