San Leandro, CA
A 17-year-old male asked:
Im currently a teen, why is that all of a sudden i felt like my heart was starting to shake right and left violently and then i started to sweat a bit. i was diagnosed with an anxiety disorder and took 2 ekgs and an ultrasound.
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Dr. Elizabeth Finley-Belgradanswered
Child Psychiatry 34 years experience
Panic attack: It sounds like the symptoms of a panic attack, because peoples heart rate generally goes up and people notice cardiac sympotms with anxiety always want to be sure no a problem with the heart. Anxiety is not uncommon. Want to look at cleaning up your diet,
remove additives and food coloring, inflammatory foods can contribute-dairy, grains and sugar. many people do not tolerate. Get a Psych eval
78 viewsAnswered May 08, 2020
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