Re: AFib symptoms vs. Panic Attack

[Guest guest]

> I have both a panic disorder and AFIB; Whenever I go into AFIB there

is no doubt;

GRAY:

Years ago, when I was more generally " nervous " than I am now, I

thought I was subject to mild panic attacks. The feeling was quite

awful. Now that I know I've had afib for a long time, I think those

" panic attacks " were not that at all. I also recognize that certain

strange unrecognized symptoms I would occasionally have while climbing

mountains were early signs of afib.

(, I'm not trying to tell you that your panic attacks are

anything else. I'm simply confirming that it's VERY easy to confuse

them with afib, as you obviously know.)

[Guest guest]

How true!!

Thank you for reminding me; Many times, its very difficult to distinguish

between cause and effect here; It is the atrial fibrillation which causes

the panic attacks, or is it the panic attacks which cause the atrial

fibrillation?

I happen to believe that atrial fibrillation is a hybrid disease state;

Obviously its a cardiac condition, but there are also elements of neurology,

psychaitry, and endocrinology involved.

For atrial fibrillation patients to make progress, there truly must be a

COLLABERATIVE effort among all of the above mentioned professions. It seems

that the electrophysiologists seem determined to keep this pathology to

their own profession and ignore the very substantial contributions which

could be made by the other sciences, particularly the field of neurology.

Re: AFib symptoms vs. Panic Attack

>

> > I have both a panic disorder and AFIB; Whenever I go into AFIB there

> is no doubt;

>

> GRAY:

> Years ago, when I was more generally " nervous " than I am now, I

> thought I was subject to mild panic attacks. The feeling was quite

> awful. Now that I know I've had afib for a long time, I think those

> " panic attacks " were not that at all. I also recognize that certain

> strange unrecognized symptoms I would occasionally have while climbing

> mountains were early signs of afib.

> (, I'm not trying to tell you that your panic attacks are

> anything else. I'm simply confirming that it's VERY easy to confuse

> them with afib, as you obviously know.)

>

>

>

>

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