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Just turned 20 and am fearing death.
About a month ago is when it all began. Probably on the 2nd of November. I had just came home from work, was really exhausted from not getting much sleep the past few days and had a migraine like you couldn't believe.
So I asked my boyfriend to give me a massage and he did, but seemed to do so begrudgingly... which started a fight. Our fights are few but when they do happen they're... real, and last for a while.
Anyway, I went to the bedroom and seethed in anger for about 2-3 hours, trying to sleep but couldn't because I was just so angry. Then I went to take a shower to calm down and that's when it happened. About twice in a row it felt like my heart tripped over itself. I wasn't concerned at first because this sort of thing has happened to me every once in a while during my teenage years.
But then it just seemed like my heart wouldn't slow down and I began to fear death... there were nights when I tried to lay down and read a book and I could feel my blood pulse strongly throughout my body, I'd hear it in my head too. It felt like my heart was a constant flutter and between the fluttering I'd feel a trip every now and then. This all went on for about a week and then I finally had my Dad take me to the ER. When I got there they took chest x-rays, and ran an EKG, gave me an IV and oxygen... (they tried to take some blood for some tests but the damned nurse could get any from my vein... but still ran the IV? Is that okay??) They said they couldn't find anything abnormal besides high BP and a fast heart rate... and I can't even remember what the numbers were for my bp, but my heart rate kept fluctuating between 102-118bpm. When they said it was okay for me to leave, it didn't seem like I got anything but a hideous bruise from the IV. They told me it was anxiety and arrhythmias. Or that's the paper work they gave me anyway. I was also given 6 pills of xanx (sp?)
I took the xanx, and it didn't really help but it did make it easier to sleep those two days that I had it. But it's been about a month now and nothings changed. I know I should make an appointment with my doctor, but I don't have insurance or money to do it. I'm trying to get ACHCCCS (sp?), because my ER bill is outrageous... and I'd like to be able to see my doctor about this without paying $66 since money is tight especially during this season.
But I've been going back and forth with thinking I was crazy, to thinking it was panic attacks, to thinking that at any moment my heart was just going to explode and that'd be the end of me. I've been living in such a fear of dying until a friend told me the other day that she and her mother experience palpitations very often, and for her mother, it seems to be on a daily basis.
Also reading all of these postings has helped me feel a little more at peace too... but I know I need to see my doctor even if I don't get accepted by ACHCCCS. I know I'm going to ask him to give me one of those holter monitors if he doesn't hear anything during our visit...and I hope we can do something about this. But even if I can just hear from his mouth that I will not die from this and that I will be alright, then I can maybe begin to move on... and maybe just the knowledge that my heart is really okay beside from these palpitations... they will lessen on their own...
But what's really bothered me was the sudden onset of this whole thing... I was fine just a few days before they began... and then it's like I haven't been able to live my life ever since. I have SO much more to do in this world. I have so much to live for.
I will post an update after my doctor visit and let you all know how I'm doing. Hopefully this will be sooner than later.
Also: I am 5'3" and about 145-150lbs. I'm not FAT, but I could definitely stand to lose some weight...
I do have a bit of a inactive lifestyle... I don't exercise regularly, except for walking to work which takes me 5 minutes, and walking across the street to the mall for the movies... my bf and I bus everywhere so there's walking with that... I'm going to start exercising though, to walk for at least 30 mins a day at a fairly fast speed, and work my way up to running when I start to feel like I can take it.
Prior to the palpitations, I'd enjoy a nice cup of delicious coffee every once in a while, but certainly not daily. I never did drink soda that much... so my caffeine intake wasn't excessive. Although that day I did take coffee with me to work, and had evil excedrine that evening because of my headache.
Since then, I haven't had coffee or excedrine and drink decaf green tea and the occasional hot chocolate. I miss my coffee terribly...
but my symptoms still persist so I don't think it's caffiene related. Although I'm sure that it make it worse.
Sorry this is so long... I just wanted to be detailed... unfortunately I'm also very wordy. Forgive me.
This discussion is related to Sudden Onset Of Palpitations.
So I asked my boyfriend to give me a massage and he did, but seemed to do so begrudgingly... which started a fight. Our fights are few but when they do happen they're... real, and last for a while.
Anyway, I went to the bedroom and seethed in anger for about 2-3 hours, trying to sleep but couldn't because I was just so angry. Then I went to take a shower to calm down and that's when it happened. About twice in a row it felt like my heart tripped over itself. I wasn't concerned at first because this sort of thing has happened to me every once in a while during my teenage years.
