Anxiety.
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Hello, my name is Hayley and am 22. I found this forum and I would really like to share my experience and talk to other people who may be experiencing what I am experiencing. I feel like none of my family really understand how hard it is dealing with this.
I first started stressing over a year ago, I was having dental problems and because going the dentist is my biggest phobia I was really really stressing about it. The fact that the problems I had weren't clearing didn't help either and I found myself obsessing and stressing over it everyday. Getting myself worked up by googling the problems I was having and panicking even more when I read what could eveventyally happen. That's when I think my heart palpitations happened.
I've had palpitations since then I think I can't quite remember when they started but they were definitely as a result. I did go the doctors over this and the doctor said because of my age it was going to more as a result of anxiety then heart problems and told me to stop worrying and keep busy basically.
So I did try and do exactly that but it's actually really hard to just not worry and not stress about things. Keeping busy helps I find but if something is worrying or bothering you it's only going to stay in your mind and won't go away.
Anyway I've recently been going the doctors about this again as I found it's gotten worse.
This summer I experienced what I think was my first panic or anxiety attack and at the time I wasn't particularly worrying about anything, it was so random. Since then they have happened occasionally, the palpitations continue and I often feel like I can't breathe, my heart races and I feel sick.
It really scares me cause I feel like there is something wrong with my heart, like my heart is going to give up and stop or that I'll end up having a heart attack. Even though I have had two ECGs I still believe there is something wrong, everytime I get a palpitation I panic which obviously makes it worse.
Today I suddenly went light headed in tesco and that scared me, I feel so weak and sick I just want to go to sleep. If this is anxiety it's slowly starting to affect me daily and I feel completely helpless.
I just want to talk to people who are experiencing what am feeling, who understand it all really.
Anyone having regular palpitations like me? I got given some beta tablets today to slow my heart rate and to help with them. Has anyone been given something like that by their doctor and did they work?
Would really appreciate talking to others in a similar position about this.
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rebecca_55339 hayley35154
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Hi,
I am 25 years old and I have only started having anxiety attacks for the last 2 months and they are extremely scary. Mine are based on health anxiety. Recently, after a really heavy night out, I had an awful attack where I had to call the paramedic out. He told me it was just anxiety and that I need to find ways to control my breathing and thoughts. However, since then I have found it really hard to catch my breath. My heart races sometimes but it seems that my breathing is worse which sets off an attack. I've been reading all the comments and they all seem to stem around heart palpitations. Is struggling to catch your breath part of the symptoms?
As I am fairly new all of this, I have found great comfort and relief in all of your comments as I thought that people in their 20s wouldn't have these problems. My family arent exactly understanding about anxiety so feel I have to keep this to myself but coming to this forum has been amazing and o wish you all luck in trying to get over anxiety.
abigail65605 rebecca_55339
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Hi Rebecca,
I suffer from really bad anxiety also. Mine also started after a bad night out. I abused some medication and ever since then I feel like I have heart problems. I'm just wondering what u mean by a heavy night out? Did you abuse something like me or no. I'm only asking bc I'm curious if mine is just anxiety or if I did sumthing to my heart by abusing what I did......
markph abigail65605
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It looks to me what you have really is anxiety ... All symptoms you mentioned are exactly what i have. My panic attack was due to ecstacy and it stem out from there really. But before i was diagnosed with GAD i felt like i have problem with my heart, cold sweats, numbness all over, my head is trobbing non-stop, shortness of breath etc ... It all happened two years ago ... I still have anxiety though but i like to believe its much manageable now.
