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versperalaxis

Chest pains and falling from behaviours?

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sorry if this isn't allowed, please delete if needed.

long story short, purged a few times two nights ago after not doing so for months.... which led to heavy restricting yesterday. after eating my meal, i began to feel extremely light headed and had buzzing in my head, to the point where if i stood up i lost my hearing and fell a couple times. idk how to explain this, but my chest felt like it was being strained, tightening? not abnormal for me but also doesn't last more than 15 minutes. so fatigued i can hardly lift my arms. i'm sure that's due to restricting and purging, but yeah.

i'm sat here today and it's still going on. i'm really trying to avoid hospital, but my mum made me call my psych bc she thinks it's my meds (they definitely could be contributing). idk if i'm venting or asking for advice :/ i'm going to be honest, i'm not ready to try recovery again.

sorry to bother you all.

edit: GP says to just wait and see how i feel until thursday. she doesn't want me to get a covid test if i don't need to, as well as just staying away from the ER

Posted Apr 27, 2020, 2:35 PM UTC · edited

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Istanbullsh1t•

So this is a huge huge huge deal. I know you don’t want to go to the hospital or anything but what you’re experiencing is super dangerous and it’s really important not to ignore it.

I’m really sorry :(

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versperalaxisOP•

thanks for the reply and i appreciate your concern, truly. rationally i know you're right but i'm trying to hold off a bit longer. it sounds stupid but i feel like i can just walk it off? i know it's not true but i'm hopeful i guess :/

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Istanbullsh1t•

I understand how you feel :( I’ve ignored things when I shouldn’t have and have almost payed greatly for it. That’s why I want better for you. You deserve better. Even if it were to be something you could walk off (it doesn’t sound like it is) getting checked out and getting help is still worth it because you still deserve better.

I know it’s hard and scary. You’re worth it though

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versperalaxisOP•

this made me tear up. thank you again. i'll ring my GP if my psych doesn't get back to me within the half hour.

i hope you're doing well now. you have such a kind soul, as do others on this sub. take care of yourself during these times! x

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Istanbullsh1t•

Thank you so much. Honestly talking to others helps me to see that I deserve compassion as well.

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steviasadness•

Sounds a lot to me like a low heart rate and/or low blood pressure. What meds are you taking may I ask? I had a BAD experience with Quetiapine(Seroquel) every time I was put on it so it could be in part due to your medication. I would definitely contact your Doctors you don’t necessarily need to be ready for recovery but you would definitely benefit from some monitoring of your physical obvs

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versperalaxisOP•

lamotrigine, off-brand of lamictal. blood pressure is defo a possibility. i have issues with being orthostatic already, so wouldn't be surprising. i'm scared to go off because it's the only med that has helped and been actually weight neutral.

i've rang my psych, but my mum thinks i should call my gp. trying to wait until the psych gets back to me.

thank you so much x

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steviasadness•

Yeah I find some meds particularly most of the mood stabilisers I’ve tried have interacted really badly with restriction as my body couldn’t handle them, also the dosing was generally way too high for me being malnourished even at a low-ish dose so it could be med related. Could also be related just to the restriction and purging too! An ECG/EKG would be ideal to double check your heart and things but definitely try and contact your GP if you can for blood pressure/HR etc! You’re welcome! I know how awful it feels when things like that happen, unfortunately I’m clueless on what actually HELPS low blood pressure for some reason never looked it up. maybe have a look around for things possibly? hope everything’s all good but better to be safe than sorry x

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versperalaxisOP•

absolutely. i won't get into the nitty gritty, but i gained a LOT on an antidepressant. not just a bit of healthy weight. it was bad. i'm wondering if how fast my weight fluctuated is doing this, too. just thought of that.

yeah, i definitely should get one done. my heart rate yesterday was at a decent 64 bpm. im currently resting and my heart rate hit 96 bpm and hasn't gone down for 20-30 minutes.

i'll definitely have to do that xx

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JulEDfoolishly•

You may be dehydrated. And if whatever you were eating was high in sodium it probably made it worse.

I’d try to just hydrate and kinda cut back on salt and see if it helps.

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versperalaxisOP•

my doctor thinks i need more sodium, which i need more anyway since my BP is typically low. thank you, though!

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