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What Causes Extreme Fatigue, Rapid Heart Rate And Breathlessness?
My wife has been sick for about a month and a half. She been to the doctor twice and has been on steroids for about three weeks. She is fatigued to the point of exhaustion on a daily basis and has been experiencing rapid heartbeat when she has difficult breathing then it goes away and is fine again. What do we do?
Tue, 15 Mar 2016
Hi Dear ,
Welcome to HCM,
Understanding your concern.As per your query you have extreme fatigue, rapid heart rate and breathlessness . Well there can be many reasons for symptoms you mention in query like panic attack , cardiomyopathy , dehydration , acid reflux or other heart related problem like irregular rhythm . I would suggest you to consult cardiologist for proper examination without any delay to rule out serious heart problem . Doctor may order tests like ECG , TMT , complete blood lipid profile or echo cardiogram .Doctor may also order angiography . Doctor may prescribe sedative , beta blockers , aspirin and calcium channel blockers . Doctor may also recommend pacemaker for heart. Doctor may also refer you to gastroenterologist for acid reflux respectively .
Hope your concern has been resolved.
Get Well Soon.
Best Wishes,
Dr. Harry Maheshwari
Welcome to HCM,
Understanding your concern.As per your query you have extreme fatigue, rapid heart rate and breathlessness . Well there can be many reasons for symptoms you mention in query like panic attack , cardiomyopathy , dehydration , acid reflux or other heart related problem like irregular rhythm . I would suggest you to consult cardiologist for proper examination without any delay to rule out serious heart problem . Doctor may order tests like ECG , TMT , complete blood lipid profile or echo cardiogram .Doctor may also order angiography . Doctor may prescribe sedative , beta blockers , aspirin and calcium channel blockers . Doctor may also recommend pacemaker for heart. Doctor may also refer you to gastroenterologist for acid reflux respectively .
Hope your concern has been resolved.
Get Well Soon.
Best Wishes,
Dr. Harry Maheshwari
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