my blood pressure is being high for the past month, but it got controlled thanks that i went to the doctor n got prescribed lisinopril of 12.5 mg., i got blood tests done last week n im still waiting for the resutls,,,then thing is that i have other symptoms like:
-headache
-anxiety attacks
-trouble breathing when i feel pressure in my neck
-confusion and dizziness at times
-hair fallin off
-dry mouth
-pain in joints n muscles
-tachycardia
-weakness in arms n legs
-hands a lil shaky n sweaty at times
-weird feeling in my head at times
-loss of apetite
-lack of sleep
-cry easily
-i get hot easily, but sometimes i get cold too

im kind of worried cus ive always been a healthy person…
im honestly tired of this. theres not a day that im worried to fall asleep cus im afraid of not waking up.
-at the hospital i got xrays done of my chest, my lungs n heart r fine…..
i would appreciate any suggestions or tips so i can start feeling better b4 the doctor gives me the results n new medication…thanks!!!
and im only 22!!

Tags: Anxiety Attacks, blood pressure, blood tests, confusion, cus, dizziness, dry mouth, fallin, healthy person, joints, lack of sleep, lisinopril, lungs, medication, mouth pain, muscles, tachycardia, trouble breathing, weakness in arms, weird feeling

Well about one month ago I think I suffered from a Anxiety/or Panic Attack and decided to go to A&E , they looked at my heart by connecting me up to a system, they looked at blood pressure , blood sugar and lungs. All came back normal. I then went home. For the past month I have not been feeling like my self, I have had 3 smaller attacks but they were not as bad as the first. However I just dont feel like myself each day, sometimes I will have day’s feeling very normal, but others I just dont. Well I went to my GP the other day to discuss this feeling and I even noted down all my symptons for him:

Symptoms

1ST Time a month ago.

Palpitations/racing heart.

Taking deep breaths.

Feeling shortness of breath.

Dizziness.

Dry mouth and throat.

Left arm feels slightly different ( not pin and needles ) more like a small amount of the dead arm feeling.

Back pain ( A tender spot in the middle of my back ) Feels tender when pressed.

Random cracking sensation on the middle chest bone when I sneeze.

Headaches

Around the 21st March :

Stool’s changed in colour to a lighter brown , solid but with a soft texture.

24th March : Stools have returned to normal in colour but still soft in texture along with random times in total of 3 where they are more softer.

He asked me a few small questions, about my work and if it’s stressful, etc. Then he wrote a note and sent me back to UCH Hospital, I asked him I want to be tested for colestral and he said they will do all the test.

I got to UCH 1 hr later, and was seen my the nurse at first and they were a little confused why he sent me back.,, I was then seen by the doctor, who listened to my heart and lungs, and he sat me down and we talked about my symptoms and he belives they are caused by Anxiety. He then told me he will send a extronic letter to my GP ( I guess thats a email ) to get me tested for something that shows in blood , can not remember the name of it. So I called my GP and was told he is now away for a week off, I now am going to be seen by another doc on Monday. I just feel that he was truly not bothered. I just want to get it sorted, perhaps I should change my GP all together. What do you think Have you ever had Anxiety? Many thanks
ooooop’s I forgot to say: I’m a 28 year old male

Tags: 24th march, back pain, blood sugar, colestral, dead arm, deep breaths, dizziness, doctor who, dry mouth and throat, headaches, left arm, lungs, panic attack, pin and needles, racing heart, random times, shortness of breath, soft texture, stools, tender spot

my blood pressure is being high for the past month, but it got controlled thanks that i went to the doctor n got prescribed lisinopril of 12.5 mg., i got blood tests done last week n im still waiting for the resutls,,,then thing is that i have other symptoms like:
-headache
-anxiety attacks
-trouble breathing when i feel pressure in my neck
-confusion and dizziness at times
-hair fallin off
-dry mouth
-pain in joints n muscles
-tachycardia
-weakness in arms n legs
-hands a lil shaky n sweaty at times
-weird feeling in my head at times
-i get hot easily, but sometimes i get cold too

im kind of worried cus ive always been a healthy person…
-at the hospital i got xrays done of my chest, my lungs n heart r fine…..
i would appreciate any suggestions or tips so i can start feeling better b4 the doctor gives me the results n new medication…thanks!!!
and im only 22 so i really doubt i have high blood pressure!

