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What Causes Consecutive Palpitations And Subtle Feeling In A Young Adult?
Question: Good afternoon Dr. I am 31 years old perfectly fit person. I am 5'8 and weigh 148lbs. But today in a very long time I am feeling subtle and consecutive thumps around my heart area. I get one every so often but it goes away. I don't know if it's a minor panic attack I don't have any more symptoms but those small very subtle thumps every 5 or so minutes. What should I do or can I do? They usually go away by themselves, but I get scared within the process :-( Thank you so much -XXXX
Brief Answer:
I would recommend as follows:
Detailed Answer:
Hello!
Welcome and thank you for asking on HCM!
Regarding your concern I would explain that your symptoms seem to be related to anxiety.
Nevertheless, I would recommend consulting with your attending physician and performing further tests to exclude other possible causes of this symptomatology:
- a chest x-ray study
- an ambulatory 24-48hours ECG monitoring to examine your heart rhythm trends for a prolonged period and exclude possible cardiac arrhythmia
- complete blood count for anemia
- blood electrolytes for possible electrolytes imbalance
- thyroid hormone levels for possible thyroid dysfunction .
If all the above tests result normal, you should consider anxiety as the main cause of your troubles. In such case, you should consult with a specialist of this field to help you manage your anxiety.
Hope to have been helpful!
Kind regards,
Dr. Iliri
I would recommend as follows:
Detailed Answer:
Hello!
Welcome and thank you for asking on HCM!
Regarding your concern I would explain that your symptoms seem to be related to anxiety.
Nevertheless, I would recommend consulting with your attending physician and performing further tests to exclude other possible causes of this symptomatology:
- a chest x-ray study
- an ambulatory 24-48hours ECG monitoring to examine your heart rhythm trends for a prolonged period and exclude possible cardiac arrhythmia
- complete blood count for anemia
- blood electrolytes for possible electrolytes imbalance
- thyroid hormone levels for possible thyroid dysfunction .
If all the above tests result normal, you should consider anxiety as the main cause of your troubles. In such case, you should consult with a specialist of this field to help you manage your anxiety.
Hope to have been helpful!
Kind regards,
Dr. Iliri
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
I will definiteely consult with my Dr. about this and tell her all your suggestions. Thank you so much, it's a bit scary at times but I am always positive and in good spirits. Hopefully it is a bit of anxiety and nothing too serious.
Thank you so much and God Bless
Thank you so much and God Bless
Brief Answer:
You are welcome!
Detailed Answer:
Hello again,
I am glad to have been helpful!
I recommend discussing with your doctor on the above issues.
I would be glad to review your cardiac tests when you will be able to upload them for another second professional opinion.
You can ask me directly at any time on the link below:
http://doctor.healthcaremagic.com/Funnel?page=askDoctorDirectly&docId=69765
Best wishes,
Dr. Iliri
You are welcome!
Detailed Answer:
Hello again,
I am glad to have been helpful!
I recommend discussing with your doctor on the above issues.
I would be glad to review your cardiac tests when you will be able to upload them for another second professional opinion.
You can ask me directly at any time on the link below:
http://doctor.healthcaremagic.com/Funnel?page=askDoctorDirectly&docId=69765
Best wishes,
Dr. Iliri
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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