Palpitation is when you feel that your heart has skipped a beat or beating too hard and fast or fluttering. The causes can be anything from simple conditions like strenuous exercise, stress, anxiety, low blood sugar, and shock to severe diseases like arrhythmias and heart valve defects. Get medical help immediately if palpitation is accompanied by loss of consciousness, sweating, chest pain, and difficulty breathing.
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Could anxiety be the reason for my heart palpitations and faintness?
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 21-year-old male with no history of heart disease in my family. I have been experiencing some symptoms over the last week but I cannot tell if it is anything serious or if it is just me worrying. Last week I experienced what seemed to be heart palpitations with a little feeling ... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and can understand your concern. Your symptoms appear to be anxiety related. First, you get EKG (electrocardiogram) and Holter monitoring to exclude any type of cardiac arrhythmias. The probability is very less but cannot be ruled out. Next, you consul... Read Full »
Are my heart palpitations due to over exercising?
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 46-year-old male. I have a desk job where I need to be sitting for eight hours continuously at the computer. I am suffering from these problems since 27 years. When I was 19 years old, I did heavy exercises once and suddenly the heartbeat increased to approximately 180 times per... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. You have done some tests already related to the heart and found it to be normal. I suggest you do free T4 (thyroxine), T3 (triiodothyronine), TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone), Holter monitoring, and hemoglobin. Based on the reports, the next course of action could b... Read Full »
What causes severe heart palpitations in a 20-year-old man?
Query: Hello doctor,I am a 20-year-old healthy young man. I do not drink or smoke but I do work a lot. I work for 60 hours actually and just moved out of my house with my family. I got my own new place as well as trying to maintain a relationship with my current girlfriend. I do not really have any health ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have gone through your reports (attachment removed to protect patient identity). All the tests are fine. The cardiologist said your heart is normal. So, you do not have to worry. Tablet Metoprolol has been given for symptomatic relief for your palpitation. Prob... Read Full »
Can I take Flecainide for the next two weeks until ablation?
Query: Hello doctor,I am a 30 year old male, who is a competitive athlete. I do not have any structural or plumbing heart issues. I have been diagnosed with WPW accidentally, and I am waiting for an ablation in 17 days. I am mostly asymptomatic, and I never had any extremely rapid heart rates. My resting h... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. In WPW (Wolff-Parkinson-White) syndrome, there is a chance of rhythm disturbance, cardiac rate , and it is episodic in nature. I can present as palpitation, but the timing cannot be predicted. Regarding Flecainide, I do not think you need to continue for next two we... Read Full »
How can I get rid of feel of heart beat in right chest due to stress?
Query: Hello doctor, I have heart beats in my right chest for the past three days, not continuously but sometimes. I am mostly busy with work. My BP was 116/77. I was diagnosed with vitamin B12, D deficiency three months back. Now it has increased and my BP is 140/80 due to excess stress in work. Now I am... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. You hear your heart beats on the right side. You can get an X-ray of chest PA (posteroanterior) done to see the heart position. You are suffering from stress and most of your symptoms are related to stress. I have gone through your reports and found it to be fine (attac... Read Full »
Why am I having heart palpitations?
Query: Hi doctor, I am an active 30-year-old female with health and generalized anxiety. For the past 4 days, I have been experiencing heart palpitations. Sometimes it feels like a small flutter, as if my heart misses a beat. Other times, it feels like an intense pounding that lasts for hours. I experience... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I do not think from your symptoms that what you have said that you have terrified about to have a heart attack. It is not as your symptoms happen at rest, not during exertion. To evaluate for palpitations you do Holter monitoring. I think your symptoms mostly due to anx... Read Full »