Tags: Anxiety Attacks, blood tests, confusion, cus, dizziness, dry mouth, fallin, headache, healthy person, high blood pressure, joints, lisinopril, lungs, medication, mouth pain, muscles, tachycardia, trouble breathing, weakness in arms, weird feeling

Should I see a docter if for the past few days ive had a hard time getting anough oxygen into my lung? I feel like someone is squeezng my chest and my lungs wont take in enough oxygen. I have no reason for it to be a panic.anxiety attack. also other symptoms are like the very center of my chest hurts constantly, im always tired, my eyes black out everytime i stand up (I cant see with my eyes open), I have frequent fevers for no reason, and bad abdominal pain, oh and i get sooo many bruises for no reason, then they wont go away for like a month. does anyone have any ideas, this has been going on for about a year now, but the breathing has just beed a few days. like 5

Tags: abdominal pain, anxiety attack, bruises, docter, fevers, few days, hard time, lungs, oxygen, panic anxiety

my blood pressure is being high for the past month, but it got controlled thanks that i went to the doctor n got prescribed lisinopril of 12.5 mg., i got blood tests done last week n im still waiting for the resutls,,,then thing is that i have other symptoms like:
-headache
-anxiety attacks
-trouble breathing when i feel pressure in my neck
-confusion and dizziness at times
-hair fallin off
-dry mouth
-pain in joints n muscles
-tachycardia
-weakness in arms n legs
-hands a lil shaky n sweaty at times
-weird feeling in my head at times
-loss of apetite
-lack of sleep
-cry easily
-i get hot easily, but sometimes i get cold too

im kind of worried cus ive always been a healthy person…
im honestly tired of this. theres not a day that im worried to fall asleep cus im afraid of not waking up.
-at the hospital i got xrays done of my chest, my lungs n heart r fine…..
i would appreciate any suggestions or tips so i can start feeling better b4 the doctor gives me the results n new medication…thanks!!!
im only 22 so i really doubt i have high blood pressure….

Tags: Anxiety Attacks, blood tests, confusion, cus, dizziness, dry mouth, fallin, healthy person, high blood pressure, joints, lack of sleep, lisinopril, lungs, medication, mouth pain, muscles, tachycardia, trouble breathing, weakness in arms, weird feeling

I have a tingling feeling all over my body, well it bounces frm one place to another including my head. it just started last monday..
and i was in a 10 hr car ride before tht but i dont think that would cause that …
i am thinking its anxiety
cause if u go to anxietycentre.com it lists all the symptoms

I also find it hard to take a deep breath this has been goin on longer though ive had chest xrays, ekgs, all that, theres nothing wrong w my lungs or heart.. so im thinking it just anxiety but i feel like i need some second opinions.

i do feel anxious and i get excited easy
and ALL this started like last december.
i was very stressed at the time my boyfriend and i fighted like crazy it got physical. not with him but i got physical.
and i was really upset.
and it still happens someitmes
do you think its anxiety??

Tags: anxiety, car ride, hard to take a deep breath, heart, last monday, lungs, tht

I know, there are a lot of questions related to anxiety already, but I still haven’t found what I’m looking for.

I’m 22 and I’ve suffered from anxiety (or so I’m told) for approximately 4 years now. And, like many people who suffer, I’m still finding it difficult to accept that it is anxiety.

I’ve been to many doctors, psychologists, psychiatrists, hypnotherapists… Nothing seems to be helping me. On a side note: I absolutely refuse to take antidepressants. I’ve tried a few and they don’t sit well with me.

Now, my question is: What symptoms do you get? (anxiety sufferers only please). I want to know because I get so many symptoms, some that are "typical" anxiety symptoms and some that aren’t. The one that scares me most is chest pain. I’ve been assured that my heart and lungs are fine though… Very frustrating. If anyone else gets chest pain, could you please describe it for me?

And please don’t give me links to websites. I’ve been to them all, trust me. I want to hear from REAL sufferers, not people trying to sell me a product.
It’s not that I don’t want to be "labelled".
I find it difficult to accept that this is anxiety because I often feel so ill, and it feels like it just gets brushed off by doctors when I mention anxiety.

