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i think im going to die :(

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meljenk
meljenk

I feel like absoulte crap.

On friday driving home from work i felt really lightheded/faint, my whole body went heavy and tingly i was scared i was dying! 

i phoned the doctor and he said i mite be "sensitive" to the beta blockers so advised i came off them (only been on them a week).

today i feel like crap again.

i feel heavy, my eyes seems blurry, i just feel very starnge, its really hads to explain.

I keep getting a stange sensation in my throat but at the moment im not having palps or ectopics.

what could be wrong with me?

my pulse is currently at 84BPM

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  • kelly13282
    kelly13282 meljenk

    Posted

    Hi ya

    I found with beta blockers they lowered my blood pressure. I felt very faint and spaced out. I would.go get your blood pressure checked, but take it easy for a few days until u get them out your system. Take care

    • meljenk
      meljenk kelly13282

      Posted

      i have a blood pressure machine and its been anout 107/70 but it changes. never lower than 98/68.

       my body feel really heavy and i im worried im going to pass out. 

      ive eaten and im drinking water...im scraed its my heart and its going to stop any minuite

    • kelly13282
      kelly13282 meljenk

      Posted

      When you have anxiety and you have changes in your heart rate it causes adrenaline to race round your body.. this can leave you feeling exhausted. When you panic it causes your breathing to change which can also make you feel dizzy. I suffer these symptoms everyday without medication to effect me. You should get a full check up off your doctor. Maybe stop checking your heart rate and bp as much as this will only make you focus on the anxiety and defo never google anything as it will only make you worse. Try and apply a new way of thinking.Take care
    • meljenk
      meljenk kelly13282

      Posted

      i try not to check them, but as soon as i get a palp/ectopic ot this strange feeling/flutter in my throat i cant help it.

      I dont think this weakness im feeling is anxierty.

      its like having the flu (i feel weak, heavy) the stange feeling in my throat (below my thyroid) is making me cough sad

    • kelly13282
      kelly13282 meljenk

      Posted

      If you feel that bad then get an appointment at your doctors straight away , then at least you will know. If it does turn out to be anxiety then you will be able to deal with it. The physical symptoms of anxiety suck and your not alone. I have also had a sore throat for three days, im twitching like a freak and i feel exhausted. 😴. The best way to think about it is if you rule out everything else then u can stop focusing on feeling like crap.a guy once posted something on here and it was the best advice ever and when i apply it i have good days. To deal with anxiety you need to know what you are anxious for, in your case its dying. Come to terms with death then you have nothing to fear. When you have nothing to fear you have nothing to be anxious about. Thats setting your self free.
    • meljenk
      meljenk kelly13282

      Posted

      ive tried to come to terms wirth dying but i have a one year old son that i cant bear to be withour him. so i dont think ill ever be ok with it. I know theres are million of people out there with childern but i seriously cant cope with it.
    • kelly13282
      kelly13282 meljenk

      Posted

      The thing is we are all gonna die at some point and we have no control over when and where its going to happen. I dont know about you but i like to solve problems. So applying that theory. At the moment you are worried about dying, you cant fix a worry as thats all it is. When a worry becomes a problem THEN you can fix it, so if you went to the doctors and they said you have cancer. What would you do?? You would try to fix it. If they said you were going to die tomorrow, you would come to terms with it and enjoy your last 24 hours with your child. I suggest take the worry away by getting a full MOT at the doctors, if you have nothing to worry about, then you can get back to spending good quality time with your son, without awful thoughts spinning round and round like a washing machine. Always apply the thought of whats the worst thing that can happen and then find the positive rather than the negative... you can do it 😊
  • Angel91
    Angel91 meljenk

    Posted

    So your pulse is great, which is a good sign, it may just be a lasting effect of the beta blockers. They can make you feel a little light headed at first. Do you know what your blood pressure was? Since you have come off them and your pulse is still low I imagine they put you on them for high blood pressure or angina? If so, taking your pulse wont tell you much and is only likely to cause you more stress.

