daisycake
30-04-12, 15:37
Well - maybe I should say I nearly fainted.
Was seeing GP this morning due to having a heavy cold. GP was over an hour late and I kept feeling like I was going to fall asleep in the waiting room. Got as far as her room, sat down and she started to talk about things. Things began to swim around the room, feeling like she was far away, I told her I felt drowsy, and unwell - she said I had a virus. Told her I felt immediately unwell - heart was pounding, breathing very fast. She took my blood pressure and pulse - both normal, legs and hands went all tingly, hands were shaking and kept feeling muscles spasming. Felt very odd and could hardly walk or do anything - just kept taking ages to answer questions and felt very confused, couldn't remember things well or understand her well. She took me by hand through to the waiting room, got me in a seat and got me a glass of water. Ten mins later, same thing - vision closing in as well and everything going blurry and weird plus heart skipping beats - receptionist went for her, was given a sugary tea and biscuits. Didn't tell GP about heart doing funny things - have had ECGs before and they've always been normal. Ended up feeling fine if still a bit funny; they allowed me to call a taxi home etc.
GP phoned up to check I was OK and said it looked like a hypo attack but she wasn't sure, might be periods as well. She said not to worry and to relax.
I feel a bit better now and not so woozy but still scared. I don't understand why that happened. I've always been told that a fast heart rate isn't normal before feeling faint, but GP didn't seem overly concerned? Am thinking on giving her a buzz tommorow as was told to keep palpitation diary for her and totally forgot to hand that over with all the drama of today, will I mention tommorow that I'm scared it may be heart related?
Am scared to leave the house as well, have had to persuade my mum to come get me tommorow and take me home :(
Was seeing GP this morning due to having a heavy cold. GP was over an hour late and I kept feeling like I was going to fall asleep in the waiting room. Got as far as her room, sat down and she started to talk about things. Things began to swim around the room, feeling like she was far away, I told her I felt drowsy, and unwell - she said I had a virus. Told her I felt immediately unwell - heart was pounding, breathing very fast. She took my blood pressure and pulse - both normal, legs and hands went all tingly, hands were shaking and kept feeling muscles spasming. Felt very odd and could hardly walk or do anything - just kept taking ages to answer questions and felt very confused, couldn't remember things well or understand her well. She took me by hand through to the waiting room, got me in a seat and got me a glass of water. Ten mins later, same thing - vision closing in as well and everything going blurry and weird plus heart skipping beats - receptionist went for her, was given a sugary tea and biscuits. Didn't tell GP about heart doing funny things - have had ECGs before and they've always been normal. Ended up feeling fine if still a bit funny; they allowed me to call a taxi home etc.
GP phoned up to check I was OK and said it looked like a hypo attack but she wasn't sure, might be periods as well. She said not to worry and to relax.
I feel a bit better now and not so woozy but still scared. I don't understand why that happened. I've always been told that a fast heart rate isn't normal before feeling faint, but GP didn't seem overly concerned? Am thinking on giving her a buzz tommorow as was told to keep palpitation diary for her and totally forgot to hand that over with all the drama of today, will I mention tommorow that I'm scared it may be heart related?
Am scared to leave the house as well, have had to persuade my mum to come get me tommorow and take me home :(