Joined: 16 Jan 2006 Posts: 24 Location: Just moved back to Newcastle,
Hello Im New Posted: 01-16-06 10:04am
Hello everyone :)
first of all id like to say how glad I am
to come across this forum! Ive had a
little read and it makes me feel a lot
calmer and its reassuring that others have
the same problems as me. Thank god im not
alone!
I am 21 and I have always been a worrier,
recently I have had a really big fear of
dieing, I keep thinking something is wrong
with me, I have been to the docs so many
times over the last year about lumps I
have found ( all were nothing)
i went to the doctors about 3 month ago
about chest pains I am having, these pains
are happening near enough 24/7 the doctor
checked my blood pressure, heart beats and
told me there is no problem and to come
back if it doesn’t go away. I went back
to the doctors on thursday to tell him my
pains are still here, and he diagnosed me
with having anxiety problems, as every
time I get these pains I have a panic
attack and I get scared. He gave me some
propranolol
non of this has put my mind at rest, im
sure these pains are not from anxiety, I
know these pains are real, and its them
that make me anxious not the other way
around.
Its a sharp constant achy pain in my chest
its goes down my left arm to my shoulder
and palm of hand... I also have numb
tingly feelings in my hand when I touch
some things, this feeling is in my face
sometimes too when fabric touches it
has any one got any advice?
Thanks so much for reading :)
xxx
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Justy24
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 25 Dec 2005 Posts: 59 Location: Canada
Me Too Posted: 01-16-06 19:07pm
Hello,
well I have to tell you I have been a
worrier all my life too and recently had a
sever bout of anxiety/panic attacks. I
had the chest pains and elevated heart
rate...Etc... I am also on propranolol
and it works!! My heart rate is
excellent and so is my blood pressure.
As for the anxiety I am taking celexa and
ativan.
I was having these sharp chest pains on my
left side and down my arm and it would
also go numb feeling. I was so freaked
out. But it was anxiety that was causing
this to happen. Anxiety can cause so
many symptoms that is why so many of us
feel like we are dying. I am terrified
to die too but I am on this whole stroke
or aneurism trip now. But I do not get
too worked up about it since I am taking
medications.
So you are definitly not alone in this at
all.
Just wanted to let you know.
Justy24
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DeeX
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 16 Jan 2006 Posts: 24 Location: Just moved back to Newcastle,
Posted: 01-17-06 06:28am
Thanks justy24, it is nice to know other
people feel or have felt the same
:) I havnt took any of my propranolol
tablets yet, I only have 10mg tablets but
quite nervous about taking them, I get
worried when taking tablets that they
might not agree with me or something :?
Ive got quite bad pains at the moment in
my left shoulder going down the side,
under my arm im still wondering if they
are caused by anxiety as I feel really
calm right now , but the pain just comes
on its own its usually once they come I
get quite panicky, even now as im typing
my fingers in both hands a really numb and
fuzzy
i just want to get back to normal now :(
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Justy24
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 25 Dec 2005 Posts: 59 Location: Canada
I Know All About It. Posted: 01-17-06 11:10am
I know exactly where you are coming from.
I am taking propranolol 10mg too. Do
not be afraid of taking it. It will take
away the pain and settle your heart down.
Your doctor would not give you something
that will hurt you. If you do not like
how it makes you feel just see your doctor
and maybe you can have something else.
I was scared to take the pills too. I do
not like taking pills at all but I am
thankful now that I decided to try them
out. My heart feels good my pulse is
regular and normal instead of racing and
no chest pains.
Sure it will make you tired at first, but
your body has to adjust like it does when
taking any medication. I am taking it
three times daily... So, it was an
adjustment for me... I wanted to sleep a
lot at first now I am good to go.
Anytime you have questions about
propranolol I should be able to help you
out. I am a nurse at a hospital and can
gather information easily if you need to
know anything.
Take care,
justy24
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DeeX
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 16 Jan 2006 Posts: 24 Location: Just moved back to Newcastle,
Posted: 01-18-06 08:06am
Hiya
you said u take them 3 time a day.. Do
you take them at certain times? Just that
my gp told me just take 1 when I start
feeling a attack coming on. This can be 5
times one day and 1 the other.
