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Suggest Treatment For Dizziness , Nausea And Rapid Heart Rate
In the last few weeks I have been experiencing an average BP of 140/90, my heart rate varies between 85-107, other symptoms are painful burning-tingling in my forearms and hands, dizziness, ringing in my ears, nausea, inability to concentrate, chills, and occasional brief unconsciousness. What kind of doctor do I need to see?
Thu, 3 Sep 2015
Hello!
Welcome and thank you for asking on HCM!
I read carefully your question and understand your concern.
Your symptoms may be related to different disorders:
- Thyroid dysfunction ( Hyperthyroidism can mimic this clinical scenario)
- Anxiety
- A chronic infection affecting different systems (like Lyme disease)
- Cardiac arrhythmia
- Seizures (seizures can be closely related to cardiac arrythmia)
I recommend consulting with the GP for a careful physical examination, a resting ECG, a chest x ray and some lab tests:
- complete blood count
- fasting glucose
- kidney and liver function tests
- blood electrolytes
- thyroid hormone levels
- inflammation tests (PCR, fibrinogen, sedimentation rate).
Further tests may be needed to establish the cause (like an ambulatory 24 hour ECG monitoring, an EEG, infection disease screening tests).
Regarding your blood pressure, it is a borderline high blood pressure, and some modifications to your lifestyle would be helpful to reduce it:
- diet modifications ( less caffeine, less salt intake and carbohydrates, more fibers and omega 3)
- a lot of physical exercise
- lose your weight if your are overweight.
Hope to have been helpful!
Best regards,
Dr. Iliri
Welcome and thank you for asking on HCM!
I read carefully your question and understand your concern.
Your symptoms may be related to different disorders:
- Thyroid dysfunction ( Hyperthyroidism can mimic this clinical scenario)
- Anxiety
- A chronic infection affecting different systems (like Lyme disease)
- Cardiac arrhythmia
- Seizures (seizures can be closely related to cardiac arrythmia)
I recommend consulting with the GP for a careful physical examination, a resting ECG, a chest x ray and some lab tests:
- complete blood count
- fasting glucose
- kidney and liver function tests
- blood electrolytes
- thyroid hormone levels
- inflammation tests (PCR, fibrinogen, sedimentation rate).
Further tests may be needed to establish the cause (like an ambulatory 24 hour ECG monitoring, an EEG, infection disease screening tests).
Regarding your blood pressure, it is a borderline high blood pressure, and some modifications to your lifestyle would be helpful to reduce it:
- diet modifications ( less caffeine, less salt intake and carbohydrates, more fibers and omega 3)
- a lot of physical exercise
- lose your weight if your are overweight.
Hope to have been helpful!
Best regards,
Dr. Iliri
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