hi, i am a 24 yr old female and i have been a vegetarian for 5 years. i consider my self to be in pretty good shape. in this past year and a half i have been to the emergency twice over panic attacks and i recently began feeling like my heart is fluttering and pain in my chest. the doctors did full blood tests, a chest x-ray, and a resting ekg and everything seemed normal. i have high blood pressure for some reason that no one can seem to explain to me, so i am taking atenolol for that and i have heart disease that runs in my family. the docors and cardiologist insist it is all due to anxiety but i am just scarred to death that my symptoms are not getting any better with breathing excercises. before this past year and a half i have never had anxiety and till this day people consider me the calm, happy one in the group. little do they know that often i feel like running out of the room from how uncomfortable my chest feels. i am scarred that the doctors may be rulling out the symptoms because of my young age and that there may be some deeper reason for all my pains. i dont know if the pains are causing anxiety or whether the anxiety is causing the pains. my blood pressure monitor detects an irregular heart beat about half the time i check myself. should i be concerned?
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Every symptom here I have experienced at one time or another. Ive been to cardiologists, numerous tests - all the tests are negative - everything is normal. Ive had brain scans, you name it. Everything is normal.
What you are describing is most likely a typical panic reaction. It is utterly normal. I know it is scary, Ive dealt with this for over 15 years now but there is nothing wrong with you. It is just panic.
I strongly urge anyone taking meds to look for oter alternatives to dealing with anxiety and panic. I went that drug route myself and in 7 months became addicted to Xanx. I was taking far less than the prescribed dosage and STILL became addicted. It took 6 months to wean off them and it was NO fun. Anxiety symptoms were WAY worse coming off them then ever. PLEASE be very very careful with benzodiazapenes. ( Xanax, Ativan, Valium, etc...) Those drugs are BAD news and way over prescribed.
The only way to recover from Panic and Anxiety is to get at the root causes and deal with those. We are all suffering from panic and anxiety not because of some physical illness but because of dysfunctional life crcumstances. Deal with that, and you conquer panic.
I am now doing much better. I go for a Reiki treatment every 2 weeks which helps enormously and also therapy. Im not afraid of panic anymore and do not let it rule me.
This site is enormously helpful as well
http://www.paniccure.com/Default.htm
You CAN be cured from anxiety and panic and you DO NOT have to do it with drugs. Drugs will help, no question - but it will never FIX the problem.
What you are describing is most likely a typical panic reaction. It is utterly normal. I know it is scary, Ive dealt with this for over 15 years now but there is nothing wrong with you. It is just panic.
I strongly urge anyone taking meds to look for oter alternatives to dealing with anxiety and panic. I went that drug route myself and in 7 months became addicted to Xanx. I was taking far less than the prescribed dosage and STILL became addicted. It took 6 months to wean off them and it was NO fun. Anxiety symptoms were WAY worse coming off them then ever. PLEASE be very very careful with benzodiazapenes. ( Xanax, Ativan, Valium, etc...) Those drugs are BAD news and way over prescribed.
The only way to recover from Panic and Anxiety is to get at the root causes and deal with those. We are all suffering from panic and anxiety not because of some physical illness but because of dysfunctional life crcumstances. Deal with that, and you conquer panic.
I am now doing much better. I go for a Reiki treatment every 2 weeks which helps enormously and also therapy. Im not afraid of panic anymore and do not let it rule me.
This site is enormously helpful as well
http://www.paniccure.com/Default.htm
You CAN be cured from anxiety and panic and you DO NOT have to do it with drugs. Drugs will help, no question - but it will never FIX the problem.
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Well, firstly its not just America! I'm born Scottish and live in England and have been suffering with anxiety and panic for the last 16 years or so. All after a prolonged spell of cannabis and magic mushrooms which resulted in a bad trip and the beginning of what can sometimes be hell!! I live with it every day, though most days are not too bad. Lately though due probably to too much work, lots of coffee and not enough sleep, the attacks are really getting me down. Flutters in my chest, strong extra heart beats, dizziness, sore throat, feeling like there's something in my chest that's too big to be in there, and the most intense fear. I am 34, male and fairly successful by most counts. I've heard Cognitive Behavioural Therapy can be really effective, so am going to give it a go. Look it up too, it might prove more effective than drugs. Best to everyone.
