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Posted 4/15/2013 11:35 AM (GMT 0)
Ok so im 18, ive had anxiety for 6 months now i dont have insurance so cant see a doc, i did get to go when i had my first panic attack and they ruled out lung problems also did a blood and EKG its been 4 weeks and no answer from the doc, ive been getting alot of gas latley and chest pressure and a little pain around the left side of my chest. And also at the same time dizziness and light headedness, i also kinda have habit of burping, is this all normal and nothing to really worry about?
Posted 4/15/2013 12:54 PM (GMT 0)
I have anxiety and after my first panic attack this February I also had all the symptoms you've mentioned. I also get the belching (burping) a lot whenever I'm anxious. I used to remember not burping most of the time before. After the attack I also often had the chest pain also located on the left side of my chest (feels like kind of a pinch). At that time I thought it has something to do with my heart so I got an ECG and came back normal. It went away 9 days after my first panic attack as my anxiety level lessened. The dizziness and light headedness seems to be because of our fight or flight response, our body anticipating what could happen next, preparing for a threat that is not actually there since we became so anxious about how we feel. The best way to do is ignore it like just everyone is saying here and they'll eventually go away.
Posted 4/15/2013 2:28 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Preet and welcome.

I am sorry to hear of your recent anxiety struggles, and the loss of insurance. You should have received your results by now...the EKG's reading is immediate...the blood work is sent to a lab, but should not take more than a couple of weeks. Have you called to check in?

Rest assured though, that this surely means that all is well. If there was an issue, it would have been 'red flagged' to your doctor...as it is, it is most likely just being overlooked because there is nothing unusual in your results...but give your doctor's office a call and see what is going on.

Since most likely everything is fine physically...you will want to focus on managment of the anxiety.

We have some great self-help ideas in our Resource Guide here! You will find this on the main page, 1st post. There are video links that teach breathing and relaxation exercises, informative articles, book recommendations and more.

Here is a great link from the Resrouces that has a very comprehensive list of anxiety symptoms. I am sure that you will be comforted to see all of the one you listed right in there.:)

http://www.anxietycentre.com/anxiety-symptoms.shtml

Keep posting with us as well. A big step toward healing is talking with those who care and understand.

We are here to listen and support!

Talk to you soon,

S.C.

Posted 4/15/2013 2:55 PM (GMT 0)
I was 48 when I had my first panic attack, did all the things most people do, went to ER, had blood gases
EKG, X Rays, I couldn't believe what they told me, I had a giant gas bubble sitting on my diaphragm and it
was actually pressing on my heart and making it hard for me to breath, they gave me some kind of stuff
in a paper cup and I passed enough gas to run a tractor. I was back home in about three hours.
When I went in my pulse was 180, BP 210/155 I really thought I was a goner, I was so dumb about PAD I
thought it was all over just a freak thing that happened, I should have known better after dealing with my
Wifes PAD for many years. After the next three trips to ER I started researching, the meds, then therapy.
I lived in hell for the next ten years mainly because there was so little information available and people tended to not talk about it. I wish we had a forum like this back then but that was before PC's.
Hold on to the fact that you will emerge from this problem, a little humbler and much wiser.
Praying for you.
Larry ***
Posted 4/15/2013 4:31 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Larry.
Just want to ask but what is PAD btw? And how are you diagnosed with having a giant gas bubble sitting on your diaphragm, kind of test they did and what did you do about it?
Posted 4/15/2013 4:41 PM (GMT 0)
PAD = Panic/Anxiety/Depression

It appeared to be a common X Ray of the chest, huge black spot sitting between diaphragm and heart.

Also now days I know the difference between heart attack and other kinds of pain, if you can touch the
spot where you hurt its not your heart. Gas caused me so much stress because it was mostly a sharp
pain, sometimes would take my breath, the problem is that it was a pain and the adrenalin would hit my
blood stream instantly, after that I was in full panic until the adrenaline burned off. I know it's not funny
but I really wish I could have a pain on the right side of my chest once in a while. lol
Larry ***
Posted 4/17/2013 9:59 PM (GMT 0)
I empathise having had my first panic attack at 17years old. VERY frightening.

Like Larry rightly says, you will emerge from this and learn to conquer them..we're all learning this which is why we're here and through reading other's stories and feelings, one learns that they feel the same or similar and this helps to deflect their fear and help them see it in a more rational manner.

LP
Posted 6/10/2013 11:37 AM (GMT 0)
Thabk you soo much ppl you really helped :)
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