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Suggest Treatment For Palpitation With Lightheadedness

Every so often i get palpatations wich im sure is obviosly the heart is this bad? also when i get these i get like a weird feeling in my neck if i stand up i feel light headed. i had a really bad one when i lived back at my mothers she called for an ambulance as she felt it and thought i was having a heart attack... been checked by doctors and hospitals since i was 13 when i had my first one im now coming up to 24 and still get them some days are worse than others... if i try to exercise they start if i do nothing the happen.. i try to exercise very light but the body dont like it and they start what can i do? havnt worked because of these for about 2-3 years now really getting borde and want a job but i know the bad ones will come back
posted on Thu, 13 Mar 2014
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Hello,

I understand your concern and would explain that your symptoms could be related to anxiety. A possible cardiac arrhythmia cannot be excluded either.

Coming to this point, I would recommend consulting with your attending physician and performing some tests to investigate the possible causes:

-a resting ECG and cardiac ultrasound:

- complete blood count for anaemia

- chest X-ray study and pulmonary function tests to exclude a lung disorder

- blood electrolytes for possible imbalance

- thyroid hormone levels for possible thyroid gland dysfunction.

An ambulatory 24-48 hours ECG monitoring would help exclude possible cardiac arrhythmia.

If all the above tests result normal, you should consider anxiety as the possible cause underlying your complaints.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Take care

Regards,
Dr Ilir Sharka, Cardiologist
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Suggest Treatment For Palpitation With Lightheadedness

Hello, I understand your concern and would explain that your symptoms could be related to anxiety. A possible cardiac arrhythmia cannot be excluded either. Coming to this point, I would recommend consulting with your attending physician and performing some tests to investigate the possible causes: -a resting ECG and cardiac ultrasound: - complete blood count for anaemia - chest X-ray study and pulmonary function tests to exclude a lung disorder - blood electrolytes for possible imbalance - thyroid hormone levels for possible thyroid gland dysfunction. An ambulatory 24-48 hours ECG monitoring would help exclude possible cardiac arrhythmia. If all the above tests result normal, you should consider anxiety as the possible cause underlying your complaints. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Regards, Dr Ilir Sharka, Cardiologist