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What Causes Tachycardia?

hey...i've been smoking marijuana since i have 15...and one day i don't know why my body started to have a strange reaction...a strong tachycardia started...really,really fast i think is one of the worst tachycardia that exist...it cause me like a panic attack,but when i wait for like a couple of minutes,my heartbeat starts to decrease getting in a normal rythm...please let me know what is happening to me...i've been looking for answers fo a long time...and i could'nt find no good answers at all...(im not asmanic,no cardiac deseases...nothing) i visit a cardiologist and told me everything was fine...because the heart goes back to normality when the tachycardia stops...i don't know if is the ''THC'' or what?...please let me know... (I AM 18 YEARS OLD,HEIGHT-5'6 WEIGHT-120 pounds.)
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Hi,

More likely cause in you is the induced tachycardia. Also, This can be arrhythmia like psvt or atrial fibrillation, where your heart rate suddenly goes up and BP falls. You can test done like ecg, thyroid test and holter monitoring. Although in you likely cause is the only, so you cut it down. It can also precipitate chest pain and heart attack.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Sagar Makode
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What Causes Tachycardia?

Hi, More likely cause in you is the induced tachycardia. Also, This can be arrhythmia like psvt or atrial fibrillation, where your heart rate suddenly goes up and BP falls. You can test done like ecg, thyroid test and holter monitoring. Although in you likely cause is the only, so you cut it down. It can also precipitate chest pain and heart attack. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Sagar Makode