Why does xanax help my skips

[viperron]

I have suffered skips for amost 45 years and the only thing that has got me thru it is a small amount of xanax . Why would this help so much?  PS they still drive me zonkers.

[mum2four]

I dont know what I was reading at the time but I found it while researching my tachycardia. I read that IST is very commen in nurse's. I dont know why maybe its stress related or some thing but I did find that interesting. I wish I knew where it said that so i point you towards it but I'll have to keep thinking.

Take care

[Nurse2b1982]

I am defintetly going to research more on Panic/anxiety and PVCs, I beleive that mine are totally related! I stopped caffeine years ago because of the tachycardia I was having and I have no other risk factors besides the Anxiety problem. Also, I used to have a really high HR when I got nervous or felt that adrenaline rush, so now I beleive that my PVCs are another manifestation of this constant anxiety/ adrenaline coursing through my veins. i intend to research this further. Also I am looking to get into seeing a specialist at Barnes Jewish Hospital and I am going to demand that they find the cause of these dreadful things....hey it's worth a try! I agree, I will never stop either till I find an answer!

[Bs2hgb]

I have the same issue. Anxiety for no reason that I know of amd now these flutters come over me in a rush and happen throughout the day. I hate it. I have Xanax but try not to use. Will have to though.

[viperron]

If you get a chance look up what I had to say about panic attacks, I think you will find it extremely interesting. I have been convinced for years that mine is an adrenalin problem but since I've quit using coffee my panic attacks have stopped, however when I eat chocolate I will still get a very mild attack. I believe that the skipped beats are related to my old panic attacks and will never stop trying to find an answer to our problem, I really believe there is an answer. Can you imagine how much money one could make if he or she could help solve this problem?  In my " hey day " of panic attacks I would have given everything I own to stop them... some of the thoughts I had about not putting up with them anymore , I won't go into that. Thank GOD I am past those nasty things but still need to figure out the skips. Ron

[mum2four]

I'm not scared of needle lol but I am scared of the attention from the person drawing my blood. I'm not a 100% sure what you trying to explain about the adrenalin and would like you try to explain a little better if you could.

My HR stays more stable after a panic attack I'm sure my HR go's up when I'm anxiety but it does not go as tacky after a panic attack its strange. So example might be that before a panic attack my HR might be spiking around 160 and after a panic attack it spikes to 130. I can also walk faster after a panic attack and dont feel as fatiuged either. My HR would return to normal much faster after a panic attack. It compleatly strange lol.

thank you

[is_something_wrong]

According to normal values of adrenaline (and similar substances) in your blood, levels can double from sitting to standing position. This is probably why such blood tests are hard to do and usually give meaningless results (people are afraid of the needle, etc).

It's a bit strange, really, it seems the more anxious I am, the higher heart rate "jump" I get from standing up. If I'm relaxed and calm, I guess my heart rate goes from 60-70 to about 80 when standing up. If I'm anxious, it can go from 90-100 to about 140-150. I guess the explaination is that my nerve systems are a bit more "jumpy" and activated if I'm anxious, but this is just guessing.

Anyway, thanks for great support and nice comments, to all. And Nurse2b, grats on the A :)

[mum2four]

I think it's an interesting theroy as well????

The other Thing that I wonder about is, what if adrenalin is not being producd properly and a panic attack is forcing my body to make what it needs so when I do panic it's correcting a lack of adrenalin. Like I might have adrenal fatiuge but panic is fixing the low adrenalin in my system or some thing.


But who know's....