[Ditter]

Panic attacks was what I thought was happening to me 12 years ago when I started noticing something. It seemed like all of a sudden and for no reason I would panic. What I was noticing was a rapid and irregular heart beat and I even went to the doctor to try and find out if something was wrong. My heart was perfectly fine. I discovered this only happened when I ate something with MSG. Something like Campbell's Soup or chicken bouillon. I am afraid it has progressed to something worse and possibly dangerous now.

[StolarStorm]

I've had problems with this for years as well. Same issue probably except that in my case MSG isn't the only culprit. Caffeine and cheese seem to bring it on as well. It probably is panic attacks, but they are biochemical in origin and can triggered by stimulants (MSG) and may well be connected to allergies. I tend to have more of these attacks when I am inundated with allergens; mold is a particular trigger. Regardless, you're doing the right thing getting checked out. But don't believe anyone who tells you that panic attacks are in the mind only.

I've had the heart checks as well and many other tests. So far nothing definitive has been found. I think perhaps that the diagnosis of "panic attacks" is a catch all for mysterious allergies.