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Q: Heart attack or anxiety ?
asked by: Soup6 on January 17th, 2009
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Long story short, I had a massive anxiety attack 2 months ago after smoking some pot. Had anxiety attacks every day after that. Started to experience chest pains, heart palpitations, racing heart beat, shortness of breathing on a regular basis. Went to the doctor, they set up an echocardiogram and a holter monitor test. Echo came back fine, still waiting for holter results. Went to the ER one night because I was convinced I was having a heart attack. ECG, Chest X-ray, blood tests all came back fine. They diagnosed me with anxiety and gave me some lorazepam for when I have an attack. I'm starting to see a therapist now.

For some reason I am still convinced that I have a heart problem even though all the tests came back negative. I was just lying down watching some TV today, and my heart rate started going (120 BPM at rest what?!) so I took some lorazepam, took a shower, did some breathing and its starting to go back. But I just get so uncomfortable when I am just lying there and I feel my heart racing pounding for no reason! I feel like I can't deal with it. Why can I not seem to just calm down and convince myself that I'm not dying!? Nothing seems to work.
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19yearold
replied on January 18th, 2009
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Smoking weed is causing you to have anxiety. It would best if you stop smoking that crap. It'll only make you feel worse. Did you tell the doctor that your smoking marijuana? If not you should tell them, your not going to get in trouble. If the test are coming up negative then your prob. fine and its just really bad anxiety from smoking. I have panic attacks all the time and it feel like im dying. One thing that I do when I feel one is coming and take a deep breath and tell myself that everything is going to be okay. I call my boyfriend and tell him to tell me everything going to be okay. And sometimes it goes away. I been kinda dealing with them for awhile now. But I never took medication because I heard it makes it worse, but that's me.
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sherry24
replied on January 18th, 2009
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Hi. I ve been like that too. One time i went to the er three times in a week and they told me the same thing it's GAD.. Generalized anxeity aattacks. They gave me medicines but it made me feel like a zombie, i usually have them a night. What i do when i'm starting to have one i write a letter, even if i don't send it to anyone i just rip it up. It makes me feel so much better. Have you tried anything to take your mind off of it. Cuz the more you think about it.. The more your anxeity goes.. at least it does for me. Just try doing something you like to do. For me it's writting letters to people. I hope everything goes good for you
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resk
replied on January 22nd, 2009
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That is crazy, you have the same exact story as me. And same everything. I try and meditate, but some days I get anxiety other I don't.
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danielv
replied on January 22nd, 2009
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Your symptoms are most likely psychosomatic.


Things to consider:

What is the longest that you have gone without smoking pot?

Do you drink, smoke cigarettes?

What do you do for a living?

Do you exercise?

Do you eat healthy?

What other meds are you on?
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resk
replied on January 22nd, 2009
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Yeah, I've been to my Doctor.

And I haave figured out what is needed to do.

The only thing I have which is hard for me to let go is the pain that I make myself feel sometimes.

I'm still trying to find something that will allow me to not feel it sort of speak
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