Desperately need help; please read everything before responding

[nh_user_958809]

I have been suffering from panic attacks for about 3 months... been to emergency at least 6 times (I lost count) in this time because I feel like I'm about to die every time...

basically what happens to me is that I get pain in the heart and feel light headed, then my hands and feet begin to tingle, feel cold and feel like they are stiffening up. I kind of attributed this to anxiety until today, when I tried to go for a jog while calm/motivated and my hands started pulsating and I just felt lightheaded and weak/needed to stop. The same thing will happen in my feet as well. After relaxing for a bit, I tried to do jumping jacks, and I started feeling a similar sensation on my inner left elbow.. it was as if the blood in my veins was bouncing; it's hard to describe, but it felt like I had a bulge/sack in my arm and it was moving around. I should also add that my hands actually turn blue and purple in the cold and my wounds take a long time to heal, staying red for months on end. My skin also stays red for a long time after being irritated.. one time my dog scratched me and my hand was red for the entire day. 

The pains in my heart also feel as if there was a bulge underneath it.. it's kind of a tickling but more of a suphocating feeling, as if it were not working properly.

I want to attribute this to anxiety, but I feel like it isn't... I can't even jog anymore because my hands will start pulsating and going cold/numb, my head will start spinning, I become disoriented and have a intense piercing pain in the front of my brain. 

What could this be? I should add that when this happens my blood pressure is high but my heartbeat is slow... about 60 beats per minute; sometimes it's even slower than that, around 46. It's really confusing. I know this is stress related, but it happens when I am jogging, biking or doing any sort of physical activity; it also happens when I feel intense pleasure like during orgasm.. hands and feet start to tingle and feel cold, clamy and sweaty. 

Also, I have an intense pain in the back of my head which often leads to my hands stiffening up; I figure that is from anxiety, but maybe it is related to heart issues as well? Someone please help, any advice you may have on the issue would be helpful. I figure it's an issue with blood pressure or circulation but I just don't know

[nh_user_207757]

You already have your answer - panic attacks from general anxiety. Looking for other answers will only distress you and get you nowhere. That's how health anxiety starts. See a Dr about ways to deal with your anxiety and stop looking for answers which simply aren't there, it will only cause you more distress

[nh_user_953872]

jmcg is spot on. Go see Dr and get help now.

[nh_user_956378]

Please see a dr & get some test done which he will order.

As far as the hands & fingers turning red & in the cold weather turn blue & purple this may very well be (Rynards diease) this is do to circulation. I am 65 & and had this since i was 19, I was diagnosed.

[nh_user_952470]

Everything I read here sounds like anxiety. Every one of us in this forum has had your same experiences you are having. Most common symptom is the mind telling you everything in your body is having a problem. That is what anxiety does. You are not alone at all.

[nh_user_958935]

Hey credence I don't have any answers for you but just wanted to let you know I'm going through it as well minus the exercise I got the lump pressure feeling in my chest I get tingling in my hands and feet shortness of breath sharp pain and pressure in my head as if I'm hanging upside down and lack of energy. been to my doctor and ER numerous times. I don't know what else to do. My wife tells me to see a specialist which i.am considering. Maybe you should do the same. I hope you feel better!