Radioactiveman!
Aug. 3rd, 2004 07:17 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
greatbearWell, I have just been released from the hospital a few hours ago. Another apparent heart attack that wasnt, but with no conclusive proof what it actually was. I could not breathe, I had sharp pains in my chest and my right arm, dizziness and nausea. This came around Sunday night to the point where I asked mom to take me to the ER. I had another stress test done, among nuclear inmaging, ultrasounds, EKGs, the whole bit. I still have tightness in my chest, but I feel like a total idiot for going through all of this with it being a false alarm. I guess better safe than sorry.
A little while ago, I took out my trusty little Geiger counter (what self-respecting total geek does not have one?) and pointed it at myself. I am very radioactive!
The goggles, they do nothing!
A little while ago, I took out my trusty little Geiger counter (what self-respecting total geek does not have one?) and pointed it at myself. I am very radioactive!
The goggles, they do nothing!
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Date: 2004-08-03 05:10 pm (UTC)Please stay well, OK?
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Date: 2004-08-03 05:31 pm (UTC)So any plans on Destorying Toyoko?
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Date: 2004-08-03 05:51 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-08-03 05:58 pm (UTC)i just finished posting a comment to another friend's journal about panic attacks. about 8 years ago i went through a series of episodes that were very similar to what you describe. on a couple of those occasions i went to the emergency room because i was convinced it was a heart attack.
after a lot of doctor visits and a whole lot of tests (EKG, 24-hour EKG, stress test, CAT scan), it was finally diagnosed as a panic disorder. they put me on SSRI anti-depressants, and the problem went away.
i was on and off the meds for a few years -- i didn't like taking them, but i knew they helped. eventually i stopped and was fine for a couple years. then the problem came back with a vengeance. once again, a simple prescription made all the difference.
it's definitely good to get all the available tests and make sure there isn't a cause. if all those tests repeatedly come back negative, then it's worth investigating the possibility of a panic diagnosis.
note that a panic attack doesn't mean you are panicking about something in particular -- if you tell people you've had a panic attack they often ask "what were you panicking about?" it usually doesn't work that way...although there may be a pattern to location and situation, the panic attack is more often the result of a generalized anxiety which may be caused or exacerbated by a chemical imbalance.
i hope you're able to find some sort of answer soon and put these unpleasant episodes behind yoU!
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Date: 2004-08-03 07:23 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-08-03 08:19 pm (UTC)Start feeling gooder!
Thinkin about ya bub! HUGS!
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Date: 2004-08-03 08:30 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-08-03 08:34 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-08-04 03:16 am (UTC)(HUG) I'm so glad it wasn't a heart attack!
Ya Got That Right!
Date: 2004-08-04 06:10 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-08-04 06:32 am (UTC)Are they going to do more tests or are did they say it was nothing to be concerned about?
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Date: 2004-08-04 08:36 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-08-04 09:20 pm (UTC)I do hope you're feeling better, Buddy.
holy shit!!
Date: 2004-08-16 08:45 am (UTC)