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A member asked:

Could stress and anxiety cause months long of daily heart flutters in a 19 year old?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

You would have to : Rule out medical causes before making a determination that this was anxiety induced.

Dr Pack and 4 doctors agreed

Answered 2/24/2016

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