Last year after my 2nd daughter i was so worried about having a heart attack after having chest pain that woke me up. I was in a walking panic 24/7. I had a bunch of test and finally after meeting with one heart specialist the pain and fear just kinda diminished. Well now a little over a yr later ive had my 3rd daughter and i fear something is seriously wrong again. My mom just thinks its anxiety. Which it could be but bad stuff happens all the time. Its becoming unbearable its hard to focus on my children. I went to the drs because i thought it was temporal arteritis because my head hurt to touch. Now my neck is so stiff, ive had vision problems for months, my lower jaw is on and off tingly, pokes in fingers, and i have this random headache pains that come and go ever few seconds. Now in the last few days ive thought brain tumour, ms, temporal arteritis that the blood didnt pick up, but the one im stuck on now is a vertebral artery dissection, it says its the main cause of stroke in young adults and i had a mini stroke 6 yrs ago so im terrified. The dr wants me to get mri but afraid of getting contrast while breastfeeding. Could this just be anxiety again. Afraid of leaving my girls without a mom.
Postpartum Health Anxiety?
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Shi27 I could have written this myself! I had my second baby 6 months ago and have been experiencing severe health anxiety ever since. I also went to the er after thinking I had a heart attack. Many tests later, they said I was find. Followed up with my doc and she said it was anxiety. It's only gotten worse since then. I have such bad insomnia now because I constantly think I am dying of something. The chest pain remains as well as dizziness and headaches. I experience those sharp headaches you talked about. They only last a few seconds but I get them multiple times a day. Have you ever heard of ice pick headaches? They are caused by stress. I have 2 kids under two so life is stressful for me but my biggest fear is leaving my kids without a mother and not being able to watch my babies grow up. I don't really know how to help you but I wanted to let you know you are not alone. For now I am trying meditation exercises and cutting out sugar from my diet. It hasn't done much for me yet but I've just begun. I hope things get better for you. I'm here if you ever want to talk mom to mom
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It sounds like anxiety to me. You should have an MRI done but I understand that you don't want to risk harm to your infant. Perhaps you could bottle feed for a short time? Ask your doctor how long you will need to take from breastfeeding after having it done. It would be best to have a test if even to put your own mind at rest. Although it really does sound like anxiety symptoms that you are having. Relax and enjoy this time with your babies.