darkwave
29-09-05, 19:28
Hi,
I've been browsing the site for about a week now and finally I've decided to introduce myself.
I live in the UK, I'm 24 and I've been suffering from some strange symptoms for the last few months. Probably about 3 - 4 months now...
It all started when a few times my heart rate accelerated and I got so scared I was having a heart attack. I didn't know what it was so I went to my doctor who told me I'd been having panic attacks. This happened a few times after so I went back and this time had some tests on my heart and blood which all came back fine. A clean bill of health as far as my heart was concerned.
This didn't explain my other symptoms however, that happen when I'm not panicking:
feeling faint, heavy headed, pins and needles, numbness, staring through things, headaches, other aches over my body, nausea, chest pains
That kind of covers them, so many I forget sometimes. It's been kind of hard to deal with but has been marginally better since I went to the doctor. He gave me leaflet on panic attacks and panic disorders, but I still feel as though I have something fatally wrong with me.
The latest thing is I've convinced myself I have a brain tumour because I have one pupil larger than the other, added to the above symptoms. My girlfriend questions my big pupil thing. And deep down I know it's ridiculous... or do I?
Anyway, I'm trying to deal with it as best I can at the moment. I don't want to go back to the doctor's and I'm hoping I can overcome this somehow myself.
It's hard to figure out why it's suddenly happened though. There must be some reason for starting to think and feel this way? I can't narrow down any particular reason as to why I have become this way. I got the job I've always wanted and moved in with my girlfriend, I feel like I should be happy but all of a sudden I can't enjoy life like I used to.
I think I've gone on for long enough now! ;)
Thanks for listening...
Darkwave.
I've been browsing the site for about a week now and finally I've decided to introduce myself.
I live in the UK, I'm 24 and I've been suffering from some strange symptoms for the last few months. Probably about 3 - 4 months now...
It all started when a few times my heart rate accelerated and I got so scared I was having a heart attack. I didn't know what it was so I went to my doctor who told me I'd been having panic attacks. This happened a few times after so I went back and this time had some tests on my heart and blood which all came back fine. A clean bill of health as far as my heart was concerned.
This didn't explain my other symptoms however, that happen when I'm not panicking:
feeling faint, heavy headed, pins and needles, numbness, staring through things, headaches, other aches over my body, nausea, chest pains
That kind of covers them, so many I forget sometimes. It's been kind of hard to deal with but has been marginally better since I went to the doctor. He gave me leaflet on panic attacks and panic disorders, but I still feel as though I have something fatally wrong with me.
The latest thing is I've convinced myself I have a brain tumour because I have one pupil larger than the other, added to the above symptoms. My girlfriend questions my big pupil thing. And deep down I know it's ridiculous... or do I?
Anyway, I'm trying to deal with it as best I can at the moment. I don't want to go back to the doctor's and I'm hoping I can overcome this somehow myself.
It's hard to figure out why it's suddenly happened though. There must be some reason for starting to think and feel this way? I can't narrow down any particular reason as to why I have become this way. I got the job I've always wanted and moved in with my girlfriend, I feel like I should be happy but all of a sudden I can't enjoy life like I used to.
I think I've gone on for long enough now! ;)
Thanks for listening...
Darkwave.