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I have only anecdotal proof, but I believe there is also a link with caffeine. After getting COVID, I went from being an avid coffee connoisseur to getting ext

I have only anecdotal proof, but I believe there is also a link with caffeine. After getting COVID, I went from being an avid coffee connoisseur to getting extreme anxiety from a cup (I've never had anxiety either). I switched to decaf for 2 years before finally incrementally building my tolerance back up. Several colleagues and random people I've met have had similar issues. It goes away over time, but is very real.

touisteur 3y ago
We're doing anecdotes here, so... I think the post-COVID symptoms made me aware of parts of my body I had never had to 'deal with' or pay serious attention (I'm not into sports...). Feeling your heart doing weird stuff in normal conditions, isn't surprising to trigger anxiety and panic. The first time I felt like keeling over after some mild-the-month-before bicycle effort, I fell not only the heart symptoms but sudden fear and anxiety that compounded the situation. I called 911 a week later because I felt very strong and unusual heart symptoms, feeling like a heart attack. Nothing on either ecg, doppler, blood analysis, heart mri, effort test, absolutely nothing - the EMT said at first 'so many calls these days, most looking like panic attacks, poor people suffering with no physical traces of a problem'. ER doc was 'we didn't find anything but don't hesitate next time, it wasn't nothing and even if it's "just" a panic attack we can help'. The problem went away after 6 months of doing frequent/daily light cardio activity...
- 7thaccount 3y ago
  Holy cow. I'm fairly young and also had weird heart issues during COVID too. Felt like I could feel my heart slow down and get out of rythem a few times over maybe a month. I went to a cardiologist and did a stress test. Nothing showed up and eventually it also went away. Note, I was a little stressed from work, but nothing unreasonable. Home situation wasn't too bad either.

touisteur 3y ago

We're doing anecdotes here, so... I think the post-COVID symptoms made me aware of parts of my body I had never had to 'deal with' or pay serious attention (I'm not into sports...). Feeling your heart doing weird stuff in normal conditions, isn't surprising to trigger anxiety and panic. The first time I felt like keeling over after some mild-the-month-before bicycle effort, I fell not only the heart symptoms but sudden fear and anxiety that compounded the situation. I called 911 a week later because I felt very strong and unusual heart symptoms, feeling like a heart attack. Nothing on either ecg, doppler, blood analysis, heart mri, effort test, absolutely nothing - the EMT said at first 'so many calls these days, most looking like panic attacks, poor people suffering with no physical traces of a problem'. ER doc was 'we didn't find anything but don't hesitate next time, it wasn't nothing and even if it's "just" a panic attack we can help'. The problem went away after 6 months of doing frequent/daily light cardio activity...

7thaccount 3y ago
Holy cow. I'm fairly young and also had weird heart issues during COVID too. Felt like I could feel my heart slow down and get out of rythem a few times over maybe a month. I went to a cardiologist and did a stress test. Nothing showed up and eventually it also went away. Note, I was a little stressed from work, but nothing unreasonable. Home situation wasn't too bad either.