When does one trust the doctors

Anxiety
#1

Me again…I hope everyone is having a good night. I was having a good day until I woke up w/ chest pains again. I really am trying to convince myself that it is all in my head. But the pain is there, it’s real! My husband walks around the house wondering what “mood” I’m in. Then if I’m in a bad mood, he immediately says…“It’s your heart right?” I’m tired of saying yes and having to justify my pain. I wake up every morning w/ chest pain. Some days it’s tolerable others I’m ready to rush to the ER.

I have had so many cardiac tests, and they are all fine. But WHY do I have the chest pain. Do I create the pain? Am I so used to having the pain that I don’t want to let it go? Then I feel my heart skipping and I’m sure next will be the real thing. I feel like I’m losing my mind. And I am not enjoying life right now or my two boys. I’m so worried about when I’m going to die rather than living right now in the moment. But I always think I need to be ready and alert just incase it’s the real thing. UGH

Do I trust the doctors and find a way to stop this insanity? Do I beg for a angiogram eventhough the test are fine. Does anyone suffer from health anxiety? Do you have a chronic pain that is always with you?

I’m just rambling now…thanks so much for listening! Have a good day everyone!

Christine

#2

Hi There..

I can totally relate to all your pain. I have been suffering with all the chest pains, and fast pulse. Had all the tests done, and was told it was anxiety. I am going on zanxex, and hopefully it works. Hard to enjoy life. I always feel like I am dying. It is with me all the time. I to try to convince myself it is`all in my head. Just thought I would let you know that you are not alone. My  husband, as well gets a bit tired of hearing me think I am dying. He thinks its all in my head. Keep in touch.

                                              JILL

From:  mintora
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To:  jillchristo@hotmail.com
Subject:  [anxiety] When does one trust the doctors
Date:  Sun, 12 Aug 2007 22:45:31 -0400
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#3 
 Have you tried meds for anxiety ?  also yoga may help. If you have your Dr. give you meds. for anxiety and your chest quits hurting, I think you will have your answer. I to have been through all the test only to be told it was  anxiety.  I came home one day to find my 20yr old son lying in the driveway holding his chest and crying for me. he thought he was haveing a heart att.  We rushed him to the hospitle and found out it was more like a broken heart. His girlfriend had just dumped him. So don't feel alone. It could happen to anyone. Sounds to me you need some good meds and a nice long relaxing vacation ! I that doesen't do it ,I would find another doctor.

Take care,
Standstogether

#4

Gus,

Are you still on meds?

Gus anxiety-cpt5575@lists.careplace.com wrote:

#5

Hi Dawn...

Which brand of omega do you use? Thanks for responding.

                              JILL

From:  Reddogranch
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Subject:  Re: [anxiety] When does one trust the doctors
Date:  Mon, 13 Aug 2007 14:57:35 -0400
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#6

There are a lot of good ones out there, right now I’m using the one made by
Global DNA from online.
Dawn <><

#7

Deejay again… I forgot to ask about the omega oils that you talkd about?? Which one works for anxiety… I am on so many other meds I have hesitated to get involved with adding something else… But would like info on it…
Thanks…

#8

Hi Christine,
The Omega’s from Global are good, but you can get good ones from the health
food store too. I have both. Right now I am taking the Global brand. It IS
safe to take while nursing. In fact, I read that babies whose mothers take
Fish oil while pg have a lot of mental advantages, and darn, I wish I could
remember exactly what! I read it in something from someplace else. I’ll try
to find it. The protein powder I would think would be perfectly safe. I just
started taking it. I’ve been very sensitive to any sort of milk product, so
I’m introducing it really slow. 2t. a day right now. I also have the Body
calm and body calm supreme. I really never found for me any benefit to the
regular body calm, which is only tart cherries, and totally safe, but the
supreme seemed like it did do what it was supposed to. Unfortunately, it did
not agree with me, which is par for the course for me with herbs.
Dawn <><

#9

Thanks Dawn~

I belong to Lifetime Fitness here in Chicago. And today I got their magazine and there was a article on fish oil. They sell it so I may try that out or go to Whole Foods. That is my goal for tomorrow. I actually had a “pain free” day today. I’m finding myself staying very busy and that keeps my mind off my health issues. My son asked why the house is so clean lately. Now I’m getting OCD with the house…LOL

Have a good one and I will talk to you soon. Thanks again!

Chris

#10

I’m in San Diego, and we have Whole Foods here too. I didn’t realize it was
a chain all over. It’s a good store, but some of the food is really
expensive. I think the supplements are about the same as elsewhere.
Glad you had a good day, more of those coming!!!
How old are your kids?
Dawn <><

#11

Hi Dawn~

I agree w/ whole foods. It’s a great place but very expensive. Do you have a Fruitful Yield by you? That’s another good store. I have two boys. Tanner is 7 and Owen is 10 months old. How about you? Have a good weekend!

Chris

#12

Dawn,

I love your dogs! I am a huge dog lover (I have three of my own) and you have some of the most beautiful puppies! I have to say that my babies have helped with my anxiety. When I’m feeling down, I play with them and they make me laugh.

renee

Reddogranch anxiety-cpt5575@lists.careplace.com wrote:

#13

Pets are a wonderful stress reducer!!!

