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Could Lightheadedness, Rapid Heart Rate And Shivers Be Symptoms Of Heart Attack?
well i was rushed to the hospital thursady after noon at work i was not feeling well i felt light headed ,i felt like i couldnt think clearly all day, i sat down at work all of sudden my body start shaking going numb my heart kept racing i couldnt slow down ,i thoughjt i was having a heart attack or stroke thank god i work at a nurseing home the nurse took my blood pressure it was 200 she called 911 for me the doctor at the hospital got the blood pressue down had stress tests done that came out normal,blood work done normal finally discharged me after day and half put me on tenormin atenolol diagnosis was chest discomfort hypertentension anxiety gerd i am only 46 years old it scared me pretty bad i dont want to die i am very scared right now because the doctor didnt or doesnt know why this happened to me i have never had this happen before, i was thinking can menpause cause this also i have been letting things bother me also i cant relax either i feel like i am losing it
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Thu, 13 Mar 2014
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Hi There
After going through your query I understand your concern.
I would like to tell you that lightheadedness with palpitations with shivering can be because of heart rhythm disorder , acute stress , panic attack and other various conditions. As in hospital you were diagnosed with hypertension and anxiety , so symptoms can be because of that too but too. But to avoid underlying life threatening cardiac rhythm disorder further evaluation should be done.
Kindly continue with beta blocker and get a HOLTER monitoring for 48 hours done to evaluate heart rhythm disorder and consult with a cardiologist.
Hope to have been helpful.
Kind Regards
Dr. Navneet Bansal
After going through your query I understand your concern.
I would like to tell you that lightheadedness with palpitations with shivering can be because of heart rhythm disorder , acute stress , panic attack and other various conditions. As in hospital you were diagnosed with hypertension and anxiety , so symptoms can be because of that too but too. But to avoid underlying life threatening cardiac rhythm disorder further evaluation should be done.
Kindly continue with beta blocker and get a HOLTER monitoring for 48 hours done to evaluate heart rhythm disorder and consult with a cardiologist.
Hope to have been helpful.
Kind Regards
Dr. Navneet Bansal
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