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Alli · Post by **Alli** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 12:56 pm

I was diagnosed with mvp about a year ago. I was just wondering how many of us on here have one. I was told that many people with one also suffer from panic attacks. Just curious.

epa · Post by **epa** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 1:11 pm

I've never heard of that before. But I was diagnosed with MVP more than 10 yeras ago and with anxiety and depression a short time later. Coinincidence?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 1:26 pm

I really think there is a correlation there.

Carolyn Dickman · Post by **Carolyn Dickman** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 2:19 pm

There is a connection somehow but they aren't sure which came first - chicken or egg. MVP has something to do with your autonomic nervous system being out of balance.

I was diagnosed 15 yrs. ago after an ECHO. I have every symptom of the syndrome. One month ago I had another ECHO - they told me I never had it and that is was overdiagnosed in the 90's. It is wierd after all of these years to think that I don't have it. Go figure. Now I have nothing to blame any palpitations on!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 2:52 pm

I was diagnosed with MVP but have never had any symptoms other than they can pick up the clicking sound it makes when they listen to my heart. I think I will ask about the possible overdiagnosing when I get another Echo done.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 3:36 pm

I was also diagnosed with MVP back in 2000 when I had complications of Pulmonary Emboli. In all the testing they found it. I have had issues with anxiety for a long time, but never related the two. Interesting to look at it from this perspective. So if this is the case, would treatment for MVP help anxiety if the med were strong enough? Makes me wonder...

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 4:31 pm

Interesting topic. I was diagnosed with MVP about 10 years ago. But I've never heard of a connection between MVP and anxiety.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Apr 03, 2008 5:29 am

Come to think about it - when I had my last Echo the doctor did say that they see a lot of people with MVP that also have anxiety. Maybe the heart flutters or palpitations that can occur with MVP make people feel like they are having a panic attack?

thevictor · Post by **thevictor** » Thu Apr 03, 2008 5:54 am

Go to <A HREF="http://www.mvpsupport.com" TARGET=_blank>www.mvpsupport.com</A> and read up on it.

If you are willing to join the message board then you will see there is a whole section for anxiety and panic. A lot of the members always say that anxiety it their worst symptom.

If is definitely related somehow.

I have a couple of books on MVP syndrome and anxiety is a big part of the problem according to the books also.