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What Causes Shortness Of Breath Along With Weakness And Dizziness?

I ve been having shortness of breath, cramps in my legs, what feels like a rapid heartbeat, weakness, and dizziness for well over a year now. I ve gone to a heart specialist and had an EKG, worn a Holter monitor and had a stress test with normal results for all. My primary care dr. says my lungs sound normal. I can t function on a daily basis because whenever I try to do something I get so out of breath that I can t. I don t know what else to do,
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Hello,

I would recommend you to have a chest x-ray and lung function tests (spirometry). Sometimes the lungs may sound normal but this does not rule out problems with the lungs.
You may also need to have some blood tests such as CBC, ERS, TSH, FT4, basic metabolic profile (lipids, sugar level, creatinine and electrolytes and ALT, AST, Bilirubune).

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

Regards,
Dr. Antoneta Zotaj, General & Family Physician
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What Causes Shortness Of Breath Along With Weakness And Dizziness?

Hello, I would recommend you to have a chest x-ray and lung function tests (spirometry). Sometimes the lungs may sound normal but this does not rule out problems with the lungs. You may also need to have some blood tests such as CBC, ERS, TSH, FT4, basic metabolic profile (lipids, sugar level, creatinine and electrolytes and ALT, AST, Bilirubune). Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Antoneta Zotaj, General & Family Physician