Estellenoire
27-06-12, 01:18
I've been wondering this for a while. When you have a diagnoses of anxiety, at what point are you not going to get brushed off when turning up at A&E with chest pains?
And when would you personally go?
All this week I've been having chest discomfort, and I've been feeling scared. I've wanted to go to A&E a bunch of times but I always think "well, I definitely feel like I could drive there without any trouble", which is what stops me going in. But then if it ever got to the point where I didn't think I could drive myself there, would it already be too late? I had myself checked out by my GP today and my heart rate was mega-slow (in the 40s), and my blood pressure was 80ish/40ish. So tomorrow I have to go for an ECG. Now I'm terrified that I'll die before I get the chance to go, but I'm pretty sure my chest pains at the minute are more to do with being terrified of dying, rather than being in any real danger.
Eugh, anxiety is ruining my life.
And when would you personally go?
All this week I've been having chest discomfort, and I've been feeling scared. I've wanted to go to A&E a bunch of times but I always think "well, I definitely feel like I could drive there without any trouble", which is what stops me going in. But then if it ever got to the point where I didn't think I could drive myself there, would it already be too late? I had myself checked out by my GP today and my heart rate was mega-slow (in the 40s), and my blood pressure was 80ish/40ish. So tomorrow I have to go for an ECG. Now I'm terrified that I'll die before I get the chance to go, but I'm pretty sure my chest pains at the minute are more to do with being terrified of dying, rather than being in any real danger.
Eugh, anxiety is ruining my life.