Hi. I’m 16 and weigh about 250 (maybe a little less). I’m on my computer most of the time (most all day). I try to walk a 5k when I get a chance. I take Accutane for acne that I have, I’m almost done with it (3 month to go I think). I’ve been drinking more water now than I have been, trying to be healthier. My problem is that I think I have a heart problem. My parents tell me that I’m just worrying over nothing and that it’s more than likely that I’m having panic attacks. I love my mom and dad but I just don’t believe them. I feel weird and I can’t really describe how I feel but I’ll try my best. Its 5:00AM in PA right now so I apologize if my writing is sloppy. Since the last past 4 months, maybe 3 now I’ve been having chest pains. My mom told me it was growing pain and not to worry about it. It hurt and made me really scared; I don’t know why, it just did. The pains went on for the weeks to come and only made me more scared and panicky. During the nights I couldn’t sleep; all I could do was sit in bed and fell like Death was looking at me, though not wanting to come for me. I felt stupid for thinking that but that’s how I felt. I would have “panic attacks” due to this and I would wake up my folks and tell them what was wrong, that I had pains and aches in my chest. Since it would usually be vary early in the morning, they were getting annoyed with me constantly wakening them up so early. I was drinking a lot of tea back then and I never normally drank water. They took me off tea and made me only drink water; we also reduced my Accutane to one pill a day instead of two. I also would take fish pills. For a time this worked and I felt like my old self again. No pains no aches, nothing, until just recently. Aches in my arms came back, specifically in my wrists, then in my fore arms, and now back into my chest area. It’s like it’s all coming back. During the day it’s not as bad, but during the night it’s horrible. Lying down only seems to make it worse. I haven’t been getting much sleep due to this. Trying to calm myself doesn’t work either. My heart beats fast and heavy and I ache all over, on top of that I’m tired and drowsy. Setting at my computer seems to be the only thing to take my mind off of it… which is why I’m writing this really. If someone can please help me I would be so grateful. I don’t work out a ton and all I do is sit around, so why on earth are these things happening to me? I’m back on two pills of Accutane a day and I’m still taking fish pills and drinking water.
Please help, a concerned and confused Teen.
~Adam
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