Hi.
I'm 20 years old and have GAD (general anxiety disorder) for two years now.
I've been having troubles accepting anxiety as the cause of my physical symptoms which are: chest pains, arm pains, back pains, increased heart rate even when lying down, getting tired really fast, dizziness and heart palpitations after getting up which lead to anxiety attacks, and many more but these are the ones I worry about the most.
I went to the doctors with chest pains and everything mentioned above which subsides after seeing the doctor and while being in a room with a doctor. But it comes back after I come home and everything my doctor told me (my blood pressure is fine, my ECG fine, my troponin levels are fine - so no heart attack/heart problems) fades from my mind, everything comes back (the pains, the fears, etc.).
I've grown weary of this vicious circle. I keep wanting to go back to the ER as if there is something they haven't noticed, something heart related that can happen to a 20-year-old girl. And even though while writing, I am calm and don't overthink the chest pain I still feel, I know that after posting this, the sweating and the anticipation of a heart attack will come back.
Has anyone here have had the same or similar problems? Does anyone know how can I assure my self that it is in fact anxiety and I am not dying of a heart disease? Or any other advice would be helpful..
Please help, I'm so tired of living like this.
I think worrying about the heart is very high on the list of anxiety symptoms.
Are you in any kind of treatment for your anxiety? Therapy can really help.