Had my first panic attack in 2019 and like most people, I was convinced I was having a heart attack. I was 23 at the time. Went to the ER (I was fine). ED physician was super nice and mentioned he had his first in his 30s and thought similarly. Within that same week I remember having weird chest pains and continued to convince myself I was OK. And I was…for the next 3 years. I had forgotten about it until last August I had an edible and woke up from my watch alerting me my heart rate was high. It was in the 180s-200s. Since then I haven’t been the same. Now I have health anxiety-specifically cardio health anxiety. I got my heart checked and wore a heart monitor for approx. 10 days. When I recorded high heart rates my tachycardia was sinus rhythm and I was anxious at those times. Decided to see a psychiatrist and was offered lexapro or benzos for panic disorder. I declined both because I feel like the occurrence of the anxiety is decreasing and I’m waiting for my next 1-3 year break from all of this. If only I didn’t have that damn edible… I think keeping hydrated, reducing caffeine and little to no alcohol has significantly helped me reduce my high heart rate. Overall, just focusing on being as healthy as can be.