Heart palpitations and pain Posted: 12-11-06 23:58pm
Hello.
I have a question and please urgently need
an answer. I have just turned 18, in end
october to be precise. I still havent see
any doctor but I will soon. It has been
few months now that I very often feel like
a pulse of 3-4 seconds in -i think- the
southern part of my heart. I am not sure
if it the southern or northern part
though; the pain fees like a block. This
happens very rarely but it happens and
scares me because the pain is really hard.
I have researched and think it has
something to do with my papillary muscles
but I am not sure at all. I would like to
know if someone knows what is happening
and what I should do to stop that.
-just for the info, I drink a full bottle
of milk per day on my own for the past 2
years. A friend told me that calcium could
be a reason to what is happening..But I am
not convinced at all-
please advise
antoine
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Heart Disease and Heart Attack Answer A1994 Posted: 08-08-07 07:19am
According to the description of the
symptoms(“painful pulse of 3-4 seconds
in the southern part of my heart”) you
may have experience a so called
'palpitation'. At your age, anxiety is the
main reason for such painful sensations
from the heart. This type of anxiety is
called somatoform disorder or
neuro-circulatory dystonia. Nonetheless,in
order to be establish “somatoform
disorder” as a final diagnosis, all
organic diseases of the heart must first
be excluded. You can see your primary
health provider for a physical examination
and ECG, and to begin the process.
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