I am a 26 year old mother of 4. I have
recently be waking up extremely hot but
not sweaty, extremely loud pulse in my ear
and temporal area of me head, a little
short of breath, pretty weak, and pressure
in my chest. I am also overweight, and
have been all of my life. I just
graduated from college, so have been under
a lot of pressure. I don't think going to
the doctor would be helpful, because I
have had many EKG readings, and all I saw
was sinus arrthymia. I think the doctors
are just going to tell me to lose weight.
What steps do you think I should take to
better my current health situation and
what do you think I am possibly facing
here?
How long you have been experiencing these
attacks of "hotness, loud pulse in your
ear and head, short breath, weakness and
chest pressure" and how long each attack
last?
Have you ever experienced these attacks
during the day or only when wake up?
Are you exposed to psychological stress
these days?
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lct475
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 07 May 2008 Posts: 2
heart & head Posted: 05-14-08 08:19am
Most of the time it ithe hotness and SOB
and chest pressure is when I wake up. The
loudness in my head and ear gets worse
when I stand up after waking up usually
accompanied by feeling slightly lighthead
but more fatigued. I have experienced a
few attacks in the day also, but mostly
when I wake up. I would be dishonest if I
didn't say I wasn't under some stress. If
rated on a scale of 1-10, I would have to
say 7.5-8.
According to your "attacks'" description,
feeling under stress and normal
ECG-reports you could be experiencing some
anxiety disorder like panic disorder or
maybe somatoform disorer. Both conditions
are kind of neurotic disorders that
basically origin from your personality but
additional stressful events from outside
can worse them. You can relax yourself.
Taking some antidepressant drugs from the
group of SSRI may also help you but only
by prescription of some psychiatrist.
Treating the overweight can bring you a
lot of benefits - both physical and
mental.
