1) In March while at a wedding I suddenly got the thud/skip feeling while breathing in. I immediately began panicking and it kept on.I had taken an Ativan prior to the wedding so I wouldn't panick. I got it to stop for the ride home ( I left the wedding early ). But while standing waiting for the elevator up to our room it started up again, the skip/thud with breathing in. It kept up every time I moved and breathed in for about 4-5 hours, but would stop once I lay still for awhile. This scared me very much, I was sure I was dying. I took another Ativan around 10 or 11 and fell asleep. The next day on the ride home, it happened twice. The thud/skip while breathing in. This was VERY scary for me. Should I have gone to the hospital?

As a recap, I'm a 25 yr old female, with clear EKG last one being in December. I am overweight but am actively working on a diet. I am scared to exercise. Prior to my fears I was in excellent shape and exercised daily.  BP is normal, cholesterol is in good range except for elevated Trigs and low HDL. Father had 90% blockages found in major arteries in 2008, he also has adult onset diabetes diagnosed in early 2000's. I do not smoke, never have.



2) This happened about 8 yrs ago but I forget to bring it up to my docs. I had awoken rather early one day to strong stomach cramps and the overwhelming urge to go to the restroom. While in the restroom taking care of business, I began to feel light headed. Then I noticed my heart was beating VERY slowly. I began to get scared and I knew I was passing out. The black began creeping in, nauseous, sounds were far away, got very warm. I began breathing slowly and evenly trying to keep conscious, but to no avail. I woke up on the floor sometime later. Scared witless but otherwise OK.
Was this a common faint or should I have been examined for a heart problem?


3) I have passed out before because of hyperventilation...and I noticed while unconscious I dreamed I was on a roller coaster. My mother even said that I jerked. During this fainting episode, I also dreamed I was on a roller coaster. Why is that?

In all due respect Dr. Rane, but what is the purpose of speaking with me that way?

Is your forum not for comfort and help to understand? That's what I thought it was. I am not on this forum nearly as often as others, yet my post is met with blatant disregard.

I merely asked questions. So what if I was hoping for a little comfort, I'm still in battle with my anxiety, I have been doing quite well thank you. But something I've never had happen before did happen, obviously I'm still alive yet I was curious as to what happened and how it came about. I do not ignore anything you have taught here and I have put the information to use in myself. As far as the fainting thing I was hoping you could shed some light on what goes on with that mechanism and what happened. But clearly, it's not important I guess.

I do not understand then, what your purpose of this forum is if asking questions, and yes hoping for a small amount of reassurance, is met with this reaction. This has very much disappointed me as your information has brought me to a level of comfort and understanding with my issues. But now, I can't help but feel like I'm something lesser in your eyes because of my issues and the wonderings of my mind.

Thanks, but no thanks.