Thank you for your help so far, but sadly...

[Daxter]

First things first, I'd like to extend a massive "THANK YOU!" to everyone who has helped me so far; I have trouble typing out replies - let alone these messages! - on a phone with dodgy 3G, so I'm sorry my gratitude has been so delayed.

Recently I thought I was doing pretty well for myself. Many of my symptoms disappeared, save for a migraine, but I've had them for years so I'm used to them. I had a fun New Year's Eve, I'm back at work and generally I thought my life was on track again. I wish that was still true, because yesterday I took a turn for the worst.

Yesterday I woke up to find I had accidentally slept on my left arm. It's been aching with some sharp pains recently, so sleeping on it made it a lot worse. I was also very fatigued, despite an usually good night's sleep. Later in the middle of work I found myself short of breath again, and my arm pain spread to my neck, back, jaw and even head. I'd been through this once before so I decided to quickly take a seat for 5 minutes, and let it pass. It took a whole 2 hours for it to subside, and even then my arm pains persisted all day.

Last night was the worst of it though. I couldn't fall asleep at all; I just kept getting jolted awake by a pressure in my head and chest as I tried to doze off. My chest kept hurting under my left armpit and my upper abdomen was throbbing. Worse still, at one point in the night, I found myself sitting up, clutching my chest with both arms, as I felt a weird buildup of pressure in the centre of my chest, followed by what I sincerely hope was a painless palpatation. It left my gasping for air and with a very rapid heartbeat.

I didn't get any sleep after that; the head pressure sensation got worse, even when I didn't try to fall asleep. I'm still feeling short of breath and tight chested now, as though I MUST make myself breath or else I'll pass out on the spot. Of course nobody believes me - my parents have had enough of my worries frankly - so I've popped back here for some reassurance. ^^;

I'm a skinny, reasonably fit 21 year old lad, with minimal family history of heart problems, 5 clear ECGs, a clear blood test and a clear Chest X Ray. Are all my experiences likely to be related to anxiety? (Shortness of breath and that big palpatation are the main ones I'm worried about) Any help would again be greatly appreciated..!

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Hi Daxter

Anxiety ...it is a pain

Try & see that after 5 ECG's , blood tests , Xray , 21 years old etc that medically you have the all clear & would imagine at 21 you will be fit ! (wish i was 21 again & knew what i knew now)

Anxiety does get better as you have experienced , but it can always come back & trip us up , when least expected , going back to work having had a lovely break could have been winding you up slightly , even though you may not have realised it , getting back amongst what i feel now a days a world that is going 100 miles an hour , think it puts pressure even on the best of them

You say no one believes you , well they wont if they have never suffered with anxiety & dont get to frustrated lol but you no on here everyone believes you as we all have suffered , suffering , half way recovering & so on

Have you seen your GP ? not about having a heart attack , but telling them how you are feeling again , maybe if you think they would help some tablets would help take the edge of this way you are feeling , under the supervision of your GP

Try as hard as you can to remember all these feelings are anxiety , nothing bad is going to happen , easy said than done , but the more you fear the worst it makes it

I to have those feelings in my arms , i wake up with them , even when sleeping I feel the tension & feel the muscles dont relax , also sounds like you had trapped a nerve while asleep , which comes back when we start moving & is very common

At least you have the common sense to get back on here for support & you will get through this again

Keep posting

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[ellabella]

Yes love anxiety is the root of all your fears oh and by the way palpitations are painless! just a strange feeling. I have had quite a few strokes, heart attacks, dvt,s, you name it I have had it. IN MY HEAD LOL. It is true! and they exhaust you completely. It's like the doing part of the brain has stopped working but the thinking part is on overdrive! Thoughts snowball and turn to fear and fear can cause the most unpleasant feelings and actual pain. They are only thoughts love. No one ever died of anxiety, honestly. Tell them to scarper and leave you alone and try and ignore them, keep coming back Love and Hugs x Ella x