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Mrs. K was a 35-year-old woman who presented to the emergency department experiencing symptoms of difficulty breathing, dizziness, rapid heartbeat, shakiness, and panic that she was having a heart attack. Medical tests revealed no underlying medical conditions to explain her symptoms. She was referred for psychiatric evaluation and reported having additional episodes with similar symptoms over the past month that had resolved on their own, causing her to delay seeking treatment out of fear of being seen as "crazy".
Mrs. K was a 35-year-old woman who presented to the emergency department experiencing symptoms of difficulty breathing, dizziness, rapid heartbeat, shakiness, and panic that she was having a heart attack. Medical tests revealed no underlying medical conditions to explain her symptoms. She was referred for psychiatric evaluation and reported having additional episodes with similar symptoms over the past month that had resolved on their own, causing her to delay seeking treatment out of fear of being seen as "crazy".
Mrs. K was a 35-year-old woman who presented to the emergency department experiencing symptoms of difficulty breathing, dizziness, rapid heartbeat, shakiness, and panic that she was having a heart attack. Medical tests revealed no underlying medical conditions to explain her symptoms. She was referred for psychiatric evaluation and reported having additional episodes with similar symptoms over the past month that had resolved on their own, causing her to delay seeking treatment out of fear of being seen as "crazy".
Mrs. K was a 35-year-old woman who initially presented for treatment at
the medical emergency department at a large university-based medical center. She reported that while sitting at her desk at her job, she had suddenly experienced difficulty breathing, dizziness, tachycardia, shakiness, and a feeling of terror that she was going to die of a heart attack. A colleague drove her to the emergency department, where she received a full medical evaluation, including electrocardiography and routine blood work, which revealed no sign of cardiovascular, pulmonary, or other illness. She was subsequently referred for psychiatric evaluation, where she revealed that she had experienced two additional episodes over the past month, once when driving home from work and once when eating breakfast. However, she had not presented for medical treatment because the symptoms had resolved relatively quickly each time, and she worried that if she went to the hospital without ongoing symptoms, “people would think I’m crazy.” Mrs. K reluctantly took the phone number of a local psychiatrist but did not call until she experienced a fourth episode of a similar nature. (Courtesy of Erin B. McClure-Tone, Ph.D., and Daniel S. Pine, M.D.) CASE 2
Mrs. W was a 33-year-old married woman. She visited an anxiety clinic
reporting that she felt like she was having a heart attack whenever she left her home. Her disorder began 8 years earlier while attending a yoga class when she suddenly noticed a dramatic increase in her heartbeat, felt stabbing pains in her chest, and had difficulty breathing. She began sweating and trembling and felt dizzy. She immediately went to the emergency department, where an electrocardiogram was performed. No abnormalities were detected. Over the next few months, Mrs. W experienced similar attacks of 15 to 30 minutes’ duration about four times per month. She often sought medical advice after each episode, and each time no physical abnormalities were detected. After experiencing a few of these attacks, Mrs. W became afraid of having an attack away from home and would not leave her home unless absolutely necessary, in which case she needed to have her cell phone or be accompanied by someone. Even so, she avoided crowded places such as malls, movie theaters, and banks, where rapid escape is sometimes blocked. Her symptoms and avoidance dominated her life, although she was aware that they were irrational and excessive. She experienced mild depression and restlessness and had difficulty sleeping.
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