my undiagnosed symptoms...can you help???

[mhaidhoze]

Its been two months since i got these breathing difficulties,i ussually feel it at night time,when my body was relaxed and im going to sleep..i feel a sudden trouble breathing ang my hands and feet feels so cold and i shiver.i feel cramps in middle of  my stomach..sometimes i feel dizzy..it feel like i would sleep al of a sudden..I have trouble sleeping because im afraid that i have might have a heart attack,the doctor advice me to have a urinalysis,FT4,CBC but its all have normal impression.i also have an ECG but its also normal..whatmight have be the problem?? Im 24 years old i quit smoking since I feel this trouble breathin and non alchoholic drinker..could this be an anxiety problem??My doctor advice me to take propranolol for a month 20mg twicea day and hydroxycine before bedtime for 3 days..but they cant diagnose my helth problem..please help

[Dr. Kokil Mathur]

Hi
Thanks for writing to the forum!
Your symptoms can be explained by an anxiety panic disorder. However there are a few things that must be ruled out before that. One is COPD or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, like asthma. Another possibility is high blood pressure. Third possibility is sleep disorders and snoring. Anemia and acidity too should be ruled out. You may need pulmonary function tests, chest X-rays, echo, and blood tests.

Until things are clear, it may help you to raise the head end of your bed or use 2 pillows.

It is difficult to comment beyond this at this stage. Please discuss these possibilities with your doctor and see what he thinks about it. Please let me know if there is any thing else and do keep me posted. Take care!

[Encephalomalcia]

Have you had an echocardiogram to check your heart valves?  This is typical signs of heart valve problems.  The echo is just an ultrasound of the heart and a listen to the valve sounds.