a Few Questions...please Help Posted: 11-20-05 03:40am
I think I am having anxiety attacks but
want to go to the Dr. Just in case its
heart related. I was wondering, how much
do the cardiograms and bloodwork and all
that cost? And what do they all do to you
in these situations, like what tests and
stuff? We don't have insurance yet, we
have to buy our own and we plan on getting
it within the month but i'd like to go in
soon so I will end up paying out of my own
pocket for it. Also, how long do
everyone's symptoms last? Seems like mine
have been going on for days straight with
hardly any breaks, and all new symptoms.
It seems like every part of my body is
acting up! Headaches, arm pains, leg
tremors, chest pains, back pain, shoulder
pain(really bad in right shoulder/chest
area), throat muscle and inner ear pain
and tightening...The list goes on. I'm a
20 year old female, not overweight, do not
smoke, do not drink more than 1 cocktail a
month if that, but am not very active and
don't normally watch what I eat but don't
think I eat that badly except for salt
which I know is bad...Could it be a heart
attack? I'm getting freaked out and
thinking of going to the e.R. But I went
one other time, freaking out, for a severe
headache when I thought I was having an
aneurism and nothing ended up being wrong
so I felt pretty dumb, coming out of there
with 10 minutes of the Dr. Talking to me,
one painkiller, a cat scan and a 5,000
dollar bill that we had to pay right away
all because I freaked out over nothing.
Plus my husband is getting soooo annoyed
with me complaining of aches all the time
he is not taking this time seriously.
Pain is worst in both shoulder areas. Any
help is much appreciated! Thanks!
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pinksalter
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Sep 2005 Posts: 124
Posted: 11-23-05 18:09pm
Hi there,
everything you have said sounds anxiety
related. I have had every test known to
man regarding different illnesses and
thank god they were all negative. He
problem with anxiety is that you really
don`t believe what the doctor says unless
you have the test results to prove it.
But you should believe your doctors they
generally are correct. Sometimes the test
puts your mind at ease but its a very
expensive way to do so.
Reading up on anxiety and things can be a
relief in itself. This message board is
great for reassurance and to share your
experiences but be careful you don`t
research too much as you are feeding your
anxiety by doing so. I`m only 24 so I
know how terrifying it can be thinking the
worst and the fact that you are so young
pretty much rules out the most horrific
medical conditions.
Ask anyone on here and I bet they will
tell you they have diagnosed themselves
with heart attacks, brain tumors, strokes
etc. The mind is a powerful thing but
rest assured that it can get better as
anxiety is a learned behaviour and its
just that us anxious people focus on it a
lot more than others.
Good luck!
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ChrisEaton
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 29 Nov 2005 Posts: 8 Location: Nova Scotia
Posted: 11-29-05 17:02pm
Wow you sound just like me.
I'm going through the same thing. For
the last three weeks i've had bad anxiety
and panic. It started one night with a
really bad panic attack that woke me out
of sleep. I still can't help thinking
it's a heart problem eventhough i'm only
25, inshape, eat right, and have no family
history of heart illness. I'm still
wating to get blood test back and have an
ecg, so I still feel very anxious about
the whole thing. And I always seem to
notice things wrong with me daily, but
everyone assures me it's all related to
the anxiety.
I understand what your going through. I
have also went to the emergency room to
find out i'm fine (but I have the
priviledge of living in canada where a
trip to the emergency room doesn't cost
anything).
I'm sorry for what you're going through,
but it's comforting to me to know that
there are other people out there like me.
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Savvy
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 30 Nov 2005 Posts: 9 Location: USA
I Agree Posted: 11-30-05 16:47pm
Reading and gathering info on anxiety is
very helpful in itself, here is a quick
video with some real helpful stuff in it.
Let me know what you think.
