HELP ME PLEASE!

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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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    Someone reply please, I've gone to bed and I feel like something (it feels liquidy) is moving from the heart area? Also my legs started aching, my left arm started aching a little , my neck felt a bit stiff for a minute or two.
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      I've got out of bed and my back has started to tighten up, should I be worried?
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      The arm and leg aches have subsided now
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    glad your arm and leg is better, I really do think if you just do something else like get out I do know its raining you will feel better. I'm sorry I cant help you much today as I am not good, but I do know I did to much yesterday in the garden, which have not helped, yes everywhere aches and feel strange, so you see we can all suffer from different pains and feelings etc but you just have to keep your pains and feelings inportion (sorry cant spell) and look back to see what you have done over the day.  I see most of your cry for help is in the middle of the night, but I can say for alot of us we are in bed asleep and not watching our computers just in case someone wants some advice, so try and I know its hard as I have gone through it as well not sleeping try and just think that everyone is asleep and dont get anxious because noone has replied its not because we dont want to its because we cant.... I do hope everything goes alright and please see you doctor tomorrow, make sure you are up when the surgery is open and phone them straight away if engaged ring again and again just to get that appointment.  Good luck
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    Hi thomas please try to calm down what your experiencing is anxiety, i suffer with health anxiety and worry everyday about my symptoms so far i have a numb sensation on the left side of my face im really worried about it but i no deep down its anxiety related, because you have high anxiety at the moment every symptom u get which could be a mild ache or weakness you notice it instantly where as other people who dont suffer from anxiety wouldnt even realise they had the strange symptoms, your very overly sensitive and tuned in to the way your body feels and these sensations are normal bodily functioms but when your so anxious you over think and feel these symptoms and beleive theres somthing seriously wrong, if youve had an ecg then your fine because it came back clear and ecgs would pick up heart disease which of course u dont have, also heart palpatations are really common in anxiety, i haf a scare about my heart because i had chest tightness and felt like i couldnt get in enough air but after about a week i calmed myself down and the symptoms went, im hoping my numb face goes away soon aswel so im trying to stay calm please tou need to do the same, ask me questions if you need any advice on the matter im here to help
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      Okay do you know of any good medication for anxiety and Palpitations? The 10 mg propranolol I'm on at the moment isn't really working for me.
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      I don't know what happened to my other reply but do you know any good medication for anxiety and Palpitations? I'm currently on 10mg's of propranolol and it has lost its effectiveness.
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    Thank you to everyone in here who has replied so far, I really appreciate it and its nice to talk to other people who have anxiety and who care smile
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    My doctors appointment is at 8:30am, I'll keep you guys updated.
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    Hi Thomas, glad you got into the doctors, how did it go?

    really pleased for you that you got in to the doctors as I thought you would just relie of this post, which is good to hear and know other people who suffer but you have to listen to them and try and take action of what we are all saying to you. hope to hear from you soon

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      My doctor said my heart trace was fine, she wasn't concerned at all but she gave me tablets to help with my anxiety and sleep, told me to keep on taking my propranolol, and even suggested Councilling if things didn't get better and she'll see me again in three weeks time to see how I'm doing.

      The tablets she gave me for anxiety are Setraline 50mg and the ones for sleeping are Zimovane 3.75mg.

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    Well done Thomas, at least you had a doctor who obviously listened to you and is going to see you again in 3 weeks. So now just take the doctors advice so dont worry about your heart, its all good. Glad she gave you some meds to help your anixety and to help with sleep, so hopefully we will hear from you tomorrow and saying I had a good sleep and I am ok.  Thinking of you take care
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    Okay guys this is gonna sound stupid but I'm scared of taking the sertraline with the propranolol especially after ready the side effect sad and I hope to go the 3.75mg's of zimovane will help me sleep

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