Causes of Heart Palpitations and Shortness of Breath

Consuming Spicy Foods

Consuming spicy foods allows for a burning sensation in the stomach making it highly prone to heart palpitations. This condition, combined with shortness of breath, should be seen by a doctor.

Fear and Anxiety

All these life situations normally make many people develop fear and anxiety. The body may react to these situations with a number of symptoms and signs, the common ones being palpitations of the heart and shortness of breath. Other symptoms that may occur include tightness of the chest, nausea, tension of the muscles, stomach pain, dizziness, and lightheadedness.

Panic Attacks

It is a sudden feeling of intense fear without obvious cause. Panic attacks may be manifested by symptoms such as sweating, chills, chest pain, headaches, dizziness, hot flashes, and a feeling of detachment from the outside world.

Abuse of Illegal Drugs

Addiction to illegal drugs like cocaine, heroin, amphetamines, and cannabis could cause palpitations and dyspnea.

Atrial Fibrillation

Atrial fibrillation includes irregular heartbeats hence increasing the risk to stroke as well as heart failure. The symptoms may also include fatigue, dizzy spells, chest pain, general weakness, and shortness of breath.

Heart Attack

A heart attack results from a reduction in the supply of blood to the heart due to blockages of the artery by deposits of fat and cholesterol. Symptoms include pressure or chest pain that may radiate to the neck, jaw, or back, cold sweating, sudden dizziness, tiredness, nausea, indigestion, or a burning sensation in the stomach.

Other Causes of Heart Palpitations

Other causative elements of palpitations are the consumption of too much caffeine or alcohol, the presence of an underlying medical condition like thyroid disorders, anemia, hypotension, hypoglycemia, fever, dehydration, menstrual or menopausal fluctuations in hormone levels, and medication intake due to decongestants, weight loss products, and asthma inhalers.

Other Causes of Dyspnea

• Causes can range from asthma, COVID-19
• pneumonia, severe allergies
• leakage of fluids around the heart or lungs
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
• abnormal heartbeats
• pulmonary embolism
• anemia.