Worst night of my life

[willous1]

It's my last night in Vegas, and all 3 nights I have woken up to a fast heart rate. I have taken propranolol and it helped...until last night. Last night, I thought I was going to die and my wife had to stop me seeing the reception team to go to hospital. I woke up with the fastest heart rate ever, was sick, and shaking uncontrollably. I felt boiling hot and it took about 2 hours to calm down to a point I could even lie down. I've been obsessing about my tonsils as they are red and hurt however the climate change hasn't helped. I got back to sleep then an hour ago woke up feeling awful again. That awful feeling in the night however was like nothing before, I could get breaths out but was all over the place and to be honest, felt like I wanted to be dead to relieve how I felt.

My wife is adamant I have not got a temperature but I am adement anxiety cannot do that to you. I just want to get back to England and have 11 hours till the flight. I am hoping it was the night that made me feel worse. Has anyone ever had anything similar? Could it be anxiety or an infection.....the insurance covers me to see someone here but I think you have to pay out first etc. I'm not sure. My throat hurts still but surely tonsillitis coming back couldn't have caused that, and if it did, would I have been able to get back to a half normal feeling.

[Scissel]

I'm sorry to hear this.

You're going through a lot right now, I know that. I'm glad you didn't die. Sleep issues can really mess with us.

Good luck with you flight home.

Best wishes and take good care,

Sal

[willous1]

I'm flying in 3 hours and I'm in hospital....great.

[Flapj]

I'm flying in 3 hours and I'm in hospital....great.

best to have everything checked out before your long flight anyway

[MrLurcher]

How are you doing buddy? Cant help but notice you’re struggling pretty bad right now. I had a torrid time on holiday a few years ago when my HA was at its worst.

[Scissel]

I really wish you well and I hope you will be safe.

[Button1]

Let us know how you are

[willous1]

Hi all, thank you for your messages. I am back home now and seeing doctors at 6.30. I made the flight, it was all a bit surreal. Bloods were fine, heart rate low but ECG fine. Blood pressure was high. I took a Diazapam on the flight back and couldn't breath, thought I was going to die on the flight. Kept going to the toilet and had to have help. I am alternating between symptoms but the ones at the moment are shivering but hot. I've been obsessing over my heart rate this morning which hasn't helped. Jet lag also....
Was meant to be a dream holiday but knew not to go. And my wife is struggling with me now. I feel sick and generally so unwell. IF this is all anxiety then it is the most powerful thing ever but I think I am fighting something too. The hospital in America was so different to here and so quick. They were a bit concerned about the low heart rate but I took a propranolol 12 hours prior. I was lying down a minute ago and felt like I stopped breathing for a second, it's so scary like something stuck. I don't know where to go from here but having family etc. keeps me tryin. I don't know if I genuinely need some time off work etc. to concentrate on myself as I have had the most stressful few months and I do get 6 months full pay sickness. I would still worry about work but I am at a cross roads now. I am hopeful the 2 ECGs are a good sign but I can't go on like this for everyone's sake. I'm so so tired but when I sleep the anxiety is worse and my heart rate goes up, how odd is that. Sorry for the mixed post.

[Sparkling_Fairy]

I obviously can't diagnose you as I'm not a doctor, but it does really sound to me like you're in the worst anxiety of your life. I've had all of those things.
When my anxiety is bad, I feel so hot, sweaty and clammy. Yet I can shake for hours. Breathing is a big thing for me. Which is why I can't do meditation. The moment someone says take a deep breath in and out, I start hyperventilating. And yes, the propranolol for sure would make your heart go quite slow, which honestly in anxiety as bad as yours is a good thing because otherwise it would be racing up the wazoo. I feel for you, I really hope you can find some relief.
I know it's hard to believe anxiety can be that bad, but it really can. However again, not diagnosing you. I hope your doctor can help today.

[Lucidite1]

I'm so sorry :( I hope it will be any consolation for you - when my anxiety appeared in my life 9 years ago, I had very similar symptoms. I was waking up to 180 heart rate, hot and cold all at once, feeling as I was going to faint, shaking, shivering, etc. Other times my heart rate would be only 48... I had a ton of tests, cardiologists visits, some hospital stays, to only find out it was all because of anxiety... If I were you, I would see a cardiologist, not because I think that there's something bad going on, but they can give advice how to minimise these attacks, what to do during them or prescribe you some meds to fix your heart. I was taking ConcorCor, which was a game changer, and when I got off it, the problem never came back at such an extent.
But yeah, for me it was only stupid anxiety.