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Fairly Active As A Smoker. Why Does Heart Flutter? Why Do I Get Dizzy?
I m a 36 year old male, fairly active. I m a smoker and drink maybe once a week if even that. The problem is, My heart feels like it has butterflys. It s been going on now for almost 1 year with a random butterfly feelings but now I have the butterflys feelings everyday for the past 2 weeks. Also I get dizzy spells randomly along with the butterfly feelings.
Sun, 22 Jul 2012
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The complaints that you are describing can be due to various reasons. It can be due to arrhythmia or an abnormal rhythm in the heart; excessive anxiety or simply dehydration. So I would suggest you get an ECG done as soon as possible, drink plenty of water and practice some deep breathing/yoga to get rid of stress. You need an evaluation as soon as possible as sometimes these arrhythmias can be life threatening as well.
Regards
Thanks for writing in.
The complaints that you are describing can be due to various reasons. It can be due to arrhythmia or an abnormal rhythm in the heart; excessive anxiety or simply dehydration. So I would suggest you get an ECG done as soon as possible, drink plenty of water and practice some deep breathing/yoga to get rid of stress. You need an evaluation as soon as possible as sometimes these arrhythmias can be life threatening as well.
Regards
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