Best regards and be safe always
abigail65605 markph
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It's just a scary thing. Bc half the time I don't even feel anxious and then all these symptoms come on to me. My heart just randomly starts pounding and I didnt feel anxious. And recently I've been getting no sleep bc now my anxiety, (if that's what it is) is waking me up out of a dead sleep. It's the craziest thing I've ever experienced. The hardest thing I've had to deal with. I've been to the hospital about 7x in the last two months for a panic attack and I feel like they think im seeking meds. That's not the case at all. The only reason I go to the hospital is bc thats the only real place I feel safe at. And I'm not at the stage yet where I know how to calm myself down and think other things. That's a hard thing to do
abigail65605 hayley35154
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Hello Hayley,
Idk how old this post is but I ca totally relate to you. Im 24 years old and my anxiety started about 6 months ago. It just came out of no where, a full blown panic attack at work. I had no idea what was going on. I thought I was dieing. I was brought to the hospital in an ambulance. Ever since that day I suffer from anxiety everyday. Its so bad to the point where it's interfering with my job and just my everyday life. It is so scary. I feel like there is something physically wrong with me. I always feel like my heart has a problem or im not breathing right. Idk if it's my anxiety that's making me think this or what. I get all these weird symptoms. The worst one that always puts me in a panic is my whole body gets like a cold sweat feeling or something. Idk how to describe it. Ive been losing so much sleep bc I'll wake up in the middle of the night and think my heart isn't beating right or my breathing is delayed. I've been to the drs so many times and they say that it's my anxiety. I know I have anxiety real bad but I always keep thinking that I have heart issues. I am so scared that something bad is gonna happen. I just started 10mg of pack. But it takes like a month to start working. I really hope this is gonna work bc i just feel hopeless anymore. I feel like I just wanna give up and shut down......
abigail65605 hayley35154
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Hello Hayley,
Idk how old this post is but I ca totally relate to you. Im 24 years old and my anxiety started about 6 months ago. It just came out of no where, a full blown panic attack at work. I had no idea what was going on. I thought I was dieing. I was brought to the hospital in an ambulance. Ever since that day I suffer from anxiety everyday. Its so bad to the point where it's interfering with my job and just my everyday life. It is so scary. I feel like there is something physically wrong with me. I always feel like my heart has a problem or im not breathing right. Idk if it's my anxiety that's making me think this or what. I get all these weird symptoms. The worst one that always puts me in a panic is my whole body gets like a cold sweat feeling or something. Idk how to describe it. Ive been losing so much sleep bc I'll wake up in the middle of the night and think my heart isn't beating right or my breathing is delayed. I've been to the drs so many times and they say that it's my anxiety. I know I have anxiety real bad but I always keep thinking that I have heart issues. I am so scared that something bad is gonna happen. I just started 10mg of paxil. But it takes like a month to start working. I really hope this is gonna work bc i just feel hopeless anymore. I feel like I just wanna give up and shut down......
annmarie_28265 hayley35154
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Hi my name is annmarie I'm 29 with 5 children. For the last couple off years Iv worried so much about my health even though there's nothing wrong with me I worrie that everything is cancer I Google all the time witch makes things worse I have read ur post in sum ways I'm so glad it's not just me that worries about things like this. Could I ask wot u did to help ur self from doing it all the time thankyou
leonald52896 hayley35154
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Hello Hayley, I'm sorry too hear about the difficulties u re going through.I also face the same challenges as well..mine started after i discover i urinately frequently so i decided too see a Doc n i did blood text before the result comes out i was so worried n nervous dts it could be something serious so the result finally came out n there was nothing serious the DOC prescribe me some antibiotics n a pain killer pills which i took dts is how it all started having palpitations whenever i walk, claimbing stair..etc..I av done Eko n chest X-try the result came out normal but still it make me worried facing shortness of breath daily..Bt my cardio doc put me on beta tablet called bisoprolol with the brand name called Bilbloc.. 5Mg. 2.5 eack day few days ago i reduce it too 1.5 to somehow it had relief me off a little bit the shortnesss of breath...n still keep hoping on trustingin God..be strong n do not allow ur present situation to bring you down.. Keep fightening and keep on pushing on above all keep on trusting in God surely surely there will be victory at the end of the day...Larry
leonald52896 hayley35154
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Hello Hayley, I'm sorry too hear about the difficulties u re going through.I also face the same challenges as well..mine started after i discover i urinately frequently so i decided too see a Doc n i did blood text before the result comes out i was so worried n nervous dts it could be something serious so the result finally came out n there was nothing serious the DOC prescribe me some antibiotics n a pain killer pills which i took dts is how it all started having palpitations whenever i walk, claimbing stair..etc..I av done Eko n chest X-try the result came out normal but still it make me worried facing shortness of breath daily..Bt my cardio doc put me on beta tablet called bisoprolol with the brand name called Bilbloc.. 5Mg. 2.5 eack day few days ago i reduce it too 1.5 to somehow it had relief me off a little bit the shortnesss of breath...n still keep hoping on trustingin God..be strong n do not allow ur present situation to bring you down.. Keep fightening and keep on pushing on above all keep on trusting in God surely surely there will be victory at the end of the day...Larry
paniced1 hayley35154
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jay43982 hayley35154
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How are you guys doing now? Im suffering from anxiety too. It started 4days after my father died back in February, until now I'm still suffering from different kind of symptoms like muslce twitching, chest pain, dizziness etc etc.. I'm only 22yrs old.
