Anxiety Or Serious Problem? Posted: 09-20-06 15:09pm
I am a 21 year old male. Was a two-sports
varsity athlete in high school. I am 6
foot 3 and weigh 245 pounds. There is no
history of heart disease in my family,
both pairs of my grandparents are
alive-and-well at over 75 years old. I do
not smoke but enjoy alcohol on a somewhat
regular basis.
Four months ago I experienced what has
been described as anxiety-panic attacks
for the first time in my life. Since that
time I have been in and out of the
hospital 6 times, twice were er visits. I
experience a variety of different problems
almost daily, ranging from split-second
very painful head pain, a
tightness/cramping from my left shoulder
to the lower end of my left pectoral,
split second sharp chest pains, waking up
with increased heart rate, varying heart
rate (i sampled my resting heart rate 10
times in a one 2 minute period, the
results were, 62, 81, 89, 77, 87, 101, 99,
80, 89, and 85, all using an electronic
heart rate monitor). Sometimes I will
monitor my heart rate manually and feel it
fluxate like crazy, as in, it will go
"beatbeatbeatbeat...Beat...Beat.......,"
and then I will feel what I used to think
was numbness but now have decided is a
rush of adrenaline shoot through my body
before it continues, "beatbeatbeatbeat."
i have been prescribd xanax and yes, the
xanax works in the sense that it takes
away the anxiety, but on xanax I still
notice my heart rate being very weird.
This does not happen all the time, rather
at random points during the day. Both
ekgs done ahve showed perfect marks, all 6
times the doctor has told me I have great
blood pressure and heart rate has been
below 80 those times. I have not yet had
an "echo," whatever that is, or a stress
test done. These problems have grown and
grown to the point where I cannot live a
normal life, I cannot concentrate in class
and cannot have fun with my friends
because I constantly think I am on the
verge of death, I think about what I read
about heart disease and how you can just
suddenly die. Basically, I have a really
hard time believing that anxiety/panic
attacks can make my heart skip beats like
I described earlier, and would just
appreciate any help at all. It always
takes at least 10 days to fit in an
appointment with my primary physician so
that is why I came in here, for the
meantime.
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zannybuck
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 31 Jul 2006 Posts: 3 Location: Norman, Ok
Posted: 09-20-06 17:24pm
You have basically described the same
thing I have been experiencing now for
three months. I went to the doctor a
couple of times, had blood tests
done-normal, had heart and blood pressure
checked-normal. I have not had any ekg's
or stress test, but plan on doing that
soon. Doctor thinks it might be stress,
only problem is I don't understand what is
stressing me. I have a good life, no
major problems, I just don't get it. I
also don't understand how something like
stress can make you feel like this all the
time. Every once in a while I feel all
right, but usually I feel some wierd pain
or shortness of breath or heart problems.
Anyways, I don't mean to carry on, the
point is, your not the only one. It is
wierd and I still do not totally believe
it. I have read many posts on this
website and it does help. Alot of people
have been going through similar situations
for a long time. I myself take niravam
and it sorta helps. Hang in, rule out all
possible health concerns, and then from
there........You got me.
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rhino194
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 26 Feb 2007 Posts: 2
Costo. Posted: 02-26-07 18:56pm
your symptoms hit the nail right on the
head for what i have been experiencing. i
have been diagnosed with costochondritis,
i feel like i am constatly on the verge of
dieing. hang in there and ask about the
costochondritis as well.. i am 25 and a
athlete and loved going out... but that
has all changed i myself am looking for a
definte answer. hope everything works out
for you.