Tags: antidepressants, anxiety sufferers, Anxiety Symptoms, chest pain, doctors, heart, lungs, psychiatrists, psychologists

im 14 and ever since i was 10 ive been having these panic attacks, symptoms: dizziness, sweating, blurred vision, no hearing and weakness.
i have no idea why i am getting them! my only clue is that they happen whenever i am doing sex education and whenever my friends talk about periods (however im not afraid of blood.. i easily dicept hearts and lungs in biology) and whenever i am hungry .. does any one have any clue why im getting them??? help please i get really embarrassed when i started acting weird in public !!

Tags: biology, blurred vision, clue, dizziness, doing sex, hearts, lungs, Panic Attacks, periods, sex education

It brushes off when I brush my teeth but could this go into my lungs if it is thrush??

Tags: brushes, lungs, teeth, thrush

Okay so lately i haven’t been able to breathe, and my breaths are short and rapid.
i haven’t been able to sleep very much, and if things don’t go the way i think they should i start freaking out.

i also find it hard to breathe in and i feel like my lungs aren’t getting enough air.

is this asthma, or anxiety?
its continuous, but i find it happening when im running, or im nervous

Tags: anxiety, asthma, breaths, lungs, sleep

hi im 16 years old and ive been having what i believe are panic or anxiety attacks for about the past two weeks my symptoms are i feel dizzy and it gets hard for me to breath i get shaky my palms sweat and my legs get kind of cold sweats sometimes i get headaches and i start getting bad thoughts and i have a fear of death and i get really TERRIFIED i am going to the doctor on monday 12-24-07and today is 12-17-07 what can i do in the meantime to calm myself when i or make my attack go away when i have one i have school tomarrow and i get them at school to what can i do to calm myself? but my most problem is i cant breath thats the worst part of it but i dont have any lung problems cause the doctors took x-rays of my lungs got a blood sample and i dont have neumonia or any lung infections i mostly get attacks when im in i big place with alot of people i went to the mall yesterday and it was packed and i got really bad i feelt like i was gonna stop breathing and pass please help me!

Tags: alot of people, Anxiety Attacks, bad thoughts, blood sample, cold sweats, doctors, fear of death, going to the doctor, headaches, legs, lung infections, lung problems, lungs, palms, stop breathing, sweat, tomarrow, x rays

I have been having bad anxiety for the past 3 weeks and at times i get anxiety attacks worse than others. My main symptoms are having toruble breathjing, heart pounding, tingly feeling, etc. Now ive been noticing that my cardio level is bad. Like when i do excercise or run or do any work involving cardio, im so bad at it. Now heres the thing, im an extremly healthy person with great health as the doctor says, i workout evryday day and run evryday and play sports all the time, eat right etc.
(the only problem is anxiety attacks) . Now in the past week its been hard to do that as i get very tired and my heart beats faster than ususal. Is that caused by always having anxiety or did i damage my heart or lungs with anxiety attacks? is that even possible? or is just casued by me always having anxiety its just right now at these hard times of alway having anxiety symptoms- having trouble breathing and heart pounding tingly feelnigs etc. its harder to do normal stuff? Someone fill me in.

Tags: Anxiety Attacks, Anxiety Symptoms, great health, having trouble breathing, healthy person, heart, lungs, play sports, workout

I’ve been having a problem as of late, I’m going to start college in a few days, and I wake up during the middle of the night shaking.. as if I’m having a panic attack… my heart is racing and I have problems breathing. I have these off and on, and now I’m having trouble sleeping.. I sleep maybe 4 hours a night if I’m lucky. When I’m awake during the day I’m not worried about anything more than usual… but my body seems to be going through a lot of stress. I’m a virgin and I’m a week late for my period, and I keep having these anxiety attack symptoms. Any idea whats up with me?
I’ve also been sick for the past month with some kind of sinus infection, I have no health insurance so I’ve been trying to get rid of it on my own.. I notice from time to time I get short of breath and dizzy, and I also get stabbing pains in my lungs that don’t allow me to inhale/exhale correctly.
Oh, and I don’t think its bronchitis because I’m not coughing up any mucus… I’d like to go to a doctor, but I’m not sure if this could be anxiety related or not..

