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Rapid heart beats, shortness of breath on waking up, dizziness on standing, severe weakness. Causes?
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When I wake up, my heart normally beats unusually fast, and I get short of breath. I get dizzy when I stand or sit up, and am normally weak to the point where I don't want to move. Other times, I can't even feel it beating. I'm 16. I used to be a cross country runner and sprinter. I'm always tired, but I can never ever sleep. I've been diagnosed with Severe Depression, Anemia, ADD, and Insomnia, but they still can't figure it out. Any theories?
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Hello, Thanks for choosing health care magic for posting your query. You have given a very detailed description of your problem and i understand that you have diagnosed with lot many illnesses and you being treated for the same too. Anaemia and Hypotension can lead to these kind of problems. Hypotension (less blood pressure), especially postural can be due to the drugs used as antidepressants. Hypothyroidism could be a problem related to all the symptoms that you have stated and the same can be confirmed by doing a thyroid assay (TSH levels). Depression could also be a plausible diagnosis. You can try changing the anti-depressant as there are many different types of antidepressants available in the market. Hope I am able to answer your concerns. If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you. In future if you wish to contact me directly, you can use the below mentioned link: bit.ly/dr-srikanth-reddy Wish you good health, Dr. Srikanth Reddy M.D.