Shortness of breath & rapid heart beat

[JennErin]

Hi there,

I am a 30 yr old female 4'11'' and about 185lbs.  About 2 months ago I experienced sharp pains in the area of my heart and numbness in my left arm.  Went to the ER.  Had EKG, blood work, and X-rays performed and all came back normal.  The pain seemed to subside after that.

In the past week I have been experiencing a much faster than normal heart rate (about 82-87 bpm).  Then the last 2 days I have been feeling a bit short of breathe.  Like I need to take a deep breathe every so often to catch up with my breathing.  Also the sharp pain seems to be back again

I was a smoker of about 1/2 a pack a day for 15yrs recently quit 5 months ago.  I am also under a great deal of stress.  (Moving in 2 months, in a child custody dispute with my sons father)  Please help me.  What is wrong with me?  Should I be going back to the ER again?  Is there something wrong with my heart? Lungs?  Any help is greatly appreciated.

[mala84]

To be honest, It sound like panic attacks to me. A normal heart rate i between 60 - 100 beats per minute. so your pulse rate is not a worry. With panic attacks, the body feels out of breathe and hyperventilates. It is this extra oxygen in the blood which gives you the shape pains, tingling sensation in your fingers. If your worried still see your GP.

[bn22]

sounds like it could be aneamia get it checked out