cuppatea123
07-05-12, 01:29
I went into hospital with what I believed was a heart attack about a month ago and after running various tests (ECG, blood pressure, chest x-ray, blood tests etc) they told me it was anxiety and released me.
I had another similar episode about a week later and went to see my GP and he ran the same tests (minus the blood and x-ray) and said the same thing.
I was having trouble sleeping after that and went to see my GP again about a week ago and he assured me my heart was fine and that it was all in my head, which I felt really eased my mind.
Well, I was reasonably fine up until about 12 hours ago when I had what I assume was another panic attack. I thought I was having a heart attack again and when the burning sensation in my left chest area remained several hours later I went to see a doctor again. I had an ECG and blood pressure test a few hours ago which came back clear but I'm sat here convinced I'm about to have a heart attack.
I'm getting tightness in my back and left shoulder, which I haven't had before, a burning sensation in my chest and left wrist and a numbness in my left leg. I want to believe this is all due to anxiety but the symptoms have remained for several hours now and if anything are getting worse.
Is it possible that successive doctors and numerous tests have missed something that's genuinely wrong with me or is this yet another anxiety attack?
I had another similar episode about a week later and went to see my GP and he ran the same tests (minus the blood and x-ray) and said the same thing.
I was having trouble sleeping after that and went to see my GP again about a week ago and he assured me my heart was fine and that it was all in my head, which I felt really eased my mind.
Well, I was reasonably fine up until about 12 hours ago when I had what I assume was another panic attack. I thought I was having a heart attack again and when the burning sensation in my left chest area remained several hours later I went to see a doctor again. I had an ECG and blood pressure test a few hours ago which came back clear but I'm sat here convinced I'm about to have a heart attack.
I'm getting tightness in my back and left shoulder, which I haven't had before, a burning sensation in my chest and left wrist and a numbness in my left leg. I want to believe this is all due to anxiety but the symptoms have remained for several hours now and if anything are getting worse.
Is it possible that successive doctors and numerous tests have missed something that's genuinely wrong with me or is this yet another anxiety attack?