I feel like I'm dying

i need help something is wrong with me but i don’t know what, i haven’t been rene able to sleep i’ve been going to sleep around one in the morning amen have been waking up at five in the morning, i always feel like i’m going to faint/throw up, the front left side of my rib cage especially the top 3 ones are always in pain and so isn’t my back and i tell my mom but she won’t take me to see a doctor so i just want to know could i possibly be dying?

I've felt like this for the past 2 month's now and they can't find anything wrong with me but I still feel like krap.... What is going on

Sounds like nervous stomach , the acids accumulation is high right after you eat and especially at night.
I know these feelings all together , they are the worst feelings to have . Do you eat spicy foods or even black pepper for seasoning , it does not help at all.
Your diet needs to change , no alcohol drinks , no spicy foods or tobacco products like smoking.
Try eating a starchy food towards the night time , a small helping of rice will suffice.
They will probably want to do the upper G.I if it continues after correcting your intake.

Good luck , take the zantac before you eat and coffee does not help at all .

Sorry, I know the feeling. I spent weeks off and on at thecE R, and hospital Hoth the very same thing. Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN diognoist me with Functional Dispepsia. Mist Dr’s are unaware of this, certanley no one in a ER has. It is almost a fantasy disorder, but it is real! Studies in Europe have confirmed this ,but have no cure or what causes this. Try a sugar free, low fat diet for awhile, but the secret is a over the counter drug called FDguard. You can only get it at Wallgreens, cvs, or Amozon. A Dr at Mayo Clinic suggested it. It works wonders. Very expensive, but made for this condition. It is just peppermint oil and other natural ingredients. Do not be afraid to take it . Do what it says. Four days with special diet you will be feeling better. Look up this condition on the internet. I feel so good at times and have to be cautious others. I also was given a low dose of Celexa , a antidepressant, which helped my appetite, too much. I had lost 40 lbs in two months, before and well now I am on the mend. Good luck!

Hi,
I read your post and I’m having the exact same symptoms. They hit me about 4 weeks ago. I’ve been to the ER 4 times and they pregnancy test and did a CT on my head, blood work everything came back normal. I’m a lot younger then you I’ll be 22 in a couple weeks. The first couple weeks were the worst, I actually felt like I was about to die. Scared my Boyfriend and family, I’m going on the fourth week, I’m still having Dizzyness stomach and chest/neck pains that bring me to having to sit and be still. I’ll have times throughout the day where I feel alittle normal, like (me) wants to break through this. I just haven’t been able to shake it off. So my question is when did you start feeling like YOU again? Please reply when you can!
Thanks!

Ok everyone who may be reading this now...PLEASE get a CT scan and check for pulmonary emboli and/or pulmonary infarct! I had these EXACT symptoms last week, and after initially being diagnosed with pneumonia (my vitals were good, oxygen levels good, x ray doesn't show blood clots, etc...) I had a hunch something more serious was wrong. Thank God my PCP recognized my symptoms immediately and sent me for a scan which revealed numerous clots in my lungs along with an infarct. Anyone who has these symptoms most likely has a clot that moved into the lungs and is now blocking off blood supply. The longer you wait, the more damage will be done to your lungs and the more risk of death you will have. It feels like a pulled muscle at first along the back in almost all cases, and many people recall not doing any major movements prior to the "pull." Then, it progresses from there into sharp, stabbing pains that can come and go periodically depending on position. Laying down on your back or stomach usually makes it worse. Breathing deeply hurts. Ribs can begin to feel like they are almost "popping" in and out. If you have any of these or all of these symptoms, DO NOT WAIT and do not leave the ER until you have a CT scan of your lungs done! Even if you are low risk for clots. I am perfectly healthy, fit, active 33 year old female with no smoking in my history and only birth control years ago. Do not think that this couldn't happen to you, and don't listen to any doctor who doesn't at least test for clots! This could save your life! A similar story is what saved mine and made me go back for a second opinion. Please take this as your sign to go get checked now! (also note that everyone's symptoms can vary slightly, but most certainly if you have these specific symptoms, do not hesitate, go NOW to the ER!)

Please go to the ER and get tested for blood clots in the lungs. (pulmonary embolism) These are the EXACT symptoms I had last week and almost died because I was misdiagnosed due to otherwise being completely "healthy." But if you really are having these symptoms, do not wait another minute., Go and get a CT scan of your chest. Accept nothing less because x rays do not pick these up and blood tests can even fail to show enough symptoms. A head CT would not show this either. My blood test as I laid in the hospital was only slightly too high in only one category, and they said it would've been overlooked if that was the only test I had. CT scan with contrast is what you need to truly rule out PEs. And they are so much more common than we are lead to believe. I have a handful of friends who are now coming to me with their stories and we are all young and healthy, male and female. All symptoms sound exactly like what we all have experienced. I would shoot upright in the middle of the night for a couple weeks before treatment and felt intense panic and anxiety, unlike anything I've had before. I kept joking with my best friend that I thought I was dying. I had intense, deep fear that I truly was dying, but I still brushed it off at first. Breathing was ok too right up until a huge clot broke off and blocked my lower right lung. I now have permanent damage from it, but thankfully that happened or else I may have never gone back to the doc until it was too late. It happens to the best of us! Please get checked out again. Your gut is telling you something is still wrong and blood clots are some of the most missed issues in healthcare. If you have already been to the ER 4 times, this is proof that something is terribly wrong. I'm surprised they haven't already done a CT scan of your lungs! Of course it could be something else, but this needs to be ruled out asap.

Hi, @monkeytine and welcome to Connect.
Thanks for such valuable information. I am so glad you persisted in the ER. We really do need to be our own advocates when it comes to health care, something I have learned myself from experience.
What did they do to treat this, and how are you doing now?
JK

Same here. Since December 2018 and getting worst. Weight loss, sick to my stomach everyday,feeling faint and more. Test shows small things. My family has given up on me. Praying for you.

The original post is 7 years old, Teresa. FYI