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TDMagee2018
TDMagee2018

I am a 52 year old male that has some concerns for my health. I have recently had Anxiety / Panic Issues really bad. It got so bad I had to leave work, because I was dizzy and felt like I was having a heart attack, it would come and go. One day it got so bad that I had a friend take me to a very well known ER and had one of the Doctor's look at me. My BP was high at  the time and they took Blood, did a MRI to make sure I didnt have a heart attack, they did a ekg and took blood. All the results came back and they didn't see any issues. The ER doctor referred me to a Heart Specialist and when I went for my appointment they did check my BP again and scheduled me for a Stress Test. I had to stand on a treadmill to get my heart racing. and had all these wires connected to me. About a day or so later the heart specialist called me and said my results came back fine and clear with no heart issues and that I am ok.

I decided to get a primary doctor for myself and I went into the office and told him what was going on. when I had my BP taken I was 180 /96. He ordered a scan right away, after a hour or so he came back and said the result looked fine with no issues but I did have High Blood Pressure. he put me on 10mg of lisinopril. Once I started taking it i noticed my BP to lower through out the day. 

I am here babbling on, my issue I am having is that I feel a discomfort in my left side chest area at time to time. almost like a pinching feeling. could this be my anxiety / panic doing it? I am looking for serious answere's please. Hoping from a doctor. I just checked my bp now and it was 113 / 84 is this too low for a 52 year old male?

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  • matt32455
    matt32455 TDMagee2018

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    Hi TDMagee,

    That is good blood pressure and nothing to worry about.

    I suffered anxiety and the physical symptoms became over powering at times. When you start to feel anxious, try taking slow big calming breathes, and try to think rationally.

    Im no doctor but intermittent pains are not a heart attack. It could be the medication settling down within the system, causing some mild side effects.

    If in doubt go see you GP

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