Random Chest, Leg, Arm Pains and Palpatations

[judgejase]

Hi Im Jason and im 31 years of age, I am over weight but doing something about it, I also smoked for around 10 years but have quit and been quit for over a year. For the last 2 years or so I have been getting random pains all over, in my hands, legs, arms, toes, in my temples, top of my head and lots of pain in my chest, I have been in and out of hosptial more times than you can imagine only to be told they can find nothing except to control my weight, I must have had 20 ecg's and numerous blood work done, I get palpatations which in turn cause me to panic which does sometimes make symptoms worse, but the annoying thing is that when im really calm and not thinking any thing bad ill have episodes of the pains, even sometimes  finding breathing a chore as if there is a little weight on my chest. The pains I have in arms legs and head a sharp in nature and the ones I have in my chest can be sharp and dull lasting from a second to a few minutes.

[kamrynkade]

Hi,  I was experiencing similar random pains and fatigue.  The pains were sharp and lasted only a few seconds.  The most worrisome ones were the ones in my head.  I had MRI done and they saw tiny white matter lesions.   I was diagnosed with Lyme disease.  I initially tested negative on the Elisa test (the first test they give you).  After consulting with another doctor I got a second test done at a specialty lab (clongen, they only deal with tick-borne illnesses).  I was positive on 3 bands and am now on abx.  
You know yourself better than anyone.  If you are a truly anxious person then yes, these can be symptoms of anxiety.  However, if you experience these pains at times when you are happy, not thinking about anything else, that should be a clue it is not mentally triggered.  Don't let doctors tell you otherwise.  

[sweetness00]

Im 24, mother of 2 and im feeling those exact same symptoms. I was diagnosed with Anxiety two years ago but the random pains throughout my body started 2 months ago, it feels very wierd inside the chest and I go to bed crying sometimes worrying about what if my kids wake up and find me dead the next morning because it really feels like these feelings just ain't normal. And I also feeling a wierd sensation through my head and experiencing "ice pick" headaches at times. Im wondering if any of you got a definite answer from a doctor about what this could be from? Please help me! I've been seeing a doctor about these symptoms and they just keep giving me nervous system depressants and they suck because all they do is sedate me and they don't help!

[MissCowboysFan]

I don't know, I have all the same symptoms you have PLUS some (this has been going on about 9 to 10 months) and I believe they're just not finding something.  Hopefully things go better for you.  :) in my thoughts & prayers.

[myownprison]

I am also 31 and have the same problems. However, I'm not overweight, in fact, for a while I was losing weight like crazy. My doctor thinks I'm crazy. She doesn't know what it feels like to suddenly get sharp pains in one's chest and palpitations. I've had so many bad experiences going to the ER and doctors that I don't know what is real anymore...if they think I'm just crazy. So I try to convince myself that if it's my time to go, it's my time to go. It's not that I've given up...I've got children to take care of, am graduating magna *** laude in May, and planning to go to graduate school. My doctor keeps me filled up on Xanax, a beta blocker, and vicodin. I think I need a new doctor, but I think she's already stamped my file with the word, "hypochodriac". It's scary knowing that no one can help me. I understand how you feel.

[Fritzley]

I think i know what your problem is. I am not a doctor or anything but i would think that these pains are coming from anxiety. Ive been experiencing much anxiety recently and have had the same symtoms as you. You should look up symptoms of anxiety and see if they fit your condition. I hope that I helped.

[judgejase]

I couldnt fit this on the post so I will add it now..................
I also can almost always feel my own heart beat in my chest and sometimes even in my head and also get a whooshing sensation through my head and body when I lie down on my bed to go to sleep. I have controlled elevated blood pressure but with the 160mg valsartan tab I take every day its down to 120/80 - 138/85 which my doc is more than happy with, he says when I have lost the weight I may be able to come off them. I did the wrong thing and substituted cigs with food (bad move for anyone trying to quit) I didnt use no replacement patches or gum, just took the plunge and quit, and I do feel tons better for it like being able to walk the stairs not out of breath and smelling food, and even my clothes smell great. but these pains im having are becoming a real drain on my life now, im actually at the end of my tether and just want them sorting out once and for all, my life is suffering, i have gone from a happy cheerfull lad to a miserable wreck who cant enjoy life,  please if there is any advice for me id much appreciate it, like I said i am already hitting a gym but that is a real slow process, im on a diet too. I am just as determined to lose the weight as I was to give up smoking.