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What Causes Heart Racing Followed By A Feeling Of Fainting?

My Mother keeps feeling like she is going to faint, but only for a few seconds, and then it goes away only to return within the next 15 minutes or so. Her heart rate goes up to 103 right before this feeling, and then afterwords returns to 74 or so. She is 53 years old and took this months Boniva this morning. She also takes aspirin, norvasc, iron supplement which she just started this week, and insulin.
Thu, 15 Mar 2018
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Hello,

Certain conditions are there which could cause such symptoms of giddiness, or vertigo. First, is it could be Transient Ischemic Attacks (TIA).

Actually, it is bit rare condition but cannot be neglected and for that, I would advise for an MRI. Now for other conditions it could be due to vestibular dysfunction, endocrine dysfunction (Diabetes ) and last but not least it may be functional disorders.

Over all such symptom demands the numbers of work up to reach up to right diagnosis, Medicines or iron supplements may not be the cause.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Akhtarhusain
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What Causes Heart Racing Followed By A Feeling Of Fainting?

Hello, Certain conditions are there which could cause such symptoms of giddiness, or vertigo. First, is it could be Transient Ischemic Attacks (TIA). Actually, it is bit rare condition but cannot be neglected and for that, I would advise for an MRI. Now for other conditions it could be due to vestibular dysfunction, endocrine dysfunction (Diabetes ) and last but not least it may be functional disorders. Over all such symptom demands the numbers of work up to reach up to right diagnosis, Medicines or iron supplements may not be the cause. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Akhtarhusain