Orange Lightning
06-01-13, 21:05
Ok, so I'm sorry to say I consulted Doctor Google today. I suppose I can be forgiven in one regard; yesterday I was feeling almost perfectly fine, and today I've gone from 0 to 11 in terms of symptoms. Currently I have the following:
Shortness of breath/Feeling of not getting enough air
Heavy heart palpatations, sometimes at night while lying down
Head pressure and lightheadedness, often wakes me up as I fall asleep
Weak/Numb left arm and hand
Loss of appetite
Tight chest/Throat, sometimes vomit when belching
Fluttering in chest when lifting heavy objects
Sadly it turns out almost all of these are associated with Mitral Valve Prolapse as much as they are anxiety. I know people say most people say MVP is mostly harmless, but I also know what risks it carries (e.g. more chance of heart attacks) and I REALLY don't want anything wrong with my heart at all. Finding out I had ectopic beats was horrible enough.
My question is simply is there any way to tell the difference between Mitral Valve Prolapse and Generalised Anxiety Disorder? I have had some ECGs and a Chest X Ray which are clear, and I'm only age 21 with low blood pressure, but I know these tests aren't perfect, so I'm scared something's been missed and that I'll end up under the knife. :(
Shortness of breath/Feeling of not getting enough air
Heavy heart palpatations, sometimes at night while lying down
Head pressure and lightheadedness, often wakes me up as I fall asleep
Weak/Numb left arm and hand
Loss of appetite
Tight chest/Throat, sometimes vomit when belching
Fluttering in chest when lifting heavy objects
Sadly it turns out almost all of these are associated with Mitral Valve Prolapse as much as they are anxiety. I know people say most people say MVP is mostly harmless, but I also know what risks it carries (e.g. more chance of heart attacks) and I REALLY don't want anything wrong with my heart at all. Finding out I had ectopic beats was horrible enough.
My question is simply is there any way to tell the difference between Mitral Valve Prolapse and Generalised Anxiety Disorder? I have had some ECGs and a Chest X Ray which are clear, and I'm only age 21 with low blood pressure, but I know these tests aren't perfect, so I'm scared something's been missed and that I'll end up under the knife. :(