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Heart and teen

Hi, this is my first post here. This is my story.

I changed schools in 8th grade from a school which i loved and still do today. I had so many good fantastic friends there all from good families. It was a privae school. Then i went to another private school. Here my parents said you better do good, this is the most important years of your life and this and that. So being a god student i did great with all the good stuff 4.2-4.3 GPA, etc. Basketball has always been my game. I have alway been good at it. I used to be the best player at my old school but once i moved to this large school I felt intimidated. Like news was around that this great basketball player student is coming and stuff like that. When i went to the school I was like a nerd, I was just studying and didnt join the basketball team. After that year in 9th grade at my new school I had all honor classes and in one day in a very fierce and notorious teachers class which you cannot get out of for any reason i had a panic attack. After this attack I have been on a battle. A daily one. Everyday for 180 days at school i took the pain of fearing another anxiety attack coming. It was just amazing how i completed the year. It was hard but i pulled through which is truly amazing. Sweaty palms ever day and my hypochondriasis kicking in with a new creative idea every day it is so amazing how I pulled through with only being abscent one day because i was sick. As you see I am extremely determined. After 3 months from my panic attack i started to get chest pains on both sides of my chest then it singled out to just my left. I saw a cardiologist he did and EKG everything fine. Then it was good good at got better and it was uner control. Then it just exploded after i stopped seeing a psychologist(i never will use any medication) it got very bad and i had to go see a psychologist again. Then i stopped again because i dont like the whole fact of seeing a psychologist it is degrading to me(just my opinion). After that it got to its peak which it is at right now. I have joined the team and have made it. I am a good basketball player and after all that stress and anxiety i still retain a 4.3 GPA. The problem now is that I cant get my head off my heart. I just feel i need so many answers. Like does this all add up? WHat is causing it like never used drugs, no coffee, I am just probably the most determined human being you would know. I do everything play guitar, basketball, study. Some people look up to me (i am sure a lot) but like anxiety. I pretty much know as much about the heart and its conditions more than a cardiologist. Like HCM, this scares me a ton. I have also been to another cardiologist and had an EKG and an ultrasound of the heart done but i am more worried than ever. Athletes dying all of a sudden for no reason. Like i dont have any heart problems but like I am worried so much my heart beats fast sometimes so like could it take all this exertion. I am very skinny like 5'8" and 115 pounds but like is it rational that i worry so much. And have also some bad habits like i touch my chest to relax me. So my hand is always next to my heart. I also panic and like today at practice for basketball after running i felt like fainting even though i didnt. Like i dont know is anxiety that powerful that it can make u feel like fainting even if you are in good shape. I need answers, its a very long question but i would like to hear people relate to me and explain some things. Just some advice and THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
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Since your issues are more anxiety related than heart related I would talk to your doctor about it.  I feel your pain- at your age I didn't want to be on medication either (My attacks are heart related however- not anxiety).  It's a challenge finding a good way to manage it, and if you're dead set against medication you'll need to find a fix like meditation, yoga, therapy, whatever it is that may work for you.
It's tough not to think about the issue at all times especially when it causes such unpleasant symptoms, but stressing out will only make it much worse.
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Hey I am 26 and have had panic attacks since I was 16 I remember the first one I ever had and yes the physical symptoms are very real and what you describe. Alot of people go to the ER thinking they are having a heart attack when infact it is a panic attack. If all your work ups with the cardio are fine then I wouldnt worry about anything serious but as far as medications and psychologists go you are obviously having a problem and by choosing not to take medication you are choosing to live like this when you dont have to....I have taken everything under the sun from prozac to effexor paxil etc.. and I agree that those meds are not the way to go the everyday stuff anyway unless you have a chemical embalance and need to take it for a short period of time to get back on track my parents made me take all that stuff and when I was old enough to do my own research and know what questions to ask I feel that people in the USA are over medicated and they want to hand out anti depression meds like candy! But anxiety is very real and can be life debilitating it seems to me and I dont know you but you maybe over due it!!!! A psychologist isnt a bad idea and I dont know why you think it is so degrading.....you obviously have a problem with anxiety its not going to go away being you want to ignore it by not getting help meds like a very low dose klonopin it comes it .5 mg and I actually take half of that no one would ever know that you took this and it could make a world of difference in your life. YOU are denying yourself the chance to feel better mental health is not a stigma anymore excuse me for saying this but by what you said you are kind of being ignorant you need to get over your issues with psychologits and get some help take time find one you like there are good ones out there! BUT it is not your heart read about anxiety and you will see the symptoms include racing heart chest pain sweating palps....and so on and so on! good luck!
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