#14

Yes, you are so right… Thanks so much… I have one cat… Hannah… And
she is soooo cuddly…
Blessings, deejay

Darlene J. Luberts

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#15

It will take some time…you can come past this. It took me about a year
and a half to talk myself through general anxiety symptoms like yours that
formerly led me to the ER…and about a year of dancing with finding the right
med and level…which surprisingly, has diminished significantly since I have
adopted a more healthy lifestyle, eating right and exercising every single
day.
Faith in God has helped a lot too. I have learned to trust Him and what the
docs are telling me when I begin to have symptoms. I get past it and go on
through my day/night symptom free. I feel as though I have been let out of
prison!

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#16

You are definitely not alone. When I first experienced anxiety, I felt like my chest was going to cave in or like something heavy was sitting on top of me. It’s a nasty feeling, but you need to remind yourself just that…it’s a feeling that will pass. Try reminding yourself that what you are experiencing is anxiety and anxiety is just that…a feeling. It is hard and your not going crazy.

Are you taking meds? I’m not a huge advocate of taking medications, but I had to. Do what you need to do to make yourself feel better. Do you know the root of your anxiety? Is it just the health worries or something else?

Gus anxiety-cpt5575@lists.careplace.com wrote:

#17

Hi Jill,
In a way, it is all in your head. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t a
chemical or nutrional imbalance in your head!!
Have you tried taking Omega 3 oils?
I am finding it helps.
Dawn <><

#18

Hi Christine,
I am glad we are here to talk to each other. Okay, I’m not a doc, but I’ve
been there, done that with the chest pain.
That was my first experience with anxiety. My chest hurt SO BAD I was sure I
was going to have a heart attack and die. I had lots of skipped beats,
sometimes my heart would feel like it flopped over in my chest. It was ALL
anxiety and created in my mind! It went on for nearly a year. I had all
sorts of cardio tests too, and the only thing that came up was I had a minor
mitral valve prolapse, which is no big deal. After I found out I was not
going to die, over the next several months it pretty much went away. I still
get occasional palpitations, but I can now ignore it.
I have found that people with anxiety often obsess on a specific thing. I
know a teenage boy with bad anxiety and his fear was of loosing a body part.
Who knows why!!!
I have a friend with OCD, and her fear was of germs.
Kinda sounds like your fear is either of dying, or a heart attack. Let me
ask you this: Do you have any beliefs in the afterlife? Like, do you believe
in God and that when you die you will go to heaven? The way I quelled the
fear of death was that I found a relation with God, through Jesus, and I
know that when I die I’m going to a much better place, and there will be no
more sickness, or anxiety, or suffering. So If I know that do die is to
gain, why fear it? I have a friend who is a Christian, and she says she
doesn’t fear dying, it’s the process of getting to death she fears. She has
cancer by the way. I understand what she’s saying, and I have often said
that we all have to die at some time, and a heart attack is a merciful way
to go. Quick.
Well, I hope that helped!
God bless,
Dawn <><

#19

Dawn…

I just went on Global DNA. Have you taken the Body Calm or Essential Protein Formula? And the Omega 3 is it the Ultimate? I need to check w/ the peds to make sure I can take this while nursing. Any thoughts on that? Hope everyone is having a good day!

Christine

#20

Wow… I am so sorry I have not joined your conversation here sooner… I thank all of you that have sent notices to me to join in … I certainly belong here and have read through this discussion about the chest pains and heart skipping… I also have finally found out I do have a mild Mitral Valve Prolapse as “reddogranch” states here… I can remember being frightened of death clear back to being a child… My Mom always had the heart skips and told me it was my fault and she would die and it would be my fault…Not sure what I did but I would pray while she laid on her bed with my dad holding her hand that God would take me instead since it was my fault. That really bred fear in an already anxious kid, and my MOm really used it to control me… Well when I was in my 20’s the chest pains started and my own heart began to race in the middle of the night and skip and jump, etc. whenever it wanted and I just knew I was dying any time…and scared spitless…doctors would tell me they couldn’t find a problem with my heart…but they thought it had to do with my Mother…but that still didn’t change what was happening to me and for a long time I really thought God was trying to take me away…to punish me…
Boy reddogranch…you have said it in a nutshell… Only the Lord and of course counseling and medication…(the benzodiazapines) helped me through that… I have to say that I find myself still afraid of death (the process) even though I am saved and know I will be with Jesus when I go…I guess leaving my husband and family are not easy either, but I have so many friends that are dying at this stage of my life that I am beginning to realize it is just a part of living… I grieve for them more than I should I think because I imagine all these things they are going through… But the truth is that now days they keep them so medicated that for the most part it seems much easier than I always thought. I have Fibromyalgia also and all the related problems that go with it…but I still need to deal with the anxiety… I also deal with Depression when I get frustrated with life…
I do know that God is on my side though and that He is not out to get me like I previously thought… By the way… my Mom who thought she was dying (and supposedly it was my fault) all the time I was growing up is now 91 years old and doing fine… She is in better shape than my sister and I are… We both have FMS… and my sister really does have a bad heart… she has 7 stints at present…
Thanks for letting me share… I have been spending so much time trying to deal lately with the FMS plus achilles tendonitis and plantar fasciitis in both feet that I had put this stuff out of my mind for a while…but reading here sure brought it back…
deejay