Heart Pounding

[mark177]

Hello,

I am a 37 year old make non smoker and used to be energetic and walk a lot, I went to Las Vegas months ago and while i was there i had a strange feeling and symptoms shortness of breath right side and head numbeness could not walk and head pressure and tightness ...etc,( i usually take garlic pills niacin 100 mg cayenne pepper, i remeber one day i had this racing pounding heart cause i took a pill can not remember), so i had to call the Ambulance there  and they took me to the hospital did some blood tests and chest x ray and ct scan for the head. And they released saying it is not life threatening and maybe you had anxiety and..

The Ct scan says i am clear but mentions  Mild diffuse cerebal atrophy. the blood test is also ok my BUN is 6 next to it says LO , my EGFR is > 59  , CPK with CKMB   57  and TROPONIN I < 0.04

SO i take the plane back but barely could breath or anything my BP is 130/93 a but high and i arrive back to toronto, again in a week time i can not walk breath eat lost 6 kg in 2 weeks  heart palpiations whenever i do something head pressure... i could not go up the stairs , so i go to the ER in toronto and also release me saying they do not know what it is.   I go to my Dr and he says that my heart rate is high when i stand it goes to a 100 he does a resting ekg blood test and comes back normal, so they put me on atenol 25 mg daily for racing heart and co resperadone 0.75 mg daily and co venlofaxine 75 mg daily for anxiety.

What worries me is my symptoms are still there and been misdiagnoised, my heart rate is ok with those medicines as well as my head tension and pressure but not always it can re occur.

The thing is my heart it pounds like it is going to explode while sitting it is like exhausted without me doing anything, could it be atrial fabilliration or arrythmia or something serious or....

ANd i notice when i life my left hand up or left leg the pounding increases and the heart rate increases , this is bothering me a lot because it is too much and causes for me some needle feelings in my left hand and sometimes face.

Can you adivse or help

Thank you

[mark177]

Thank you but can you tell me what might i have specialy hard pumping hard and it is not comfortable

[Flycaster305]

I'm not a health professional, but your blood tests seem normal.  Niacin can cause flushing and a feeling of high heartrate, I used to take that years ago, and I don't know what cayenne pepper can cause.  If you are taking these products, I'd stop, unless directed to take them by your doctor.

I'd suggest you get back to exercising.  If you have a heart problem, it will manifest itself when you are getting your heart rate up to normal.  A standing heart rate of 100 is indeed normal immediately after standing up.  At your age, you should be able to get your heart rate up to about 150-160 bpm with moderate exercise. Exercise can be a great tension release.