about six months ago, my 14 year old cousin died in his sleep and the doctors could not figure out what happned so they said it way a sudden arrhythmia death syndrome. Since the disease can be inhereted through DNA, i went to the emergency as soon as my heart was beating fast. The did an ECG and said everthing was normal. The also tested my cousin's younger siblings and found no signs. Now, i am having a hard time breating at night and my heart is beating VERY fast. Everytime i try to sleep, i wake up thinking that i am having a cardiac arrest. I am mostly scared because the sudden death often happens to teenagers and i am 15 year old. I am scared to death but my parents do not take me seriously and the doctors don't eitehr! what are my chances of inhereting the disease from my cousin?
2007-06-01 20:40:57 · 25 answers · asked by ninjaadam 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
Honestly, if your parents and doctors don't feel there is a problem, it could be psychological. You may need to see a counselor at school or your religious leader to talk about the passing of your cousin and your own views on death. This may help you relax. An EKG and other tests really would show these things. Talk to your parents more about the situation. If it is psychological they may help you find someone to talk to. Or they could decide to get a second opinion. At your age, even without the death of a family member, I often feared death and was anxious about such topics. Cardiac arrest and panic attacks often feel the same. I am sorry for the loss of your cousin and I hope you find the peace you need, whether it be physical or psychological.
2007-06-01 20:48:04 · answer #1 · answered by tired 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Settle down, first of all.
99.9% chance you are fine.
Stop having anxiety attacks over it, try and calm yourself down and think it through.
You may be waking up like that at night for many reasons:
1. Anxiety: See a psychologist, they can help you through these problems
2. Sleep Apnia(spelling?): This is a problem my dad has, where you basically slow your breathing during sleep, and your heart skips a beat, you may be freaking out when this happens, and jumping up. Its a common problem, and can be resolved with a breathing machine you sleep with, or medication, talk to a doc about it.
You're just worried. Take a deep breath, and calm down, man. You'll be fine. Its a VERY uncommon thing to have that problem, and you cant inherit something from your cousin (if you share blood with him, you still have a VERY low chance, If he was, say, the kid of your mom's sister's marriage, its almost 100% that you wont have any chance of a problem)
2007-06-01 20:52:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hi, Im 13 too! I know exactly what you're talking about! I was like that for at least 9 months and I still have slight feelings of sadness/depression, I still am very hyper and my brain is constantly buzzing, and I used to think about how regretfull everyone would be if I died and how sorry people would be and I think I know the answer to your problems and please don't get mad at me for saying this...I think you have ADD or ADHD. I have ADD and when I was diagnosed the docter said people (especially teens with a high load of stress...even silly, made up stress) have anxiaty which leads to sadness. The best way to deal with this is go to a psycholigist or a docter and ask them about it. They will help you a lot!!! I'm now happy, my mom and I have a better relationship, and my grades are a lot better! I can now talk to people about this because I know I'm not crazy and I know what's going on. I wish you the best of luck! I hope I helped! -Julia =)
2016-05-19 01:44:23 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't stress mate. It sounds a lot like anxiety to me. I put myself in hospital with anxiety. My heart rate would be through the roof, I felt like I couldn't breath & honestly thought I was dying. My mum almost called an Ambulance at one point because I was THAT convinced I was dying. I thought my lungs were collapsing or something.
If you only get like this at night when you go to bed then it sounds like you're just stressing because your cousin passed away while in the same situation. If you've had tests done & they've said nothings wrong then don't panic about it. If there was something up they would have detected it. Believe me I know exactly how you feel. I was in the ER every second night for 2 weeks before they came to the conclusion that it was just anxiety. They gave me some diazepam, sent me home & I've been fine ever since.
When you're hearts going fast & you're about to freak out, sit up & take some deep breaths. Reassure yourself that NOTHING is wrong.
2007-06-01 21:06:05 · answer #4 · answered by Mike 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
To clarify, sudden death does not OFTEN happen to teenagers.
Moving past that, sounds like you are experiencing acute anxiety. TRY AND RELAX! If they did an EKG they would've noticed any irregularities in your heart. You are going to be OK!!!
If you don't feel you can over come this on your own try going in for some counseling, it might help your anxiety and the grief of your cousin passing.
Oh, and by the way, you and your cousin aren't that closely related in DNA anyway.
2007-06-01 20:44:10 · answer #5 · answered by Heather 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The chances of you inhereting the disease from your cousin are 0%. The chances of you inhereting it from an ancestor that you have in common with your cousin is greater than 0%, but that's all anybody can say, since nobody knows the history of your family.
2007-06-01 20:44:03 · answer #6 · answered by Mickey Mouse Spears 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
first and foremost /my condolences on the loss of ur cousin / am not sure of the illness / but your parents / need to take y to a cardiologist / and get a full workup / an autopsy should have been done on yr cousin / now with modern medicine / they can test / to see if u have inherited that gene /or so i have been told /when i say a full workup / i am not talking about a ECG / i am talking echo / stress test / the works / u need to seek counseling / and i feel put on meds / then again / i am not a Dr /and yr parents should take u seriously / it is a very scary time for u /hope u get the help and support u need / good luck
2007-06-01 21:42:56 · answer #7 · answered by hotdogsarefree 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes you are going to die, eventually. We all do.
If the doctors say you are okay you are probably okay. Get a second opinion if you want, doctors do make mistakes but this is a common problem and easy to daignose. I am not a doctor so I don't really know anything- and you should always double check everything with your doc- but I really think its impossible to inherit something from your cousin. You may have a slighty higher chance of having the same problem becuase you share grandparents but only very slight. Remember you probably share less than 25% of your genes.
The fast heart rate is becuase you are freaked the **** out and scared you are going to die. Relax and it will go away. Also try running or excersize till you are tired. That helps panic attacks too.
2007-06-01 20:52:55 · answer #8 · answered by Clare P 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
You are having anxiety attacks. Obviously this whole situation has been very hard on you and you need someone to talk it out with. i would suggest starting with your councilor at school if you feel like your parents aren't listening. Just because it happened to your cousin does not mean it will happen to you. but all this worry is not good for you. Try some breathing exercises to calm yourself down before you go to sleep at night and make sure you are really tired so you mind wont wonder. And find someone to talk to.
2007-06-01 20:57:26 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Stop being a hypochondriac and relax. You are doing yourself harm by worrying about something that will probably not happen to you. When you panic yourself your body produces Adrenalin which will increase your heart rate and respirations. Or in other words you are talking yourself into a panic attack. Even though your DNA is similar it is not identical because you have different parents. So stop being scared and get on with your life. I'm sorry your cousin died, but you stand a better chance of dying in a car accident with your friends in a few years.
2007-06-01 20:52:32 · answer #10 · answered by Lola 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