I've been constantly fatigued, suffering "panic attacks", constant chest tightness and heaviness, sore muscles everywhere, occassional heart palpitations (skipping a beat), exhaustion, muscle twitches/spasms when I try to fall asleep, weakness, and a "lump" in my throat. I have had exceptional amounts of stress far beyond average levels in the past six months, so I don't know if that's it. My doctor's and psychologist have labeled it a combo of General Anxiety and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, but I don't know if I believe them. Heart disease is very prevalent in my family, and while I'm very young, I have already had two children very close together (11 months apart) and I don't know if that put extra strain on my heart/body, plust post-pregnancy pounds total 100 over my ideal weight. what do you all think? these physical pains are making me insane! thanks for your input.

Exercise, take a break from work or the thing that stresses you.

ok...relax and always hav sum1 2 lean on...mabey take up meditating ur sumthing? its suposd 2 relax u...OH! get sum zen"the art of relaxation " music...i like mine.

i am sorry to hear that you have heart problems in your family but lately this has been happening to me to. What i have done is take a day and relax. Go to the Spa maybe get some alone time with your spouse. everything that relaxes can help. If you honestly think that you have heart problems go to a doctor and have them take a blood sample this will tell you whether of not you need to worry

I know exactly how u feel, I suffer from anxiety & panic attacks & yes i get all of the same feelings u do & more ---like nausea, insomnia, tight chest, lite headness, feeling like u want to vomit, sweaty palms, agitation, sounds like stress to me, & worrying about your heart problems in the family r making u worse, try to relax & by all means get a second opinion as i am no Dr but only telling u of what i have experienced myself which is similar to u

Sorry to hear about your problems... I've gone through PTSD (i.e. hell) myself, and didn't have any of those sorts of symptoms (though obviously it's something that varies a lot depending on the person and the circumstances); however, a good friend of mine had a long history of panic attacks/anxiety disorder, with a lot of the symptoms you described. What he did -- and it has worked really well for him -- was a combination of therapy, which got him to sort of re-program himself and his way of thinking about things, his way of reacting to situations that made him stressed/anxious, and medication, which helped to fix some chemical imbalances. I believe this was only a temporary thing, and that he's off the meds now, but I'm not sure about that.Although it doesn't sound specifically like your problems are coming from the overweight issue, that certainly doesn't help -- it strains your system (heart, etc.), and definitely doesn't make things easier. As someone else has said too, I'd suggest some gradual but steady weightloss through diet and exercise, plus some meditation if possible. Good luck with it!

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