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Take meds for anxiety/panic disorder.i still have fast heart rate and it hurts like it going to explode. dr said heart is ok.what else can i do?

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Dr. James Burns answered

Specializes in Emergency Medicine

At your age: The first recommendation would be to see a cardiologist. At 51 cardiac disease needs to be aggressively ruled out before attributing your symptoms to another source

Answered 10/5/2014

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