Does this sound like anxiety??

[jsuter69]

Hello...I'm new to this forum but not to this site....hope that made sense....but I have a question...my heart starts beating really erratic...heart feels like it's skipping,pausing and "struggling" to beat....than I get this "strangulation" like feeling around my neck...like I can't get any air....almost like I'm being "choked"....my face gets all flushed, because of the lack of oxygen....this REALLY freaks me out!! Sometimes that strangling like feeling comes BEFORE the heart episode....my cardiologists(yep, both of them) seem to think it's all anxiety related...but have ANY of you ever experienced anything like this?? I'm desperate for help or answers....and yes I am an anxious person but I really think I KNOW my body better than anyone...I got a second doc because the 1st one told me I was nuts...but the physical symptoms are real....just needing to know if anybody has ever "felt" any of this....are the docs right?? Any replies would be greatly appreciated...just scared and want to live my life....btw have had anxiety "issues" since I was 13.....so I should be an expert....lol

[jsuter69]

Yeah I do...he's the greatest....but I think at times...he feels helpless because he doesn't really know what's happening to me...just glad he hasn't seen a "full blown attack"...I'm talking....shaking(like I'm cold), hands freezing, my teeth even chatter, it's so weird, my hearts pounding outta my chest(feels like it could)  fast & furious,my mouth is dry and I feel extremely lightheaded....I hate it...I always do my best to hide it...and than other times, I feel like I can't breath, start freaking out about that....I just drink a glass of water and try to distract myself, talking on the phone or watching t.v....

[Tattedprincess]

Yes...I too am afraid that the docs just keep missing something, but believe me, we are ok!  My man loves me the way that I am and I couldn't function without his love and support!  Do you have a good support system?

[lisa983]

oh gosh, that uses  to happen to me two.  it has not for years but when it did it scared the **** out of me.. i went to the er and a lot of docs and it was just anxiety..goog luck

[scaredjo]

hi i have bad anxiety over my heart, i get palpatations loads and sometimes the choking feeling,as well as pains etc you have to remember the cardiologist would definatly know if it was something serious, anxiety can cause your symptoms. you are not nuts at all its just something thats affecting you, have you tried any therapy?
i hate the symptoms when they come from no where even when your not feeling really anxious, but its cause were so tuned into every slight bodily change, our brains need re-training not our bodies

[jsuter69]

You get those weird heartbeat like feelings?? I'm suppose to start school in December and trying to go nursing school in the fall but I often feel like a prisoner in my own body....I can jusy be sitting there minding my own business and BAM....it hits me...not literally...lol....I can be riding in a car,talking...not even thinking about my heart(thats been my main anxiety since I was 13) and WHAM....it hits me like a freight train...well maybe not that bad but bad enough to scare the **** outta me...I swear I have this bazaar heart condition that nobody can pick up on...guess I'm a freak of nature...well...at least my mom still loves me...lol....but thanks for your reply...it does help...hate feeling alone....
Sincerely,
Julie (coincidence...lol)

[Tattedprincess]

I have had the EXACT feelings!  You are not alone!  I tell the docs and they just think I am crazy too!  Been to the ER quite a few times with no outcomes, but anxiety.  All the docs I have seen say it's anxiety also!!  I can tell you that it is just AWFUL!  I hate the feelings and I pray everyday for God to help me!  I hope this helps to comfort you!  I will pray for you!

God Bless
~Julie~