I want to know about these issue I am going through, its related to my left chest or may be heart. Usually I have a normal heartbeat, but due to anxiety which I have, I get palpitations, but now it have reduced. Apart from that sometimes for the past few months, I do feel a heaviness on my left chest, something like stiffness, but it have never bothered me to extreme, it goes away and again it comes back. I never have felt pain, but I had gastric issues as a result occasionally I do feel prickly shooting pain in lower part of my heart. My heart palpitations reads 78-85. I am not a gym guy but I do walk and does some asanas. I am concern about this sudden stiffness or a sense of heaviness in my heart ,never I feel pain, but I wanna be sure is it serious issue?

Dr. Amit GargPsychiatrist14yrs exp

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Hello. I would recommend a thorough cardiology examination and investigations before anything else. If that turns out to be normal only then a psych evaluation is warranted. Thanks.  

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Dr. Tanmay PalsuleHomeopath11yrs exp

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Homoeopathy is wonderful in treating such chronic, repetitive complaints More details like your family history, past history, thermals, thirst, desires aversions, attitudes is required to make a prescription especially in a chronic case such as yours. Consult in private with the above details. More questions may be asked if required. Palpitation can be attributed to one of four main causes: Extra-cardiac stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system (inappropriate stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system, particularly the vagus nerve, (which innervates the heart), can be caused by anxiety and stress due to acute or chronic elevations in glucocorticoids and catecholamines. Gastrointestinal distress such as bloating or indigestion, along with muscular imbalances and poor posture, can also irritate the vagus nerve causing palpitations) Sympathetic overdrive (panic disorders, low blood sugar, hypoxia, antihistamines (i.e. levocetirizine), low red blood cell count, heart failure, mitral valve prolapse).[4] Hyperdynamic circulation (valvular incompetence, thyrotoxicosis, hypercapnia, high body temperature, low red blood cell count, pregnancy). Abnormal heart rhythms (ectopic beat, premature atrial contraction, junctional escape beat, premature ventricular contraction, atrial fibrillation, supraventricular tachycardia, ventricular tachycardia, ventricular fibrillation, heart block). Anxiety and stress Anxiety and stress elevate the body's level of cortisol and adrenaline, which in turn can interfere with the normal functioning of the parasympathetic nervous system resulting in overstimulation of the vagus nerve.[5] Vagus nerve induced palpitation is felt as a thud, a hollow fluttery sensation, or a skipped beat, depending on at what point during the heart's normal rhythm the vagus nerve fires. In many cases, the anxiety and panic of experiencing palpitations causes a sufferer to experience further anxiety and increased vagus nerve stimulation. The link between anxiety and palpitation may also explain why many panic attacks involve an impending sense of cardiac arrest. Similarly, physical and mental stress may contribute to the occurrence of palpitation, possibly due to the depletion of certain micronutrients involved in maintaining healthy psychological and physiological function.[6] Gastrointestinal bloating, indigestion and hiccups have also been associated with overstimulation of the vagus nerve causing palpitations, due to branches of the vagus nerve innervating the GI tract, diaphragm, and lungs. FOR MEDICATION CONSULT ONLINE IN PRIVATE 

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