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Heavy Heartbeat, Shortness Of Breath With Ripping Feeling. History Of Bumimi And Anorexia. Is This Due To Potassium Level Of 2.6?
Hi, I'm a 17 year old female who has had bulimia for 7 years and anorexia for 4. I do smoke a lot and drink far too much coffee, my immune system is pretty out of whack as well. I'm 5'4 and weigh 90 lbs.
About 3 weeks ago I started to feel my heart beating in my chest quite heavily- even after only light exercise- and started becoming increasingly short of breath. A week later I was completely bed bound for 2 days as it hurt to move my muscles and I had a fever. Over the course of the next week my health improved, but I developed pressure across my chest and a ripping feeling when I breathed out all the way.
Over the past few days my heart has been pounding pretty much constantly, I also have a constant mild pressure pain on the left and centre of my chest and have been suffering with migraines, aching and weakness and a chesty cough (although that could just be from smoking and has been constant for the past month)
I got my blood test results back yesterday and my potassium levels are at 2.6. Is it likely that this is the cause? Or could it be something else (like a chest infection)? How concerned should I be?
About 3 weeks ago I started to feel my heart beating in my chest quite heavily- even after only light exercise- and started becoming increasingly short of breath. A week later I was completely bed bound for 2 days as it hurt to move my muscles and I had a fever. Over the course of the next week my health improved, but I developed pressure across my chest and a ripping feeling when I breathed out all the way.
Over the past few days my heart has been pounding pretty much constantly, I also have a constant mild pressure pain on the left and centre of my chest and have been suffering with migraines, aching and weakness and a chesty cough (although that could just be from smoking and has been constant for the past month)
I got my blood test results back yesterday and my potassium levels are at 2.6. Is it likely that this is the cause? Or could it be something else (like a chest infection)? How concerned should I be?
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I red your history given here and to me it does not seems any pathological problems your all the problems are functional in nature and this will go increasing until and unless you controls your thoughts bring down your anxiety level, you are just 17 you need to travel a long and from now you showing the functional signs does not suits you, forget every thing and enjoy the teenage, hope this will help you have nice day.
Thank for asking to HCM
I red your history given here and to me it does not seems any pathological problems your all the problems are functional in nature and this will go increasing until and unless you controls your thoughts bring down your anxiety level, you are just 17 you need to travel a long and from now you showing the functional signs does not suits you, forget every thing and enjoy the teenage, hope this will help you have nice day.
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