Macchiavelli
11-08-09, 19:50
Hi All, I am 21 and have been suffering from panic/anxiety for about 18 months
If first happened last March, for no particular reason I began to find it difficult to breathe and racing heartbeat and didnt know what was going to happen to me. It lasted a couple of hours and I thought I was going to faint or even worse die:ohmy:
I had ECG and blood tests and all were fine although I continued feeling really unwell daily for the next few months. There was nothing in my life such as a trauma and I wasnt under ant stress at all or anxious about anything, so not sure why it has happened to me
I had about 6 or so months recently where I went from feeling bad 90% of the time, to feeling OK 90% of the time. But in the last couple of months it has come back. Originally it was just difficulty to breathe/shortness but recently I seem to be obsessed with my heart. I feel my pulse constantly and it normally is about 60 or so but there always seems to be a 'flutter' in the chest and a feeling that something bad could happen. Occaisonly I have the odd stabbing pain in the chest, but I hear this is the muscles in the chest spasm not the heart.
Luckily I have my parents to talk to about this, as both have been through (not sure if it hereditary) - so hopefully it will improve one day.
Sorry to go on and on lol but I just wanted to tell my story:blush:
If first happened last March, for no particular reason I began to find it difficult to breathe and racing heartbeat and didnt know what was going to happen to me. It lasted a couple of hours and I thought I was going to faint or even worse die:ohmy:
I had ECG and blood tests and all were fine although I continued feeling really unwell daily for the next few months. There was nothing in my life such as a trauma and I wasnt under ant stress at all or anxious about anything, so not sure why it has happened to me
I had about 6 or so months recently where I went from feeling bad 90% of the time, to feeling OK 90% of the time. But in the last couple of months it has come back. Originally it was just difficulty to breathe/shortness but recently I seem to be obsessed with my heart. I feel my pulse constantly and it normally is about 60 or so but there always seems to be a 'flutter' in the chest and a feeling that something bad could happen. Occaisonly I have the odd stabbing pain in the chest, but I hear this is the muscles in the chest spasm not the heart.
Luckily I have my parents to talk to about this, as both have been through (not sure if it hereditary) - so hopefully it will improve one day.
Sorry to go on and on lol but I just wanted to tell my story:blush: