What could this be? I'm worried!@?I'm 16 years old.
In the end of December/early January, I was sick. I had bronchitis, tonsilitis, and gastritis. I was having these episodes every night for about a week, I went to four different hospitals. All they would say is that it's a panic attack. And one said it's acid reflux.
Okay, so it went away after that. Now, on Valentines day, I was with my boyfriend in the city about to go out to eat at Chevy's, and I had another episode. I felt like I was taking a hot shower and the water just turned ice cold, and that feeling of being able to breathe but in a gasping way, just came to me. It didn't stop. I was feeling weak, I was stumbling and I felt like I was gonna faint. My heart was beating so fast, and I felt like I was in another world. Everything felt so unreal, my boyfriend was so scared and he called my mom. These episodes last for about 2 hours and always happen around midnight.
It happened again last night.
I went to the hospital.
They said it sounds like an anxiety disorder, and they said I should see a therapist. I know for a fact that it's not this, I don't know what it is, but I know it's not this. I barely have any stress, I'm a super happy person, I have no anxiety, and I especially wasn't upset when I was about to go to a Mexican resturant (my favorite food) on Valentine's day! And honestly, I know I shouldn't be saying this, but I know theres something wrong, and each time these episodes happen, they get worse, and I'm not gonna wait until it's too late.
I got my blood and urine checked, nothings wrong. I got a chest exam, nothing. I'm schedualed for an MRI on saturday, and something called an EEG? on tuesday, and than if anything I need to get hooked up on a monitor to my brain for 48 hours.
I know you probably will say "wait it out" but I'm going to the doctors in 20 minutes, and he wanted me to look it up so we could think about all the possible tests out there, because he thinks I'm a smart girl and he knows this isn't all in my head. Unlike all the other doctors, he doesn't treat me like I'm an immature baby. I know what I'm feeling.
10 points. =/
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I'm just afraid if I give in to these "panic attack" theories, I'm gonna end up .. dying .. I'm foolish, I know, but I'm 16 and everything is wrong with me!
Thanks =/ ...
anthony24haynes@ymail.com
i dont know but im gonna pray for u
STACEY S
panic attack. i have them too. ask your doctor about getting on some xanax. and dont self diagnose yourself and think there is something bigger going on than what really is. thats hypochondria and.. has a lot to do with anxiety. like not feeling good enough. and it may not be that you are unhappy or stressed, but maybe its when youre in large groups of people or small spaces it just freaks you out. thats what happens to me. having something really fizzy to drink is really helpful for me too... good luck.
Manrolls
All of your symptoms sound like a panic attack. The feelings of unreality are called derealization/depersonalization and are your brain's defense mechanisms to cope with the anxiety. There is nothing dangerous about what you are experiencing - they are just feelings.....your body's "fight or flight" response is out of whack. Please see a mental health professional so you can get this taken care of.
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