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hayley35154
hayley35154

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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  • marilyn49882
    marilyn49882 hayley35154

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    I amso sick of trying to get hooked up with a chat group. It is ridiculous that people who are having problems have to go thru the all this bs, to get in contact. Don;t you people undrstand that we are already in a bad mental state> Make it a little harder, why don't you! Dammit

     

  • marilyn49882
    marilyn49882 hayley35154

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    Hayley- You are having anxiety attacks,  When they become extreme, They are Panic attacks. T| I have been having this problem fror 35 years. Have you seen your doctor? He need to prescribe Anti-anxiety meds for you. When an episode begins, You need to grab a brown bag . Cover your nose and mouth. and breth into It  until the weird feeling goes away. You are hyperventilating.  It is very difficult and scary. You fel like you are dying, but you are not!! Palpitations come with it.  Pay attention to your breating . In through the nose and out through the mouth. Write and ask me anything. I will try to help you. You are too self aware of your own bodily functions. Me writing to you you may send you off into an attack, Grab the back. You are ok.. See the Doc. Write back if you think I can hewlp you. I have become an experet on this. I am legally blind, so please excuse my misspellings etc. I care about you. Hope to hear from you. Marilyn
    • smattingly88
      smattingly88 marilyn49882

      Posted

      So I think I have extremely high anxiety, I take antidepressants and add meds, but no anti anxiety. How do I know if I really have anxiety or I'm just a high strung bitch? Lol
  • ahmed1988
    ahmed1988 hayley35154

    Posted

    Hello Hayley, I am totally understanding this specific situation as I have suffered this in perticular of heart palpitations and feel of being seatbelted and cannot move feeling. The doctors just say something if they dont "automatically" get an answer, just like  a search engine. But coming to HELP FOR CURING YOU, is EAT A HEALTHY DIET LOTS OF FRUITS AND VEGGIES NOTHING GASSIOUS LIKE APPLES AND BROCKLEY OR CABBAGE! DECREASE THE AMOUNT OF ENERGY DRINKS START JOGGING ONCE A DAY DRINK LOTS OF WATER, WHEN YOU GET TIRED JOGGING< this is when your body starts removing toxins into your sweat, at least 30 minutes non stop, dont forget to stretch first, now let me shed some light as to why this happens when you go dentist & tesco, simple answer is the ""white light"" my dear!!! when your eyes try to adjust itself to bright white light, it gets you light headed when your body is low in natural sugers, trust me follow a healthy diet and sleep very very well, get out of sleep in this body training and healthy eat when you feel your fully awake, if you feel sleep again go back to sleep, the sleeping chemical will be high at this stage due to repairing your tissue and organs and correct the sugar levels! let me know how this works for you! ahmed this="" is="" when="" your="" body="" starts="" removing="" toxins="" into="" your="" sweat,="" at="" least="" 30="" minutes="" non="" stop,="" dont="" forget="" to="" stretch="" first,="" now="" let="" me="" shed="" some="" light="" as="" to="" why="" this="" happens="" when="" you="" go="" dentist="" &="" tesco,="" simple="" answer="" is="" the="" ""white="" light""="" my="" dear!!!="" when="" your="" eyes="" try="" to="" adjust="" itself="" to="" bright="" white="" light,="" it="" gets="" you="" light="" headed="" when="" your="" body="" is="" low="" in="" natural="" sugers,="" trust="" me="" follow="" a="" healthy="" diet="" and="" sleep="" very="" very="" well,="" get="" out="" of="" sleep="" in="" this="" body="" training="" and="" healthy="" eat="" when="" you="" feel="" your="" fully="" awake,="" if="" you="" feel="" sleep="" again="" go="" back="" to="" sleep,="" the="" sleeping="" chemical="" will="" be="" high="" at="" this="" stage="" due="" to="" repairing="" your="" tissue="" and="" organs="" and="" correct="" the="" sugar="" levels!="" let="" me="" know="" how="" this="" works="" for="" you!="">
    • zam24139
      zam24139 ahmed1988

