hey guys...seems like I have always felt anxious at one time or another(more than not)...last couple days been feeling of palpatations,skipped heartbeats along with stomach problems(sore), pains in my body and that anxious feeling,had ekg(which was normal) and he put me on nexium and xanax...bp was high until I started xanax..guess question is can anxiety cause heart palpatations and feeling of skipped beats...that is whats prob making my anxiety worse!! any feedback would be greatly appreciated

yes, anxiety can cause palpitations and skipped beats. I have them frequently with my attacks. I have been told to just try to stay calm and keep telling myself that I am fine and this too shall pass.

hi there,

'palpitations', 'flutters', 'skipped beats', and so forth are all symptoms of anxiety (which ive had too as it happens), and often i get stomach symptoms along with them. Your EKG is fine, so, relax! if they were worried, they would have given u a 24hr monitor (which you wear) to monitor your heart rhythms and so forth over the course of a day - but they would only usually do this if there was something amiss, EKG's are pretty damn conclusive.

oh, I hate hate hate that feeling!!! I had 2 ekg's and they were normal. it is normal to get this with anxiety although it is scary...sometimes I feel as if my heart stops for a moment but it doesn't or I would be dead.
:angel: carly

also remember that tummy probs and anxiety go hand and hand and vise versa!