“Is sex safe for me if I have heart failure and heart palpitations ”
Hi, so I was wondering if sex is safe for me if I have heart failure and heart palpitations. The last time I went to the doctor for an anxiety attack they did an EKG and a chest x-ray on me and they came back normal so I just want to know if sex is safe for me if I have heart failure and heart palpitations.
Female | 18 years old
Medications: None
Conditions: Heart failure
2 Answers
Sex activity is akin to normal physical exertion. Any patient with heart failure and palpitations can have sex depending upon their severity of disease and symptoms.
Yes. Absolutely. Sex is safe for patients with heart failure and palpitations. In fact, you can think of it as a form of exercise. Cardiovascular exercise (in which your heart rate goes up) is great for general heart health as well as for anxiety.
