What causes irregular heart beats while having anxiety?
Patient: I am a 51 year old female. History, have a heart murmur, Microvalve regurgitation, irregular heart beats, history of anxiety and depression. Currently take atenonol (Heart palpitations), Premarin, Xanax (Anxiety), Vytorin (not sure why), Naphazadone (depression) and Clonazepan (Anxiety). I have had my tonsils and adenoids removed, two hernia surgeries, a total abdomen history, broken wrist and those are my surgeries. The last two months, I have been experiencing irregular heart beats, like my heart is out of rhythym and won t beat right. All my joints are hurting, it s heart to get out of bed, my knees are hard to bend, my back is aching and I m stumbling around and dropping things, plus I m saying the wrong thing, like instead of a red sock, I ll say sock red. I m not sure what is going on. My family doctor just retired, I need to go to the doctor, what type of doctor would you recommend, and also do you have any ideas on what I could be experiencing. I appreciate any advise. Thank you! Doctor: Hi,I have gone through the question and seems you are suffering from multiple ailments. You may require a thorough physical and systemic examination which is performed best by a good physician. I would suggest you may please consult with a doctor having postgraduate degree in internal medicine.Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Chandra Shekhar Gupta