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21-02-05, 15:35
HI,
was just out on the net contemplating my situation. I actually got here reading about an "amazing" cure but suspicious as I am I didn't believe it and, well, here I am.
I thought I should introduce myself and give a short or long explanation of my current situation.
So, I'm your typical swedish workaholic type of guy. 35 years of age. I have no medical history except some occational tonsillitis. Quit smoking 16'th of february 2000. Started training both cardio and muscular rather intensive for about four and half years trying to loose some of that extra fat around the belly and to increase the muscular build. It got boring, didn't get any good results and I just quit doing it six months ago. Ohh, I also read everything about food, exercise and so on. Know a lot, although it really didn't help me that much. Other than that I have allways taken care of myself. I got my first appartement at the age of 14 and have been working and studied ever since. Never taken narcotics, very little alcohol although I do drink on rare occations
So, five weeks ago, just falling asleep I felt as if something was going really wrong. I ran desperatly to the kitchen to drink some water. Went to bed again and immediately I felt as if my life was litteraly pooring out of me. Heart rate went up, felt as if I was about to faint and had pain in my left arm and leg. Immediately called he emergency ward and the ambulance came.
Once in the emergency ward they checked the ECG (EKO), took some blood and checked everything and couldn't find anything (I couldn't believe them). From that date until thursday 17'th of february I had occational "attacks", but only when trying to go to sleep. The feeling is almost impossible to explain but it feels simmilar to fainting / your life is draining in front of your eyes together with intense pain in my left hand (two to five fingers), difficulty to breath (not that much) and immediate anxiety. I had one more big attack 17'th of february and this time I had just takend a bath and eaten a lot (A really big meal). The day started good. No pain and no worries at all. I worked a couple of hours more than necessary and went home. Suddenly in the car my middle finger went white. I stopped the car and looked at the finger. Obviously there was NO blod running through my finger. It came back after about 15 minutes. still on my way home. Once Home I ate (a huge meal), after that I took a long, warm and soothing bath. After that I started up my computer and actually felt a bit worried with no reason. I looked at the news for the day on Internet and picked up my cellular to call a friend and suddenly a BIG attack. I felt a snap i my heart, intence pain in my chest, my left hand, left leg and the pulse was spinning away to ridiculous levels. I dropped the phone since I couldn't hold it anymore. I ran to the bathroom to look myself in the eyes, worried as hell. Picked up my phone and called the emergency ward and the ambulance came again. This time I was only checked for heart problems and they couldn'
t find anything. I calmed down a bit and was diagnosed with (probably) Anxiety Attack. I talked a bit with the doctor there who stated I was going to talk to a psychologist as soon as possible and I got Imovan (to help sleep) and was sent home.
This was four days ago and I still have pain in my left hand and a bit on the whole left side of my chest. I think about the possibility that it is my mind that is playing with me (Playing with myself got a whole different meaning). And I'm constantly cold in my left hand. I need to constantly move it or touch it or, you know, feel if it is there.
My biggest problem right now is that when going to sleep (I have allways had big problems falling asleep with hours of waiting before actually sleeping. Just as I feel as I'm going to finally fall asleep I get this warming feeling and as if something in my body wants to flow out of me. This is every night for the past five or six weeks. I suppose I could say it is a mini attack or something.
Anyways, that's my story so fa
was just out on the net contemplating my situation. I actually got here reading about an "amazing" cure but suspicious as I am I didn't believe it and, well, here I am.
I thought I should introduce myself and give a short or long explanation of my current situation.
So, I'm your typical swedish workaholic type of guy. 35 years of age. I have no medical history except some occational tonsillitis. Quit smoking 16'th of february 2000. Started training both cardio and muscular rather intensive for about four and half years trying to loose some of that extra fat around the belly and to increase the muscular build. It got boring, didn't get any good results and I just quit doing it six months ago. Ohh, I also read everything about food, exercise and so on. Know a lot, although it really didn't help me that much. Other than that I have allways taken care of myself. I got my first appartement at the age of 14 and have been working and studied ever since. Never taken narcotics, very little alcohol although I do drink on rare occations
So, five weeks ago, just falling asleep I felt as if something was going really wrong. I ran desperatly to the kitchen to drink some water. Went to bed again and immediately I felt as if my life was litteraly pooring out of me. Heart rate went up, felt as if I was about to faint and had pain in my left arm and leg. Immediately called he emergency ward and the ambulance came.
Once in the emergency ward they checked the ECG (EKO), took some blood and checked everything and couldn't find anything (I couldn't believe them). From that date until thursday 17'th of february I had occational "attacks", but only when trying to go to sleep. The feeling is almost impossible to explain but it feels simmilar to fainting / your life is draining in front of your eyes together with intense pain in my left hand (two to five fingers), difficulty to breath (not that much) and immediate anxiety. I had one more big attack 17'th of february and this time I had just takend a bath and eaten a lot (A really big meal). The day started good. No pain and no worries at all. I worked a couple of hours more than necessary and went home. Suddenly in the car my middle finger went white. I stopped the car and looked at the finger. Obviously there was NO blod running through my finger. It came back after about 15 minutes. still on my way home. Once Home I ate (a huge meal), after that I took a long, warm and soothing bath. After that I started up my computer and actually felt a bit worried with no reason. I looked at the news for the day on Internet and picked up my cellular to call a friend and suddenly a BIG attack. I felt a snap i my heart, intence pain in my chest, my left hand, left leg and the pulse was spinning away to ridiculous levels. I dropped the phone since I couldn't hold it anymore. I ran to the bathroom to look myself in the eyes, worried as hell. Picked up my phone and called the emergency ward and the ambulance came again. This time I was only checked for heart problems and they couldn'
t find anything. I calmed down a bit and was diagnosed with (probably) Anxiety Attack. I talked a bit with the doctor there who stated I was going to talk to a psychologist as soon as possible and I got Imovan (to help sleep) and was sent home.
This was four days ago and I still have pain in my left hand and a bit on the whole left side of my chest. I think about the possibility that it is my mind that is playing with me (Playing with myself got a whole different meaning). And I'm constantly cold in my left hand. I need to constantly move it or touch it or, you know, feel if it is there.
My biggest problem right now is that when going to sleep (I have allways had big problems falling asleep with hours of waiting before actually sleeping. Just as I feel as I'm going to finally fall asleep I get this warming feeling and as if something in my body wants to flow out of me. This is every night for the past five or six weeks. I suppose I could say it is a mini attack or something.
Anyways, that's my story so fa