Georgie_81
08-08-06, 00:52
Hey all
Let me first start by introducing myself, my name is George and i'm 25 and from London.
I have been seeking medical advice for the last 4 months regarding chest pains, breathing problems, irregular heart beats, pain and a tingling sensation in my hands and arms. I have been for various chest xrays, heart monitoring appointments and other tests to do with my heart and chest.
After these all come back negative my doctor suspected this could be anxiety/panic attacks and advised me to do some research into the symptoms i was having. But tonight is the first time in a few weeks that the symptoms have returned.
So to calm myself down I decided to look on the internet and discovered this site. All the symptoms I experience are listed here and even a few that I thought were totally unrelated. Like difficulty in public places when breathing and feeling nervous and also fear of being restricted in a public place.
The first time I had these symptoms, which I now believe was a panic attack, was totally out of the blue back in december and had actually woken me up as I was asleep. I firstly thought it was a reaction to too much red bull as I had been drinking a rather large amount that evening. The initial symptoms were sweating, rapid heart beat, irregular breathing, feeling hot and a general feeling of not being in control. These didn't last too long so I ignored them.
The second occassion happen around a month ago, and was as I got into bed. Although there was more, I also had chest pains and believed the pain was coming from my heart which made my breathing harder and eventually finding it hard to cath my breath. After this the attacks started getting more frequent which made me go to the doctors and ask for help and tests to be carried out on my chest and heart.
Eventually it got to the point where It was happening most times I would get into bed, and also when I was travelling home from work. But never on the way into work. And more symptopms were emerging, like the tingling and numb feelings in my arms and hands, and sometimes my neck.
Eventually all the tests came back negative or with no results stating anything was wrong. So after speaking with my doctor i didn't do anything about it until tonight when the attack has returned. And tonight was rather unpleasent because I couldn't get a deep enough breath and also the pains in my chest were quite strong along with not being able to sleep.
I have studied the site and have noticed a few other symptoms, not just of panic attacks, but of anxiety. Firstly I do tend to worry about everyday issues but to great lengths and to great extent. These can often ruin my whole day and week, as mainly seem to think about the negative things and dwell on them, and not think about the positive things. Although this is never apparant to anyone else, its a well hidden secret. Mainly the extent of worry is focused on money, future aspirations, own insecurities about myself and also what other people think of me. To some extent this can ruin a simple night out with friends because I worry if people in the place are talking about me or looking over at us etc. Is mad and afterwards I feel silly as it shouldn't matter, but at the time is serious and thats when I start to go tense and not be able to relax. And usually end up either leaving early, or drinking alcohol quicker and in larger quantities to try and overcome this.
Any way what I am asking for is some advice and possible coaching on where to start in overcoming these issues and resolving the panic attacks. This is all new to me and I am still comfused as toi where this came from and also why its happening. Although it was comforting to read on this site that symptons usually come out of the blue and for no apparant reason.
So if anyone is free to offer help or advice it would be great to hear from you.
Thanks for reading the above, I know its quite a large amount of information but I am myself trying to understand why this is happening to me.
Thanks
George
Let me first start by introducing myself, my name is George and i'm 25 and from London.
I have been seeking medical advice for the last 4 months regarding chest pains, breathing problems, irregular heart beats, pain and a tingling sensation in my hands and arms. I have been for various chest xrays, heart monitoring appointments and other tests to do with my heart and chest.
After these all come back negative my doctor suspected this could be anxiety/panic attacks and advised me to do some research into the symptoms i was having. But tonight is the first time in a few weeks that the symptoms have returned.
So to calm myself down I decided to look on the internet and discovered this site. All the symptoms I experience are listed here and even a few that I thought were totally unrelated. Like difficulty in public places when breathing and feeling nervous and also fear of being restricted in a public place.
The first time I had these symptoms, which I now believe was a panic attack, was totally out of the blue back in december and had actually woken me up as I was asleep. I firstly thought it was a reaction to too much red bull as I had been drinking a rather large amount that evening. The initial symptoms were sweating, rapid heart beat, irregular breathing, feeling hot and a general feeling of not being in control. These didn't last too long so I ignored them.
The second occassion happen around a month ago, and was as I got into bed. Although there was more, I also had chest pains and believed the pain was coming from my heart which made my breathing harder and eventually finding it hard to cath my breath. After this the attacks started getting more frequent which made me go to the doctors and ask for help and tests to be carried out on my chest and heart.
Eventually it got to the point where It was happening most times I would get into bed, and also when I was travelling home from work. But never on the way into work. And more symptopms were emerging, like the tingling and numb feelings in my arms and hands, and sometimes my neck.
Eventually all the tests came back negative or with no results stating anything was wrong. So after speaking with my doctor i didn't do anything about it until tonight when the attack has returned. And tonight was rather unpleasent because I couldn't get a deep enough breath and also the pains in my chest were quite strong along with not being able to sleep.
I have studied the site and have noticed a few other symptoms, not just of panic attacks, but of anxiety. Firstly I do tend to worry about everyday issues but to great lengths and to great extent. These can often ruin my whole day and week, as mainly seem to think about the negative things and dwell on them, and not think about the positive things. Although this is never apparant to anyone else, its a well hidden secret. Mainly the extent of worry is focused on money, future aspirations, own insecurities about myself and also what other people think of me. To some extent this can ruin a simple night out with friends because I worry if people in the place are talking about me or looking over at us etc. Is mad and afterwards I feel silly as it shouldn't matter, but at the time is serious and thats when I start to go tense and not be able to relax. And usually end up either leaving early, or drinking alcohol quicker and in larger quantities to try and overcome this.
Any way what I am asking for is some advice and possible coaching on where to start in overcoming these issues and resolving the panic attacks. This is all new to me and I am still comfused as toi where this came from and also why its happening. Although it was comforting to read on this site that symptons usually come out of the blue and for no apparant reason.
So if anyone is free to offer help or advice it would be great to hear from you.
Thanks for reading the above, I know its quite a large amount of information but I am myself trying to understand why this is happening to me.
Thanks
George