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Posted 7/14/2013 4:21 AM (GMT 0)
Haven't posted in a couple days but rite now I jst need sum assurance dat I'm fine. I've almost mastered identifying anxiety symptoms and have managed to ignore and or deal wit them for wat they r. But now it seems as tho new and intense symptoms r surfacin. I've posted before abt havin left arm tingling/numbness..heart palpitations..chest pain/tightness and after goin to da er 5 times since june 17, 2013 and havin ekgs...blood work..chest xrays and cat scans (head ct scans not heart) and everything comin back fine I try my best to rule out I'm havin a heart attack. Was doin jst dat until a few mins ago I experienced a sum wat sharp pain on my left shoulder..like by my neck...da feelin of havin a toothache came into play ....as well as a sharp pain on my left side..like by my ribs I guess..idk.. but wit dat I had a hotflash? Like I was gon faint. It has stopped since but I'm scared. Supposedly I'm healthy..but idk. I really hope sumone can relate. I'm only 26..jst turned 26 in may..I shouldn't b dealin wit dis. I'm scared. I keep prayin for it to go away but my prayers aren't bein heard. Its like I find ways to cope then a newer symptom rears its ugly head. I'm tired!!
Posted 7/14/2013 4:47 AM (GMT 0)
Hi, it sounds like you're having panic attacks. Are you taking anything for your anxiety? Unfortunately anxiety makes us feel like we're having a heart attack or a stroke but all it is is our mind racing and making us think something bad is about to happen. Trust me at one point I thought I had a disease and I would die from it. I'm healthy and shouldn't worry about any of those things. I take Zoloft 100mg and started going to therapy about 3 months ago now. It's a process and I need to understand that I have to learn how to cope with condition. I would say go to your Dr and explain all these symptoms and drink chamomile tea. Hope my advise helps.
Posted 7/14/2013 5:05 AM (GMT 0)
Hi ray,

I am sorry that you are feeling so awful and scared. I do agree with Jazz though...this sounds like a panic attack.

Can you do some relaxation exercises and breathing? If you can do nothing else at the moment...just breath slowly in through your nose for at least 4 counts, then out of the mouth with your lips pursed for at least 4 counts. Do this for at least ten minutes and see how you feel.

Later when you feel more relaxed...if you haven't already, check out our Resource Guide for even more of these great stress relieving exercises in video link form. That way you will be ready if this happens anytime in the future.

I hope that you feel better soon!

S.C.
Posted 7/14/2013 5:16 AM (GMT 0)
Ray, it's not your heart, not even close, "do not go to google".
Now please pay attention, it's adrenalin hitting your blood stream,
racing pulse, pains every where you don't want them, feeling short
of breath. To break this for tonight try counting backwards from
100 I know it sounds silly but it will work just concentrate on the
next number. You have not said what kind or amount of medicine
you are using!

Larry ***
Posted 7/14/2013 5:32 AM (GMT 0)
Sweetie, I would like to make a suggestion to you tonight, and please don't take this the wrong way, but..... DO NOT seek out answers by using "Doctor Google"!

I'm very serious when I tell you this, because the worst thing that it could be, is what your mind will make you "think" it is, and then you can actually start making yourself have those symptoms, therefor causing a domino affect, and then it spirals into an out of control panic attack!

"Doctor Google" is EXTREMELY BAD for people like us, because all it does is increase our Health Anxiety, and then we start thinking that we actually have all of these horrible things that are popping up while we are looking up certain symptoms, when in all actuality, it is our own anxiety that starts getting the better of us.

You are fine, do some deep breathing and calm yourself down. You've had all the tests and everything came back normal, that should be a positive that you should hold on to. Just keep repeating to yourself that you've had all the tests and everything came out fine, it's just an anxiety/panic attack, and it will go away.

Hope you are feeling better by the time you get this.