      Posted

      Sounds so simple huh. I did feel the best when I was exercising a lot. But that was before I was my worst. I am 27, have three young children, poor. Their Dad left and did not help and this left me struggling and depressed. I found out I was preg with 3rd a week after he broke up with me. He wanted an easy/fun path. He did not want the baby. I was happy and confident before this. Had things about me that werent right like being critical of others and bossy etc. My mum was very stressful growing up but I had it pretty good. Always felt different and lonely and a bit down I guess. But had times of real social times and normality. But I smoked pot during this depression, got too angry at my kids sometimes. Feel guilty for not being a good enough parent. They are my world. I pick my skin which I blamed on bugs and felt itchy. I still pick my skin which makes me not want to go out in public. its the stupidest cycle. After my baby was born I exercised hours every day and got very fit and my skin got better, i smoked less pot, met a new man who dumped me rudely then met my current partner when my baby was 6 months old. hes 3 soon. He thought he couldnt have kids and we got pregnant quickly. But we quickly knew we were right for each other and were happy. But I got really bad anxiety. I was already struggling with the kids I had and I felt so judged by society as being lower class for being young, poor and now not only being with my kids father but having another to a different dad. I had severe morning sickness so i could barely move. For months my kids had to be away. The Dad was there and supported me but probably could have done more really but he has his own stress problems from a horrible life! He gives good advice to me tho. I hated my kids not being with me. I stressed and I bled. I passed a huge clot at 12 weeks and thought that was it. A year afterwards I realised it was at that moment that my emotions shut off. I began crying and then jsut stopped. It was too painful to deal with and I shut down. Didnt cry or smile or love or sing for a long time. A week later I tried to tell my family we were having a baby and couldnt. went home. the dad went to bed and the cramps started. he had said he knows the baby is fine - we had had a scan so i tried not to worry. But i think i was having an anxiety attack and that caused the miscarriage. so i blame myself aswell. I am a really nice person and try my hardest to always do the best i can but i just struggle so much. i am trying not to be a workaholic and have time to relax. I overworked myself to try to raise my self esteem to a point of ridiculousness. now i play a computer game wow that really helps me zone out and relax. i hated video games when i met my partner! but yeh i was up late on the couch and the cramping just got too painful and i woke my partner up. he ran me a bath but the baby came out on the toilet and died in his hands. i had a pounding heart the day before. I passed out when i got out of the bath. i could barely walk or do anything after that. i was freezing cold. shaking. my heart was pounding and times of racing. even called the ambulance and went to the er. it was so scary i thought i had heart problems from all the blood loss or something. i had an operation to get the baby stuff out. it took me a long time of being scared to go to bed cuz i wudnt wake up. my finger and toe swelled up once on different occassions. i was petrified. we moved city and looking back life seemed to continue somehow. doctors never mentioned anxiety or seemed to care at all. realising it could be that wa a big step. but i still have thoughts there is something wrong with me. that i will die and leave my kids without me. that i am being a bad mother and partner and doing myself harm by doing this. i even say that stress is going to give me a heart attack. the bad brain has such power and was all i had for a long time. i didnt even realise it was losing the baby the upset me. it thought i dealt. I couldnt drive. i couldnt go outside easily. Exercise made my heart pound i couldnt do it. I had a massive panick attack a year later and a year ago (wow has is been that long!?) and talked about the baby and put my hands over my mouth and nose. My partner walked with me which helped me calm down. I was facing my exercise and outside fear all in one. I feel I have no friends. Everyone looks at me so badly. I do. Ive gotten better but im still not where i want to be. i can drive around town without fear now. but leaving my children and going on long drives still panics me. i need to give myself time to relax and because ive never done it i dont know how. I am forcing myself to have a glass or two of wine sometimes which im not sure is good or bad. my terrible morning this morning says no. i have an exam tomorrow and then have to drive for four hours with my two oldest to pick up my youngest in a week (After my last exam) which probably doesnt help. and bills i cant pay. my kids asking for stuff i cant give them. including my time and happiness. their real dad and nan being horrible and causing a lot of stress. i want to stop but seems easier said than done. feel ashamed of myself and my life. not the expectations i had. I feel ashamed that my children have brown skin and I am white - it is hard to say that, u im sure you know how people look down on coloured people. their misbehaviour upsets me and i wish it wud stop. my middle boy seemed a bit dumb from birth i think cuz their nan stressed me out my stressing my oldest out when i was due and making my labour stop and start while he was in the birth canal. He is a little more aggressive and less social than the other two and its hard for me trying to get help him and not knowing how. i worry to much about stuff. let it get the better of me. im trying to aim for c's in my study cuz it is very stressful studying. nearly finished. So i really relate to what you are all feeling. It seems just the same. I wonder (hypochondria talking) if we can find a common problem. i think exercise and realising triggers is a solution. and yeah the vege. its like my brain wanted to stay miserable and i stopped eating fruit which i said was my favourite food before all this mess!! Bad brain is trying to protect us i guess. oh i was on anti-anxiety meds which did actually seem to bring my logic back a lot and they are hard to get off but if you can - do. deep breathing is key. cliche huh. i dont know. solutions/ causes (ha) welcome. so easily jump to oh it was this or that that caused it. but i am trying to say just mental. tea instead of coffee i find helps lower cortisol. our amygdala in our brain is set to panic mode and is too big. need to say no when it sets off and break these habits xx
  • bianelis33307
    bianelis33307 hayley35154

