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What Can Cause Feeling Weak And Shaky And Heart Palpitations?
I feel shaky and weak often - had bloods checked all ok - have a long history of anxiety and depression ( health anxieties) - palpitations regularly which again have been checked but I am convinced something has been missed. This shaky weak feeling seems to tie in with when my heart is being odd?
Tue, 26 Sep 2017
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I passed carefully through your question and would explain that your symptoms are typical of a panic disorder or anxiety.
You should know that during anxiety or physical activity the sympathetic nervous system is activated, causing increased circulating levels of adrenaline and noradrenaline, leading to palpitations and shortness of breath.
Thyroid gland dysfunction can mimic all this clinical scenario too. Have you checked your thyroid hormone levels?
Besides checking thyroid hormone levels, I would recommend performing an ambulatory 24-48 hours ECG monitoring to investigate for possible cardiac arrhythmia.
If all the above tests result normal, you should consider anxiety as the main cause of your complaints.
Hope you will find this answer helpful!
Kind regards,
Dr. Iliri
Welcome and thank you for asking on HCM!
I passed carefully through your question and would explain that your symptoms are typical of a panic disorder or anxiety.
You should know that during anxiety or physical activity the sympathetic nervous system is activated, causing increased circulating levels of adrenaline and noradrenaline, leading to palpitations and shortness of breath.
Thyroid gland dysfunction can mimic all this clinical scenario too. Have you checked your thyroid hormone levels?
Besides checking thyroid hormone levels, I would recommend performing an ambulatory 24-48 hours ECG monitoring to investigate for possible cardiac arrhythmia.
If all the above tests result normal, you should consider anxiety as the main cause of your complaints.
Hope you will find this answer helpful!
Kind regards,
Dr. Iliri
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