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What Causes Fast Heart Beat, Anxiety And Sleeplessness?
I am 16 years old, female, and sometimes my heart feels like it's beating uncontrollably fast. my dad has had high blood pressure in the past, yet my mother has had an overacting thyroid disease. I myself have had panic attacks and have had to see the doctor, because I thought I was having a heart attack. when my heart feels jumpy or like it's beating fast I'm not nervous, it might be me sitting down trying to fall asleep and it will happen. please try to help me!
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Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hello!
Welcome and thank you for asking on HCM!
I understand your concern and would explain that your symptoms seem to be related to anxiety.
Anyway, a thyroid dysfunction and a cardiac arrhythmia can not be excluded based on your symptomatology.
I recommend consulting with your GP for a careful physical examination, a resting ECG, a chest x ray study and some blood lab tests :
-complete blood count
-fasting glucose
-blood electrolytes
-thyroid hormone levels
-kidney and liver function tests, etc.
If all the above tests result normal, the main cause of your symptoms would be just pure anxiety.
In such case I would advise you to consult with a specialist of the field, to help you manage your anxiety.
Psychotherapy, yoga and meditation would be helpful!
Hope to have been helpful!
Best regards,
Dr. Iliri
Welcome and thank you for asking on HCM!
I understand your concern and would explain that your symptoms seem to be related to anxiety.
Anyway, a thyroid dysfunction and a cardiac arrhythmia can not be excluded based on your symptomatology.
I recommend consulting with your GP for a careful physical examination, a resting ECG, a chest x ray study and some blood lab tests :
-complete blood count
-fasting glucose
-blood electrolytes
-thyroid hormone levels
-kidney and liver function tests, etc.
If all the above tests result normal, the main cause of your symptoms would be just pure anxiety.
In such case I would advise you to consult with a specialist of the field, to help you manage your anxiety.
Psychotherapy, yoga and meditation would be helpful!
Hope to have been helpful!
Best regards,
Dr. Iliri
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