Heart (Cardio) Disorders & Diseases

heart problem? or anxiety?

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well i'm 18 years old! i'm not over weight but a little skinny with some muscles and abs. around the end of august i had smoked some weed that made me get real numb on my hands stomach back and tingly feeling on my hands so i just relaxed and calmed down but the next day at night time it happend...

by tygax193215 over a year ago

Left chest pain

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i am 17, im not on any medication, im 6'4, aprox. 180 pounds, 12% body fat, blood pressure is 123, 61. Recently i have had occasional pains in the left side of my chest near my heart. I don't know what it could be. I thought it might be an air bubble in my lungs but im not sure. It fist happened in...

by Guest over a year ago

side effects of alcohol drinking

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as a youth i never suffered from the side effects of alcohol,binge drinking,now that iv hit my 30,s its seems to of took its toll on my body as i suffer frightening side effects of drinking booze,even the smallest amount e.g. i had 2 full glasses of white wine and 2 smirnoff ices lastnite and...

by taffmyster87834 over a year ago

Depression risk high for heart patients

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Besides being the top cause of death in the United States, heart disease has now been linked to higher depression incidence. After reviewing dozens of studies, researchers from the UCSF School of Nursing and Medicine found that depression was three times more likely to occur among the people who...

by Heidi Miller, LDN over a year ago

sudden decrease/increase in heart rate-confused

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Hi guys, I'm a 21 year old transportation design student, which means I'm sitting at my drawing table loooong hours at a time, working on designs that take forever to flesh out and so on. Now, over the past year or two, I've experienced these sudden changes in my heart rate out of the blue....

by annisnaeem86978 over a year ago

post viral cardiomyopathy and amiodarone

My father recently passed on after having been diagnosed with post viral cardiomyopathy. It came as a shock as he seemed to be improving. My main question at this point revolves around the care he received from the ambulance crew. My mother called the ambulance due to my father having trouble...

by miggs087986261 over a year ago

diagnosed with arrthymia

I have been diagnosed with arrthymia and taken medication for many years. Can you advise why some people with similar diagnosis have a pace maker but I have been told I have the arrthymia in the 'wrong chamber' what do they mean?

by bewildered over a year ago

estacy use and felt numbness in hands and part of my face

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hi there im 22 years old and i had done ecstacy in the past, i know is bad but i dont do it as often because of the felling of the next day. Anyways i need help finding out what happend to me this time. i took about 4 pills and the sensation that i felt was not exaclty like the ones before i had...

by jazzy8685464 over a year ago

Cold skin after working out, even outdoors.

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Have had full heart stress test, ekg, and carotid artery check. bloodwork, thyroid check, and liver. most recently and i write recently, because i have never noticed it before, when I walk/workout, whether it be inside in a air conditioned gym, or outside in 88 degree weather, i notice my skin gets...

by Guest over a year ago

Hysterectomy followed by racing heartrate

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Hi, my name is Tammy, I had a complete hysterectomy July 18th 2008, two weeks later I started experiencing a racing heartrate. 140 bpm, when standing. When I am sitting it is around 120 bpm. I went to my doctor and she had me go to the hospital to have a halter monitor put on for 24 hours. They got...

by tammyhovde84179 over a year ago