Fallenfree
02-03-10, 14:45
Hi!
Sorry you must all be sick of people writing about their hearts!
Well i just wanted a bit of reassurance.
I have had panic attacks for the last 5yrs and it all started once night sitting watching tv i noticed my heart beating which made it beat even faster making me feel hot and sicky (it was december and i was standing outside in a vest top and shorts!!) called the hospital who checked me out, was given ECG, chest x-ray was fine - just panic (JUST panic HA!)
Anyways i cope the best i can with these symptoms on and off but just recently i seem to get a sharp pain over my heart which then brings on the fast heart beats then the pain in the left shoulder starts, tightness in chest and my back hurts. I seem to get it worse when at work (i work in an office) or laying down in bed.
I know my heart is fine as i had another ECG less than a year ago. I am only 26 have a very understanding husband and eat fairly heatlhy, plus i walk the dog every evening for at least 20mins (sadly that is my ownly form of exercise, other than yoga which i have recently started but thats mainly stretching and only once a week) oh and i have just started walking home from work each evening (another 15min walk).
Horrid i know but i also seem to burp an awfal lot at the moment and that does ease the tightness in my chest but does not seem to have any effect on the pain. I guess i am not having a heart attack or i would have done so by now but i just wanted to know if anyone else has these symptoms and if so how you stop the chest pains? as they are really starting to get me down and i get quite upset about it all.
Sorry i seem to have woffled on a bit
Fallen x
P.s - Please dont reply if you going to put something that frightens me.
Sorry you must all be sick of people writing about their hearts!
Well i just wanted a bit of reassurance.
I have had panic attacks for the last 5yrs and it all started once night sitting watching tv i noticed my heart beating which made it beat even faster making me feel hot and sicky (it was december and i was standing outside in a vest top and shorts!!) called the hospital who checked me out, was given ECG, chest x-ray was fine - just panic (JUST panic HA!)
Anyways i cope the best i can with these symptoms on and off but just recently i seem to get a sharp pain over my heart which then brings on the fast heart beats then the pain in the left shoulder starts, tightness in chest and my back hurts. I seem to get it worse when at work (i work in an office) or laying down in bed.
I know my heart is fine as i had another ECG less than a year ago. I am only 26 have a very understanding husband and eat fairly heatlhy, plus i walk the dog every evening for at least 20mins (sadly that is my ownly form of exercise, other than yoga which i have recently started but thats mainly stretching and only once a week) oh and i have just started walking home from work each evening (another 15min walk).
Horrid i know but i also seem to burp an awfal lot at the moment and that does ease the tightness in my chest but does not seem to have any effect on the pain. I guess i am not having a heart attack or i would have done so by now but i just wanted to know if anyone else has these symptoms and if so how you stop the chest pains? as they are really starting to get me down and i get quite upset about it all.
Sorry i seem to have woffled on a bit
Fallen x
P.s - Please dont reply if you going to put something that frightens me.