Scared and alone?!
Question: Scared and alone!?
I had what felt like a panic attack 4 months ago!.!.my chest and stomach tightened, I felt like running away but there was nowhere to go, my arm muscles spasmed, I had heart palpitations that made me think I was having a heart attack and brief warm pains in my chest and stomach!.!.my stomach felt sore as well!.!.!.I also had diarrhea!. The symptoms were VERY intense and lasted a month and a half before lessening very much!. Many of the symptoms left, but now I feel anxious all the time and still have palpitations and experience derealization!. The derealization has been going on for about 2 months and freaks me out!.!.I worry about irrational things like that I'll disappear into thin air or that if I do certain things I'll die right after that bad act and go straight to hell for not being a good person!. I am worried that I am going insane or that I have either cancer, a heart problem, a stomach problem or a thyroid problem!.!.all of which are known to cause the aforementioned symptoms!. No insurance!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
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Wow you sound a lot like my, it's good to know there's someone else out and that I'm not crazy :-) I know exactly how you feel and have the same symptoms you do, every time they happen I'm sure I'm going to die of a heart attack, I NEVER DO, but that doesn't stop me from worrying about it!. In between panic attacks I also worrry about anything and everything, from developing some horrible rare illness, to being a bad person like you said!. I wish I could tell you how to fix this, but I can't, I can tell you that you're not crazy and that panic and anxiety disorders are extremely common in young women particuarly between 20 and 30!. Just remember you are not alone, feel free to IM or email me!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Have you gone to an Emergency Room!? I was having similar problems and I went to an ER and they found that I was having an irregular heart beat that had developed into fibrillation!. They kept me overnight, ran a few tests, and let me go home with a prescription that has kept my heart regular for several years!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
You need to see a physician because you have major anxiety issues!. I also think you need counseling to try and calm you down and get to the root of the problem as why you are so scared of dieing!.
I hope you get better and please tried to think of good thoughts!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
I hope you get better and please tried to think of good thoughts!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
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Dear Mike:
I was about to move on to another question when I read "no health insurance!."
I hear your distress!.
I need more information!.
When you had the initial "panic" attack, had you just robbed a bank or done something dreadful!?
And, the diarrhea -- you had loose stool at least 3 times a day for 1-1/2 months!? How did you handle that!?
Palpitations: I don't know your age, probably doesn't matter, but it is very common these days to be drinking soft drinks that are so full of caffeine that the heart rate speeds up and feels like the heart is coming out of the chest!.
Seems to me that all of the above has caused "paranoia"
BOTTOM LINE: I am only touching on the symptoms you gave!. need much more info such as your age, your known medical diagnoses (if any), your weight, your lifestyle (active or sedentary), family history of heart problems, high cholesterol, smoker (of what substance!?), any history of illegal drugs!?
Please advise!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
I was about to move on to another question when I read "no health insurance!."
I hear your distress!.
I need more information!.
When you had the initial "panic" attack, had you just robbed a bank or done something dreadful!?
And, the diarrhea -- you had loose stool at least 3 times a day for 1-1/2 months!? How did you handle that!?
Palpitations: I don't know your age, probably doesn't matter, but it is very common these days to be drinking soft drinks that are so full of caffeine that the heart rate speeds up and feels like the heart is coming out of the chest!.
Seems to me that all of the above has caused "paranoia"
BOTTOM LINE: I am only touching on the symptoms you gave!. need much more info such as your age, your known medical diagnoses (if any), your weight, your lifestyle (active or sedentary), family history of heart problems, high cholesterol, smoker (of what substance!?), any history of illegal drugs!?
Please advise!.Www@Answer-Health@Com