But then it just seemed like my heart wouldn't slow down and I began to fear death... there were nights when I tried to lay down and read a book and I could feel my blood pulse strongly throughout my body, I'd hear it in my head too. It felt like my heart was a constant flutter and between the fluttering I'd feel a trip every now and then. This all went on for about a week and then I finally had my Dad take me to the ER. When I got there they took chest x-rays, and ran an EKG, gave me an IV and oxygen... (they tried to take some blood for some tests but the damned nurse could get any from my vein... but still ran the IV? Is that okay??) They said they couldn't find anything abnormal besides high BP and a fast heart rate... and I can't even remember what the numbers were for my bp, but my heart rate kept fluctuating between 102-118bpm. When they said it was okay for me to leave, it didn't seem like I got anything but a hideous bruise from the IV. They told me it was anxiety and arrhythmias. Or that's the paper work they gave me anyway. I was also given 6 pills of xanx (sp?)
I took the xanx, and it didn't really help but it did make it easier to sleep those two days that I had it. But it's been about a month now and nothings changed. I know I should make an appointment with my doctor, but I don't have insurance or money to do it. I'm trying to get ACHCCCS (sp?), because my ER bill is outrageous... and I'd like to be able to see my doctor about this without paying $66 since money is tight especially during this season.
But I've been going back and forth with thinking I was crazy, to thinking it was panic attacks, to thinking that at any moment my heart was just going to explode and that'd be the end of me. I've been living in such a fear of dying until a friend told me the other day that she and her mother experience palpitations very often, and for her mother, it seems to be on a daily basis.
Also reading all of these postings has helped me feel a little more at peace too... but I know I need to see my doctor even if I don't get accepted by ACHCCCS. I know I'm going to ask him to give me one of those holter monitors if he doesn't hear anything during our visit...and I hope we can do something about this. But even if I can just hear from his mouth that I will not die from this and that I will be alright, then I can maybe begin to move on... and maybe just the knowledge that my heart is really okay beside from these palpitations... they will lessen on their own...
But what's really bothered me was the sudden onset of this whole thing... I was fine just a few days before they began... and then it's like I haven't been able to live my life ever since. I have SO much more to do in this world. I have so much to live for.
I will post an update after my doctor visit and let you all know how I'm doing. Hopefully this will be sooner than later.
Also: I am 5'3" and about 145-150lbs. I'm not FAT, but I could definitely stand to lose some weight...
I do have a bit of a inactive lifestyle... I don't exercise regularly, except for walking to work which takes me 5 minutes, and walking across the street to the mall for the movies... my bf and I bus everywhere so there's walking with that... I'm going to start exercising though, to walk for at least 30 mins a day at a fairly fast speed, and work my way up to running when I start to feel like I can take it.
Prior to the palpitations, I'd enjoy a nice cup of delicious coffee every once in a while, but certainly not daily. I never did drink soda that much... so my caffeine intake wasn't excessive. Although that day I did take coffee with me to work, and had evil excedrine that evening because of my headache.
Since then, I haven't had coffee or excedrine and drink decaf green tea and the occasional hot chocolate. I miss my coffee terribly...
but my symptoms still persist so I don't think it's caffiene related. Although I'm sure that it make it worse.
Sorry this is so long... I just wanted to be detailed... unfortunately I'm also very wordy. Forgive me.
This discussion is related to Sudden Onset Of Palpitations.
Hi, Your heart flutterings could very well be related to stress and not sleeping well and not enough exercise but all the same any heart problems should never be ignored and should be checked out by a doc or cardiologist to be safe and you are right to see a doc soon and i know without insurance its costly but your lifes more important than dollors also even with insurance i have so many copayments iv yet to check through them all and theres a huge stack so far anyways hopefully the achcccs will be a help with the cost and the best of luck to you also keep us posted here on how things turn out.I have heart flutterings and sometimes the heart flip flops but not the racing heart since i started on cartizem and i have mvp doc says is the cause after a cardiagram showed that not saying you have that because it could just be stress as stress can cause the heart to act so strangly with anyone at any age.
Well, I came to this forum expecting to post almost the exact same thing you just did. Im under extreme stress, and have been having much of the same syptoms, I do have the palpitations, I also have the fluttering feeling. I have been told by my Grandmother who is an RN these things are stress realted. Im a 21 year old male with a 6 1/2 month old baby and all I can think about all day (instead of enjoying my wonderful life) is does that pain mean my heart is gunna stop. It is extremely scary and frustrating, but from what I have read all over the place its mostly due to stress no real cardiac connection. Stay strong and get with a good Dr. for me itll be a Dr. telling me im fine that will help.
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