The science behind a heartbreak

If you've recently experienced heartbreak, the pain you're feeling is not just psychological; it also has a physiological cause.

According to Live Science, falling in love typically results in a surge of hormones that causes a person to feel euphoric and giddy. These hormones are the "cuddle" hormone oxytocin and the "feel-good" hormone dopamine.

However, when a person is going through a breakup or experiencing heartbreak, stress hormones like cortisol, adrenaline, and noradrenaline cause negative emotions to take over.

When a person is under a lot of emotional and physical stress, they get a condition called takotsubo cardiomyopathy, which is also known as broken heart syndrome. This condition causes a little pain in the chest. If the pain continues, broken heart syndrome may develop into a medical condition in rare instances.

Broken heart syndrome, also known as takotsubo cardiomyopathy, is a heart condition caused by extreme conditions or stressful situations. It is a short-term condition in which the way the heart pumps blood changes. Some of the time, it siphons harder, which prompts slight chest torment.

This condition, according to Harvard Medical School (HMS), occurs when the left ventricle, the heart's main pumping chamber, becomes weaker due to things like a serious accident, the loss of a loved one, or emotional stress following a natural disaster like an earthquake.

A left heart catheterization or coronary angiogram can be used to identify broken heart syndrome, which mimics the symptoms of an early-stage heart attack.

Chest pain and shortness of breath are the primary symptoms.

Broken heart syndrome has no standard treatment; rather, it is determined by the severity of the symptoms. According to HMS, diuretics or aspirin would suffice for this short-term condition.