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I dont know who else to ask besides everyone here. I've talked to my pediatrician when I had a physical in January and he said my heart was fine but all he did was check it with a stethoscope. I know it's common for people with anxiety to think they have heart problems but do these symptoms seem any differnt than anyones here? here are my symptoms

pounding heart-usually after i even walk up the stairs and sometimes if Im sitting down for a while and I get up even slowly my heart will start pounding
heart fluttering-I dont know what to call it but it usually happens when I am sitting down all the sudden it will start to beat really fast and I have to take a deep breathe for it to go away
dizzy spells and usually when they happen i feel faint.
swollen hands/feet
and if i cross my legs even for a short time my leg will almost fall asleep..it feels like i am not getting enough blood to them

i guess the symptoms dont sound that bad when I write them down but theyre so scary and im wondering if i have a heart problem ahh. i went to the e/n/t doctor and he said i might be getting dizzy because my ears were really err..clogged up. and i just had that physical and january but thats about it. do these problems sound normal? i plan on going to the doc soon but i still want to know if its normal. thanks

lauren
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Hi Lauren (lilmieri)

I can relate to all of those except the swollen hands and feet part. I'm no doc, but I would suspect some sort of water retention. The fluttering feeling in your chest sounds like heart palpitations caused by anxiety, too much caffeine, or hyperventilation. Palpitations usually are no cause for alarm. They are normal in all people. If you can, try to get in some cardio workouts. It helps a lot with palpitations and overworking when you walk/run small distances. Hope this helps.

Ken
Hi Lauren (lilmieri)

I can relate to all of those except the swollen hands and feet part. I'm no doc, but I would suspect some sort of water retention. The fluttering feeling in your chest sounds like heart palpitations caused by anxiety, too much caffeine, or hyperventilation. Palpitations usually are no cause for alarm. They are normal in all people. If you can, try to get in some cardio workouts. It helps a lot with palpitations and overworking when you walk/run small distances. Hope this helps.

Ken
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