Tags: anxiety attack symptoms, bronchitis, few days, health insurance, heart, insurance, lungs, mucus, panic attack, short of breath, sinus infection, sleep, stress, virgin

I can tell the difference between heartburn vs chest pain, but with that sharp (1 sec) chest pain, I can feel the knot in my heart when it beats. I have a tightness on my head when I was asleep. I dreamt my chest being sore when trying to breath or expand my lungs. Than it went away when I woke up in the middle of the night (3am).

I wanted to confirm if this has to do with being stressed or the anxiety I’m having? Ill put a thumb down if you say "See a doctor!" because I have seen a doctor and they told me my heart is in an excellent condition, but told me it was the stress.

Im 37
6 ft
200 lbs
eat light meals daily
non-smoker
walk/jog 5 days a week.
Cholesterol = 149

Thanks!

Tags: anxiety, chest pain, cholesterol, excellent condition, heart, heartburn, knot, light meals, lungs, stress, thumb

For the past 6 hours I’ve been feeling a painful tightness in my lungs/chest and the base of my throat. It hurts when I breathe, and especially when I cough or swallow. (Worsens slightly when I lay down.)
I’m a 17 year-old female at average weight; I’m never around people who smoke and neither do I. I don’t suffer from anxiety either. (And I don’t THINK it’s heartburn…)

I was wondering if anyone is suffering the same problems/know the cause of this?

Tags: anxiety, cough, lungs, swallow

Ok, so for the past month i have been experiencing pretty bad allergies…This is the first year i have ever gotten them. I finally got fed up because no over the counter medications worked for me. I told my doctor that i had tightness in my chest and he ordered a beathing test. I have not gotten the results back yet. He prescribed me allegra and also an albuterol inhaler. The inhaler has not worked what so ever, my other allergy symptoms have been relieved but not this tightness in my chest!! It comes intermittently, and it really interfers with my breathing….i am beginning to things the symptoms are not related. Has anyone ever experienced this….and it is not anxiety…..any idea of what u think it could be
I am a 20 year old female and i do not smoke…
I also work in a health care setting
also my doc said my lungs sounded great

Tags: albuterol, albuterol inhaler, allegra, allergies, allergy symptoms, anxiety, health care, lungs

I have been having what I believe to be anxiety attacks, I seem to have all the symptoms, only without the hyperventilating. I do however feel like Im not getting enough air into my lungs. My question is, am I having anxiety attacks, or could it be something else all together. They seem to last about 15 minutes to a half hour.
All of my symptoms include sudden intense body rushes(feels like a cross between an adreniline rush and fear), hot flashes, heart palpitations, tingling in arms and hands, feeling of impending doom, and sometimes a metallic taste in the back of my toungue, trouble swallowing and a feeling like I gotta move around. It’s not a great list of things to be experiencing at the same time.
I can tell when ones about to come on now because I get a pain in the middle of my back, and then wham it hits. Is anybody else out there having these symptoms?

Tags: 15 minutes, adreniline rush, Anxiety Attacks, feeling of impending doom, half hour, heart palpitations, hot flashes, hyperventilating, lungs, metallic taste, tingling in arms, tingling in arms and hands, wham

I have been having chest pain (tightness, and sudden sharp pain in the center and on both sides of my chest) for the past week and a half. It also causes me to feel short of breathe, but I’m not sure if this is just because I am anxious about the pain. I have been on the nuvaring for about two years, so I got scared that it was a blood clot or heart problem. I went to the doctor and they ran a blood test (for the blood clot), did an EKG, and a chest xray. All came up negative for a blood clot or any heart condition. The doctor said that it might be muscular and gave me a pain killer and muscle relaxant to take at night. She said if the pain doesn’t go away in a week or so, to come back. I have been taking them for about two days now, and I don’t feel any better. I feel less anxious, knowing that nothing is wrong with my heart or lungs. However, the chest tightening and discomfort is still there. And I haven’t injured myself in any way to cause a muscular pain. Also it comes and goes throughout the day, so I would think if it was muscular it would be all the time? So I am very confused. Has anyone experiences this before? I am starting to wonder if it is just anxiety, but I don’t feel upset or depressed about anything. I have been quite busy lately planning a wedding and working long hours, so maybe that is the cause? Does anyone know any other complications that could cause chest pain?

