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I'm a 15 year old girl, I suffer from depression, bad anxiety & panic attacks and a bit of hypochondria. 2 weeks ago I started a antidepressant called sertraline. I eat all the wrong foods such as chocolate, a lot of sweets and chocolate bars and takeaways, I only drink water and have a cup of tea at bedtime. I don't exersize, I'm not fat. Everyday I feel like my heart is constantly racing, every pain I get wherever it is I automatically think I'll die. My phyciatrist is organising me to have some blood tests done and a EKG. I had blood tests done last year and they came back normal I think I was just low in some kinda vitamin. Everyday my heart races and sometimes even when I'm not panicking, just sat watching tv or on my laptop I'll get a heart palpitation and this can happen like 3 4 or 5 times a day but it depends, Does anyone else get this? Could it be my anxiety? Its always happened from when I started getting real down and getting panic attacks ect years ago. Also when I'm crying, or having a panic attack or something like that I get a red blochy rash type thing across my chest, neck and boob area? It doesn't itch, it happened to my legs when I get in the bath and its hot. Is it some kinda heat rash or panic stuff? Any comments will be helpful please don't scare me or be hateful. thank you x
1 Answer
- 8 years ago
You need to distinguish between palpitations and tachycardia. Palpitations are literally just an awareness of your heart beat and it can make you feel very briefly tight chested. Tachycardia is a fast pulse, over 100 beats per min. Either can be a side affect of your medication and these should be mentioned to your doctor.
Don't be fooled that just because you're not fat it means that you're insides are okay. You can still have clots due to high cholesterol if your diet is poor, so do consider altering it. The red blotchy ness could be as simple as vasodilation - just your blood vessels opening up to help remove excess heat, or a heat rash possibly. It may be stress induced otherwise if it only occurs when that happens, but it doesn't sounds like its harmful at all. Sort out your medication and diet and you should be fine.
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