Hello from another new member

[Martyn]

It's taken me a bit of time to write something as I have always tried to deal with my nervous problems myself - probably a mistake. It helps a bit just to be able to talk about things.

I work as a musician and that is a very unsettling sort of lifestyle. I guess I was always a nervous sort of person as well and seem to have had all sorts of weird symptoms as a result. Years ago it started when I had stroke-like symptoms; tingling and heaviness in my leg and all up my right side into my head. it even affected my speech. Also I was plagued with a rapid heart beat and lots of extra (ectopic) beats - hamless they said but scary.

More recently I was dragged twice into hospital with strong palpitations and kept in for a couple of weeks while they ran all sorts of tests and tried to do this op that Tony Blair had.....all to no avail. Again my heart seems to be ok but I am now taking flecainide tablets against palpitations.

I've had a lot of health scares over the last two years which I won't go through but I think these have just made me worse. This year I had Bells Palsy which blew up on Christmas Eve (temporary paralysis of the side of the face) again possibly due to stress or a virus. It totally knocked me out and I didn't leave the house for 6 weeks. I was totally freaked out and started having tremors and muscle spasms at night and then the swallowing thing started. I am more relaxed now but I still can't swallow properly. My doc has arranged a barium swallow for me next week "just in case" and now I'm worrying about that. My neck is stiff and painful on the right side down from my ear and then you start thinking perhaps it's something else.

I am making it sound like my whole life is this stuff. It's not like that but it's really heavy at the moment.

I just need someone to say something nice.

[Karen]

Hi Martyn

Welcome to the forum and well done for taking the chance to reach out for some help and support. I think many of us think we would like to be able to get better alone but support can help so much.

You might find the following information helpful:

First Steps (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/default.asp?t=cms&c=firststeps)

Symptoms (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/default.asp?t=cms&c=symptoms)

Health Anxiety (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/default.asp?t=cms&c=healthanxiety)

Links post: Links to posts about Common Problems (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=7784)

Tight throat
MORE HORRID SYMPTOMS!!!! (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1957)
Swallowing / throat problems / Being strangled! (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=4476)
What has suddenly changed, feel awful! (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=3518)
Really frightend of Swallowing, (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=3576)
A strange one, anyone else experienced similar?? (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=3741)
throat !!! (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=3857)
Strange Lump in Throat (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=3929)
Throat, improvements, questions (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=4008)
Problems with eating and Swallowing, (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=4175)
update on throat problems (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=4270)
Swallowing fear (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=4341)
Horrible Throat Feelings! (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=4396)
Finally admitted what the problem is! (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=4725)
Another scared one (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=4770)
Strange symptom that comes with anxiety (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=4771)
Swallowing / throat problems / Being strangled! (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=4476)
swallowing difficulties associated with panic? (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=5359)
Made It Through (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=6938)
Globus Hystericus??? (not so hysterical) (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=5612)
Throat problem(another one sorry). (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=6871)
Some Progress..Yipee! (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=6944)

You will find a lot of help and support here.


Karen



Happiness is not a state to arrive at but a manner of travelling.

You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough ~ Christine Cagney, Cagney & Lacey

[latic]

Hi Martyn. Im really new to this but just read your posting and you are the first person to describe excactly how I feel.

My attacks have turned into stroke like symptoms always left hand side whole side of my body goes numb. I have found that my mouth tends to go first. like I have no sensation and its dropping if that makes sense.

Panic Tension Anxiety etc make our mind and body do the weirdest things. You are not alone. May be Im not the best person to talk to but im here if you need to talk. I completely understand.

Take Care xxxjavascript:insertsmilie(':)')

[Meg]

Martyn

If you are on flecanide and had an attempted ablation then it's unlikely to be just a few ectopics that you're dealing with. You do have a cardiac dysrhythmia which is now being treated with medication or even going for another ablation later on.

A very different issue from anxiety induced ectopics.

Your neck thing and even your throat is likely to be residual stuff from the Bells palsy as the nerves affected may take a good while to settle themselves.

It doesn't sound like you have a health anxiety but do have medical conditions that you are getting treated and will cause you less problems in the future and you are being completely appropriate in your concerns.







Meg
www.anxietymanagementltd.com

proactiveness, positivity, persistence, perseverance and practice = progress

[jackie]

hi martyn

i hope you really enjoy it here. no need to battle alone any more, were all here

jackie

[Alexandra]

Hi Martyn

Welcome to the forum.

You will find lots of help & support on here.

Take Care


Alex

Many People Will Walk
In & Out Of Your Life
But Only True Friends
Will Leave Footprints
In Your Heart

[Ma Larkin]

Hi Martyn, some sound advice from Meg there. Hopefully, that should put your mind at rest. Things like Bells Palsy do take time to settle down & with anxiety on top of that, could take a little while longer than expected. Don't worry too much, you are getting the right treatment & the advice you will gain from this sight will be so reassuring & helpful to you.

Take care.

Les

[chucklehound]

Hi Martyn and welcome to NMP!:D

Take Care

Chucklehound

xxxx

[trac67]

Hi martyn,

welcome to the forum, you will get a lot of good advice here and make some new friends.

Take care

Trac xx

'Live your life with arms wide open, today is where your book begins, the rest is still unwritten'

[May Day]

Hi Martyn and welcome to the site

I think you'll find lots of support and information here

Take care
May

For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.

[Martyn]

Thanks a lot for your replies and advice, everyone. It's good not to feel quite so alone with all this stuff.

Martyn

[Martyn]

Thanks a lot for your replies and advice, everyone. It's good not to feel quite so alone with all this stuff.

Martyn

[sal]

Hi Martyn

Great to meet you and pleased you see you are not alone. We are all here to support you hun.

Love Sal xx


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