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Q: Im 15, Please Help Me, Im Really Scared.
asked by: PoWeRFuLL on November 18th, 2004
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Okay this all started 3 months ago, I drank allot of caffeine and sunflower seeds, my heart was speeding crazy, I had to actually convince my step father I wasn't joking to get to the hospital at 10 pm, but I calmed down once I was in the client room waiting for the doctor, I felt safe and I was much ,much better. They did a ekg on me or w/e they call it, and it was normal. Since then ive been getting these feelings in my chest,i went to my doctor she said at first a stomach alcer? Then it could be anxiety. Still I have no answer at all on what this is, it scares me allot, I cant stop thinking about it. I take medicine for school called aderal and usually im totally fine at school, but my chest has been feeling weird the past 2 days which isnt normal, and its still doing it. I can describe it as a weird heart beat, pressure on my right chest area where my heart is located. Im 172 5'10 1/2 , I play football and I have ran allot this season, to me I feel im in shape. I wish I could go on about this but it would take forever. When I sleep im totally fine, I dont wake up cause of this. Im just really confused and worried about this, and it bothers me allot, not just thinking about it constantly, but worrying if its something serious im going to die from, or have to get surgery on my heart, and its bothering with this feeling, its not pain just a pressure like feeling near my heart, I called my step father and told him I need an appointment, and next week im going to get one probaly. Am I safe? Whats going on????
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srg30
replied on November 24th, 2004
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Sounds to me like your having an anxiety attack. Always thinking and worrying about things makes it worse. Im not saying to not go see the doc, you need to, but one sign of an anxiety attack is heart flutters. It feels like your heart is having a muscle spasm. From what I know its not dangerous but should be talked about to a doc if this is what your experiencing.
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darksky
replied on November 29th, 2004
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You should do some research on adderall. Its a mix of 4 amphetamine salts. If you know what amphetamine is you know what it does to your heart. Ask your doctor about it.
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darksky
replied on November 29th, 2004
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Btw, mixing caffeine and aphetamines like adderall is a no-no. Too much for your heart. Especially when combined with sports - exercise.


I've taken adderall in the past and felt similar sensations - especially near the end of the day when the fatigue would set it after the med wore off. How much is your daily dose?
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PoWeRFuLL
replied on November 29th, 2004
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20 mg a day, I only take it for school, non school days I stay off it.

Ive actualy been eating chocolate, I know that has caffene, but should I stay away from that as I do soda?
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darksky
replied on November 30th, 2004
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20mg should be ok for your weight. My little brother takes 30mg xr everyday and he's about 110 pounds. Did you just recently start eating chocolate ? Can you correlate that with the current pain?
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teigan
replied on July 21st, 2005
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Your Not Going to Die
You are suffering with what I suffer with... Anxiety.. Its very common but doesnt make it any easier to deal with. I lay awake convinced im going to die, because my mum and dad both have heart disease so I think ill have it and die, but thats not the case as I have had every single test you could give me and there all clear, but then a few days later ill think of something else to worry about..
My advise is live your life as your too young to worry.. Chin up xxxxx
teigan
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fatfamily02
replied on July 23rd, 2005
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Sounds Like Pvc, Or Pac
My son had an episode just like you are telling me. It started with a night up on meth, street speed.

Tested him for everything, halter monitor, 30day halter monitor, found nothing other than the episodes with meth, caffeine, chocolate,:aderall would fall in the same lines.

Let me tell you my son is only 19 and for 2 years he was up for days at a time and speeding like crazy no problems. Of course I dint know til after the fact.

Anyway, then he quit for a year, only did it once in the year and then the day he fell ill from it. Now he does no speed , no caffeine, no chocolate for the stimulants are bad for him, his heart sppeds up, then goes really slow and with the slowness he feels like it will stop beating completely.

He used to like his pot too, now he cannot even do pot or alcohol without symtoms, but doc cleared him for any fatal illnesses or anything. He is totally aware of his heart all the time now, and its hard for him, but I can say at 19 he has really cleaned up his life cuz of this. The anxiety he feels with this condition, is sometimes treated with beta blockers for the anxiety, bp pills, or the like can help with this. Cuz the anxiety can flare up the problems. My son just took himself away from all the things that caused him to be anxious and now he is much much better.


Pvc---pac
premature ventricular contractions, or premature artial contractions, anyway something like that. When he is stimulated by drugs caffeine, he beats to soon. When he beats slow there are longer spaces between beats. It is irregular not the same beat from one beat to the next---

look up premature ventricular contractions on the net
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fatfamily02
replied on July 23rd, 2005
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Sounds Like Pvc, Or Pac
My son had an epidose just like you are telling me. It started with a night up on meth, street speed.
Tested him for everything, halter monitor, 30 halter monitor, found nothing other than the episodes with meth, caffeine, chocolate, aderall would fall in the same lines.
Let me tell you my son is only 19 and for 2 years he was up for days at a time and speeding like crazy no problems. Of course I dint know til after the fact.
Anyway, then he quit for a year, only did it once in the year and then the day he fell ill from it. Now he does no speed , no caffeine, no chocolate for the stimulants are bad for him, his heart sppeds up, then goes really slow and with the slowness he feels like it will stop.
He used to like his pot too, now he cannot even do pot or alcohol without symtoms, but doc cleared him for any fatal illnesses or anything. He is totally aware of his heart all the time now, and its hard for him, but I can say at 19 he has really cleaned up his life cuz of this.

Pvc---pac
premature ventricular contractions, or premature artial contractions, anyway something like that. When he is stimulated by drugs caffeine, he beats to soon. When he beats slow there are longer spaces between beats.
Look up premature ventricular contractions on the net
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