    I would give yourself a couple of days off them before you start worrying. Make sure you are drinking plenty of water and eating properly, and then if you still feel like this towards the end of the week go back and see your doctor.

    If you came off them Friday, I presume you felt fine over the weekend? These symptoms can be cause by anxiety so if you can, do some distraction and deep breathing techniques.

    If it is low blood pressure causing the symptoms, drinking plenty of water will help, if it is high blood pressure causing these symptoms the distraction techniques (from your anxiety) and deep breathing will help.

    Of course it could have nothing to do with the beta blockers and may just be that you are coming down with a cold or something.

    Either way, providing things don't get worse I would leave it a couple of days then go back to your GP if you are no better. If things do get worse you can go back to your GP sooner.

    Please try not to worry. I know how hard that is, believe me, which is why I suggested distraction techniques, because worrying can make things like this worse.

    • meljenk
      meljenk Angel91

      Posted

      yes i was fine at the weekend. had a funny turm friday afternoon and this morning.

      i went to see the first aider this morning as i genuanly thought i was going to pass out he said my ozygen levels were great at 99% pulse was 76 but my bloody bressure was 140/90 ive taken my blood pressure two mores times after that and theyve been :-

      119/82/ pulse 71

      122/79 pulse 83

       

    • meljenk
      meljenk

      Posted

      ohh and i do have a runny nose
    • Angel91
      Angel91 meljenk

      Posted

      So both times since the very slightly high bp measurement earlier (but still in the normal range),  your pulse, blood pressure and o2 sats look great, so that is a really positive sign. I expect the slightly raised blood pressure was a result of being so anxious when you first went in.

      It might be worth speaking to your GP to see if anxiety medication would work better than beta blockers? Since your BP looks great and you have been off the beta blockers for a few days it might be anxiety that was causing the problem in the first place.

      Before you went on the beta blockers, what tests did they do? Where the tests only done in a hospital or GP office setting or did they give you a 3 or 7 day ECG at home? That can help decide if your anxiety is simply heightened by going to medical settings and they can help ensure there are no other underlying issues (which is unlikely if previous ECG's were fine).

      You say that you took your own blood pressure twice since the first aid team did. Is there a medical reason you keep checking your own vitals? If you haven't been advised to check them by your GP can I suggest stopping? I know it is hard but you may be making your anxiety worse, and if you don't understand the results, including what the normal ranges are, that can make your anxiety worse too.

    • meljenk
      meljenk Angel91

      Posted

      I went on the beta blockers as i was suffering from palpitationd and ectopic beats.

      Ive had numerous ECG's and a 4 day omron monitor. im having a 7 days week monitor fitted on the 28th.

      im going to see my GP after ive fifnished with the monitir as i cant be on any medicayion whilst on it.

      i just had a blood presure machine and i do use it regualy (my mother suffers from high blood pressure)

       

  • kelly13282
    kelly13282 meljenk

    Posted

    Well done for getting checked out. I hope its put your mind at some ease.. and some great advice from 3angel91.
  • marie04645
    marie04645 meljenk

    Posted

    Hello -----Oh I feel for you---I have  been like you off & on through my life.  I made more than a few trips to the ER.  Heart racing"couldn't breathe etc.  Believe it I did better after I had kids.   Also I did take medications for anxiety off & on.

    But now I am back to feeling very anxious.  I am older & had unexplained dizziness since Oct !!  Getting better. Had all kinds of testing.  Everything  ok (for my

    age).  Now for 3 days I have diahrea .  So once again cannot leave the house.  My anxiety level is so high the doc wants me to see a "therapist".  Maybe I should but excuse me I can't leave the house!  Waiting for results of some tests. 

    Since I was a little girl I was afraid of people around me dying.   Now I have lost 2 good friend.  We are in this together.  Whew.

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