I am a 22 year old female. I used to be about 193 lbs (obese for my age and height at 19) i have had life-long chronic and severe stress, I was maxed on Ritalin doses and other simular stimulants from age 10-13 while also taking tranquilizers suh as thorazine,a nd mod stabilizers such as Lithium, depakote, etc. Anyways, I have been on at least 50 mental health related medications on high doses for about 5-6 years of being a minor/adolescent. I believe as an adolescent I ahve overdosed on alcohol a few tmes without medical attention saught and also once with opiates and alcohol mixed. I have also had a head injury in a severe auto accident 2 years ago. The point is I have had a lot of stress on my body and heart and now am having odd problems that are scaring me, but my doctor keeps ignoring or putting off as "nothing." I wake up with prickly, tingly numb feet, my hands are always cold, I can never stay warm enough even in the summer, I get dizzy and my vision blurs frequently, I am hypersenssitive to light, I am mentally healthy and stable, I excersize 2 hours a day, I eat lean meats and low fat foods, whole grains... but I keep getting these problems. I have sudden intense but short headaches, I can't breathe through my nose, I had something like a "heart attack" in which the paramedics said it was a severe panic attack, but I have never had one before ever. My legs were blue and numb and felt intensepressure, my face was pale, my left arm was numb and tingly severely, I felt a stupor, couldnt think clearly, felt severely nausous and sick to my stomach, couldnt stand up or breathe, and intense chest pain on teh left side. i still get chest pain regularly since then on the left side, my doctor said I have palpitations but I think its more than that and she hasn't done any tests since the "panic attack incident". I also have a family history of strokes and diabetes. All of these symptoms are very new to me and I am scared it could be life-threatening. Can you help me figure out what my prolem is so I can get my doctor to finally help me? Please and thank you!!!




