I am a 19 year old female and starting this morning, i've been having a pain over my heart that's coupled with shortness of breath. It isn't a constant pain. I will be sitting doing nothing and all of a sudden I feel a strain on my heart like it's about to explode and then a sharp sudden pain that lasts about 10 seconds. Immediately after, I feel like I can't catch my breath. It also gets worse if I breathe in deeply or when I get up suddenly. I don't have anxiety and I am not stressed in any way. I also don't have a history of high bp. I wear a fitbit that monitors my heart rate and I would look at the rate and it would be 81 and then 30 seconds later when I have that sharp pain, my heart rate jumps to 140. What could be the problem? Should I go to the er?

Dr. Karuna ChawlaHomeopathy Doctor25yrs exp

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What r other symptoms that you r experiencing? By doing what like walking, exertion, eating or empty stomach- it increases or decreases in intensity. For how much time the pain remains? Is there stiffness also? How is your appetite? R you constipated? Any problem in urine? I need to know more to be able to make diagnosis. In the meanwhile follow this 1. Don't take tea empty stomach. Eat something like a banana (if you are not diabetic) or any seasonal fruit or soaked almonds and a glass of water first thing in the morning (within 10 mins of waking up). No only biscuits or rusk will not do. 2. Don't overeat 3. Take your breakfast every day. Don't skip it. U should eat whatever your mother or grandparent eat in bfast. I mean to say whatever is your traditional food. If punjabi eat paratha, if belongs to south then take idli/ dosa etc. 4. Have light meals every 2 hours (in addition to your breakfast, lunch n dinner) e.g. Nariyal paani, chaach, a handful of dry fruits, a handful of peanuts, any fresh n seasonal fruit, a cup of curd/milk etc 5. Finish your dinner at least 2 hours before going to sleep. 6. Maintain active life style7. Avoid fast foods, spicy n fried foods, carbonated beverages 8. Take a lot of green vegetables n fruit. 9. Drink lot of water.10. Everyday preferably sleep on same time exercise in the form of yoga, cycling, swimming, gym etc.For more details, you can consult me.  

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