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Q: Is It Anxiety? - Help!!!

asked by: delancey on September 11th, 2005

Experienced User

Help! -i feel like I can't do anything, im trapped
when I feel my chest it feels like a sharp snapping feeling instead of a normal heartbeat and the same when I take my pulse.
My heart feels like it will stop by doing hardly anything and I get dizziness and mild left arm pain if I attempt to run.
Although the other day I decided to cycle for several miles really fast to test myself and I didnt seem to get the pain I just felt slightly funny afterwards.
My feet sweat so I can't walk anywhere and I don't dare to do the slightest thing because my thudding heart feels weak like it is going to give up on me if I do anything.
I'm off school and this makes me even more depressed but I can't face it in the state i'm in.
My home is the only place I can be and yet even here I am under the highest amount of stress ever from my family - they don't understand
should I kill myself to get out of this persistent torture???
I feel like I am dieing - the hospital says theres nothing wrong with me.
I get dizzy spells where I feel like I am dragged to the ground and can't seem to exercise without loads of nasty symptoms sometimes including dizziness left arm pain and sometimes a nasty indigestion feeling.
It all started when I started worrying about my heart after I got chest pain during a long period of severe stress and anxiety.
I can feel my heart beating all the time it's not going to carry on i'm going to die. I've always had anxiety in some form now I think about it.
Now though I can't see a future. Can anxiety cause symptoms to appear with exercise? But i've taken almost every test.
I'm only 15, too young for heart disease - of course there could be other problems but the tests would have shown them.
I want to be back to my normal self how I was two years ago.
But i'm getting worse all the time - what's going on????? :cry:

Replies(6)

Kansas

replied on September 11th, 2005

Experienced User

Hey. I think you are having panic attacks. I have them and I feel the same things with my heart. I always think im having heart attacks or strokes and really a panic attack. You are not alone. I think all of us on here that are struggling need to stick togeather to get through this. Have you talked to your doc about panic attacks and anxiety? There are medacines for it. I am taking meds and seeing a theropist. I am still struggling though. I did finally find a med that I can take when I have a panic attack and I bet it would help you too. Anyway if you need a friend im here for ya. I know how you feel.

Tia

pip2000

replied on September 11th, 2005

Experienced User

Anxiety

Hi there delancey,first of all you are not dieing,what you are doing is letting fear win ! I have had anxiety/panic attacks for 4 years,im slowly getting better,this past 3 weeks I have felt really good,here,s how I done it,i went back to work after the school holidays(i work in a school) I was very nervous of walking there after such a long break,i started feeling anixious,so in my mind I said"right come on fear come and get me"i tell you I was so sick of this fear ruleing my life,because thats what fear does,so then on my way home from work,i didnt feel the familiar feelings,i used to feel,and the best feeling in the world is going out on your own,so my message to you is dont give up,you will not die from these attacks,dont let fear win ! I learnt this from the linden method,dont worry delancey we are all here to help you,you will be just fine.

kelly07

replied on September 11th, 2005

New User

Well, it sounds pretty obvious to me that what you are experiencing it for sure anxiety. I have been having anxiety attacks since I was about 16yrs old. I still do to this day and I am 23 now. When I first started having them, all I could do was sit and cry about it bcause I didnt know what else to do. I suggest talking to your parents about it and getting in to see a doctor. I put it off for so long and I never did anything about it until I was pregnant. And I was informed that I needed to be on meds to control it. And that was the ticket. If you are like my fiance and think that meds are only a temporary fix, you are wrong. I take 3 different prescriptions a day to control my anxiety and depression, and to prevent anxiety attacks from even happening. And I will be first to say that I am such a happier person and if taking medicines what it takes then I will keep doing what it takes to keep myself from getting into a deep hole. I recommend getting to a doctor asap, I promise it will help you.

Mesothelioma-Treatments

replied on September 23rd, 2005

New User

This Will Help Panic Attacks

Cbt aka cognitive behavior therapy has helped many people with panic attacks...Definitely worth checking into...

fanny

replied on October 12th, 2006

New User

Anxiety

I have suffered with anxiety my whole life and thought I had overcome it
until just recently when I have had some stressful events happen in my life. Anxiety I believe is related to hypoglycemia, food allergies etc. I have done research and found that many times it is the adrenals that are dysfunctioning. Adrenals are incharge of the stress hormone cortisol. Adrenals cannot produce enough cortisol when they are not functioning.
For now you can try some natural things like magnesium glycinate for anxiety.(400-600 mg a day) you should go to www.Adrenalfatigue.Org
and check out the signs and symptoms of adrenal fatigue. I am on the program now and feeling much better.
Fanny

Mitamins111

replied on February 6th, 2007

New User

Anxiety describes any feeling of worry or dread, usually about events that might potentially happen. Some anxiety about stressful events is normal. However, in some people, anxiety interferes with the ability to function. Some people who think they are anxious may actually be depressed. Because of all these factors, it is important for people who are anxious to seek expert medical care. Natural therapies can be one part of the approach to helping relieve mild to moderate anxiety.

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Do not take these statements as medical advice. If you think you may be in need of treatment, please contact a healthcare professional.

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