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What Could Chest Tightness And Increased Heart-rate After Using Bath Salts Indicate?

took 1000mg of bath salts in one day felt like my heart was out of controll. doctor took a ekg and xray said it was normal still haveing weird chest pain and i can feel my heart beating all the time. 3 weeks later smoked marijuana and my heart raced again. dont know whats going on never had a health problem before. oh and the bath salts was a two day thing but only did 500mg the first day and the 1000mg the next. dont plan on touching another substance again just want to fix myself please help. worked out today, did push ups and sit ups haveing neck tightness
Tue, 9 Aug 2016
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Hello!

Welcome and thank you for asking on HCM!

Regarding your concern, I would explain that your symptoms are related to these substances.

They are known to activate the sympathetic nervous system, thus leading to similar symptoms.

Everything will be OK if you stop taking these substances.

But when taken for a long time they can cause irreversible changes to your heart and blood vessels.

Hope you will find this answer helpful!

Kind regards,

Dr. Iliri
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What Could Chest Tightness And Increased Heart-rate After Using Bath Salts Indicate?

Hello! Welcome and thank you for asking on HCM! Regarding your concern, I would explain that your symptoms are related to these substances. They are known to activate the sympathetic nervous system, thus leading to similar symptoms. Everything will be OK if you stop taking these substances. But when taken for a long time they can cause irreversible changes to your heart and blood vessels. Hope you will find this answer helpful! Kind regards, Dr. Iliri