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Hi....I realize that I'm extremely late in replying to this, but I was wondering if you have had your thyroid checked recently? Not just your TSH (Thyroid Stimulating Hormone). If not you should ask your physician to test your thyroid. A lot of your symptoms could be related to an over or under active thyroid. Request the following tests:
TSH
TPO (Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies)
TSI
Free T3
Free T4
~Dee
TSH
TPO (Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies)
TSI
Free T3
Free T4
~Dee
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I've had heart and throat flutters since I was in my teens, probably 14 or 15 and I also had my first panic attack at 16. But, while the flutters have continued, sometimes followed by a cold sweat and general malaise, which I attribute to mild anxiety, the panic attacks have been pretty much under control since I was 20. I am now 38. Panic attacks can be managed without medication. But, medication is helpful for some. Unfortunately, all medications made my symptoms worse. I use simple techniques to deal with anxiety that have prevented me from getting a full panic attack for 18 years. I basically acknowledge the anxiety coming on, take deep breaths, sometimes, I close my eyes, and reassure myself that I am not going to die - even when my heart is beating fast. The key is to not fight the anxiety. But, to go with it. It is hard at the beginning, but it eventually works. It is also important to keep doing things that you think may trigger anxiety. I took a trip to Europe at 20 to prove to myself that the panic attacks for conquered! And it changed my life. I had mild anxiety, but no panic attacks even though I was completely by myself thousands of miles away from home. I also exercise a lot, which helps me to relax. Good luck to everyone.
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Everyone that posted something on this pages as far as symptoms I have had. I am 28 yrs old and have been dealing with anxiety/panic attacks for the last 4 years. Some days are better than others. I am currently taking prozac on a daily basis and ativan for when I have an attack that I cant control. I have had the chest and throat flutters (even though I know it is anxiety related still scares the living $hit out of me everytime) The slightest pain I get in the chest area I think im going to have a heart attack and die. I have been to my doctor, have had frequest visits to the ER and my heart is perfectly fine they can not find anything wrong with it. But sometimes just going and getting that reassurance from the doctor helps me out for a little while. I have also found solice is reading and writing in a journal. Lately ive been reading self help books on anxiety and panic attacks. CBT or cognative behavorial thearpy is something you might want to look into as well. It teaches you ways to coup and gives you ways of positive self talk as oppose to negitive self talk which makes anxiety worse. Believe me you are not alone, I think we are just a world constantly on the go and never have time to relax. You need to find that time to relax and help yourself or the anxiety will never go away. HOpe that helps.
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It has been somewhat reassuring to read these posts... I just had a baby about 9 months ago and about a month ago my ears starting feeling plugged and I had alot of post-nasal drip - my chest ached and I felt my throat constantly fluttering, hard to swallow - then the feelings of panic set in... I had panic attacks years ago and realized that all my symptoms could be related and the panic is increasing them... I just got a chest scan the other day and paid 500 dollars to have them tell me all was fine... I am so scared as well that it is something else! The anxiety is killing me!
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I cant belive I just came across this page from looking up chest flutters. I suffer from anxiety for three years now and like all the other responses I have had every medical exam possible done to the point of embrassment ( All Negative Thank God). I take Effexor for my anxiety for the past four months and it takes the edge of it but i know i still have to work at it. when I get these flutteres, palpations and sometimes if i get it reall bad it develops into pain. I know what ye are going through i just wish I knew the answers. Good Luck
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I have had this in the last few months, after being very well diagnosed with panic disorder about 6 months ago.
It's very scary, but strangely i've gotten more used to it. It doesn't terrify me anymore, though it is very unsettling. I was encouraged to get on Lexapro, but took the psychotherapy route. I'm vastly better than i was 6 months ago, and markedly better than 2 months ago.
It takes time... and its really difficult when you have a hell of a lot going on in your life to calm down enough to make these things stop (while trying to get better, i had to move to a new city, start a new job, break up with my boyfriend AND readjust to living in the US after two years in Africa).
And i'm still not there... i always take comfort and hearing everybody else's experiences. You can get better. Try not to blame other things, and trust in the psychology of it all.
It's very scary, but strangely i've gotten more used to it. It doesn't terrify me anymore, though it is very unsettling. I was encouraged to get on Lexapro, but took the psychotherapy route. I'm vastly better than i was 6 months ago, and markedly better than 2 months ago.
It takes time... and its really difficult when you have a hell of a lot going on in your life to calm down enough to make these things stop (while trying to get better, i had to move to a new city, start a new job, break up with my boyfriend AND readjust to living in the US after two years in Africa).
And i'm still not there... i always take comfort and hearing everybody else's experiences. You can get better. Try not to blame other things, and trust in the psychology of it all.
