Hi,
This was my first post from a month or so ago:
I have not previously suffered with anxiety. However my 15 year old daughter passed away suddenly and unexpectedly in April. Obviously we are beyond devastated.
As a family we were all doing ‘ok’ emotionally but some three and a half weeks after her passing I took ill in the night. With hindsight the feelings had been brewing over a few days.
We called an ambulance at 3am. I thought I was having serious heart problems. I had an ECG at home but did not feel reassured. The ambulance took me to A&E where my heart was checked again by another ECG and also blood tests. So anxiety was my diagnosis.
Eight hours after admission I felt as bad as when I had arrived and so the consultant gave me low dose diazepam to get me home but advised a trip to GP to review.
GP has prescribed Propranolol 10mg three tines a day. It is definitely helping me stay calm although I can feel when the effect is starting to wear off with the return of mild chest ache and slight shortness of breath.
Ali x
I am still taking the Proranolol 10mg three times a day.
I have seen a Cardiac Consultant who carried out another ECG which was fine and he also concluded that having examined me in all probability my symptoms are down to anxiety. I just feel that although I have not suffered with anxiety before I always thought that the symptoms would come over me in some type of attack whereas my symptoms just seem to be randomly off and on...
Given what we have been through I am not a weeping wreck, we have our moments but are holding up very well all things considered.
I would just like some feedback as to whether my symptoms sound like anxiety or not?
Off and on I have a 'fluttery' chest, a heavy feeling centrally in my chest, palpitations, chest ache/heart ache, chest twinges..... I don't at any point feel 'panicky' in my mind...
I should also say that I currently feel a bit chesty (think I may have a mild virus?!) and/or also hayfever which has not caused chesty-ness in the past?!?!?
Any feedback would be appreciated.
Many thanks.
Ali x