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Woke up last night with tingling in left arm and numbness & racing heart with panic attack. now have tingling in toes on left leg & left arm. haven't been sleeping well for nearly a week. also, shortness of breath when i talk at times.
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Anxiety?: Anxiety can cause heart palpitations, pounding heartbeat and can even be a risk for coronary (heart) artery disease. The scenario is deserving of a cardiac work up. The tingling can be explained by rapid breathing associated with anxiety. Shortness of breath could be related, or could be related to heart disease or other issues. Identifying the problems will be step one, but relief is possible
Answered 8/16/2018
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Be seen: Certainly would be well served to be seen to rule out a cardiac cause to your symptoms among other possibilities.
Answered 11/28/2017
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Woke up 2hrs after falling asleep, short of breath and a racing heart. Felt better and was able to go back to sleep within a couple of hours. Could this have been heart related or just a panic attack?
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