Originally Posted by madp

Having said that, there are way too many things that could be causing your palpitations for me to even give you an educated guess. I often ask people if they take any decongestants (i.e., claritan D, Allegra D, Pseudophed, etc), or drink excessive amounts of strong coffee, because all of the above cause heart palpitations like an MF. But again, there are just far too many possibilities for me to give you any kind of meaningful or reliable response. Sorry. Go to a cardiologist and get a stress test if you aren't happy with the answers you're getting from your primary care doc.

Also. . . a brief afterthought. . . Paxil is generally considered to be the SSRI of choice for people suffering from panic disorder.