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Episode Of Rapid Heart Beats, Tremors In Hands, Dizziness, Passing Out. Any Thoughts?
i was at work today and i sat down and my heart started beating really hard and fast and my hands started shaking and i got really dizzy and almost passed out. i felt a little funny after words for about 30 min.i feel fine now and my blood pressure was 127/74 about 30 min afterwords...any thoughts why this may have happend?im 24 im 6ft tall 300lbs
Tue, 18 Jun 2013
Hi,
You may have had an anxiety attack. However, if you do not suffer with these, your symptoms may be due to an episode of paroxysmal tachycardia. This is when the heart beats inappropriately fast. One of the commonest causes of this is caffeine. It can also be caused by abnormal electrical pathways in the heart. Therefore, I would suggest a visit to your doctor to discuss these symptoms. There are various tests that can be done to diagnose this problem and treatment is available.
Best regards.
Dr K A Pottinger
You may have had an anxiety attack. However, if you do not suffer with these, your symptoms may be due to an episode of paroxysmal tachycardia. This is when the heart beats inappropriately fast. One of the commonest causes of this is caffeine. It can also be caused by abnormal electrical pathways in the heart. Therefore, I would suggest a visit to your doctor to discuss these symptoms. There are various tests that can be done to diagnose this problem and treatment is available.
Best regards.
Dr K A Pottinger
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