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I totally agree with the last post. you have to overcome the anxiety by forcing yourself to do things by yourself and realize you are going to be fine. Just utilize breathing techniques, exercise, go to bed at a reasonable hour and try to abstain from drinking alot of alchoholic beverages. I know it is very scary and I know what you are going through but you have to conquer it or it will take over your like. You can do it..just stay focused and positive.
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hi to you all i have been suffering from anxiety for the last 7months now so they tell me anyway i have had all sorts of symtoms and god have they been scary there has never been a day go by when i didnt think that i was going to fall down and die but the heart flutters are the worst they scare me so much some days i will get about 4/10 flutters and then other days i will get about 40+ flutters in one day they seen to travel up my chest to my troat and very lightly take my breath away for a second or 2 and then there are days where i feel like my heart is just going to stop i feel all weird inside when this happens and it scares the heck out of me but i have had ecgs i have been on a 24 hour holter monter had bloods done blood pressure and everything seems to be just fine there are somedays when i totally do not believe that it is anxiety i worry and think that something dreadful is about to happen or that there is something that the doctors have missed how i dont know as i have been up the hospital many of times i have had amburlances out many of times and i am constantly up the doctors i think i have had as many test done as i can but i just wish i could believe but then that is anxiety one big visous circle but i do feel for you all out there and be sure you are not alone is thia anxiety or is it something serious please help.
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I have been having this now for many months. I went to my primary care doctor who listened to my heart and did an EKG. All normal. BP normal. I have allergies to airborne things and I have noticed that this fluttering has increased dramatically since we have had such poor air quality in N. Calif. for the last several weeks. I have never had a problem with anxiety and I am only taking Allegra and Benadryl as medicines. I think it is allergy related. It is annoying, tho. Does anybody know if there is something I can take to make the fluttering stop?
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It's so weird finding this page in a search for some info about my own health problems, because the first post describes EXACTLY the same symptoms as mine. It seems to be aggravated by eating certain foods - like rye crackers - so mabye there's a link there, but whatever the cause I'm glad to know others have gone through this and not dropped dead or been diagnosed with cancer (also my fear).
I had already suspected anxiety after a recent hospital visit with cardiac symptoms... the doctors did a full screening for heart failure and heart attack indicators but found nothing. The relief didn't last long because the symtpoms came back yet when I asked for anti-anxiety meds and they refused to prescribe them. It seems hypocritical that every doc who comes across this slaps the anxiety label on it but then they won't even treat the anxiety. This has left me no choice but to drink booze when I get the symptoms, which I'm sure is worse for me in the long run but what else can I do??
Anyone with tips on how to get anti-anxiety meds without having a family doc (almost impossible to get one in this country) would be most welcome! And thanks for sharing the stories.
I had already suspected anxiety after a recent hospital visit with cardiac symptoms... the doctors did a full screening for heart failure and heart attack indicators but found nothing. The relief didn't last long because the symtpoms came back yet when I asked for anti-anxiety meds and they refused to prescribe them. It seems hypocritical that every doc who comes across this slaps the anxiety label on it but then they won't even treat the anxiety. This has left me no choice but to drink booze when I get the symptoms, which I'm sure is worse for me in the long run but what else can I do??
Anyone with tips on how to get anti-anxiety meds without having a family doc (almost impossible to get one in this country) would be most welcome! And thanks for sharing the stories.
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I have had weird throat flutters and recently got heart flutters.About a month ago, I got put on high blood pressure medication and 2 weeks after that I ended up in the clinic, I totally freaked out. My heart was racing and I was seeing stars, I felt closed in, like I was in a bottle. Thank God I work at this clinic, I got rushed into a room where the nurse gave me and EKG. The Dr. said that my heart was strong, and proceeded to ask me about my stress. She gave me some anxiety medication and sent me on my merry way. I have been asked by another Dr. if I ever been told I had a heart mumor, tomorrow I will be getting a follow up on my high blood pressure medication/situation and learn more about a potential heart mumor. On top of all this I am a pretty heavy drinker, I really started downing the booze last year. I drink about 3x a week, enough to be hung over. And I have gained 60lbs. in the last three years.
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My flutters aren't painful. They did remind me of the chest/stomach pains I'd get when I'd feel overly anxious, but as I said before, there's no pain. And after it happens, I do feel as if I've stopped breathing despite the fact that I'm breathing through it... The flutters range from my throat to the top of my stomach and everywhere in between in the center of my chest. And if anything, my anxiety has become less and less frequent. The flutters happen more when I'm at rest. Then, after the flutter, I feel like there's something in my throat, or like I need to take a deep breath.
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