I m having fluttering in my chest cavity, no shortness of breath, no pain....but feels like anxiety or like the feeling one gets before speaking before a crowd. It started about 2 weeks ago, no life style changes, no real anxiety, but I am feeling it several hours a day. Not taking any meds, 50 yr old female, relatively good health, non-smoker. What could cause this? Any thing I should be concerned about?
Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. In my opinion you are having palpitation.  It is feeling Bourbon heart beat. So we have to first rule out cardiac cause. So better to get don ECG and 2D ECHO to rule out cardiac cause. Another tool is Holder monitoring.  In this 24 hr recording of ECG is done. So that at the time of symptoms, we can look for any ECG changes occur or not. If all of the above are normal than no need to worry. ITIS anxiety related only. So avoid stress and anxiety.  Be relax and keep calm.