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Chest Pain and Anxiety
Hi there. I am a 22 year old female who struggles with severe panic attacks and anxiety attacks. For the past two weeks or so I have been experiencing increased panic and anxiety episodes, accompanied by chest pain. A little less than a year ago I had my heart completely checked out, and everything was perfect. Could I really be experiencing chest pain from anxiety for almost two weeks now?
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When I got my EKG result a few years ago I realized there was no heart problem. Accepting that made the pains go away immediately and they never came back. Not so easy for this guy though.
http://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/857117/5--CNN-article-about-anxiety-sufferer
http://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/857117/5--CNN-article-about-anxiety-sufferer
You're so right. I went to the doctor today just for my own piece of mind (don't get me wrong - you were very helpful) and she said it is 100% anxiety related. I really appreciate the time and thoughtfulness you put into your response and I will for sure take a look at those links.
Thanks for the reply. I've been struggling with anxiety for about 7 years since my father passed away. I've tried Prozac, klonopin and CBT in the past and they were all helpful. I was doing better as of a few years ago so I stopped the meds (except klonopin as needed) and was doing great. Just a few weeks ago I started experiencing really bad anxiety again and went to my psychiatrist. He prescribed 10mg Prozac, but it made me extremely sick and "out of it" so I stopped taking it. I am now back in cognitive behavioral therapy and hoping that helps. I'm just concerned that I've had this chest pain for so long.
Yes. Many people on this forum have done just that and gone to the ER or cardio unit and found their heart is fine.
How long have you struggled with the panic and anxiety, do you know the cause(s), have you discussed this with doc or a therapist, what have you done to try to avoid them and did anything work?
How long have you struggled with the panic and anxiety, do you know the cause(s), have you discussed this with doc or a therapist, what have you done to try to avoid them and did anything work?
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Typical anxiety sufferer. The more you worry, the more self-aware you are of every ouch, twitch, numbness, flash etc because you think they just started and so hey must be clues to a mystery disease. Likely you had an ouch here and there before but ignored them because you knew they meant nothing and would go away. Now the more you worry, the more they come - not sure of the physics - possibly it is just your body tensing up more.
Because you have chronic anx I can't help much as you need a professional familiar with your situation in a one on one. Here is how a person dealt with it successfully though.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/04/health/ramprasad-depression/index.html?iref=allsearch
And this.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/24/health/raison-anxiety/index.html
There is probably enough chat below those articles to keep you busy for a few weeks, reading other people's solutions, lol. I prefer medhelp though because your question doesn't get buried in 5 minutes below 30 new posts. Write back.