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IS ANYONE AWAKE I NEED SOME REASSURANCE URGENTLY! !

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laura80515
laura80515

Just woke up with rapid breathing severe shooting pains in left side of arm and on top it then goes on to my heart and I feel sick shaking vigorously can't seem to calm down pains getting worse and I feel all tingly my hearts aching me I keep saying to myself what if this time its something serious and I don't do anything about it because I think it is a panic attack! ! Im petrified to go to sleep now I was doing so well symptom free yesterday for the first time in ages!! Someone please reassure me im been silly I cannot calm down these pains feel different and my heart is beating way too fast it hurts!! So scared!

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  • deirdre._03652
    deirdre._03652 laura80515

    Posted

    Hi Laura, bless you, this is almost certainly a panic attack ( I know just how awful they are ) try to keep calm and breathe slowly, exhaling through pursed lips...

    A method I always used ( and still do ) is to go through the alphabet from A onwards.... on every letter I would think of FIVE GIRLS NAMES / FIVE BOYS NAMES, e.g. Anna ...Alana...Anastasia...Annabel...Amber....

    ===== Alan.... Anthony....Archie......Adam....Alistair...

    It can really help, or do the same with animals ect...

    I truly hope you feel better soon, don't forget, it always passes...Love

    DEIRDRE xx😊😃😆

    • laura80515
      laura80515 deirdre._03652

      Posted

      Thanks deirdre it did pass still feel weak and a bit emotional just going to try get some sleep now that's great idea will definitely try it next time (hoping they isn't) thank u for your advice hun will let u know how I get on xx
  • gillian81509
    gillian81509 laura80515

    Posted

    How r u now

    do u have palpitations or similar that have been shown on a 24 hours monitor

    • laura80515
      laura80515 gillian81509

      Posted

      Hi Gillian im alot calmer at the moment just going to try get some sleep now feel drained and achy in my chest and no I haven't had the monitor just ecgs and blood test and heart enzymes test x
  • tracie20455
    tracie20455 laura80515

    Posted

    Aw bless you huni... Just seen this. Hope you got some sleep and feela little better this morning! Panic attacks inthe. Night are frightening, i've only ever had a few at night, but i wake or telephone someone, like my parents or a friend who understands and it usually passes in about 20 mins. My tummy always lets me know the panic attack is almost over by having to dash to the loo which my therapist says is. Normal and part of the fight or flight symptoms that panic causes. Look up about the symptoms of panic and fight or flight to reassure yourself you are safe and it is just panic. As soon as i realised it was all perfectly normal and i was not dying i have been able to get on top of them.... Good luck huni x
  • shamika17081
    shamika17081 laura80515

    Posted

    sorry to hear out this ; I was a panic attack and I know no one can keep calm I hope u just overcome this it's hard to convince yourself when I started to undergo panic attacks at night I started saying bedtimes are best and it worked for me I never get a panic attack now at night I hope it will work for u too
  • Arya287
    Arya287 laura80515

    Posted

    Hi Laura, how are you feeling today? Xxx
    • laura80515
      laura80515 Arya287

      Posted

      hi hun im still feeling very exhausted i still have pain in my chest and a fluttery feeling in my heart thats what is making me feel like it is most definetly not anxiety as why am i still having these pains its not extremly painful just really really uncomfortable more like a ache but its in my neck, back, side and left breast is just numb,tingly, feels heavy etc, cant describe it but keep feeling like i need to swallow because my throat feels tight im so scared i really am! i also feel sick, took 2 co codamol about 1 1/2 hours ago i just want this heavy feeling in my chest to stop because its scaring the life out of me i keep saying what if.. its ruining my life literally feel i cannot cope anymore i thought i was getting better sad thanks for asking how i am hun i appreciate it hope ur ok too my skin feels cold inside but its warm to touch what does that mean? all these new synmptoms are terrifying me im so tempted to go hospital or something but its the same over and over again they just say its anxiety so why cant i accept that because the pain is too bad and coming from my heart it makes me feel like its defo not anxiety i hate this sad xxx
    • Arya287
      Arya287 laura80515

      Posted

      Laura, what you've described to me is what I have felt too, but it's all completely normal. The mind is a powerful thing, it can make us think and feel all sorts.

      I've been having bad panic and anxiety attacks for a year now, first I was worried about the numbness I kept getting, then it moved onto the heaviness in my chest etc etc and because of the heart flutter and bad attack I had at work last month, and because my doctor has referd me to a caridoligist (back in september) to put my mind at rest, I think there's something wrong with my heart now.

      I know exactly what your going through, as do many others. 

      You're not alone. Stay strong! Xx

    • laura80515
      laura80515 Arya287

      Posted

      I'm just so scared because I cannot get it into my head that anxiety is causing all these symptoms when they are extremely similar to heart attack symptoms I keep saying what if because the paim is directly in centre of my chest and left breast area and left arm it just won't go away iv had painkillers and I am still the same very tempted to go to the walk in doctors near me but they will say that im fine im so confused why it won't sink in the pain I wish I could say how it feels without saying the obvious but its such a crushing feeling like someone is squeezing my chest thank u for your reply hun sorry to hear that you have been the same like i say iv had tests ecgs but i wasnt in pain then so that's why it was normal xx
  • Arya287
    Arya287 laura80515

    Posted

    If it was a heart attack your symptoms would be more serviver. You need to do something to try and take your mind off it, clean the house, listen too music, watch a film... anything to distract your mind. Easier said than done I know. But you have too try. Xx
    • laura80515
      laura80515 Arya287

      Posted

      I really am hun the paim is really bad thats why i think its my heart because iv had these pains since last night and its all on my left side and centre of chest just going to try get some sleep for an hour or so partners just running me a bath so hopefully that relaxes me thank you for your support xx

  • sally2710
    sally2710 laura80515

    Posted

    Hey hun. I am also awake going through the worst anxiety or panaic attacks . So i feel everything u are going through
  • stephen7059
    stephen7059 laura80515

    Posted

    Hi Laura I know you feel scared and are worrying right now but I assure you this will pass. It might help to try to take slow controlled breaths and focus on your breathing, this should take your mind off the worry. Can you tell me how long you've been feeling like this and what your situation is ie are you stressed at work , are you getting regular exercise.

    • laura80515
      laura80515 stephen7059

      Posted

      Hi Stephen thank u for your kind words altogether I have been having panic attacks for about 8 months on and off but past few weeks everyday really badly affecting me struggling to breath constantly shortness of breath tight arms and chest pain etc, I haven't got anything that is bothering me that's what I don't get wjy they have all og a sudden got worse as I say im only 22 used to be confident outgoing now im just worrying about my heart constantly how it beats why it feels painful 3 weeks ago I had chest infection and when I had ecgs at hospital they said its anxiety my hearts fine full blood count showed some inflammation in my chest what they put it down to something called costochondritis that just made me feel worse as they said it can take a while to go iv just finished some steroid tablets not sure why im still getting severe chest pain and tightness in throat/arms/chest im so scared! My oxygen level was 97 at hospital is it meant to be 100? Im constantly panicking and can't seem to control myself
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