Hey Everyone! I’m super new here. I would like to hear any experiences or issues involving pain from people similar to myself. So I’ve been through some very rough times mentally in the passed 6 years. I moved to PA with my wife in 2017 to get away from it all. thing is I became rather depressed. Quite the opposite outcome I anticipated after moving from away from all the people and drama that were causing me severe anxiety. I’m 33 years old, barely active, spend a lot of time to myself and away from contact with others besides my wife and dog. Since moving here ive had countless trips by ambulance to the ER. Many times it was complaints of shortness of breath, dizziness, and chest pain. After having several EKGs, an echo, an echo stress test, chest x-rays my doctors have come to the conclusion its severe anxiety. I already knew i had this but the effects of it amped up by 1,000xs worse. my Dr now has me on klonopin, benazipril, and zoloft. I also just got my cpap machine to help with my obstructive sleep apnea. Back tracking several weeks before all these new medications and all the other things i was diagnosed with, an ER visit determined my left arm, hand pain and chest discomfort were due to carpal tunnel with an assist of anxiety. (I know i sound pathetic) Jumping back to now since being on all these new meds, I’ve been still experiencing pain in my left arm (bicep area) shoulder, hand, the left side of my chest and left shoulderblade. It doesnt feel like typical anxiety, I also dont believe I’m having a heart attack because its been over a week of these symptoms. im just curious has anyone else had these experiences or issues? I look forward to your feedback. And if you are currently in pain, I hope you feel better! THANKS FOR LISTENING!
You stated that you aren’t very active? That’s the first thing i recommend you change. Get outside & walk. Move around. Your body needs to move and stretch!! The aches and pains could be stiffness from inactivity. Yoga is great for stress, anxiety and other mental health issues…as does being outside in the sunshine!!! Good luck!
the body isn’t designed to be sedative or sit in a chair all day. as mentioned, look to get out outside…go for walks. or if that’s a bit much, ride a bike to start out. anxiety does sum up all the symptoms you’re having. as far as your current symptoms, i’ve had every single one. likewise, i game quite a bit on the PC…or should say did; not so much this past year. the years of doing so i’m afraid have begun to show up these past few years as i’ve struggled with odd issues with my left shoulder, shoulder blade, hand and left side of my chest..along with a pain that runs up on the inside of my entire bicep. i’m started to believe that being in a sitting position for much of my days all these years is started yield the effect of doing so. you compress you spine when sitting down. even worse i’d slouch in my chair and sit sideways watching youtube videos for hours on in…for years. so a twisted compressed spine along with your shoulder rolling forward due to typical computer chair posture.
i think it’s worth it for you to maybe look into other interests that don’t involve sitting at a computer desk, just to see if this helps your symptoms. for me…it seems the more active i am with walking the dog, or bike riding with the wife or swimming, essentially away from the computer desk, the better i feel days after. some days i don’t notice the odd randoms pains at all, which is typically preceded with activity from days before.
some days i’ll have odd shoulder numbness. some days my left hand feels weird like if i close to a fist it feels odd to open my hand back up as if it were sluggish. i do have muscle twitching as well. of course, my doctor has done the typical reflex checks etc…and so on so it appears i’m fine. i function just fine as well. anyway, good luck.
if i were in your shoes i’d likely focus on diet and physical activity regularly to see what it does for you. otherwise, if your symptoms remain the same or get worse…you’ll just be left guessing. yeah medication can mask the pain…the painkillers and antidepressants, but that’s all they do…is MASK things.
i got to the point where i was going on intense jogs, to where i was drenched in sweat and i must say…i felt really really good afterwards. but, like many i backslide into the bad routines.
You basically just described my life exactly. time to start moving …and eating right. thanks for the reply. It took away some anxiety so its much appreciated.