im 15, female.
ever since my dad died in the icu from a heart attack ive been having off and on chest pain. sometimes other parts of my body hurts when the pain is gone like my neck or head. i cant sleep at night thinking and worrying that i might have a heart attack and end up in the icu like my dad and die. he was 56 yrs old. my mom tells me im too young and i should sleep and etc but i dont want to wake up dead. i keep thinking its due to stress and anxiety and im so scared! help! ive been telling my mom and she said its nothing . i told my gpa the first time i had it and he took my blood pressure and it was normal and everything. my uncle and fpa laughed and told me im having panic attacks or anxiety and stop thinking abt heart attacks and my dad. its christnas and i dont want to end up in the er. im just extremely worried. i keep thinking of my dad and the symptoms he had and i keep thinking i might get them too!!!
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I am so sorry that you’ve been having such a hard time. You should try to remember the good things about your dad and trust the other adults in your life, they have your best interest at heart. What you are having may very well be panic attacks, I used to get those too when I was having a hard time in my life, and with the first one I had I thought I was having a heart attack.
Like I said, try to think about the good things and talk to your mom about the things on your mind and what you are feeling. It may be a good idea for you to talk to a counselor about the grief that you’re feeling. You will be ok.
it sounds like your uncle is right about the anxiety or panic attacks but those things can cause problems too so you need to learn some coping skills and probably need to see a Dr so that he can check you out. Maybe a phsyical exam will help relax your worries about health problems.
o.k well 1st ur even to young for a heart attack. but i think that ur jst worrying to much about ur father dead. dont let it hunt you. live ur life. go see a doctor or do therapy. . . try sleeping pills.
I was the same way when my mom died of a stroke suddenly at 54. I became very frightened about getting a stroke also since high blood pressure runs in my mom’s family. I started getting panic attacks and couldn’t sleep. When I realized it really was a fear of dying, I made peace with my Maker and the panic attacks slowly went away. What you are experiencing is a very normal part of the grieving process. You need to talk to a counsellor about your fears.
If you do get sharp chest pains at your age, it will most likely be Precordial Catch Syndrome. Also low iron can cause an increase in heart rate and cause a person to feel anxious.
Have a Merry Christmas and God bless the memory of your Dad.
Almost all chest pain at 15 is either muscular in origin and taking some motrin will probably make it go away or it is stress/anxiety related and again, motrin should make it go away. Very, very few teens die of heart attacks and most of them have an underlying heart condition so you are stressing yourself about this for nothing. Your father was 56 so you have many more years before your risk factors could cause a heart attack. After you get through this stressful period in your life, you can go to WebMd.com and read up on heart attack prevention which is weight control, diet, regular exercise, keeping your blood pressure under control. If you do all of these, it is possible to lead a long, productive life.