Q My heart suddenly races and I feel anxious even when I'm just sitting still. My heart tests are normal -- can Korean medicine help with this kind of palpitation too?
A If heart tests are normal but you experience palpitations, it is often due to an oversensitive reaction of the autonomic nervous system. An approach that calms the sensitized nerves and restores the balance of ascent and descent can help reduce both palpitations and anxiety together.
Detailed Answer
Feeling palpitations even when there is nothing wrong with the heart itself is often because the sympathetic nerve has become overly excited, making the heart's response oversensitive. Caffeine, stress, and lack of sleep can aggravate this, and when anxiety overlaps, it becomes a vicious cycle. However, if palpitations occur along with chest pain, fainting, or a severely irregular pulse, a heart examination must be performed.
Our Korean Medicine Clinic's Perspective
Korean medicine views this kind of palpitation as a state where risen heat, sensitized nerves, and deficient bodily fluids overlap. At Dongjedang, we lower excess heat, calm the sensitized body and mind, and replenish what is deficient, restoring balance so the heart can beat comfortably. We aim for anxiety and palpitations to settle down together.
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