Xx
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Justy24
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 25 Dec 2005 Posts: 59 Location: Canada
Propranolol Posted: 01-18-06 13:06pm
Hello,
yes my doctor prescribed them at 3 times
daily. Then she said to cut back to 2
and then 1. Well, when I cut down to 2 I
began with terrible headaches and I had to
see another doctor because mine went out
on maternity leave until april. He told
me to go back up to 3/day. They slow my
heart rate down because my heart races and
they do not want it to go back up to where
it was originally. You should take them
as your doctor prescribed them to you.
Are you taking them for anxiety or to slow
your heart rate or for headaches?
Because I am using them only for my heart
and headaches. I am taking celexa for my
nerves and ativan for when I have an
attack, because it is fast acting and and
for short term relief. It works
wonders.
I didn't take one yesterday and I ended
waking up at 3:30am with an attack so I
had to take one at 4am and my nerves
settled.
I swore I would never take pills and here
I am on three different medicatoins.
Take care
justy24
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***jo jo****
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 18 Jan 2006 Posts: 4 Location: West Midlands
Posted: 01-18-06 16:14pm
Hi ya I know exactly how you feel I 'm 22
and have also been a worrier most of my
life. I seem to have a fear of dying
aswell, and I feel like something is wrong
with my heart. I went through a stage of
having chest pains and pains down my arm.
I dont feel as bad as I used to but I
seem to have palpitations a lot now and I
seem to have devloped an obsession with my
heart. Every time I get a missed beat in
my heart I really panick then get scared
it will happen again. Do you know what
caused your anxiety? I dont take
anything for mine but I go to counselling.
My doc did give me some anti depressants
but after reading the label it scared me
to death and decided not to take them.
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DeeX
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 16 Jan 2006 Posts: 24 Location: Just moved back to Newcastle,
Posted: 01-19-06 04:00am
Justy24 - hi, I take the tablets to calm
me and down and to try stop the chest
pains, I find they do calm me down quite
alot but the pains dont go away. I didnt
have any problems with my anxiety last
night, but the pains are contantly there
some times I cant move my arm it gets so
painful.
Hiya jojo :) I had the same problem with
anti depressants a couple of years ago, I
did finally take mine though, but they
didnt make me feel any better, I ended up
coming off them which I found so difficult
it took me 6 month my side effects where
horrible.
I think I do know what cause my anxiety, I
have always been a worrier so that hasnt
helped, but also I lost my dad a couple of
years ago, he had cancer and didint get
much of a fighting chance, he only lasted
about 8 month and was still only 50.
This as made me worry alot about my health
as this has happened 4 times now in the
family.
Recently I have been getting worried about
other peoples health too :?
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***jo jo****
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 18 Jan 2006 Posts: 4 Location: West Midlands
Posted: 01-19-06 15:33pm
Yeh think thats definatley enough to cause
it and I can understand why you worry
about other peoples health after losing
someone close to you. I dont seem to
worry about other peoples health I feel
that its just me sometimes I feel that
there is something seriously wrong with me
and other times I tell myself to stop
being stupid, but that feeling doesnt last
long! I have only got to have a pain in
my leg and I convince myself i'v got a
blood clot. I went through a stage
before of getting headaches and I kept
thinking I had a brain tumour. Now I
just really keep thinking there is
something wrong with my heart and I act
like I have a heart problem. No-one else
seems to understand they just tell me to
stop being so stupid. Do you go to
counselling? I have got to go tommorrow
its only my 2nd visit though. Im glad to
be going as this week I have been having
so many palpitations. I havent had an
actual panic attack in ages though and at
the minute I can go out where I want I
just hide the way I feel and if I panick I
go to the loo or summat and can stop a
proper panic attack but I never get rid of
the fact that I think I have something
wrong with me and cant seem to stop having
to "monitor my heart", and it just gets so
depressing!!
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texan279
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 19 Jan 2006 Posts: 14
Re: Hello Im New Posted: 01-20-06 01:36am
deex
wrote:
hello everyone :)
first of all id like to say how glad I am
to come across this forum! Ive had a
little read and it makes me feel a lot
calmer and its reassuring that others have
the same problems as me. Thank god im
not alone!
