Hi, I am 32 years old, I do have panic disorder but have been dealing with heart palpitations. They are getting more frequent, I am on propanolol 20 mg twice a day, which is not helping. I m worried because now I experience occasional biting in my chest when I have the palpatations. I have been checked, had an ekg down but that is it. Why do I feel like they are missing something? Should I be worried about the burning in my chest. I also get lightheaded and dizzy, and tired.
Thanks for your question completely understand your problem first thing is continued your treatment, have a follow-up visit with your treating physician, maybe he'll increase the dose or add any other medication. As ECG is normal no need to panic, but there are other options like you can have a 2 d echo done to rule out any of the cardiac issues that can be decided by your treating doctor. And if you have burning in the chest, you should stop having oily, spicy foods. If you smoke quit smoking as the first step to get treated for panic disorder. You can try a proton pump inhibitor like pantoprazole for burning in chest.thanks/ regards feel free to ask more questions may god bless you with good health