Dan21
05-11-07, 20:53
Please, if anyone can offer me some words of assurance, then I would really, really, really appreciate it.
I woke up last night to change my baby son at 4am and when I got back to bed, I found that I had a couple of palpitations and that horrible sort of pins and needle tingle in my left hand. Now, I have had this once before when I was under a fair amount of stress, but never in the early morning. I also have had what feels like a recurring muscular ache just underneath my left pectoral that sometimes goes up to the base of my throat. It’s quite mild, but it seems to be more noticeable when I have had a bout of the palps.
I have a real problem acknowledging the stressful factors that affect me and because of this, when I have any symptoms of anxiety, I think I’m dying. Tell me if you think that any of the following might be causing my anxiety….
We have a 9 week old son and are currently living 200 miles away from any family or relations.
I am in the second year of my degree and the pressure is starting to increase noticeably.
My Mum is still grieving my Dads death 18 months ago and she is one of the people living 200 miles away from us.
Mum lost her brother to a heart attack four weeks ago.
But the truth is that until 4am this morning, I didn’t feel anxious or stressed but now I’m absolutely frantic as I’m sure that this reappearance of the palpitations is the pre cursor to a heart attack. I don’t smoke, don’t drink excessively, eat pretty much healthily and on average walk for an hour a day, but I’m terrified that my anxiety in the past might have weakened my heart. I had an ECG about 20 months ago and the doctor said that my heart was fine, and that the palps were down to anxiety, but this sort of muscular ache is freaking me out.
Has anyone else had such symptoms and do you think that I am over reacting to these possible stress triggers??
Your thoughts would be very, very welcome.
D
I woke up last night to change my baby son at 4am and when I got back to bed, I found that I had a couple of palpitations and that horrible sort of pins and needle tingle in my left hand. Now, I have had this once before when I was under a fair amount of stress, but never in the early morning. I also have had what feels like a recurring muscular ache just underneath my left pectoral that sometimes goes up to the base of my throat. It’s quite mild, but it seems to be more noticeable when I have had a bout of the palps.
I have a real problem acknowledging the stressful factors that affect me and because of this, when I have any symptoms of anxiety, I think I’m dying. Tell me if you think that any of the following might be causing my anxiety….
We have a 9 week old son and are currently living 200 miles away from any family or relations.
I am in the second year of my degree and the pressure is starting to increase noticeably.
My Mum is still grieving my Dads death 18 months ago and she is one of the people living 200 miles away from us.
Mum lost her brother to a heart attack four weeks ago.
But the truth is that until 4am this morning, I didn’t feel anxious or stressed but now I’m absolutely frantic as I’m sure that this reappearance of the palpitations is the pre cursor to a heart attack. I don’t smoke, don’t drink excessively, eat pretty much healthily and on average walk for an hour a day, but I’m terrified that my anxiety in the past might have weakened my heart. I had an ECG about 20 months ago and the doctor said that my heart was fine, and that the palps were down to anxiety, but this sort of muscular ache is freaking me out.
Has anyone else had such symptoms and do you think that I am over reacting to these possible stress triggers??
Your thoughts would be very, very welcome.
D