am I having pre-heart attack symptoms? im18

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Hey...im very scared. I have been getting heart palpitations for a month now. It started all of the sudden, i couldnt sleep the whole night because of it... I am also feeling weird, dull left arm pain and chest pain, usually when i lay on the side and somehow move my hands. But I experienced this pain before, usually when i lay on my belly and then try to stand up, it hurts real bad. Today, i have had sharp pain in my upper back. My neck is also stiff...and the palpitations... my heartrate isnt really fast but i can feel my heart thumping really hard.. i can feel it in my fingertips and butt and so on..and it gets fast when i do a minor activity...I cant breathe all the time, im experiencing shortness of breath..and a month ago, i have had horrid headaches for like 14 days, have had low grade fever for no reason..I was dizzy, nauseated... Doc told me its just because of my period..I have been to the ER twice. Once ambulance even had to come.. they said it seems like a panic attack. Each time i went, EKG was done, they listened to me, got my pulse..it was all okay they said. All seemed to be due to anxiety in their opinion. They gave me Xanax 0,25 and thats it, it didnt do anything for me tho. im trying to drink magnesium but it doesnt help.. i dont know.. it is true that..my friend died a month ago, he was 17, because of a heart attack.. but i dont know, i, of course, feel very sad but i dont think it affected me in that way. I can feel it all the time..school, bus, home, at night.. I dont know what to do, i got blood test 3 months ago because i had issues with my stomach and it was all okay, my parents dont let me visit cardiologist because they say i am always at the doctors and I .. I rely on it so much, I dont even leave my house anymore, I feel so scared because of it..

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    Hi Emma.

    Sounds like a lot is going on here... I would be inclined to agree that this is anxiety related, especially with what happened to your friend. Heart attacks are an acute event. They don't go on for months. If this was a serious cause of chest pain you would know by now, trust me. 

    I think you need to tackle the underlying problem. Xanax is not the answer, I can tell you're in America from that. Maybe see your family doc for a beta blocker and some counselling. smile

    aa

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      Hismile well, i actually forgot to mention i experienced something similar when i was 11, i went thru sonography, blood test and an ekg and they found absolutely nothing..I was bullied back then, i went home everyday crying.. It was terrible. I know Heart Attack is acute, but I keep thinking this is some pre warning, i dont know.. And I wish I was in America, but im from far far away, Czech Republic to be exact. :D it seems like they solve everything with xanax everywhere haha
    • Posted

      Hi,

      My apologies for making assumptions. You see, I think you realise it's anxiety as you can look back and see it's happened before. Take some reassurance from that. Hope things improve.

      aa

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