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This heart attack symptom crap is getting out of hand!

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FreddysNightmar
FreddysNightmar

For months now I have been getting all the classic symptoms of a heart attack. Left arm pain bicep, forearm and travels down to the hand. All different types of chest pain whether it be tightness, dull, sharp or just quick flashes of pain. Most of the time its on the left but sometimes its in the center and rarely on the right. Jaw pain and numbness some times one side sometimes both. Last few times I went to the Dr. he did an EKG and it always came back good. The most recent visit again i told him about all the symptoms and in a raised voice I get "not every chest pain is a Heart Attack Jamie!!!" Ok mr. I shouldnt be a doctor there are other heart conditions, no? Told me its anxiety and to give the new meds (Sertraline and Klonopin)a chance . So yeah, started on 25mg of the sertraline and eventually made my way up to 150mg keep in mind 200mg is thr max. two klonopin a day as needed. So should pains caused by anxiety be present while taking these meds? I would lean towards No....right? Is my anxiety and panic so severe it fought through the meds? Im sorry im just so frustrated!!!

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  • Mowie
    Mowie FreddysNightmar

    Posted

    I'm not going to lie. I have this EXACT same thing as you. It's really bad health/heart anxiety. I wake up every day alive but not a day goes by that I dont feel like I'm dying. I have no tips or tricks or solutions at all.. Its ruined my entire life. I cant keep a job.. I struggle with personal and family relationships, I cant even walk outside without being in fear of my own body. I get this extreme dizziness that accompanies all of the heart attack feelings that is SO unbearable that all I can ever do is pray I fall asleep... My vision seems "Clicky" like a slideshow almost, when I look around it's seemingly fake and I dont know.. It all sounds crazy. My chest always hurts badly and I lose my breath. I have cold sweats and trembling in my legs. I panic and I become illiterate, I cant speak right and I'm very uncoordinated, I cant focus on anything other than my body. My jaw goes numb and so does my arm. My head gets cloudy and I cant do anything about it. Its f****d my life up.

    • FreddysNightmar
      FreddysNightmar Mowie

      Posted

      Mowie im so sorry you have to experience all of that. Its so tough living in constant fear and panic. also forgot to mention earlier with all those heart attack symptoms, i get these weird bouts of throbbing and pulsing in my head, my face turns beat red and gets hot and my teeth get this weird numb pulsing.

    • sean2395
      sean2395 FreddysNightmar

      Posted

      I get the exact same symptoms as you. I get the face turning beetroot red too which actually gives me some reassurance surely I would turn grey/white if it was heart related? Having said that I want an angiogram because I'm certain I have heart disease; despite being only 24.

  • ash55
    ash55 FreddysNightmar

    Posted

    last night i had a panic attack. was sitting on the couch watching tv and for no reason..bam. started to feel dizzy, heart racing, intense fear, coukdnt breathe, felt like heart was beatimg irregular. i was able to calm myself down for tge first time without an er visit. i have extreme heart/health anxiety and ive been through tests, all are pretty well normal. i have chest pain alot. its never my heart. ive been to er 50 times or more since october of last year. even with meds it doesnt fully get better. just realize if it was our hearts we would more than likely be dead by now. the mind is a strong thing. it can make you believe all sorts of scenarios.

    • FreddysNightmar
      FreddysNightmar ash55

      Posted

      Hey Ash55 im sorry to hear you're a fellow sufferer of anxiety and panic. You actually made me feel a little better. Now I just have to make my brain know its not my heart. Thank you for replying and i hope you don't have to go through that again.

  • ash55
    ash55 FreddysNightmar

    Posted

    i went to the er tonight after work. it ended uo being nothing. ekg was normal. what i already knew deep down. the struggle is real

    • FreddysNightmar
      FreddysNightmar ash55

      Posted

      Better to be safe than sorry. i have to call an ambulance if i need to go to the ER. Its quite embarrassing. The closest ER around here is over 40 minutes away and theres no street lights .

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