Fox
Posted 7/14/2013 6:47 AM (GMT 0)
Thank u all for ur kind words..I'm doin better now...along wit breathin I decided to ride my bike. Its one of da few activities dat keeps my mind off of everything even tho it sumtimes add to my panic becuz I live in a not so safe neighborhood. Lol. But anywho..I haven't been on any anxiety meds lately. I was told to stay away frm those so I won't becone dependent on em. Besides dat I'm tryna make em last cuz I was only prescibed a few pills and I dnt have health insurance so I try to save em for when I feel a full blown attack comin or if symptoms lass longer than a couple minutes. But I believe its ativan I'm on. Or sumthin dat starts wit an L. I kno very bad..but my memory sucks. Ill confirm da name tomorro. Pills r in my car. As far as stayin positive abt it not bein sumthin serious is hard. Its bad enuff I'm a hypochondriac but also my doctors dnt make me feel too secure. Although test cone back fine they'll say things like "I BELIEVE ur fine..I dnt THINK its ur heart" or "its nuthin life threatnin from wat I can c" y not jst say "ur fine its not ur heart or its nuthin life threatning" its like they leave dat lil window open dat my health concious self leaps thru and takes it as a possible warnin dat there IS a possibility sumthin is wtong. Yes I have a very bad habit of readin to deeply into things and I really need to work on dat. But I really want to thank u guys. I wouldn't kno wat to do if it wasn't for yhis forum. I pray for nuthin but peace and relief for all of u includin myself..we will beat this. WE HAVE TO!!!
Posted 7/14/2013 6:51 AM (GMT 0)
Also I'm on sum meds for muscle spasms cuz supposedly I have a pinched nerve..lorezapam or sunthin like dat..and also sumitran for A-typical migraines..I'm all messed up over here lol
Posted 7/14/2013 8:58 AM (GMT 0)
I too seem to get new symptoms as soon as I get over one. It's all just one vicious cycle... I saw several people say it's like 2 steps forward and 1 step back and I agree with that. One day though we will see an end to this struggle even if it isn't a straight shot.
Posted 7/14/2013 3:12 PM (GMT 0)
Ray,

I too used to get exasperated by the 'docotor speak'...the dreaded and vague, non-commital, 'Oh you'll most likely be allright...'

I have come to realize however, that it is a CYA type of maneuver on their part.

They have to be careful not to make definitive promises to their patients, because no one can guanantee anyone's future afterall!

So they have learned to say it with those 'windows open' like you said...and yes, I tend to want to jump through those as well, lol! I cracked up when I read that!

If you feel like you could use some relief from health anxiety/worries specifically...we have a couple of books on just this subject in our Resources.

I hope you have a calm and anxiety free day.:)

S.C.
Posted 7/14/2013 3:32 PM (GMT 0)
Exactly SC, if they say you are well nothings wrong, someone at some time would sue them, the other thing is if you are well why would you go back, I know thats too broad of a brush to paint with
but for a generalization it's understandable. Peace

Larry ***
Posted 7/14/2013 4:16 PM (GMT 0)
Yes xplosive it is a vicious cycle. ..if it isn't one thing its anutha lol and @sc I'm glad to kno I'm not da only one jumpin or wantin to jump thru da lil windows da docs leave open for worry lol I was startin to bekieve dat dis condition is drivin me crazy..and yes I j inda figured dat docs couldn't guarantee anything jst to b on da safe side of things..if I could jst get my mind to accept dat I would b totally fine. @larry r u askin y I keep goin back to er? Or y do I keep goin back as far as thinkin sumthin is seriously wrong? If its da first question I keep goin back to er becuz I'm new to anxiety/panic and although many of da symptoms I experience r listed on da resources page I still like to b sure dat I'm ok and not gonna colapse dat minute. Besides dat like I said I am a hypochondriac so I'm very cautious when it comes to my health and symptoms dat mimic those of more serious diseases. If its da second question its becuz new symptoms scare me. I was hospitalized two yrs ago becuz of myocarditis so dat too makes me believe I could b at risk of possibly goin thru dat again. Yes my brain is grttin da best of me rite now but I'm workin on controllin it :-) jst continue to pray for me as I will continue to pray for all of u!! ;-) ;-) ;-)
Posted 7/14/2013 6:46 PM (GMT 0)
Ray I do understand, I am a heart patient, I have had a heart attack, and heart bypass surgery, I also know that the symptoms of panic/anxiety are not even close to a real HA, "don't worry I am not going to describe them"
Its tough to live with this fear of what if, but we all need to live with the (what is) instead. You will get on top of this and remember no one dies from panic/anxiety so don't try to be first. Now I give you a challenge, you say you are a hypochondriac then really believe that you have PAD and accept it, once you are convinced thats what you are dealing with you can start to defeat it. Peace/Prayer
Larry ***
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