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What Causes Rapid Heart Rate At The Age Of 70?

Age - 23
Height - 5'7
Weight - 70 kg

I have have on and off PVCs and other symptoms for the past few months. The doctors say it is stress/anxiety related.

I don't really have stress or anxiety anymore. I feel better now except for one symptom.

Occasionally when I am walking, I get the 'elevator feeling'. As if the ground comes up or I'm pushed down.

The worst part is, whenever I rhythmically shake any part of my body; my hands or especially legs, the elevator feeling starts. I instantly feel as if I'm moving up and down, my heart rate instantaneously goes up when I get the pushed down feeling, and I also feel anxious. I don't have high BP or any structural abnormality in my heart. I had my ear checked, no inner ear infections or inflammation. I had an MRI and it turned out to be clear.

I do have tinnitus in my left ear. I'd be very grateful if someone could tell me what's going on and what I could do next.
Thu, 16 Feb 2017
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hello,
You mentioned about vpc, this can very well cause your all symptoms. Usually cause for this anxiety, stress, drugs, caffeine, structural heart disease, thyroid, smoking and sometimes without any detectable cause called as idiopathic.
I guess you undergone echo and it's normal.
Along, with vpc you can have other arrhythmias like psvt or atrial fibrillation, in which heart rate suddenly goes up and then Normalizes. Blood pressure falls during these episodes and one has dizziness, fainting, blackouts, sometimes syncope and other symptoms.
So we need to evaluate for the cause. Usually ecg is normal as it is usually done in between the episodes. ECG done during episodes will show abnormality so you will need 24 hour holter monitoring if symptoms are occurring in daily basis. So visit nearby cardiologist for this investigation.
Also, hemoglobin and thyroid test should be done. ln order to abort such episodes you should try to cough hard.
Till the time your evaluation is complete, you can ask your local doctor for tab ciplar LA 20 mg once a day which will take care of your symptoms.
If none of the above is successful then last optionand you ll not probably need it, is of electrophysiological studies which is invasive test which can diagnose and treat the arrhythmia permanently in most of the cases. So get back if you have any further doubts.
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What Causes Rapid Heart Rate At The Age Of 70?

hello, You mentioned about vpc, this can very well cause your all symptoms. Usually cause for this anxiety, stress, drugs, caffeine, structural heart disease, thyroid, smoking and sometimes without any detectable cause called as idiopathic. I guess you undergone echo and it s normal. Along, with vpc you can have other arrhythmias like psvt or atrial fibrillation, in which heart rate suddenly goes up and then Normalizes. Blood pressure falls during these episodes and one has dizziness, fainting, blackouts, sometimes syncope and other symptoms. So we need to evaluate for the cause. Usually ecg is normal as it is usually done in between the episodes. ECG done during episodes will show abnormality so you will need 24 hour holter monitoring if symptoms are occurring in daily basis. So visit nearby cardiologist for this investigation. Also, hemoglobin and thyroid test should be done. ln order to abort such episodes you should try to cough hard. Till the time your evaluation is complete, you can ask your local doctor for tab ciplar LA 20 mg once a day which will take care of your symptoms. If none of the above is successful then last optionand you ll not probably need it, is of electrophysiological studies which is invasive test which can diagnose and treat the arrhythmia permanently in most of the cases. So get back if you have any further doubts.