This is going to be long, and probably boring, but I'll tell you what's going on with me just like everyone else.
When I was in 8th grade I had major anxiety/panic attacks. I went to the doctor and had an EKG, and I also wore a heart monitor for a few days. I also had an ultrasound of my heart done. They seemed to think that I had Mitral Valve Prolapse. I don't remember all of my symptoms but I remember just sitting in class and all of a sudden feeling like I was going to pass out and my heart would be really fast and I would feel shaky and weak. The doctor told me I also had anxiety disorder and put me on Prozac. I took that for almost 3 years, and then I got off of it because I felt like I didn't need it anymore. I started dating a guy over a year ago, and we had a lot of problems. My family hated him and didn't want me with him so I ended it. Well about 8 months ago I got back with him and then moved away for college about a month after that. That is when all of my symptoms started up again... But this time 10x worse. I was working out one day at school, and I was completely fine. That night as I was trying to sleep I felt extremely panicky so I went to the bathroom and layed on the ground trying to grasp for some kind of oxygen. It was the scariest night of my entire life. I literally felt like I was dying. The next day my entire body was weak, I could barely even walk to class. I decided to move home thinking that things would get better if I came back to my comfort zone, but nothing changed. I went back to the doctor and had an EKG done, and also had blood taken. My results were normal, and he also diagnosed me with Anxiety Disorder (Which I already knew I had that) He put me on Zoloft and I took that for about 2 months with no change. I went through a stage where I felt "unreal" which is also known as Depersonalization or Derealization. It is a symptom of Anxiety Disorder. Every day I felt a different symptom. My body is ALWAYS weak, every single day. Everytime I stand up, or walk my heart beats faster, and sometimes I feel out of breath and dizzy to the point that I feel as if I'm going to pass out. Me and my boyfriend broke up and I thought maybe things would get better. But they still haven't. I feel everyday as if it's my last. I'm scared to go to sleep because I'm scared I won't ever wake up. My family gets tired of hearing about it because they say it's only anxiety. But to me, it's something else. I don't understand how anxiety can cause you to feel this way every single day:
OUT OF BREATH
DIZZY
HAVING A HEADACHE
TIRED
BODY WEAKNESS
HEART PALPITATIONS
AND SOMETIMES CHEST PAINS
I also know that Mitral Valve Prolapse can also cause these symptoms. Doctors don't take enough time to really find the problem, instead they just throw it off as "anxiety". Yes, I know that I have anxiety disorder, and I beleive that SOME of these symptoms are due to that.. But, I also feel that there is also another underlying condition that I'm not aware of. But I do need someones opinion. CAN MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE ALSO CAUSE THESE SYMPTOMS EVERYDAY? & IF SO.. WHAT SHOULD I DO ABOUT IT?!!
I would greatly appreciate a response to my post..
Thank you,
Morgan
Hello Everyone..I am a male 26 years .....It's been six months when i first felt the dizziness and chest pain. I have done all the tests. List of the tests are as follows:
1. ECG(5 times) ( doc said its normal evrytime).
2. 2D Echo and Color Doppler(Normal)
3. Upper GI(showed mild gatristis).
4. PFT(result came 89%. Doc said normal)
5. Went to neurologist(Normal)
6. Songraphy of stomach( Normal)
7. Blood tests( RBC, WBC Count, Cholestrol Level, Thyroid, Sugar level normal except low vitamins B12 and D3).
8. Chest X ray(Normal)
9. Cervical X Ray(Reduced Height in two discs)
10. CT of head and spine(normal).
11. ENT said normal too.
Only thing i m worried about is that i have been a smoker for 6 years.
I feel chest pain mostly on my left and dizziness. I feel shortness of breath also. My neck feels stiff. Pain in hands and legs. I have been to ER 2 times. Right now i am on Tryptomer(for depression) and vitamin B12 and D3 medicines, still, i don't find any improvement. I am not able to enjoy my life. It's been very frustrating and fatigued. Please suggest some way to get rid of this.
Thanks