Hi! For the last 6 months o have been very sick... I am 36, dont smoke, am a social drinker, dont have kids, never had any health worries until now... It all started one night while I was sleeping when I suddenly woke up and had a very fast heart rate, was light headed... I had to drink lots of water and walked back and fourth while taking deep breaths until I felt better. I calmed down a bit and fell asleep again. The next time I had a similar episode, I felt pressure on my chest, tingling in my arm... I got very worried and went to the ER. The dr's performed an EKG and blood tests and the EKG came back normal and blood tests came fairly normal- potassium and iron levels were a bit low... So i was prescribed 10meq of pot and ferros something a rather aka iron once a day. I felt slightly better for a while until, again, after my cousins bday where i drank some wine, had the worst epidode... All of the above syptoms PLUS an electrical shocklike feeling on the right side of my chest... I freaked out and went straight back to the ER. Everything came back 100% normal, incl. the EKG. I immediately set- up a check with my dr. and after telling him my ordeal he did alll sorts of tests- thyroid, kidney, hormone, etc and it all came back just fine. I decided that maybe it was what i was eating after having a sip of my diet coke and feeling a cold wave surround my heart area... I have not had any aspertame or artificial sweeteners since, i also try to not eat anything with artificial colours or perservatives and it has helped but has not stopped these episodes. Just tonight i had an episode where I knew I wasn't feeling 100 % and the my heart rate rose, and i started extreme shivering, incl my jaw... My face was red and eyes were a bit bloodshot... I drank water, walked, quivered and after about 7 mins it stopped but i still feel a pressure on my chest and like burning in my stomach opening. Its all very scary... And my husband and I are skeptical about going to the ER again.
After my january dr's checkup I had my gynecologist do my checkup and he discoveted fibroids.... 6 of the... One pf the fairly big 6.5cm but apparently my ovaries are unharmed. I am currently awaiting a date for a myomecty so that hopefully we can get pregnant soon and Im wondering the fibroids could be the cause of my attacks?! Or maybe they are just anxiety attacks? I am so scared that my heart is just going to give up on me one day ;( I dont have insurance and am in crazy medical debt... I just want to feel better so that Zi can be productive and go back and work full- time ( I only work parttime right now because these episodes ware me out, and 10 days before my period I am in exteme pain and discomfort and during my period I bleed a lot for anout 10 to 15 days). I appreciate any advice you may have! I dont know where else to turn! Thank you, Carolina