I have heart palpitations and my blood pressure went up to 150/90 and as a rule i have low blood pressure. I took a herbal calming tab called removit recommend by my doctor. Stopped taking the meds and blood pressure has come down but still have the heart palpitations. What should i do?
Hello! Thank you for asking on Chat Doctor! I read carefully your question and understand your concern. Your symptoms seem to be related to anxiety. The fact that your symptoms were relieved by remote is another in argument of this cause. But, as your palpitations are persistent, I would recommend consulting with your GP for a careful physical examination, a resting ECG and some blood lab tests (complete blood count, thyroid hormone levels, cortisol plasma levels, kidney and liver function tests, blood electrolytes, etc.), to exclude other possible metabolic causes. An ambulatory 24-48 hours ECG monitoring and a cardiac ultrasound may be needed if suspicions of a possible cardiac arrhythmia are raised. If all the above tests result normal, I would the main reason of this symptomatology would be just pure anxiety. In such case, I would recommend you to consult with a specialist of this field to help you manage anxiety. Psychotherapy or an antidepressant may be helpful. Hope to have been of help! Best regards,