Getting anxious and tired of worrying
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For the past 7 months I have been having problems with my heart. I'm 23 years olds with asthma and a type 1 diabetic. Im slightly overweight but not obese. My diabetes has always been very well under control. In high school and university I made mistakes and got into drinking and drugs. Almost OD'd twice on coke. This happened about 10 months ago. I then stupidly did more a couple months later and had a scary arrhythmia while driving. I was told it was probably my body telling me to stop and that is was being overworked. Since then I have quit. When I went into the hospital with the apparent overdose they did all the usual stuff and my results came back normal. Then after the arrhythmia I was told I might have something called WPW. However I went to the ER last week with sharp stabbing chest pains and they kept me monitored for 6 hours plus took my blood and did a chest x ray all normal again. I'm being told my hearts fine even with all the drug use and that I just need to stop which I have. I just cant shake the feeling that something's wrong. I am on prevacid for acid reflux which also occured after all of this. Could the pains just be from that? When I exercise I'm not out of breath and I also dont get any swelling in my ankles or legs. No history of heart disease in the family either. Here are the symptoms I get:
Pain in fingers and toes
Sharp chest Pains left side near armpit
Weird heart beat that feels like long and has trouble contracting
Irregular pulse in both neck and arm
Pain that spreads to back
Strong stomach pulsations
Sharp pains in the shoulders and arms
Breathlessness when I have an episode usually after eating
Feels like my heart is vibrating
Erratic pulse that stops and then returns to normal and then repeats
I am seeing a cardiologist in 3 weeks but cant stop worrying about this. If anyone has any suggestions or can help that would be great.
Thanks!
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moon53540 jaco90
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Have you had a d-dimer blood test?
jaco90 moon53540
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I have not. I should mention I also had an abdominal ultrasound which came back normal as well.
moon53540 jaco90
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Ask for a d-dimer just in case you may have a pulmonary embolism or emboli. Chest pain and armpit pain can be pleurisy. If your d-dimer is high you may need a chest ct with contrast.
The other thing it could be is a hiatus hernia and possible oesophagitis and gastritis. You would need an endoscopy to see this.
jaco90 moon53540
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Thank you for your reply. I will book an appointment with my doctor to ask for a d dimer test. Another thing I noticed is it happens after eating. At least recently that has been a trigger. I'm getting severe mid back pain and a racing heart after heavy meals. Particularly breads and pasta. Pretty gross burps as well. 'm wondering if it could be celiac now? I am diabetic which makes the odds greater and my dad is gluten intolerant but not a celiac. Do you think that could potentially be it ?
jaco90
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I'm questioning it being anything with the heart because I never have center chest pain or really any chest pain at all. It's more the stomach pulsations, the fuzzy heart beat and the pain near my arm pit. But it's never directly on my chest.
moon53540 jaco90
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there is a blood test for coeliac if you are worried about that. Also get your mineral and vitamin levels tested, if you are deficient in something it can lead to problems. A hiatus hernia can cause palpitations and foods like bread, pasta, potatoes can get stuck sometimes or come back up. When you eat, chew your food slowly and only eat little forkfuls at a time. Look up hiatus hernia heart palpitations because I think it sounds like that is what you may have. Ask to change your ppi to esomeprazole/nexium it is so much better than lansoprazole.
jaco90 moon53540
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I appreciate you responding and helping me out. I'm seeing my doctor in 3 days so I will ask about these tests. You think nexium would be better then prevacid ? Like better for acid reflux?
moon53540 jaco90
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yes it is much better, I have had reflux for years and I have tried nearly all the PPIs and definitely nexium is best.
jaco90 moon53540
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Cheers mate!