Other info: I am 24 years old and in good health besides this chest pain.

Thank you for your help, in advance!

Tags: 24 years, anxiety, blood clot, blood test, chest pain, chest tightening, chest xray, ekg, experiences, good health, heart condition, heart problem, lungs, muscle relaxant, muscular pain, nuvaring, pain killer, planning a wedding

For about a month I’ve been having a problem where my chest feels somewhat tight and I feel short on breath. While I do have Asthma, my lung capacity is still almost normal and my peak flow is still normal. I’m not wheezing or having any other of my regular asthma symptoms and since it isn’t interfering with my capacity or peak flow I’m assuming it isn’t asthma.
I went to the doctor and she said that it was anxiety, allergies, and asthma. However, as I said before it doesn’t feel like my usual asthma and I don’t think it is anxiety as my lungs feel genuinely irritated (although I am sure the worrying isn’t helping). When I tried to run, I locked up at barely 300 meters when usually I can go more than 10 miles without experiencing much in the way of asthma symptoms. So, my question is, Can allergies cause irritation of the lungs? And if so, is that possibly triggering this chest tightness and giving me trouble when I do physical activities?

Thank you for any answers
To further explain- For me, pretty much the only way I know to make my asthma become active is either breathing in a LOT of dust or to exercise. However, usually I don’t need to use my albuterol before exercise because the symptoms are very very mild and do not cause me that much trouble usually. Which is why this is bothering me, because my asthma usually never acts up (last attack was over 5 years ago) and before whatever is wrong now came around I also hadn’t used the inhaler for at least 4 years. To me, this combined with the fact I’m not having my typical symptoms seems to suggest it is something other than the asthma, although I could be wrong.

Tags: albuterol, allergies, anxiety, asthma, asthma symptoms, chest tightness, inhaler, lung capacity, lungs, peak flow, typical symptoms

I suffer with anxiety, and have medication to try and keep it under control (ie diazepam and sleeping tablets etc)

The past fortnight it has been really bad, with me having quite alot of attacks (which are really scary )

Although i’m "getting better" (i think lol) i still have a heavy, tight chest. I know that my heart and lungs are ok (tese have been checked alot lately, especially as i have asthma) but i still find it really hard to carry on as normal when i feel like the breath is being squeezed out of my poor chest! lol

I just want to know WHY my chest is tight. Is it because the muscles are strained? I sometimes find it really hard to not get worked up when it’s tight, thinking something is really wrong (even though i KNOW its anxiety). Also i get pains too in chest-how does anxiety cause these pains and tightness??

Thanks all who answer! (",)

x x x

Tags: anxiety, asthma, diazepam, fortnight, heart, lungs, medication, muscles, sleeping tablets, tese, tight chest

Hey everyone,
So, I’ve been having what I think may be panic attacks recently. I’ve had them in the past, but these symptoms I’ve been having lately, are very different. For a while, I was having chest pains and At night, sometimes I get these attacks and I have difficulty breathing and this sort of wave of panic comes over me. At first, I thought I was having a heart attack, so I freaked out and the next day went to the hospital, but after they did an ECG, tested my oxygen intake and did a chest x-ray, they said everything looked not just fine, but above average. Lately, though, I’ve been feeling really spaced out, faint and a little dizzy and this symptom isn’t going away. Its been around for a couple of days now and there isn’t much that makes this sensation stop. I feel disconnected, almost dream-like to what’s around me, like I’ve just woken up. Is this a symptom of panic attacks and is it normal for this disconnectedness to go on for a few days?
Anyone who’s experienced this or has some clues, your help is much appreciated.

Oh, also, I have been to the Hospital about 4 times regarding this because nothing’s changed and I keep worrying that its something serious, but every time I go, different doctors do the same tests (ECG, oxygen intake) but all say basically the same thing: my heart’s fine, my lungs are fine, and they say its in my head, but these physical symptoms don’t go away…

Tags: chest pains, chest x ray, couple of days, difficulty breathing, doctors, ecg, few days, having a heart attack, heart attack, hey everyone, lungs, oxygen intake, Panic Attacks, sensation