what could be causing this?

[chris0010]

hey there Im Chris, and im 24 and 6ft 3 around 10 st. I suffer from mild asthma, i also posted this in the general health boards a while ago with no luck so thought id give here a try. Please be patient as i have quite a bit to say..

Over the past 6 years ive had these symptoms Tiredness, fast heartbeat, occasional palpitations, nervousness, a lack of energy, intolerence to heat (makes me feel drained) sometimes trouble sleeping, veins swelling/bulging in my lower arms and legs( which is most the time) ,cold hands.. noticed my nails sometimes go purple, achey legs, dizziness, coughing up phlem, visual diturbances such as pulsing in outer sides of my vision and occasionally a flicker when i go from being in the light and going straight into the dark.

quite a while ago i decided to go to my GP because i coughed up blood in my phlem, They referred me to hospital for tests, I had a x-ray and CT scan of my chest which came back clear and they said it was likely due to chest infection which i was given antibiotics for. I also had multiple blood tests, and blood pressure test which also came back fine aswell as multiple ECG since then. which they said was fine apart from noticing that i have a fast heart beat they couldnt find any other problems.

Since then i have been experiencing more symptoms and the same ones but worsened. Ive had tiredness, palpitations(daily), very achey legs, tingling in my fingers and feet (sometimes only slight) and dizziness, a few panic attacks and some anxiety, racing heart , and so forth. I noticed though that i tend to get palpitations everyday and they occur more so in the evening. sometimes bending down can give me one and i have had them during sex which ussually means i have to stop to calm myself down.

I ve been to see my GP for another blood test and blood pressure test which came back clear it also tested my thyroid levels which were fine infact the only thing they found was a deffciency in vitamin D, which they prescribed vitamins for me. I have also been into hospital again since for the day because i felt really bad and started to panic which made it worse and which they gave me another blood test which was fine aswell as a ECG.

A few months after i made an appointment to have a ultrasound done of my heart (echo cardiogram) results from that came back normal.
They cant seem to find whats wrong with me they just say its anxiety and pscyological but im not convinced.
I would also like to add that im not on any other drugs of any kind and i rarely drink and i dont smoke. I take my inhalers for my asthma Clenil modulite (brown) 2 puffs twice a day and ventolin (blue) only if i get out of breath.

I had pestered my gp enough that she has given me beta blockers to help with the palps and racing heart. I am on 1.25 mg of bisprolol which i have been taking for a month, after a month i went back to see her told her that its helped with the racing heart but im still getting palpitations and all the other symptoms from day to day. I have insisted on going to a palpitation clinic because im very worried. I'm going to get them to give me a holter so i can show them my palps. The only problem is i cant get a appointment untill march. This is really effecting my quality of life i need to find what the problem is so i can deal with it.

Does this sound familiar to anyone? could this be a heart problem? any suggestions would be very welcome, i am at my witts end with this. I am desperate for answers

thanks for reading

[chris0010]

bump, still need some answers and help. anyone out there?

[chris0010]

can anyone else give suggestions, advice or a insight? please

[chris0010]

thanks for the reply grendslori, and i know that anxiety can make them worse but the thing is axiety doesnt seem to explain some of my other symptoms thats why im so confused and convinced its not just anxiety playing a part.

[grendslori]

The fact that you have had all of this heart testing done and nothing showed up, your heart is probably just fine. The palpitations you feel are caused by extra heart beats. They are PVCs (premature ventricular contractions) and PAC (premature atrial contrations which are more common) Everyone on the planet has these premature beats.....everyone. This is normal and is a 'backup system' to the heart's normal electrical system. If you suffer from anxiety or panic attacks this will make this problem much worse for you so you need to get those attacks under control.

[jrbon]

If you got deficiency once, my experience is that you will need it (at a lower dose) for a long time ... and YES although many Drs. are not aware of it yet, lack of Vit. D can produce awful symptoms.

The risk factors for Vit. D deficit are:
- Living in a norther area,
- Obesity
- Age (above 50)
- Black race

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[chris0010]

well i was told to take the vitamin d for a month and to stop after that. i dont know if the levels are normal now but my gp said it was unlikely that it was that causing my symptoms. And no i havent seen a neurologist. thank you for your response

[jrbon]

Have your Vit. D levels normalize?
It can give you some of the symptoms.
You should aim at a minimum of 60-70 ng/mL of 25-hydroxy-vitamin D in blood.

Others seems to be from cardiac problems but it seems that you have already check that out.

Others seems neurological. Have you check with a neurologist?

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