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anxiety/panic attacks? or something else?
Answered by
Roger Gould, M.D. - Mental Health, Wellness
Questions posted in the Mental Health forum are being answered by Dr. Roger L. Gould, author of the Mastering Stress and Depression program and affiliated with the UCLA. Department of Psychiatry. Topics covered include anger, attention deficit disorder (ADD), bipolar disorder, dementia, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), learning disabilities, memory, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), panic, personality disorders, phobias, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), schizophrenia, stress, transitions, and work problems.
anxiety/panic attacks? or something else?
by HBlack76, Apr 26, 2001 12:00AM
Please help! I'm a 24 year old male. In the past few months I have been having these "attacks" that really are starting to scare me. It started off with my stomach. I would have alot of discomfort in my stomach and it would work its way in to my chest. I went to my Dr and he had an Upper GI and Ultrasound done, both came back with no problems. A few weeks after that I was having chest pains so I went to the ER. They did an EKG and blood test and everything was fine, so they sent me home. A week later I woke up at 1AM with chest pains and difficulty breathing and rapid heart rate. Again they did an EKG and blood test and found no problems. Since then I haven't had any chest pain, but have had a few attacks of rapid heart beat. Also I am always feeling very nasueas and I have no appetite, I can hardly make my self eat. My Dr put me on 10mg of Paxil, but I have yet to see any improvment. Are these signs of anxiety attacks? Thank you so much for any help you can give me.
Doctor's Answer
by Roger Gould, M.D., Apr 26, 2001 12:00AM
, Apr 26, 2001 12:00AM
These are definitely signs of anxiety, assuming, of course that the obvious possible physical causes have been ruled out, which in this case, seems to be true.
Something is bothering you that you are not talking about to yourself. You might want to see a therapist, or if you don't want to start there, go to my masteringstress site(above) and ask for a review from me and I will see if I can help you online.
Something is bothering you that you are not talking about to yourself. You might want to see a therapist, or if you don't want to start there, go to my masteringstress site(above) and ask for a review from me and I will see if I can help you online.
In 1995, the FDA was forced to reveal, under the Freedom of Information Act, 92 symptoms caused by aspartame.
Change in Heart Rage is No. 15. I have also personally read hundreds of aspartame poisoning cases with this particular symptom.
Abdominal pain and cramps is No. 5. Chest pain is No.34. Difficulty breathing is No. 21
Aspartame is now in 9,000 products so check all the labels if you can't just say, Yeah, I drink diet Coke.
Check out www.dorway.com it has links and a hook-up to a support group ***@**** And/or email me at ***@****. I'm a reluctant expert on aspartame poisoning a subject about which the medical profession remains clueless.
In mid-May, Dr. H. J. Roberts has a 1,000 page book coming out "Aspartame:A Hidden Epidemic."
Hope this is your lucky day.
Rightnote
I notice it more when I'm with a ex-girlfriend of mine. It's scary because I don't feel stressed however my mind is thinking on it's own. I was in Vegas this weekend with three friends and I could not eat. Very frustrating. How are you doing?
Ksouth77
I notice it more when I'm with a ex-girlfriend of mine. It's scary because I don't feel stressed however my mind is thinking on it's own. I was in Vegas this weekend with three friends and I could not eat. Very frustrating. How are you doing?
Ksouth77
I notice it more when I'm with a ex-girlfriend of mine. It's scary because I don't feel stressed however my mind is thinking on it's own. I was in Vegas this weekend with three friends and I could not eat. Very frustrating. How are you doing?
Ksouth77
I notice it more when I'm with a ex-girlfriend of mine. It's scary because I don't feel stressed however my mind is thinking on it's own. I was in Vegas this weekend with three friends and I could not eat. Very frustrating. How are you doing?
Ksouth77