Newtothis
18-12-09, 17:21
I’ve been having some weird health issues over the past week or so.
It started with a very short period of a fast pulse/light headedness last Friday night – it lasted for about half an hour. I wasn’t short of breath and haven’t been through all of this.
The next night I was attending a party and while waiting to meet friends beforehand, I had the same experience – except this lasted on and off for about 6 hours. I sat on a settee for the duration of the party and drank nothing but water. It was scary and was probably only denial/wishful thinking that stopped me from attending casualty.
The next day I was ok, but not 100% (no further episodes).
On Monday, at about 9.30pm I had a similar occurrence and went straight to A&E. My ECG was normal, bloods (U&E’s, cardiac enzymes) also normal. The next day I went to my GP and she ordered some more bloods which have been taken (namely Thyroid function test) and also an Echocardiogram and a 24 hour cardiac tape. I’ve been informed that these won’t be done for 6 weeks.
I’m no longer having episodes of a fast pulse, but have had tingling in both arms on & off and some heaviness in my chest. I usually wake up feeling quite ‘normal’ in the mornings and then these symptoms slowly get worse. It's like the whole fight/flight response but without the racing pulse. I have a massive feeling of dread and feel like the world is on my shoulders, but at the same time recognise that it's not 'me'.
I’ve stopped drinking coffee (not that I drank that much), have recently given up smoking (early December) and haven’t touched alcohol since last Friday.
A friend of mine has had panic attacks and seems to think that this might be what I’m experiencing. I lost my Dad last year and it’s also my first Christmas away from my family for 6 years. These haven’t been in my conscious, but a friend asked me today if I had ever had counselling related to my Father’s death….and I lost it (I literally sobbed).
I’m not sure if my reaction was related to her question, or merely a release of emotion related to the anxiety I’m feeling about my health right now.
I phoned for another appointment to see my GP as I feel that she was concentrating mainly on my heart when there might be more going on. I can’t get an appointment to see her until Christmas Eve.
Does anyone think that anxiety could be the cause of all of this?
It started with a very short period of a fast pulse/light headedness last Friday night – it lasted for about half an hour. I wasn’t short of breath and haven’t been through all of this.
The next night I was attending a party and while waiting to meet friends beforehand, I had the same experience – except this lasted on and off for about 6 hours. I sat on a settee for the duration of the party and drank nothing but water. It was scary and was probably only denial/wishful thinking that stopped me from attending casualty.
The next day I was ok, but not 100% (no further episodes).
On Monday, at about 9.30pm I had a similar occurrence and went straight to A&E. My ECG was normal, bloods (U&E’s, cardiac enzymes) also normal. The next day I went to my GP and she ordered some more bloods which have been taken (namely Thyroid function test) and also an Echocardiogram and a 24 hour cardiac tape. I’ve been informed that these won’t be done for 6 weeks.
I’m no longer having episodes of a fast pulse, but have had tingling in both arms on & off and some heaviness in my chest. I usually wake up feeling quite ‘normal’ in the mornings and then these symptoms slowly get worse. It's like the whole fight/flight response but without the racing pulse. I have a massive feeling of dread and feel like the world is on my shoulders, but at the same time recognise that it's not 'me'.
I’ve stopped drinking coffee (not that I drank that much), have recently given up smoking (early December) and haven’t touched alcohol since last Friday.
A friend of mine has had panic attacks and seems to think that this might be what I’m experiencing. I lost my Dad last year and it’s also my first Christmas away from my family for 6 years. These haven’t been in my conscious, but a friend asked me today if I had ever had counselling related to my Father’s death….and I lost it (I literally sobbed).
I’m not sure if my reaction was related to her question, or merely a release of emotion related to the anxiety I’m feeling about my health right now.
I phoned for another appointment to see my GP as I feel that she was concentrating mainly on my heart when there might be more going on. I can’t get an appointment to see her until Christmas Eve.
Does anyone think that anxiety could be the cause of all of this?