What Causes Heart Palpitations With Dizziness And Headache?

Posted on Mon, 13 Jun 2016

Question: My name is XXXX, I am 33 years old. I have been having these weird feelings in my chest. It is hard to explain. It is not pain..its just like the beat is weird. Not fast, not slow...just off. Also I am experience some minor dizziness, and headaches. The headache is new, and may not be related but I have had this feeling in my chest for last three days.

Answered by Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
anxiety? arrhythmia?

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

taking into account your age and the symptoms you've described, I believe that your symptoms are probably related to anxiety but here is a short list of potential causes.

Arrhythmia: "weird feelings in the chest" could be palpitations that is irregular beats, which could be innocent or not. An electrocardiogram and if needed Holter monitoring might help to confirm or exclude it. Arrhythmias can be caused by various disorders like thyroid disease, electrolyte disorders, structural heart disease, etc.

Anxiety: may cause practically any symptoms and sometimes it may mimic illnesses and confuse the patient and the doctor. Headaches are common. It is a diagnosis we reach after excluding organic causes.

So in conclusion, you'd better visit your doctor for an electrocardiogram and clinical evaluation. If an arrhythmia is diagnosed then further investigation will be required.

Kind Regards!

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