I am 49 years old male I had mild chill, no rigor, no fever, I did my covid 19 tests for suspicion, came out -ve, in rtpcr, I used to take stresnil, 0.25 mg for 1 weeks, I have anxiety neurosis, when I checked my digital oximeter spo2, went to 91, massive tachycardia I had on saturday, evening,with breathlessness, sensation of panic attack, I was not taking stresnil for 2 days, when took the stresnil it is within hours I was fine, spo2 came to 96 which on last wednesday was 99, the tachycardia episode on saturday was about, 120 per minute, my rtpcr tests came negative on next day i.e sunday, I felt relaxed, now my query is why my increased heart rate, palpitations and tachycardia accompanied is due to panic attack or any other reason, now again I am not taking stresnil, my spo2 is now 94 to 96, I am fine now, I had asthma, but I checked with a medicine doctor he said you are fine, no asthma, or cardiac ailment, little but of anxiety, I am still sceptical regarding this pandemic covid 19, I feel some times mild sore throat but again it is not there, I want a valuable consultations for this whether I go for a repeat rtpcr, my asthma is a episodic one it is there when I get too cold, or during exercise or during excessive laughter.

Dr. Saranya DevanathanPsychiatrist49yrs exp

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Dear lybrate-user, persons living with anxiety disorders get into health anxiety, especially with lot of information on covid symptoms. Both covid and anxiety have symptoms like breathlessness, high heart rate, shivering, etc. But not fever, spo2 below 94%. You don't have those specific symptoms and also the test is negative. Try taking stresnil regularly for 2-3 weeks and go for therapy or jacobson's relaxation, to have a better quality of life in this covid days.  

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Dr. Rashmi NavelkarPsychiatrist9yrs exp

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You have anxiety problem. The symptoms are palpitations, tremors, sweating, shortness of breath etc. Spo2 is amount of oxygen in our blood. Whenever there is shortness of breath enough oxygen does not reach the lungs and hence less oxygen in blood. Causes spo2 to go down. Spo2 above 88 is considered normal. It can vary between 88-99 from time to time. Whenever you are anxious or scared, its normal physiological response of the body to increase heart rate (palpitations and tachycardia). Its normal. Everyone experiences same when they are anxious. So theres no need to worry. Before covid test you were anxious so your heart rate was fast and spo2 came slightly less. When test came negative then your anxiety was relieved so the value came back to normal. Do not worry. You are fine. But you are struggling with anxiety. Stresnil is good for temporary relief but you can get used to it in long run. So please consult with a psychiatrist for proper guidance and treatment.  

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Dr. Prof. Jagadeesan M.S.Psychiatrist16yrs exp

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You seem to have classic symptoms of covid anxiety, so consult any psychiatrist in person or online and take treatment. Good luck.  

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