Forgot to add, please feel free to add your personal stress/anxiety/panic expierences and what they have been like. And how/if they were resolved. Much love :)

Corey, I feel very concerned about you. The pain in chest and shoulder doesn't sound good and neither does the nausea and racing heartbeats. I think you should try to get to the ER right away as you could be having a serious problem with your heart. Some things need to be treated right away too and the longer you leave it the worse it can become. IF it is decided that it isn't anything serious, then you have NOT wasted anyone's time. You are just looking out for yourself as we all should do and they will tell you that too. But please, don't leave this. I think you should get to the ER right away. I am NOT a medical person but these symptoms sound disturbing to me. I know it's a pain going to ER and you will probably need someone to go with you to help you. But your life is very important and you don't want to ignore serious symptoms that your body may be using to warn you. God be with you. I said a prayer for you. Please let us know what the doctor says. Hugs from Cheryl xo

I agree with Cheryl - get yourself checked out straight away! Your heart was the first thing that came to my mind too, but my sister is in hospital at the moment because of what they worked out was a minor stroke and some of her symptoms match yours. Call an ambulance if you have cover for that.

Am back from hospitol. Was awful focing myself to sit up in waiting, aswell as the noise, Feel horrid, will be a few bad days. In the end they did an ECG and didn't seem worried, just advised I go to my specialist and sent me on my way.

Well, I'm glad you got it checked out anyway. At least that should have ruled out some life threatening things. I know what you mean about sitting up. My specialist was running half an hour late the other day. I'm sure the other people in the waiting room thought I was strange the way I propped myself up about 15 minutes into it. By the time I actually saw him, I was almost done in. Rest up and recover, but please do follow up with a specialist.

Now that is dealt with, I'll make a comment on another part of your post: broken sleep can often be treated if you know the cause. Have you ever done a sleep study, or is this a new thing for you?

Oh, and please remember even though they've cleared you once, if your symptoms get worse or change worryingly, you can go back again.

Yeah, I had to awkwardly sit/lie down against the wall. And the broken sleep is new for me, however Ive had trouble getting to sleep since pre-cfs, which I have melatonin for. (Doesnt seem to help, but doesn't hurt so). Yeah, next appointment with specialist is in a few weeks, last one was like 4 months ago. Impossible to get it. I am moved up because my conditions been worsening. Am trying to rest but in quite a lot of pain/discomfort and it's pretty hard to not reach for my phone. Isnt really providing a useful distraction though, so ill be off for the night and probably will crash for atleast a few days, fun! Thanks for your concern

I am happy you went to the ER, it is better to be safe than sorry as they say. Yes, your symptoms could be anxiety but never just decide that's what it is. Get it checked out first so you can have that peace of mind & work on your anxiety instead. I would see a specialist as they say or at least go see your regular physician. I am sorry you are feeling so bad, keep us posted as to how things are going with you. Take care, gentle hugs, Denise

Apparently one of the possible side effects of melatonin supplements is racing heart, palpitations and heart problems. Sometimes side effects of supplements can be cumulative so might be something to think about. With CFS we are sooo sensitive to medications and supplements. Found this article http://www.healthiro.com/alternative-therapy/melatonin-supplement-side-effects.html Other natural forms of melatonin are cherries, toast and milk at bedtime. Might be gentler on your body.

Honey, I have POTS too and this kind of thing happens to me sometimes. I wore a heart monitor for 2 days and it would randomly go up to 200 beats a minute and come down again. Obviously, anxiety makes it worse, but often, I have found that the anxiety FOLLOWS the onset of the symptoms. In other words, I wasn't anxious until my heart went out of whack. I think you were right to get checked out. I often don't know what to do when my chest hurts like that. It is bad pain, very much like what a heart attack is described like. I get it in my chest, my left arm, my jaw. It's terrible, dear. I feel for you so much. And then you go and they don't do anything but refer you to a specialist. They can give you something to lower your heart rate, but I have not been able to tolerate the medications. Maybe you would be able to handle them. You'll be in my prayers. Much love.

Hi! So glad you went to the ER. Chest pain is never a good sign, nor is it associated with CFS. PLEASE GO BACK to the ER if it returns.

If they did a cardiogram and sent you home without blood work or anything else it seems that they were either inept in diagnosing, or treating it as anxiety! At any rate it would be good to know that your heart is OK, and that anxiety is what caused the speeding heart rate.

This illness is so whacky, that sometimes we get symptoms and automatically assume every one is CFS related. Sometimes there are other things at play.

I hope you can see your CFS doctor, or primary care and let him know about all of this stuff. You need a full work up.

FRIEND, please know that no one here wants to scare you. We've just been down this road and know how frightening it can be. A really good doctor, familiar with CFS, is SO important for you right now.

Please let us know how you are doing.

God bless!

Corey, I'm glad you were able to get to the ER. I was very concerned for you. I know it must have been extremely hard on you to get there, but better than having a serious heart incident alone at home with no one to help. In some situations time can be of the essence. Another thought has occurred to me. There have been times when I was extremely stressed that I would get chest pains that seemed like a heart attack to me. I tried taking a tranquilizer since I had some left over from a different situation. I was surprised that the pain stopped almost immediately. The pain came again a few times in the next few weeks. Each time I took a tranquilizer and the pain just left. I haven't had any chest pains since then because some of the things I was so worried about have leveled out. I've never had rapid heart beats. However, My daughter-in-law told me she gets anxiety attacks and her blood pressure goes up sky high then. My son had to take her to the ER one night and the doctor couldn't believe how high her blood pressure was. It was unreal. She is only 36 and usually her blood pressure is just normal. So anxiety can do some strange things to us for sure. I hope you will be able to relax now and get lots of rest so you can feel a bit better. I do hope that at your next visit to the specialist that he will be able to shed some light as to what is going on with you. It can be so scary when we don't know exactly what is causing some of our weird symptoms. I will be praying for you and I hope you will find some relief from some of your ailments. I've heard that Potts disease can be a real trial just on it's own without CFS and other things being added to it. We care about you and hope you will soon get to the bottom of what is happening. Love and hugs from Cheryl xo