    Posted

    Hi hayley35154 I understand what you r going threw n u feel alone when u have this health issues going on but your not alone are you getting therapy ??
  • Asma82
    Asma82 hayley35154

    Posted

    I was happy to find you on here because I am going through very similar issues. I was wondering how you are doing? my name is asma and i am 32 I started having chest pains and I went to my doctor, got an ECG that was normal, but this still didn't help put my mind at ease because I was getting chest pains, palpitations, and dizziness. So i continued to worry about my heart. I thought too that i was going to have a heart attack. Things got worse. I started getting numbness in my neck and left arm and I totally freaked out again. I googled my symptoms and looked at the rarest possibilities of death, etc. I couldn't help myself. and every time I did this I would work myself up. I had broken sleep, would wake up in the middle of the night with numb arms. I was like sooo certain that something was wrong with me. I was getting sensitivity to bright lights, headaches too. So I saw my doctor and other doctors . My symptoms were true, but they thought I was crazy. I had sooo much blood work done, many ett, and lots of reassurance that I was OKAY. But I wasn't convinced. So I saw TWO cardiologists who both said I am FINE.Other than that, heart symptoms don't just develop. He said like the chances of that happening is like .0000000001%... I gave it some time, but still couldn't exercise as I usually did because I'd feel like I was going to black out, and I had shortness  breathing a lot heaveness on my left side . was a panic attack.  I believe once I am fully convinced that I am okay I will get over this whole anxiety thing. I hope. I want to feel myself again. It's been so long…since 1 january 2013 of a nightmare and it sucks. I have felt worse since the panic attacks. I always feel like I am going to lose consciousness and I still get numbness. I am embarrassed to go to any more doctors. Plus its costing me a fortune!! Each day is a struggle for me and I just need to get through it day by day. I am still worried that something wrong. But I try to stay positive. Its hard, but I try. It would be good to have someone to talk to. Maybe you can let me know how you've been since your posting.
  • papote53
    papote53 hayley35154

    Posted

    Hi,

    Yes, I believe you have health anxiety.  I myself have light headed 24/7 and heavy breathing most of the day and besides the health issues with no answer I have no other problem.  My primary Doctor does not concurr with this and even if my psycologies and psychiatrist said it was that but my primary is not buying it so he suggested I change them  This is not easy when you have them all saying the other is wrong and at the end you are the guinea pig suffreing from this disagreement. Now I have to take amlazopam (xanax) 0.5 once daily but right now is not holding me so I would have to increase that amout because they can't get me answers. I'm also taking bio-feedback classes which helped a little, but very little. Now, my alllergies appear to be the smarted one; she said that if I have light headed all the time is only obvious I have anxiety all day long as well which at the same time acticated the heavy breathing a good part of the day as well.

    • shaun53261
      shaun53261 papote53

      Posted

      wow, now I know why I breate heavy too.  It's alot for us as women to go through life with stress and anxiety...this saddens me alot but I will purservere.
    • papote53
      papote53 shaun53261

      Posted

      Is not easy but can't give up.  ;-)  Last week my psychiatrist increase my alprazolam XR to twice daily (0.5), which is the extended release version but is not holding me at all.  Is like taking 0.25 because its released in 12 hours instead of 6.   Now he changed me to Ativan 4 times daily 1mg each which I have not started because is a controlled medication and it takes time.  So right now I just take 1 pill of Alprazolam 0.5 (short version) which helps me like 60-70% on the breathing and light headed 24/7 but 5-6 hours after that a feel light headed again until next day.   Once a get Ativan I will try but will not take 4 pills (maybe 3) daily just on case I have to change again.  My Doctor ordered a lab to check my Vitamin D, B12, Magnessium and 7 other things that could be affecting me.
    • kelly716
      kelly716 papote53

      Posted

      Hi, my name is Kelly, I'm 16 & ive had an anxiety attack when I was young about 7 years old. I Don't remember why but Their had been many things on the news about viruses & many people getting killed from them, and I recently got sick. So I went to the hospital and they took blood tests & a pee test. My results where fine they said I just had gastroperesis , a stomach virus, I still was worried about my health, I look online for symptoms & get really worked up about it, I start itching developing rashes, I get headaches like I'm car sick, nausea I have trouble breathing, my feet get numb I get really tired, & I have a pressure in the middle of my chest, so two days later i  went  back to the hospital, I couldn't breathe, so I went back & everything came back normal they said it could be anxiety, but I'm still worried I still have anxiety it been going on for about 8 days straight I'm not myself I need to calm down, but I just can't can somebody please help me out here .
  • ameena86621
    ameena86621 hayley35154

