Heart palpitation Diarrhea

[ShaneWarne]

Hi Everyone,

I am 27 years old male. I have been experiencing variety of symptoms since the last 3 months. I had a flu and then some gastric problems (black stool) only once 3 months ago and since then I have been experiencing heart palpitation (fast hear rate) specially when I eat my meal, high blood pressure, dizziness, weakness, nausea, burning mucus diarrhea (on and off), chest pain, inside tremors.

I have lost 18kg weight in these 3 months and it still decreasing.

I have done ECG 3 times which came back normal except fast heart rate (120 bpm). No AFIB, No Heart murmurs, Stool culture test came back normal twice, Kidney function normal, Liver function normal, celiac test normal, CRP level normal, viscosity normal, Magnesium normal, pancreas stool test normal.

My GP is now thinking of referring me to a Cardiologist and Gastroenterology.

Had H Pylori test which came back Positive but was not treated my gp said H Pylori symptoms is different to my symptoms and said almost 50% of the world population has H pylori.

also my B12 level was 171 ng/L [220.0 - 700.0] two years ago but doctor said it's borderline normal just eat high b12 food.

Doctor keep saying that it is due to Anxiety but I don't believe it because most of the time the palpitation starts after eating something.

Following is my recent Full blood count:

Total white blood count 8.8 x10^9/L [4.0 - 11.0]

Red blood cell count 4.66 x10^12/L [4.5 - 6.5]

Haemoglobin concentration 142 g/L [130.0 - 180.0]

Haematocrit 0.416 L/L [0.4 - 0.54]

Mean cell volume 89 fL [80.0 - 99.0]

Mean cell haemoglobin level 30.4 pg [27.0 - 32.0]

Platelet count - observation 402 x10^9/L [140.0 - 400.0]

Neutrophil count 7.39 x10^9/L [1.5 - 7.5]

Monocyte count - observation 0.30 x10^9/L [0.2 - 0.8]

Eosinophil count - observation 0.01 x10^9/L [0.04 - 0.4]

Basophil count 0.02 x10^9/L [0.02 - 0.1]

Lymphocyte count 1.11 x10^9/L [1.0 - 4.0]

Nucleated red blood cell count < 0.20 x10^9/L [0.0 - 0.2]

Is there anybody with the same symptoms here? I am totally lost and don't know what to do.

[Dolphin14]

Go see the specialists per your dr advice.

I hope you feel better

[Kkimm]

Hi Shane

I was diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder around two years ago now. I did start with most of the symptoms you have described. In addition I also felt nauseous most of the time. I do think it is likely that you have anxiety and could benefit from some therapy for it. It is likely that your heart rate increases because you are worrying that it will when you eat. Hopefully with some therapy and by learning some relaxation techniques etc you should be able to get over your anxiety if that is what it is.

If you doctor thinks you need a referral to other specialists then that should be the right thing to do but the more you focus on it the more worried you are likely to get. Are you having treatment for your H pylori as that can cause gastric symptoms in some people I believe.

I too was worried about my symptoms at first and kept googling and finding all sorts of conditions it could be before it became obvious it was anxiety and I was treated with antidepressants and have now completely recovered. My symptoms however were extremely severe, I lost lots of weight as I had no appetite at all had a kind of panic attack frequently and often felt dizzy and spaced out as well as having my heart constantly pounding etc.

I felt so ill and depressed as well there was no option but to go on antidepressants and they are still working for me. However I will say they are not a quick easy fix and made me feel alot worse before I felt better. It took about 4 months for them to really work and two dose increases.

Very best wishes, I hope you feel better soon

Kim