alex73488 hayley35154
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Im 18 and feel the exact same way. I moved away from home and started working when I graduated and few months later I started getting headaches. The doctor said that i was having tension headaches meaning that I was suffering from stress and anxiety, which I was. I was given some medication to help the pain and my anxiety. My headaches stopped But later on I realized that my blood pressure was high especially for my age it was 140/80. I knew I was having anxiety problems when I kept checking my heartbeat in fear that it would give out on me because it was beating harder than usual. A week later I went to the doctor for it and he gave me a beta blocker and now my heart doesn't beat as hard but occasionally I'd feel a discomfort around my heart. I tell myself to get over it but I just can't help but feel my body is not right. I'm on four different meds so that may be the case but I don't know. I've never had a problem with my heart at all. I could go on and on about it but that's all have for now. I know how you feel and I strongly believe it's just the anxiety. Just go be with your friends and family and that should make it better.
delany49842 hayley35154
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When I read this is was like I wrote it. Except I've been having severe nausea and vomiting everyday. My whole body shakes constantly and I'm in a constant state of panic. My heart pounds out of my chest and I'm always checking my pulse because I think I'm dying. I have numbness in my arms and legs and haven't eaten a real meal in over a month because of vomiting. My mind wont shut down and so I sleep about two hours per night, the rest of the time I'm thinking of suicide so I don't feel like this anymore. I'm checking myself in to a mental facility tomorrow. It's not normal to be constantly feeling like this. If you don't seek professional help from a psychiatrist your symptoms may get worse. Good luck, let's pray for eachother.
marie17205 hayley35154
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Hi, Hayley.
I'd put it down to more anxiety, I suffer really bad with mine, I'm 24 I can't control my anxiety anymore because it's continuous and I'm trying so hard to not stress, mine first started when I had a bad headache , yes then I started getting worried because it started with dizziness and throwing up shaking because I thought I'm going to die I have a brain tumour, then the chest pains started and I thought OMG my head don't hurt no more but I'm about to have a heart attack, I tell my self I'm going to die which is a fear for people with anxiety, because that's a worst for those because it just doesn't help at all, if I get a little twinge or a little pain I can't help but think, I have a brain tumour I'm going to have a heart attack, I've got gallstones, my livers damaged my kidneys hurt I'm getting a blood clot, that's my every day life and I've ruined it because I'm terrified to do anything even if I feel weak, I will assume there's something bad about to happen, I can't be left alone without my other half because I get worried I'll never see him again but I've had many ECG'S that have come back perfect blood tests that have come back perfect X-RAYS etc. But I can't get that in my head, because I can not control mine and I feel for others than have the same too because I understand how frightening everything is, but because I worry to much I'm making my self really ill not any other reasons like I have something the matter it's just genually the anxiety making my life hard stress difficult and depression at unease! I thought I was being stupid, but I keep telling myself calm down you're fine stop worrying but it's like telling water not to be wet! It's so hard, and I'm terrified to even take any kind of medication because I assume there going to ruin me and make my body die quicker! I'm absolutely terrified but I know somewhere I'm fine and this is all down to anxiety because before I had it any kind of pain I thought it's fine and it went so fast I could use to take medicine fine and now I can't do nothing without worrying or panic attacks I don't know how severe my anxiety is but I'm so depressed and finding things to do helps a lot! Take it easy sweetie, I'm with you all the way! I understand and I hope it doesn't cause you much more stress!
