Submitted by Dr T on November 10, 2010 – 10:31am
The combination of not feeling well, tachycardia (or palpitations), a heart murmur and some chest pains indicates you need a thorough check up.
Some of the symptoms can be caused by things like anemia, so you need a blood test to see if you’re anemic and if so, why.
Next you need to find out is whether your heart is healthy, so you need to have other blood tests (including Thyroid), an EKG and possibly 24 hour monitoring to determine the nature of your fast heart rate.
Women often have atypical symptoms of angina & coronary artery disease, another potential explanation of your symptoms.
Last, you may have side effects from your Beta blocker. They are indeed sometimes indicated, but subscribed for a specific reason, not as a shot in the dark!
You can read more about heart rhythm here:
https://www.cardiachealth.org/heart-information/palpitations
For heart disease:
https://www.cardiachealth.org/heart-information/coronary-artery-disease
https://www.cardiachealth.org/ca-blog/why-is-heart-disease-in-women-dif
Beta blockers:
https://www.cardiachealth.org/ca-blog/can-beta-blockers-cause-shortness
Read these, get your tests done and come back if you still have questions for me,
Hope this helps,
Dr T
https://www.cardiachealth.org/
| The combination of not feeling well, tachycardia, a heart murmur and some chest pains indicates you need a thorough check up. Some of the symptoms can be caused by things like anemia, so you need a blood test to see if you’re anemic and if so, why. Next you need to find out is whether your heart is healthy, so you need to have other blood tests (including Thyroid), an EKG and possibly 24 hour monitoring to determine the nature of your fast heart rate. Women often have atypical symptoms of angina & coronary artery disease, another potential explanation of your symptoms. Last, you may side effects from your Beta blocker! You can read more about heart rhythm here: https://www.cardiachealth.org/heart-information/palpitations For heart disease: https://www.cardiachealth.org/heart-information/coronary-artery-disease https://www.cardiachealth.org/ca-blog/why-is-heart-disease-in-women-dif Beta blockers: https://www.cardiachealth.org/ca-blog/can-beta-blockers-cause-shortness Read these, get your tests done and come back if you still have questions for me, Hope this helps, |
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