Question 1

what causes a fluttering foot on sides and top and pain on top of it?  been feeling weird sensations lately. also pins and needles throughout body.

Accepted Answer

See your doctor : The symptoms of pins and needles you are describing are not normal, and need to be addressed. It would be best to have this discussion with your doctor, so you can show him or her exactly what you mean. So that they can offer recommendations, or referrals of who you need to see. You may need to see a neurologist for further work up, if your condition is constant.

Question 2

how come my feet flutter just before and during sleep?

Accepted Answer

You might : Have a condition called restless leg syndrome.

Question 3

i have an intermittent fluttering just under and behind the bottom of my ribcage, it feels like its coming from the diaphragm or the foot of the esophagus. this typically occurs after exercise and is sometimes accompanied by dizziness. as far as i can rec

Accepted Answer

Atrial Fibrillation : It sure sounds like Atrial Fibrillation, in a 53 years old male. Not related to Esophagus, probably. It is not Esophagitis, probably. Needs to be evaluated soon, though.

Question 4

i get hot & cold periods notice more at night, cant sleep, get nervous hands & feet sweat, sumtimes feel a flutter of heart, get a tingly sensation?

Accepted Answer

Diabetic?: Check your blood sugar, could drop very low at night causing sweats, anxiety and other symptoms

Question 5

im 32. 2 months ago i feel fluttering/vibrations in various extremities of my heel, knee, arm, elbow.  my skin vibrates until i move. it is very odd. ?

Accepted Answer

Spasms: More than likely they are muscle spasms under the skin. They can be caused from overuse, electrolyte issues - dehydration. Sometimes low calcium and magnesium can cause the spasms or muscle fasciculations. Our muscles contract and release with these 2 minerals. So highs and lows would causes the muscles to spasm

Question 6

light headed, dizzy, weak, shaky, tingling hands and feet, trouble breathing, heart fluttering.  not diabetic or hypoglycemic, blood panel normal.

Accepted Answer

Flutter: i would check two main areas: the thyroid and the adrenals. They can both cause those symptoms you describe

Question 7

68 yo m,  having flushing of hands and feet with bilateral lower extremity intermittent ice cold and burning hot sensation and facial flushing, overall hightened sensation of all pain fibers. would never complain unless its gotten bad. hx of aflutter s/p

Accepted Answer

See neurologist: You describe a peripheral neuropathy, and many characteristics are common with small fiber involvement.  A few tests should reveal answers, and in many cases, highly satisfactory outcomes can emerge.

Question 8

how to treat atrial flutter?

Accepted Answer

Atrial flutter: This is a rapid regular atrial rhythm from 250-350 beats per minute roughly, it rarely conducts to the ventricles at 1:1.  It is related to atrial fibrillation and is treated in a somewhat similar manner.

Question 9

do smells make heart flutter?

Accepted Answer

It is possible: It is possible that a particular smell could cause a "heart flutter" in an individual.  Heart flutter refers to a palpitation. If a person becomes anxious because of a certain smell, this could cause a flutter.  Palpitations are associated with atrial flutter, whick can be cause by a large number of causes(drugs, illicit drugs, caffeine) as well as diseases(abnormalities of the heart.

Question 10

does cinnamon cause atrial flutter?

Accepted Answer

No: Atrial flutter is usually caused by an electrical loop signal in the top part of the heart called at the atrium. Cinnamon is not the cause of atrial flutter.

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What causes a fluttering foot on sides and top and pain on top of it? been feeling weird sensations lately. also pins and needles throughout body.

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How come my feet flutter just before and during sleep?

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I have an intermittent fluttering just under and behind the bottom of my ribcage, it feels like its coming from the diaphragm or the foot of the esophagus. this typically occurs after exercise and is sometimes accompanied by dizziness. as far as i can rec

A member asked:

I get hot & cold periods notice more at night, cant sleep, get nervous hands & feet sweat, sumtimes feel a flutter of heart, get a tingly sensation?

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Im 32. 2 months ago i feel fluttering/vibrations in various extremities of my heel, knee, arm, elbow. my skin vibrates until i move. it is very odd. ?

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Light headed, dizzy, weak, shaky, tingling hands and feet, trouble breathing, heart fluttering. not diabetic or hypoglycemic, blood panel normal.

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68 yo m, having flushing of hands and feet with bilateral lower extremity intermittent ice cold and burning hot sensation and facial flushing, overall hightened sensation of all pain fibers. would never complain unless its gotten bad. hx of aflutter s/p

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How to treat atrial flutter?

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Do smells make heart flutter?

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Does cinnamon cause atrial flutter?

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