Micky82
12-09-09, 16:36
Hi everyone.
Just to tell you a little about myself - I am 27 years old and am a born worrier. I was a hard drug user on a daily basis for nearly 7 years which I do not think has improved my mental state despite being clean for over 5 years. I have a lot of moles which are a constant cause of worry for me.
Now, I have always worried about my health and googled things and took trips to the doctors fairly regularly but it has never had a huge impact on my life. All that changed a couple of weeks ago.
For the past 6-8 months I have been having various pains, most noticeably beneath my shoulder blade and a burning sensation in the left side of my neck. 2 weeks ago the shoulder pain came on in a public place, the next thing I was having chest pain and couldn't breathe and honestly thought I was going to die. My father called a paramedic and they did some checks in the back of the ambulance - all clear - and they said it was probably a panic attack. Feeling like a fraud as I so often have down the years I carried on with the day but the symptoms persisted and have persisted for the past fortnight making my life a living hell. Symptoms I am experiencing:-
Back pain
Pain in my lungs
Pain in the front of my chest (as if someone is sat on it)
Nausea
Dizziness
Breathing difficulties - I feel like my breathing is stopping unless I concentrate on it
Indigestion / Heartburn (I have been taking Omeprazole for the past 6 months for this)
Fatigue and depression
I have seen two doctors, paramedics and have been to A&E twice in the past 2 weeks. I have had a chest x-ray, ECG's, blood pressure tests and all have come back clear. The doctor I saw yesterday said he could hear a pleuritic rub on my lung and has prescribed an anti-inflammatory.
However, I am absolutely convinced I am dying. I have diagnosed myself with a Brain Tumour (the dizziness), a Pulmonary Embolism (my father had one of these earlier in the year which has heightened my fear) and today I have spent my day googling about Oesophageal cancer convinced I have it due to my indigestion and heart burn. All this has just been in the past couple of days. Every night I go to sleep convinced I will not wake up and I am suffering with bad apnea on the verge of sleep every night which is making me even more hysterical. I am starting to realise that maybe my problem is mental and I am just making myself worse and worse so my questions are - do it sound as though this may be a mental problem and most importantly what should I do?
Just to tell you a little about myself - I am 27 years old and am a born worrier. I was a hard drug user on a daily basis for nearly 7 years which I do not think has improved my mental state despite being clean for over 5 years. I have a lot of moles which are a constant cause of worry for me.
Now, I have always worried about my health and googled things and took trips to the doctors fairly regularly but it has never had a huge impact on my life. All that changed a couple of weeks ago.
For the past 6-8 months I have been having various pains, most noticeably beneath my shoulder blade and a burning sensation in the left side of my neck. 2 weeks ago the shoulder pain came on in a public place, the next thing I was having chest pain and couldn't breathe and honestly thought I was going to die. My father called a paramedic and they did some checks in the back of the ambulance - all clear - and they said it was probably a panic attack. Feeling like a fraud as I so often have down the years I carried on with the day but the symptoms persisted and have persisted for the past fortnight making my life a living hell. Symptoms I am experiencing:-
Back pain
Pain in my lungs
Pain in the front of my chest (as if someone is sat on it)
Nausea
Dizziness
Breathing difficulties - I feel like my breathing is stopping unless I concentrate on it
Indigestion / Heartburn (I have been taking Omeprazole for the past 6 months for this)
Fatigue and depression
I have seen two doctors, paramedics and have been to A&E twice in the past 2 weeks. I have had a chest x-ray, ECG's, blood pressure tests and all have come back clear. The doctor I saw yesterday said he could hear a pleuritic rub on my lung and has prescribed an anti-inflammatory.
However, I am absolutely convinced I am dying. I have diagnosed myself with a Brain Tumour (the dizziness), a Pulmonary Embolism (my father had one of these earlier in the year which has heightened my fear) and today I have spent my day googling about Oesophageal cancer convinced I have it due to my indigestion and heart burn. All this has just been in the past couple of days. Every night I go to sleep convinced I will not wake up and I am suffering with bad apnea on the verge of sleep every night which is making me even more hysterical. I am starting to realise that maybe my problem is mental and I am just making myself worse and worse so my questions are - do it sound as though this may be a mental problem and most importantly what should I do?