Linsey
24-05-16, 19:53
Hi, this is my first post ever so I'm hoping it's in the right place.
As the title says, it's been a bad weekend. I went to my cousins house to have a few drinks. A few drinks turned into a few more, and long story short, a LOT of booze was consumed that night/morning. Anyway, I wasn't feeling too bad the next morning, managed some breakfast. But on the way home I suddenly felt this strange 'lurching' sensation in my chest. I have bad anxiety, so palpitations etc isn't unusual, although it hasn't been as bad since I cut down on caffine. Anyway this sensation continued when I got home, followed by pain in my chest, back, neck and arms.
I called NHS24 who sent an ambulance. The ambulance crew took a trace and they said it was fine, but they took me in to hospital anyway, to be on the safe side. My heart was monitored, and the doctor said it was regular, albeit too fast (ranging from about 111 to 125, but it varied) so they waited to see if would settle down, but it didn't really so I was admitted for the night. They gave me paracetamol for the pain and a purple tablet I can't remember the name of. I was given a couple of bags of fluids, and two yellow bags which were glucose I think, or sodium chloride. My bloods came back normal, as did my blood pressure.
So I'm back home today, but I'm still feeling strange. My legs are wobbly, and I don't feel light dizzy as such. I would describe it as 'floaty' like I'm not quite with it. I'm still getting twinges of pain and I just want it to stop. I'm drink regularly, but to drink as heavily as I did that Saturday is very unusual, and that's what the doctors said might be behind it.
Last year I had a similar episode last year, with chest pains, and palpitations. The doctor that came out said my heart was normal and advised me to take a couple of painkillers and get some rest, so I did. When I went to the bdoctors the following morning, I was prescribed Omeprazole for heartburn and until now I haven't had much trouble. Knowing that it was anxiety and cutting down on caffine made me feel 'normal' again. But now I don't feel myself at all.
As the title says, it's been a bad weekend. I went to my cousins house to have a few drinks. A few drinks turned into a few more, and long story short, a LOT of booze was consumed that night/morning. Anyway, I wasn't feeling too bad the next morning, managed some breakfast. But on the way home I suddenly felt this strange 'lurching' sensation in my chest. I have bad anxiety, so palpitations etc isn't unusual, although it hasn't been as bad since I cut down on caffine. Anyway this sensation continued when I got home, followed by pain in my chest, back, neck and arms.
I called NHS24 who sent an ambulance. The ambulance crew took a trace and they said it was fine, but they took me in to hospital anyway, to be on the safe side. My heart was monitored, and the doctor said it was regular, albeit too fast (ranging from about 111 to 125, but it varied) so they waited to see if would settle down, but it didn't really so I was admitted for the night. They gave me paracetamol for the pain and a purple tablet I can't remember the name of. I was given a couple of bags of fluids, and two yellow bags which were glucose I think, or sodium chloride. My bloods came back normal, as did my blood pressure.
So I'm back home today, but I'm still feeling strange. My legs are wobbly, and I don't feel light dizzy as such. I would describe it as 'floaty' like I'm not quite with it. I'm still getting twinges of pain and I just want it to stop. I'm drink regularly, but to drink as heavily as I did that Saturday is very unusual, and that's what the doctors said might be behind it.
Last year I had a similar episode last year, with chest pains, and palpitations. The doctor that came out said my heart was normal and advised me to take a couple of painkillers and get some rest, so I did. When I went to the bdoctors the following morning, I was prescribed Omeprazole for heartburn and until now I haven't had much trouble. Knowing that it was anxiety and cutting down on caffine made me feel 'normal' again. But now I don't feel myself at all.