Can anyone relate to any of this

[LED197]

This is my story and was just wondering if anyone else has these symptoms. I'm 40 years old and a postie. Always had good health, no issues until Jan 2017. I was out on my round and suddenly felt very strange. Like I'd got an overwhelming sense of doom. I felt weak and shaky and my vision went weird and blurry. After a few weeks I decided to go to my GP and they discovered I had a resting heart rate of 140 bpm. I was sent to the ER and had bloods done and an ecg. All fine.. Told to go home and rest. Since this, I've has more blood tests for celiac disease, diabetes and full blood count. I've had a 24hr ecg monitor on. They found that I had ectopic beats and told me it was nothing to worry about. I've had a camera in my stomach, found mild gastritis and an abdominal ultrasound, all clear. My symptoms are palpitations, dizziness, strange vision like my eyes are over focusing, eyes floaters, gurgling stomach, pain in ribcage, feels like it's full, like pressure. My left ribcage hurts most days, feel like I'm spaced out a lot. What I call jelly legs where my legs feel weak but they aren't. The scariest recent symptom is I'll be fine, doing my job and from out of nowhere I'll get this weakness come over me, then I start to sweat then my chest, stomach and legs get this strange hot sensation. It's like you have a hot tap in your body and it gets turned on and floods your body with heat. I then get weak, shaky and after about five minutes it stops and I'm left feeling drained by it for the rest of the day. I'm assuming this is adrenaline. Why is it reacting like this when I don't feel anxious? It's a really horrible feeling. My Dr and I've seen five different ones about this, all say it's anxiety and that my tests are all good so it can't be anything serious. This has now been going on for nine months. I'm much better then I was and have had counseling for my anxiety, I refused the anxiety meds as I've got a family and kids and didn't want to be like a walking zombie from them. I'm on lansoprazole for my gastritis, but always feel fatigued and ill since this happened. I've accepted this could be anxiety, but it isn't easy to deal with. I have started body checking , my nails have changed since this too. Slightly indented and ridged. Dr said he wasn't worried about that and that I'm creating these symptoms because I've worried so much over the tachycardia that I've developed health anxiety and my body has become hypersensitive. Can anyone relate to any of this.. Has anyone had the hot flashes in their body? Thanks for reading.

[Redsoles]

Hi

I’ve had all of those symptoms and more on and off for years. Like you, heart related stuff set off my anxiety and now I’m suffering with stomach symptoms and pain under ribs both sides.

Not much to offer in the way of reassurance but just to let you know you’re not alone.

[au Lait]

Yes, I definitely can relate. I’ve also experienced episodes like you described. It’s a form of a panic attack. It’s a normal product of anxiety. It’s a scary feeling to be sure, but you’re not in any real danger. It just feels like you are. The weird thing about panic attacks like this is that they seem to pop up out of nowhere, and even during times when you’re not particularly stressed or feeling extremely anxious. And the weird physical sensations that they cause can linger for hours or days even.

Episodes like this are extremely common for chronic anxiety sufferers, so you’re definitely not alone.

I find that mindful breathing exercises help during these episodes. It’s very easy to begin hyperventilating during a panic attack without even being aware of it, and that can exacerbate the sensations of lightheadedness, weakness, etc.

[LED197]

Hi

I’ve had all of those symptoms and more on and off for years. Like you, heart related stuff set off my anxiety and now I’m suffering with stomach symptoms and pain under ribs both sides.

Not much to offer in the way of reassurance but just to let you know you’re not alone.

Thanks, that's great to know that I'm not going insane or that my body is giving up on me. Hope you are getting better. I'm slowly I think.

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Yes, I definitely can relate. I’ve also experienced episodes like you described. It’s a form of a panic attack. It’s a normal product of anxiety. It’s a scary feeling to be sure, but you’re not in any real danger. It just feels like you are. The weird thing about panic attacks like this is that they seem to pop up out of nowhere, and even during times when you’re not particularly stressed or feeling extremely anxious. And the weird physical sensations that they cause can linger for hours or days even.

Episodes like this are extremely common for chronic anxiety sufferers, so you’re definitely not alone.

I find that mindful breathing exercises help during these episodes. It’s very easy to begin hyperventilating during a panic attack without even being aware of it, and that can exacerbate the sensations of lightheadedness, weakness, etc.

Thanks, sorry to hear that you suffer the physical symptom like me. Glad to hear that I'm not going mad and that my body isn't giving up on me like it feels.