John_Daryl
03-01-16, 17:37
Hello All,
So this one started about 14 months ago, when I had one bout with a panic attack which I thought was a problem with my heart. Since then I have kind of been on guard, minimizing caffeine intake and so on.
Since then iv had a few panic attacks, some of which included the symptoms of dread, breathlessness, lump in my throat, perceived weakness in left arm, heart beating like crazy etc. My jaw also feels foreign at times. I had an ambulance called out about 2 months ago because of a panic attack, where my heart rate was at 180. I was calmed down in the ambulance as I initially believed I was having an allergic reaction to nuts. My heart calmed steadily over 10-15 minutes and so did my blood pressure.
Since then I have been googling heart problems etc. and been on alert again, now whenever I get wheezy, notice a change in heart rate or any mild pain anywhere in my body I begin to get on a mental track of panic.
I have also noticed that since I have tried to mentally be aware of my left arm, it almost feels alien to me, like it doesn't belong to me at time.
At no point in the whole of this process have I experience any form of pain in my heart, a mild pressure was present when I had my panic attack.
My grandad suffered from angina, and knowing he died pretty recently I think has got me wondering if I have heart problems, and I simply can't get this off my mind. What if I have heart problems, and so on.
I know i'm probably being silly, as the people in the ambulance would have picked up signs and symptoms of heart issues when an ambulance came out to see me.
Any advice on dealing with anxiety? getting my mind off this current issue. I seem to experience problems with different parts of my body annually around November-mid February time.
Thank you for any input.
So this one started about 14 months ago, when I had one bout with a panic attack which I thought was a problem with my heart. Since then I have kind of been on guard, minimizing caffeine intake and so on.
Since then iv had a few panic attacks, some of which included the symptoms of dread, breathlessness, lump in my throat, perceived weakness in left arm, heart beating like crazy etc. My jaw also feels foreign at times. I had an ambulance called out about 2 months ago because of a panic attack, where my heart rate was at 180. I was calmed down in the ambulance as I initially believed I was having an allergic reaction to nuts. My heart calmed steadily over 10-15 minutes and so did my blood pressure.
Since then I have been googling heart problems etc. and been on alert again, now whenever I get wheezy, notice a change in heart rate or any mild pain anywhere in my body I begin to get on a mental track of panic.
I have also noticed that since I have tried to mentally be aware of my left arm, it almost feels alien to me, like it doesn't belong to me at time.
At no point in the whole of this process have I experience any form of pain in my heart, a mild pressure was present when I had my panic attack.
My grandad suffered from angina, and knowing he died pretty recently I think has got me wondering if I have heart problems, and I simply can't get this off my mind. What if I have heart problems, and so on.
I know i'm probably being silly, as the people in the ambulance would have picked up signs and symptoms of heart issues when an ambulance came out to see me.
Any advice on dealing with anxiety? getting my mind off this current issue. I seem to experience problems with different parts of my body annually around November-mid February time.
Thank you for any input.