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thomas23086
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Okay so this all started a couple of months ago at college where I had a fast heart rate that would last all day and sometimes stop the next day only to start again later on in that next day and this whole thing lasted for a couple of days or maybe two to three weeks ( I can't remember) and stopped. Now after a couple of months I had this strange feeling in the heart area which I couldn't describe along with a warm feeling. So I went to the hospital and they gaze me an ECG which was fine and they listened to my heart which is when they told me I had an irregular heartbeat and when I said I was worried about it being heart disease or a blood clot and they said not at my age (I'm 18) I also had my legs checked as I would have a strange feeling kind of like something was rushing or moving up and through my legs when I lay down and they said my legs were fine too so they sent me to a doctors surgery after the doctor at the hospital said something about electrolytes or an electrical current through the heart? Something like that and when I got to the gp they told me these irregular heartbeat are known as palpitations so they gave me some propranolol and after the first week or so if taking them it got rid of the strange feeling in the heart area but a couple of days after the feeling of something moving\rushing up my legs returned, so did the warm and weird feeling in the heart area and my legs would also feel weak when walking aeound. I've also had diarrhea which is probably a side effect, I've gotten really hot, my hands sweat, I've a headache, pressure\heavyness in my back and a slight heavyness in my chest, a strange almost right feeling in my cheeks, a pressure\stiffness on the back of my neck for like two weeks now and in the last couple of days the feeling in my legs ( the rushing and weakness) has gone, so has the neck pressure, the only thing I have had in the last few days is the back pressure and the slight pressure\heavyness \uneasy feeling in my chest and a new symptoms has appeared which is my left arm feeling slightly heavier\more tired than usual and I'm really scared that this could be a sign of heart disease but because I've told my parents all these symptoms only to be dismissed as a hypochondriac especially after the ECG and doctor listening to my heart didn't find anything what am I supposed to do? Also this slight heavyness\tiredness in my left arm has been there since last night and hasn't really gone away so I'm scared as hell so someone please tell me what to do? I've gotta wait until Monday for a result from another ECG.p but I'm scared that something could happen before then sad

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  • joyce46400
    joyce46400 thomas23086

    Posted

    Hi Thomas

    I dont know what else I can add to whats already been said.  Maybe you slept on it wrong, If it is really troubling you phone nhs direct and speak to them, they will be able to reassure you.  x

  • simon45806
    simon45806 thomas23086

    Posted

    Thomas mate

    im a bloke and ive gone through a very bad few months of anxiety that came from no where. I first started with a burning tingling feeling in my legs. I got severe chest pains which i do get on a regular basis. I kept geting sweaty and my left arm ached. I had blood tests ecg etc just to confirm it wasnt my heart. I was diagnised with jnitial onset of severe anxiety. Ive been on propranalol for six months now and they do help. You are showing the exact same symptoms as i did. Listen to ur doctor. U are getting more worked up as ur obsessing over how u feel. Try and relax as best u can. My stomach was really bad initially and i had constant bouts of stomach ache and running to the toilet. This is all anxiety related. Its because ur so worked up its upsetting ur stomach. Its all ghe fight or flight response. Please be reassured ur not alone. Anxiety has many symptoms even if you dont feel anxious. I can feel fine when i wake up but through the day i can have pressure head aches, hot sweats muscle spasms. Trapped wind which seems to gather in my chest which does make me feel like im having a heart attack. If ive had a bad day my muscles really ache. Thats because u unconciuosly tense up.

    Any way bud try calm urself down. Anxiety wont kill you. Deep breaths. Because you are so worked up it will take a while but things will improve. Take every day in your stride. Keep checking jn if u need reassurance. You can do it

    Good luck pal

    Simon

  • grandmaw
    grandmaw thomas23086

    Posted

    hi ~Thomas I did reply this morning but its not printed in this sheet, it did say page 2 which is where it was, but cant see that now. Im sorry I am watching what you are putting down, but honestly you have to believe us all, we all are saying the same thing it is anixiety and I know you cant get appointment until monday and I know how that feels, but please just try and relax listen to some music or watch tv and prehaps you can get some sleep. I will speak to you tomorrow take care
    • thomas23086
      thomas23086

      Posted

      Omg I don't know what the hell just happened but it was scary as hell so basically I was lying in bed and I felt like the propranolol was wearing off because I could feel my heartbeat and I was trying to get some sleep and so far that hasn't worked so several hours later I felt my heartbeat and it felt fast and then it felt normal a bit later and then when I felt it again I suddenly had no pulse and this was when I was laying down and trying to sleep, then vision was black and slowly got darker, I thought "this is it" and then I suddenly snapped out of it and now I'm sitting here worried
    • thomas23086
      thomas23086

      Posted

      Somebody please reply sad Idk what to do, I've had an ECG and its fine, my doctor thinks its anxiety but I'm not convinced, I've told my parents all these different symptoms and they're starting to get fed up, they said they'd send me to the Linden centre (mental health clinic) I've calmed down and yet I still have some symptoms so Idk what to do.
  • joyce46400
    joyce46400 thomas23086

    Posted

    Thomas

    You were ok when you first posted as you have been posting since then and are still ok...what does that tell you.  Do something for someone else to take your mind of yourself.  I wish you well Joyce

  • grandmaw
    grandmaw thomas23086

    Posted

    come on Thomas, you know you dont want to go to The Linden, its not nice and really I dont think they would take you in, as they are mostly full, I'm not sure if you have been there before but you dont want to I can tell you from experience. 

    Why not phone the Trustline, you should have got there number in a plastic wallet with purple writing on, phone them and really listen to what they say because you are really not listening to any of us, sorry its hard but that is what anxiety and depression is, its not easy by any means. take care

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