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A member asked:

I get tachycardia when i don't sleep well, hot showers, strenuous exercise. is this a heart condition?

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Dr. Rick Koch answered

Possibly: An event monitor might be revealing

Answered 6/17/2014

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Want to know what is the cause of alteration between bradycardia & tachycardia+bounding heart,I had sleep apnea before&moderate pulmonary hypertension?

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Please,what is the cause of alteration between bradycardia & tachycardia+bounding heart,+tired, had sleep apnea before&moderate pulmonary hypertension?

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I get bouts of tachycardia when overtired, climb steep stairs/hills, under stress, or after hot showers. Is this heart or asthma related?

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I am 19 years old. I have dizzy spells when I get up from bed and taking hot showers, abdominal pains ocassionally, rapid heart beat.What can this be?

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I have COPD,heart disease it's gotten to where even getting a shower wears me out and I can't breath I just set and cry. My legs have gotten really weak and having more muscle spasms and not sleeping good and forgetting a lot?

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