Hi Debbi, I went through the same symptoms years ago. The only way I got through it, and what I believe saved my life, was to simply give up. I believe I was near death, I was so exausted I couldn't walk, chest pain, etc., so I told God if He wanted to take me, it was up to Him. I think if I hadn't done that, that last little bit of stress of worrying about it probably would have killed me. When I got better, I ran into a lady (stranger) in a store, and she told me that I had almost died, but God had spared me, would take care of me, and had a purpose for me.(She knew nothing about me) She asked me to pray for her, she'd had depression and 2 suicide attmpts in the past. I ran into her about a month later. She asked what I'd prayed for her and I told her all I could think of was the words to this song "lead her to the rock that is higher than she." She jumped up and down and said she had been praying about what church to go to, and the one she had been feeling led to was called "the Rock." Years later, I answered a classified ad about something and the woman who had placed the ad attended the Rock. I asked her if she knew this other lady (about 6 years had passed by then) and she said she did and the lady is fine now. So, the only advice I can give you is if you have any belief in God, to just let go, and let God. I know how frightening this can be, I will pray for you. Cathie

Oh Debbie I am so mad they did that to you!!! There has to be some kind of law about something like that! I'm sure there is! That is just infuriating! I am so sorry you had to deal with such nonsense!! When can you get to a competent doctors? In the meantime, take some deep breaths and think positive thoughts. Tell yourself you're going to be ok. Keep telling yourself that you are healthy and you are ok and that these symptoms are just panic. You are stronger than the panic - know that! I know that the more I obsess about a symptom, the worse it gets. Try not to think about the heart palps. They are normal. The more upset we get, the more they happen. It's amazing how much your emotions govern your physical being. I know you're terrified right now but try to remember that you will be ok. If you could walk 25 minutes in the suffocating heat of Florida and not have a heart attack, I think you will be ok. Did the heart palps get worse during the walk? Remember that the heart is the strongest muscle in our bodies. Please try to take it easy and relax. Spend some time with your son and try to help him stay calm through this as well. I find that spending time with my boys is very inspiring for me and it keeps me going. It keeps me fighting to get better. I wish I could sit with you and give you a hug!

Yesterday I woke with horrible chest pain and palps, I fear going to sleep because I am afraid I am going to have a heart attack and die in my sleep. I called my primary care physician they said they could get me in at 1:00 as an emergency, I hired a sitter and I walked to the appt 25 minutes in the hot Florida sun, when I arrived they said that the gal who answered the phone made a mistake and they could NOT see me, until they found out I had health Options, I told them on the phone it was Blue/Cross/Blue sheild because it is its just an HMO, the waiting room was empty except for one person, I told them I was having chest pains, showed them my insurance card that clearly showed she was my primary care and we pay for that and they still refused! I pleaded with them told them I walked up, hired a sitter because they could see me, they treated me very badly. I left crying, they told me to go to a walk-in clinic or ER, I told them thats why I was here for medical treatment, I have never had good luck with DOctors and this was the worst, they made me feel like garbage, I walked home crying, my husband is stunned we pay $410.00 a month for this and they tell me to go to a walk in clinic and they are my primary care. It was SO hard to go because I dread DOctors it took so much and I cannot believe what happened. I have been crying and panicking non-stop, my nurse is out of town, my period started my husband is working all night I am home all alone with my little boy, I so wanted to get medical treatment, my husband is cancelling this Health Options, it was a nightmare it was so hot walking and such a waste of time, I think I have had some sort of a "breakdown" I keep crying and shaking, the Klonopin does not even seem to help and I want to wait till Tuesday to start the Paxil, in case their is a reaction I do not want to be alone, my heart keeps skipping beats and I feel such overwhelming fear, I just want someone to be here with me overnight, there is really noone, my family is in Ohio, being denied medical treatment was the final straw, I had heard they were a cold office but I had no idea, my sister said what they did was illegal and I should call the AMA, I do not want to cause trouble I just want to get better, I feel like I am dying, the heart palps the heavy