sould i go to the doctor? sonce i was a bout 9 year old (im now 20) about 3-4 times a week my heart will pound, i will become hot and short of breath and sometime my vision blurrs and i feel faint.. and sometime i will only have to walk into the next room and it will fell like i have ran a marathon ?? should i make an appointment
Hello! Welcome to Ask a Doctor service! Regarding your concern, I would explain that your symptoms could be related to anxiety. Nevertheless, I would recommend performing some tests in order to investigate for other possible causes that may mimic this clinical situation: - a resting ECG and a cardiac ultrasound-thyroid hormone levels for thyroid gland dysfunction- blood electrolytes for possible imbalance-complete blood count for anemia. An ambulatory 24-48 hours ECG monitoring would help investigate for possible cardiac arrhythmia. If all the above tests result normal, you should consider anxiety as the main cause underlying your complaints. Hope to have been helpful! Wishing all the best,