diana2017 hayley35154
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. This is crazy. Everyone on this forum is so young... these episodes seems so unnatural :but alas ,I have registered and signed in to let everyone know that I was the same as everyone here. I haVe sporadic stabbing chest pains, my right arm and hand still goes numb and I cry randomly thinking that I'm going to die a horrible death of AIDS because I slept with this extremely attractive and HUNG youngSTER after me and my husband separated . He was always over at my neighbor's house, who was also my best friend and a flaming homosexual , I eventually learned graphic details of their wild nights at the bar and casino that ended up in a who's your daddy contest.. my neighbor had just come into $80,000 and Sexy youngster was hustling him in the day and a night living with a 400 lb. 4'8 female troll that I was renting a room to during my divorce. Now I am 46 yrs old and had a normal life and lived my life with rose-colored glasses on. I was betrayed by my husband of 10 years. he slept with my 18 yr old niece that lived with us for two years. all this happening right under my very nose as I worked a full-time job and went to college part-time . Stupid me. I had full-blown panic attacks.. moments of fight and flight where I was actually blindly and insanely and aggressively angry betrayal ain't no joke especially when it's done by the people that you love and care about pretty much rip your heart out put out my heart light I feel nothing except Revenge I pray to God that I have front row seats too much my husband hit rock bottom but that's another story in itself. my point is that I had some serious triggers my whole life everybody in it was a trigger.. I'll go through some hyperventilating chest pains complete numbness on my right side I think I'm going to die of a stroke or heart attack..one day my friend that actually told me that my husband was cheating on me and physically slap me in the face when I refused to believe her....She was with me during one of my alleged panic attacks . She was also suffering from a bad case of heartburn at that particular moment. Now on the record I've never had a case of heartburn so I had no idea what she was feeling but I thought I was pretty dumb and she thought I was pretty dumb to be panicking for no reason in the middle of her living room so she said take two of these Rolaids and then tell me how you really feel!
I have a lot of trust and love for my friend because she physically and mentally made me see the ugly in my marriage when I refused to see the ugly. Plus getting back-handed definitely sends a different message to the brain. My point here is that I had nothing but trust in her judgment from here on out. five minutes later I was miraculously healed.. this time I put my big girl pants on and I put a lot of things in perspective.. you can see anything you want to see and you can feel anything you want to feel. I have no shame in admitting out loud , to God and everyone that the panic attacks I've been experiencing for the last year have more than likely been a bad case of heartburn.!!!!!! WHEW. That was therapeutic. I said it and I own it. I feel large and in charge . I know that I'm the owner and operator of my life and I can float my boat. Bad things happen to everybody . It's not just in the movies Or to the people that live on the south side of the tracks. I'm not broken and defective. I didn't do a damn thing wrong in my marriage and I'm tired of hiding from life and making excuses for living just because I got dealt a bad hand!!!
I just wanted to share my thoughts on anxiety panic attacks just because I need to vent I felt that I needed to. Panic attacks definitely exist and the symptoms are exhausting ,painful and frightening .. I shudder to think that if my friend wasn't there to guide me in the right direction I could possibly still be having all the symptoms of panic and anxiety attacks.... I learned 2 valuable lessons..... Sometimes things just aren't what they seem to be and if you hang around with clowns you become part of the circus.