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What Causes Difficulty In Breathing Along With Rapid Heart Rate?
Hi my name is Isaac. I smoke about a carton roughly between a week and a half to 2 weeks. I also smoke weed and mainly poppers. I have been having a very painful time breathing and I have a really fast heart rate when I stand up from sitting or lying down. I have school in a few hours amd the pain is so bad I haven t been able to sleep. Is this serious. Oh. And whenever I stand up after sitting for more than 5 minutes I get so dizzy I can t see
Understanding your concern.As per your query you have difficulty in breathing along with rapid heart rate . Well there can be many reasons for symptoms you mention in query like panic attack , cardiomyopathy , dehydration , autonomic instability , acid reflux or other heart related problem like irregular rhythm . Side effects of certain medicine can also cause such symptoms . I would suggest you to consult cardiologist for proper examination without any delay to rule out serious heart problem . Doctor may order tests like ECG , TMT , complete blood lipid profile or echo cardiogram .Doctor may also order angiography . Doctor may prescribe sedative , beta blockers , aspirin and calcium channel blockers . Doctor may also recommend pacemaker for heart. Doctor may also refer you to gastroenterologist or ENT specialist if doctor find this problem to be related ear or acid reflux respectively .
Hope your concern has been resolved.
Get Well Soon. Best Wishes, Dr. Harry Maheshwari
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What Causes Difficulty In Breathing Along With Rapid Heart Rate?
Hi Dear , Welcome to HCM, Understanding your concern.As per your query you have difficulty in breathing along with rapid heart rate . Well there can be many reasons for symptoms you mention in query like panic attack , cardiomyopathy , dehydration , autonomic instability , acid reflux or other heart related problem like irregular rhythm . Side effects of certain medicine can also cause such symptoms . I would suggest you to consult cardiologist for proper examination without any delay to rule out serious heart problem . Doctor may order tests like ECG , TMT , complete blood lipid profile or echo cardiogram .Doctor may also order angiography . Doctor may prescribe sedative , beta blockers , aspirin and calcium channel blockers . Doctor may also recommend pacemaker for heart. Doctor may also refer you to gastroenterologist or ENT specialist if doctor find this problem to be related ear or acid reflux respectively . Hope your concern has been resolved. Get Well Soon. Best Wishes, Dr. Harry Maheshwari