Feel like I am dieing (Anyone else?) Cold Turkey!

[baron1282]

I quit cold turkey about 4 days ago now.   On Thursday I had an episode where I got really light headed, arm tingly, and tightness of the chest.  I was able to walk it off within 20 minutes.  I didn't think anything of it.  I had this happen in May when I quit cold turkey.  I walked it off and after a week I felt amazing.  No tightness, no chest pains, nothing.  I went back to work and I started up again.  However, I started hard (for me).  I kept buying packs and smoking 10 to 13 a day.  I decided to stop because I felt like this was not me, plus I was hiding it from my family.

I started socially in 2006 when I was deployed to Iraq.  I really picked it up more the past 6 years with the last 7 months being the most I have ever smoked.

 

Well, as I said I had an episode again on Thursday (5 days ago).  Didn't think anything of it as I felt like it was a panic attack.  Well, it happened again on Sunday.  This time I decided to go to the emergency room.   At the emergency room my heart rate was 130bpm and my blood pressure was elevated.  I was admitted overnight  and everything came back down over time.  I had three EKG's, all the blood work, and my heart was monitored overnight.  I also had a CAT scan, X-ray, and heart mammogram.  Everything came back fine.  

I feel better, but my chest is still tight with a small amount of pain (0.5 on a scale).  I had no real breathing issues.  

 

I am just wondering.  Has anyone else gone though this?  I am not worried about dying but it feels like it.   I feel dumb for going back to smokes after quieting cold turkey and going though a milder form of this.  I feel like this time is more sever and I am wondering if it's because I went from two to three smokes a day to a half a pack habit after quieting the first time.