I am 21 and I have always been a worrier,
recently I have had a really big fear of
dieing, I keep thinking something is wrong
with me, I have been to the docs so many
times over the last year about lumps I
have found ( all were nothing)
i went to the doctors about 3 month ago
about chest pains I am having, these pains
are happening near enough 24/7 the doctor
checked my blood pressure, heart beats and
told me there is no problem and to come
back if it doesn’t go away. I went
back to the doctors on thursday to tell
him my pains are still here, and he
diagnosed me with having anxiety problems,
as every time I get these pains I have a
panic attack and I get scared. He gave
me some propranolol
non of this has put my mind at rest, im
sure these pains are not from anxiety, I
know these pains are real, and its them
that make me anxious not the other way
around.
Its a sharp constant achy pain in my chest
its goes down my left arm to my shoulder
and palm of hand... I also have numb
tingly feelings in my hand when I touch
some things, this feeling is in my face
sometimes too when fabric touches it
has any one got any advice?
Thanks so much for reading :)
xxx
in the last 2 weeks I have had several
spells of shortness of breath, racing
heart, sweating, numb/tingling scalp,
feeling lightheaded/dizzy. Went to the
doc and he put me on .5 mg of niravam.
Well 2 nights ago at work, I had a really
bad attack, lasted about 30 minutes
thought I was having a heart attack. Went
to er, had ekg, chest xray, and bloodwork.
Doc came in and told me all tests were
"perfect". While I was talking to him my
upper left chest starting hurting. He
said it was probably related to my
ulcer/gallbladder disease or maybe even a
muscle. Well for the last 2 days I have
been having the upper left chest pain and
it goes to the back of my shoulder and my
upper arm and some times just kind of
wraps around to my back. Last night I had
an attack come on that started with
difficulty breathing and then my left arm,
leg, and left side of my face started to
get tingly/numb, so I calmed myself, sat
down and took deep breaths. Everything
was gone in a few minutes. You sound
like you are in the exact same situation
as me, I have always been a worrier. I
have been to the doctor/er numerous times
in the last 2 months for every little
thing thinking I had something seriously
wrong. I think it has all built up and
now caught up with me and it is all
anxiety. My doc told me that
anxiety/stress can cause your body to do
some weird things and you can have weird
sensations/pain almost anywhere in the
body. It sounds to me that your problems
could be anxiety related like mine.
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DeeX
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 16 Jan 2006 Posts: 24 Location: Just moved back to Newcastle,
Posted: 01-20-06 06:12am
Jo jo
same as me, last night I had a bad
headache and it really scared me,
sometimes I really think something is
going to happen. I have also been waking
up at 4am every morning this week feeling
scared for some reason. I haven’t told
anybody about these problems i’m having,
I live with my boyfriend and he has no
idea, I hide my tablets and everything, I
don’t like to admit to feeling scared or
panicky it makes it 10x worse. If I hide
it I can ignore it easier.
I am starting counselling is 2 weeks, I
have been on a waiting list, i'm not
confident it will help as im not good at
opening up or knowing what to say.
Texan279
hi, I haven’t been to hospital about
mine, just seen my gp a few times, if I
could drive there are many of times I
would of took myself there, my gp
doesn’t seem to think there is any point
going to hospital for checks. It upsets
me because id like my mind put at rest but
id also be sooo scared to in case the
results are bad. In fact i’ve been day
dreaming about doctors telling me i’m
dieing. So that’s keeping me away at
the moment
i sometimes still think my chest pains are
something else, all my body aches and is
straining. My fingers are permanently
numb and tingling, not just during an
anxiety attack.
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billmfoto
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 31 Jan 2006 Posts: 1
Panic Attacks Posted: 01-31-06 12:16pm
Hi deex,tex,jojo,justy,
about a month aago I woke up in the middle
of the night with the left side of my body
completely numb and paralyzed from my face
down to my foot including my arm! My
heart was pounding, I felt tingling and a
hissing sound in my ears all at once.
Talk about freaking out !!!
I had the main arteries in my neck
checekd,cat scan of my heart, mri of my
brain, blood work. Everything checked out
ok with flying colors!
Then I started having a strange birtter
metalic taste in my mouth accompanied by a
weird sensation in my left foot and some
times I wake up with my heart pounding and
tingling in my left arm.
I started to see a therapist and now every
thing seems fine.....
I think we're all subjects of anxiety,
what helps me is when I feel something
coming on, I try not to panic and
understand it's only anxiety and I do
breathing exercises which halts the
attack.
