I'm a female 16 yr old. Lately i've been
having symptoms that are totally
interfering with my life. So much that
the last couple days I haven't had enough
energy to even leave the room. (have a
computer in my bedroom.)
-fatigue (almost constantly)
-dizziness (here and there, sometimes it
makes me too weak to stand)
-trouble breathing (sometimes it's
shortness of breath, other times it's that
I just stop breathing for no reasonfor
about 5 seconds as I feel like, this big
weight set on me then slowly breathe again
as it lifts off me...Other times its when
I take in a big breath so fast then exhale
too much....Like I cant stop myself from
exhaling even when there's nothing left to
exhale.)
-chest pain (sometimes, like someone is
prying at my heart with a wrench) where it
might hurt so bad that I can't move, and
can't breathe, because if I do it sends a
painful jolt, like a shock (ever been
shocked by an electric fence? That's
sorta what it feels like only throughout
my chest and more painful.)i've had this
one all my life. Well at least as long as
I can remember. My first memory of it was
when I was between 4-6 yrs old. Never
gotten it checked out. It's only becoming
more frequent now. I never told anyone
about it cause I was the most stubborn kid
in the world and never admitted when I was
sick or hurt.
-chest tightness (like there's a big
weight on my chest - only sometimes
though)
-sudden head poundings - these happen when
I get the dizzy spells, and when I have
that weight on me where I auto stop
breathing for a few seconds.
-muscle weakness - in my arms and
legs.....This has only started in the last
couple of days
-heart racing sometimes without strenuous
activity. In fact, after doing something
that makes me breathless (in my current
condition it's as simple as cllimbing the
stairs) my heart seems to be pounding
slower, and much harder than normal.
Sometimes it feels like it's jumping
around in my chest.
-loss of appetite (only the last couple
days)
most of these except muscle weakness and
loss of appetite have been going on
awhile,(with the chest pain the longest)
but they've gotten worse and more frequent
in the last couple days.
Does anyone know why this might be
happening? And if it sounds serious, or
if it will just go away on its own?
I've been for blood test and ekg. A few
weeks ago. I'm assuming nothing came up,
or someone would have called, right? I'm
going for chest x-ray tomorrow. (finally
got a hold of the doctor for him to sign
it....He forgot to sign it when he ordered
it.)
i'm worried that if nothing comes up on
the chest x-ray either, I will just have
to live with these symptoms.
I could not do that, they've been crowding
my life for awhile, and lately they're
getting terrible, a few of the symptoms
are becoming almost too much to bare. Not
only that, these symptoms make my medical
invalid, which also invalidates my pilot
license. By my next birthday I will be
old enough for the next level-up licesnse,
but I wont be able to get it if I keep
having these symptoms...Which sucks more
than the pain and disruption of daily
activities that these symptoms bring.
Does anyone have any ideas as to why? Or
will they go away on their own?
It's not panic disorder
it's not anxiety/stress
i know that much.....:(