    Posted

    hi i just happened to be just like you, i also google things a lot but i'm kinda worse i have social anxiey atleast thats what i read and what hurts more is that people say its the worlds most common mental proplem. i'm scared i have no one who understands im 15 , my parents are divorced my brother is autistic and my only sisters stay with my dad, i was so little when they divorced and my sisters dont even associate with me, my step dads terrible he always beats my brother and me i hate him but my mom dosent understand 1 bit i hate school, i have no friends cause they think i'm weird i'm actually a good speaker but it's like evryone hates me i'm always crying and when i get back from school my mom and her husband make my life miserable i moved out with my grandma because my sister came and we fought and right after my step dad was punching me cus he said i was rude life feels like hell i'm totally crying now cus i have school tomorrow and i hate the way im treated i need help my grandma dosent even speak english and i need to atleast go to the hospital but my family dont care.i hope i'm not disturbing you with my bougus life but i just saw it on google and felt like talking.
    • zam24139
      zam24139 ameena86621

      Posted

      You poor thing. Get away from your step dad. have you told your real dad and sisters what him n ur mum are doing to you - they just might help u more if they understand. try to not think everyone at school hates you. its so hard. i bet u r a lovely person and are just scared people will think bad about you instead of like you. its all just a social game. if you play the happy part and be an actor that you are so great, people play the game. we all need to feel we are loved and not alone. not an easy situation, but dont blame yourself and keep working toward the good. good luck in finding nice ppl that will protect and not harm you x
  • shaun53261
    shaun53261 hayley35154

    Posted

    It's amazing how young most of you are and sufferingfrom stress already, but truth be told, I started at a very young age andmy stress was induced by mom mother who was also a stern woman.  I remember alot of stress that was put on me by her and basically, she is the true reason why I am a stressor today, sad but true.  Ironically, she lived to be 94 years old.  Thank God for that but she still stressed me out up unti she died.  I'm 55 and I can honesltly tell you that it has consumed my life in many ways but moreover, physcially.  Now I am trying to find ways to destress alot.  As long as I'm alone, I do pretty well.  I must be around people who don't stress me out and here I go, my job is my biggest stressor still.  I have alot of responsibility and I've been here for 8 years and I am a total wreck now.  I try to stay calm as much as possible but sometimes it does not work anymore, or atleast my body refuses to no get stressed even when I try hard not to.  I feel it coming on, it's like a rush that runs through my entire body, it effects my heart, my throat and I get HOT all over.  I was diagnoised with Globus...look it up...it extends from stress too.  It feel like my throat is shutting down but it's not.  SOme days ar better than others as long as i'm not confronted or THINK of something bad...yes,...if I even have a bad thought of some sort, it happens too.  It's unreal.  I am goingback to my PCP and try and get a handle on this stress.  It's not the way to go out and I refuse to let it continue to get me down mentally and physically. Moreover, I also believe that alot of what happened tome as a child is also included in thislong term stress and what can be done about that is, unfounded rite now.  So, pray for me and I will do the same for you all.  Medications aren't an option for me, I take enough for other medical problems, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, lower back pain, knee pain and now I'm having some stomach issues that need to be addressed.  So, I'm a soldier and I will fight this condition of stress and anxiety....any suggestions or comments are most welcomed...Lets get through this, ok!
  • ahmed37003
    ahmed37003 hayley35154

    Posted

    Hi, hayley

     same things was happened with me , when I was change my job my job was very hard by this my lunch and dinner timings was changed most of the time I was take the dinner very late and because of tiredness going to bed , always worry about my work and all the time became tense because of work slowly my food taking quantity became less and sleep as well disturbed, my stomach get acidity , running heart beat , depression etc , finally doctors give me some medication for my stomach like ranitidine or ompramazol  and some tablet for relaxation after I was feel better , before it was like difficult for me to pass the time and I was fell miserable ,

    I pray lot , still that thing effected me but now I feel  better , doctor was did endoscopy for stomach and told me because of lot of stress your stomach skin is became sensitive so any thing un usual happened my stomach is did problem, also I was trying to keep out stress find out another easy job and don’t sea horrible news channels , horrible  movies , don’t make my self alone try to busy my self other wise lot of negative expression coming in my mind like my right side ear is bigger then my left side J

    Bla bla which make me some time crazy any how one day every body die so don’t afraid GOD help every body ,

    bye  

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