sunflower7
17-05-16, 14:52
I'm a 42 year old Woman who is overweight. I've got CFS plus an under active thyroid. I've suffered from health anxiety for quite a few years and recently I've been getting these 'attacks'. It started a few weeks ago when I had heart palpitations sometimes, felt cold and shivery on and off plus get cramp in my calves. I had convinced myself I was anaemic so went to the Doctor for a full blood count (normal) and thyroid (it is under active but I had to reduce my medication as it was slightly over). Since then all my symptoms have accelerated for no reason. My symptoms are Heart speeds up suddenly then drops quickly, palpitations, face flushes, leg cramps, shivery and cold out of the blue, heavy feeling on my chest, feel as if I'm not real all the time but sometimes I get episodes where I feel dread and as if something awful will happen then for a few seconds I feel really detached from reality and have to hold it together. My Fitbit heart rate goes all over the place as I'm always checking it. I ended up in a&e at the weekend as my heart rate was up to 130 and I felt awful. I've had a normal ecg and in a&e had another one where the rythym was normal but it was beating too fast (sinus tachycardia). I'm so scared. I can function. My Doctor said its not my thyroid causing these symptoms. I diagnosed myself with anaemia, lymphoma, adrenal cancer, partial seizures and carcinoid syndrome. I'm struggling to look after my son. My Doctor has referred me for a 48hr monitor. Thank you for reading this far. Please can anyone help me as I feel I'm living in a hell at the moment.