Anxiety attack

[Emilyg]

Last October I experienced my first so called panic attack. I thought I was dying but came to find out at the hospital that everything was normal and they told me I had an anxiety attack. Since then , I have been experiencing a whole series of different symptoms. From chest pain, numbness / tingling, dizziness, shortness of breath , hair loss, extreme acid reflux , headaches, etc. I’ve tried to heal myself naturally without medication through acupuncture, meditation , breathing exercises , but my symptoms still seem to linger. My anxiety has improved dramatically with these but I still have shortness of breath , intermittent dizziness and chest pain all the time. It is a scary feeling and I don’t want to get on medication. My father in law had a heart attack while we were hiking 2 years ago and I am starting to believe that this all stemmed from that. My symptoms started exactly one year after his passing. I’m at a point where I feel helpless and I don’t feel myself anymore. I don’t excerise like I used to and I feel that I can’t do things I used to do anymore. I am new to this forum and any guidance or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

 

[hatboxghost]

I’m sorry to hear about your father in law. My health anxiety kicked into high gear after my father had a heart attack. He is still alive and very well. Thank goodness. I constantly obsess over my heart, what it’s doing, how it’s doing, everything. I’ve had 5 EKGs over the course of 3 months. Multiple blood panels. Xrays. All given the thumbs up.

Have you been checked out just to give yourself peace of mind? That’s the best advice I can give you. Once you check out, believe the doctor and trust your body. (Take it from someone who has a hard time doing both) lol

 

[Emilyg]

Thank you for your response. Yes I have been to the ER multiple times and even had a stress test done alongside a chest x ray and labs- everything came back normal. But I still seem to have all these symptoms. They say exercise helps anxiety , but it makes it worse for me. I become light headed and short of breath. It’s a shame because I used to be so active and now I barely can work out. Is this normal?

 

[hatboxghost]

I’ve heard all the same. I used to run 5-6 times a week. Now I’m too scared. I’m scared to run alone. I’m scared to run. I hate this anxiety.