Hello Colleen!
Thank you for asking on HCM!
I read carefully your question and understand your concern.
In my opinion your symptoms seem to be caused by
anxiety. You should know that anxiety and
depression are closely related together.
But a
cardiac arrhythmia can't be excluded, as some antideprassants have been related to ECG changes and possible cardiac arrhythmia.
I would like to know your depression therapy.
I recommend consulting with your GP for a careful physical examination, a resting ECG a chest x ray and some blood lab tests (
complete blood count,
thyroid hormone levels, fasting glucose, blood electrolytes, etc.).
An ambulatory 24-48 hour ECG monitoring may be necessary if suspicions of a possible cardiac arrhythmia are raised.
If all the above tests result normal, the most probable diagnosis would be anxiety.
In such case, you should discuss with your attending physician on the possibility of making some changes to your actual depression therapy.
Hope to have been helpful!
Best wishes,
Dr. Iliri