Why does my pulse keep reaching 140, does that mean i have anxiety? been quite poorly this week and in hospital and they were concerened about my heart rate then but they done an ecg and it lowered eventually but it keeps getting higher as i can feel the palpitations in my chest does that make sense
Hello. Thank you for your question and welcome to Chat Doctor. I understand your concern. Anxiety is commonly accompanied by an increase in heart rate. There are various types of anxiety attacks and all of them are characterized by a flush of catecholamines (a Chat Doctor.  For example, fear (one type of anxiety, called situational anxiety) is almost always accompanied by a significant increase in heart rate, paleness, heavy breathing (all symptoms of a