HealthTap Online Primary Care Doctors Accepting New Patients
Book a video visit
HealthTap
Telehealth
A member asked:

Feeling a strange heart beat, can someone please help me stop worrying? is it just my anxiety, or is it a heart problem?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Abnormal heart beat: The only to give you a proper diagnosis and therefor relief from anxiety if possible, is to see a physician for an evaluation.

Dr Simmons agreed

Answered 8/18/2013

4.9k views

Thank

Related Questions

A member asked:

Can dizziness be a symptom of a heart problem/anxiety? I could be feeling dizzy because I havent been drinking enough water, but it could relate to how my chest feels weird at times like theres pressure on it?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

A member asked:

Feeling on edge nervous and heart flutters since giving birth. Doctor prescribed Zoloft (3 days now). Heart still flutters is it anxiety or a problem?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

A member asked:

How can I tell if shortness of breath or feeling of odd breathing is caused by anxiety or heart problem? Not pregnant, normal echo/ecg last year

4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

A member asked:

Anxiety or heart problems? Shortness of breath, chest pain, cramps all over the body, nervous, feeling of imminent death., since couple of months, went to pcp he diagnosed panic attacks without eco or any other test

A doctor has provided 1 answer

A member asked:

I am 42 male and have anxiety, i feeling like im gonna throw up, i have been on the toilete for an hour, my belly aches, and when i try to sleep i feel like im dying and having heart problems and cant sleep, also have slight dizziness. I take valium ?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Sponsored Content
HealthTap Medical Group does not endorse products or services. Sponsored content revenues support our mission to make health information free and accessible to all.Learn more

People also searched for:

What could cause feeling of pressure in chest other than heart problems and anxiety? (Already had them ruled out?
Weird pressure feeling on left side of chest AND I feel relieve when I put pressure on it...can this be a heart problem or anxiety!?
Faint feeling isn't going away and it is at most when sitting in class with sweat and tension headache is this heart or anxiety problem 3 weeks now ?
I been having this discomfort feeling around lower bottom of my heart and near upper stomach near the heart. I got heartcheck no problems. Check stomach doctor they said I have Gastric mucosa. Can anxiety make feel worse than normal?
Can anxiety/stress lead to my left arm feeling sore/tired, or is that a symptom of a heart problem?

Telemedicine

Primary Care
Manage Your Conditions
Women's Health
Children's Health
Men's Health
Senior Health
Wellness, Prevention & Lifestyle
Sexual Health
Mental & Behavioral Health
Travel Medicine
Urgent Care
Ask your question
Didn't find what you're looking for?

90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.

Ask your question

More of what we treat

Allergies
Antibiotics
Asthma
High Blood Pressure
Prescriptions
Type 2 Diabetes
Content on HealthTap (including answers) should not be used for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and interactions on HealthTap do not create a doctor-patient relationship. Never disregard or delay professional medical advice in person because of anything on HealthTap. Call your doctor or 911 if you think you may have a medical emergency.
HealthTap
HIPAA logo
HIPAASecure
Soc 2 Type 2 logo
SOC 2 Type 2Certified
JCAHO Accredited
JCAHOAccredited
Member App

Download HealthTap

Video visit and message your doctor

Member App QR Code
Play Store Member LinkApp Store Member Link

Questions?

+1 (888) 828-0841support@healthtap.com
LinkedInTwitter
HomeTermsPrivacyCookiesDMCAHealth TopicsDoctors DirectoryDoctor Q&A by Specialty
Copyright 2026 HealthTap, Inc.