What the heck is wrong with me...

Factual Questions
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…'cause I sure don’t know.

I’m waiting on my health benefit information at my job, before I can choose a doctor and go have myself looked at. I’m pretty sure I need some kind of blood testing, though I’m not sure what else they’ll be doing. For now, I’m having a great time worrying and wondering what the heck is wrong with me. If there are any doctors in the house, please let me know what these symptoms could possibly combine to, and if there’s anything I should make sure to point out to the doctor. I have no past health problems, except for a minor intolerance to dairy products. (I can eat a little bit, but not much at once.)

Also, I would like to mention that it’s possible I had a small heart attack back in March. I was sitting at my computer typing when it felt like my heart skipped a beat, or stopped beating altogether for a few seconds, and I could not breathe. I got very dizzy, got up, stumbled around, and really the whole experience was so disorienting I don’t remember much else. I thought I was dying, stumbled into the other room for help, and when I found no one I came back in my room and laid down on the floor. I felt like I was going to pass out for at least twenty minutes afterwards, and eventually I returned to normal, only ever since then I’ve had similar weird “skips” in my chest, though much less severe, and their frequency varies greatly. It almost goes away when my stress level is very low; maybe happening once a week (if that). I have also had my blood pressure checked on numerous occasions and it seems to be perfectly normal. I’m 22 years old, 5’3" tall, weigh about 110lbs, and I don’t get lots of exercise but I’m not a total couch potato either. I don’t smoke, and I don’t drink alcohol at all.

My other symptoms include:

Persistent insomnia accompanied by disturbing dreams/nightmares, even when I do sleep getting tired within only a few hours of waking, a twitch in both eyes which at its worst went on very severely for over a month – now it is almost nonexistent, frequent indigestion and unable to eat red meat much at all without feeling uncomfortable for two to three hours, daily headaches (though they aren’t severe, they’re pretty much constant), pain in my joints, esp. the knees (since I was 15), allergy to vitamins (?!) – I was taking those “One a Day” Women’s vitamins, when they started making my headaches worse suddenly one day, then I bought some children’s chewables and they also made me feel bad, hyper-sensitive to changes in temperature (i.e., as soon as the AC comes on, I’m freezing. The second it goes off, I’m taking off my shirt.), and very much trouble concentrating (probably due to lack of good sleep). My head also feels warm much of the time, but I haven’t tried taking my temprature to see if I actually have a fever. Tylenol, aspirin and the like don’t seem to be helping me feel any better.

So…does anyone have a clue what might be wrong with me? I’d at least like to freak out and worry about something plausible. :frowning:

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I can’t speak to your other symptoms, but this sounds a lot like a panic attack. I didn’t find anything on Google that looked like a real reputable source, but what I did find suggests that your other symptoms may be consistent with an anxiety disorder. You may want to look into that as a likely possibility. On the other hand, I am not a doctor, and you should talk to one before you do anything. Hope it all works out well.

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Oh, thanks. That’s something I hadn’t considered yet… I have been under a great deal of stress in the last few months and my situation where I live doesn’t really help. :frowning:

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I think all your symptoms could be caused by stress, but you should get checked out anyway. Bad sleep and heart rhythm problems and intolerance of heat and cold are sometimes symptoms of endocrine problems. If you get a blood test, get them to check your thyroid, PTH and calcium.

And another thing: CALM DOWN!