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I am having arrhythmia during exertion and rest. Why?
Query: Hello doctor,I have had irregular heartbeats for quite some time. I get palpitations and a feeling that my heart is missing beats. I get breathless and dizzy when this happens. Sometimes, the trigger is exercise, either walking or climbing stairs; other times, it occurs when at rest. I am currently ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern and would recommend performing some tests to investigate for possible cardiac arrhythmia or other metabolic causes that may trigger this situation. Do a resting ECG (electrocardiogram) and a cardiac ultrasound, an ambulatory 24 to 48 hours E... Read Full »
I have had head and chest pains for years. Please help.
Query: Hi doctor, I am a male, who is 5.6 feet tall and weigh 172 lbs. I have head and chest pains for over five years. Currently, I take Metoprolol, Amlodipine, Losartan, and Prednisone. My pulse and heart rates are normally regular, but immediately after doing Valsalva maneuver, it becomes trigeminal p... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have carefully reviewed your case and understand that you are worried about your heart beats and pulse after doing Valsalva maneuver. The trigeminal pulse is defined as the one with a pause after every third heart beat. It is usually due to the underlying process ca... Read Full »
I have palpitations and an irregular heartbeat. Kindly help.
Query: Hi doctor, I have been having difficulties breathing. It feels like mucus is blocking my airways. I also have this feeling that something is stuck in my throat. I did a thyroid blood test, TSH, and T3 which were normal but T4 was high. I did thyroid scan, it showed a soft cyst of 10 mm × 8 mm... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. You are likely to be having thyroid cyst with hyperthyroidism and GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease). As far as thyroid problems are concerned, they are managed by medical treatment followed by surgery. Your other problem of thick mucous and hyperacidity can be ma... Read Full »
Query: Hello doctor, I am 21 years old with a height of 5 feet 6 inches and have a high heartbeat, weakness, dizziness, and tingling in my ears and cheek. Kindly suggest. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern regarding weakness and dizziness-like symptoms. I have closely looked at your reports (attachment removed to protect patient's identity) and I can see that you have quite low vitamin B12 and iron levels. Low vitamin B12 may cause these symptom... Read Full »
I had tachycardia with irregular heartbeats. Is it serious?
Query: Hi doctor, I am really worried. I had tachycardia yesterday, and I do not know how I can relate to it. I am 25. I have done EKG which did not show any abnormalities. It was a very strange feeling inside my chest and very irregular heartbeats. But as soon as I made myself calm and started to breathe... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and can understand your concern. There are two possibilities, one it can be just a stress-related event or anxiety, and the other may be cardiac arrhythmia like PSVT (paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia) or atrial fibrillation. Anyway, no need t... Read Full »
Is surgery necessary for irregular heartbeat?
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 30 year old male, and I have a heart condition from when I was three years old. My heartbeats get very fast all of a sudden. What is the name of my heart problem? The ECG report was not normal. I am taking ayurvedic medicines for this problem. A doctor told me to get a surgery d... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Your heart condition is a cardiac arrhythmia, which is called PSVT (paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia), in which heart rate suddenly goes up and also suddenly decreases. The blood pressure falls during these episodes, and one has dizziness, fainting, blacko... Read Full »
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 22-year-old, 102 pounds, 5'4 feet female, and I have been noticing something different with my body every day. I am a smoker, I have about two to six cigarettes a day. I made a list over time of changes I have noticed and I did really like an answer to what is going on with me. ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com I read your query and understand your concern. You need to be examined and investigated to reach a diagnosis for your symptoms. I would suggest you carry out a complete blood count, chest x-ray, liver and kidney function test, and thyroid hormone profile to confirm the ... Read Full »
Why do I have irregualr heart beats and dull pain in my left arm?
Query: Hello doctor,I have been experiencing palpitations in my heart and have a dull pain in my left arm. I also have a long history of PTSD from rape and anxiety. I smoke occasionally and I was recently diagnosed with hypertension but I got that under control by taking Lisinopril daily. Any help or comme... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I went through your query. The symptoms that you had were probably due to withdrawal which settled with dose increment and ECG changes were probably ventricular premature complexes. These are ectopic. These are usually benign and not life-threatening. These are freq... Read Full »
I have giddiness, shivering, and fast heartbeats in the evening. Why?
Query: Hi doctor,When I reached home after work, I suddenly got giddiness followed by shivering in the whole body with a fast heartbeat. Even my hands and feet also became cold. It lasted for a maximum time of 30 minutes. The event has always happened in the evening and that too after work. In total four t... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. We are here to help you. Such kind of symptoms are seen only in the following conditions: Acute anxiety. Low blood pressure or hypotension. Carotid artery stenosis. I would recommend you to check your blood pressure at the time of this event. I would also recomm... Read Full »
Query: Hi doctor, I am 23 years old. My height is 5 feet, and I weigh 99.208 pounds. My problem is that I feel my heartbeat when sitting still or lying down. I can feel my body vibrates in correspondence to my heartbeat. This is very annoying and scary. I feel so weak to do simple tasks like bathing. Howe... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Unusual awareness of own heartbeats is called Palpitations. Palpitations may occur due to various reasons. The reasons are fast heart rate, slower heart rate, irregular heart rate, being overcautious about heartbeats, thin, lean patients can feel the heartbeats, especia... Read Full »