Anxiety and Stress Forum - Anxiety / Stress Or Is This the End of Me?

Hi everyone,

well I have been reading over these forums for the past day or so, and I think it's great that forums like these exists.

I'm a 29yr old male. Who used to drink a lot and smoke a lot - little to no excercise - however still maintained a decent weight / body build. (maybe a bit of a belly, but nothing that I was concerned about)

here is my story:

one saturday night, I was at home playing some online computer games (hanging out with some friends, chatting over voice communication programs, drinking more then I should have, eating greasy food which was ordered in and next thing I know... I have either a heart problem / anxiety problem / digestive problem / or something that no one knows)

like I said... I was playing an online computer game for hrs upon end with friends. I had consumed a fair amount of booze that night, however I do tend to drink a lot while playing computer games with friends... It's kinda the equivlant of us back in the day going to night clubs. I also smoked a lot - almost 3/4 pack a day.

Anyhow I ordered in some food, and ate most of it - chicken finger and wedges (i ate the wedges and I think I had about 2 fingers)... All seemed normal, I had a few more drinks, was feeling a bit tired but I kept on going with the boys.

I guess it was about an hour after I ate, I had a sudden chest pain - it was sharp - fast and felt like someone was removing a knife from me (which I don't know what that would feel like either, but I would guess it would feel some what similar) after that sharp pain that lasted about 3 seconds, I grabbed my chest, my body must have gone into shock or something because I became dizzy, started sweating, kinda sick to my stomach as if I was about to throw up - which I did not, my stomach blew up like a balloon... And... **yes I thought I was having a heart attack, I quickly called my girlfriend from the other room and told her what was happening and she called 911* I was so weak I could not even walk.

The paramedics arrived finally, which it felt like 20 minutes, they did a few tests, figured it was a panic attack and not a heart attack. The paramedics walked me to the ambulance and drove to the hospital.

In the hospital I had an ekg done, and it showed normal. I believe they also did a blood test - results normall. I was released shortly after that.. The doctor thought it was a panic attack.

The next day I had the same chest pains, same stomach reaction, dizzy etc.. I was concerned, I went to another hospital and they had another ekg done - results normal, and a blood test - results normal. I was released and on my way home (worried about the release)

2 days after that, I had the exact same symptoms again, I figure what the heck, something is dead wrong. So back to the hospital I go... I waited there for about 4hrs, seen a doctor that spent a whole 30 seconds with me, in his words "this is a classic case of an anxiety attack" and released me.

I was in and out, in and out... The next few days went as follows...

In to the hospital - ekg done again - results normal, chest x-ray - results normal, ecg done - results not sure as of yet since they are being sent to my family doctor but the Dr. Who did the test explained everything was ok. I also had some stomach test done - results will be going to my doctor witihn the week.

I have 2 more tests that will be coming up shortly - 1 is a scope and the 2nd is an ultrasound of my stomach.

However on a daily basis *this is not every moment of the day though* I feel tired, I have chest pains (some sharp, some dull, some burning), I have had pains throughout the entire left side of my body, including my arms. My left ear went numb, and now that the numbess is gone it's aching like mad. My nose was numb for a few days. Lump in my throat, dry moulth, the feeling that there is very poor circulation within the body.

I can hold my arm up in the air, and it almost feels like it goes numb. (or the feeling you get when you sleep on a body part) my entire body hurts, and I just feel terrible - damn I even cried the other day which my girlfriend of 8 years has never seen *so it freaked the hell out of her*

i quit smoking and drinking - so im not sure if there is anxiety from that stuff, but I sure the hell do not like it.

Any thoughts?

Thanks for listening,

unknown.