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Is Elevated Heart Rate Caused Due To Anxiety?
Okay so this is hard for me to come out with, but I have been a methamphetamine user for roughly a year now and in the last couple of months have been experiencing elevated heart rate. I have been to 3 doctors and have been to the hospital 3 times, which all doctors have had the same response, anxiety. But even when I don t feel anxious my heart rate goes through the rough. Is this mental or physical health problems ?
Wed, 28 Feb 2018
Hello,
Your symptoms are related to methamphetamine adverse effects. For this reason, I would recommend avoiding this drug in the future.
I would also recommend performing an ambulatory 24-48 hours ECG monitoring to exclude possible cardiac arrhythmia, which may mimic this clinical situation. Other blood lab tests that are necessary are complete blood count for anemia, blood electrolyte for any imbalance.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Ilir Sharka
Your symptoms are related to methamphetamine adverse effects. For this reason, I would recommend avoiding this drug in the future.
I would also recommend performing an ambulatory 24-48 hours ECG monitoring to exclude possible cardiac arrhythmia, which may mimic this clinical situation. Other blood lab tests that are necessary are complete blood count for anemia, blood electrolyte for any imbalance.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Ilir Sharka
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