Can you relate?

Like wow I just got back from ihop with my girlfriend looking foward to having a great meal but I just couldnt shake my fear of heart attacks away, and guess what? I managed to get a sharp little stabbing pain in the middle of my chest from all this worrying so I went into full blown panic mode AND THEN being in such a high stressful mentality I figured for sure this stress is gonna kill me now so I ended up taking a little baby aspirin and just here at home chilling and writing this because I am tired of suffering...I just don't know what to do...


I have a lot of great days but sometimes I have this bad days, and they can hit pretty hard and freak me out to the point where I feel death is around the corner, I always try to just face it headstrong but sometimes I get tempted to reach for my Lexapro (which I haven't even started yet)

I just cant shake this fear of heart attack:( and I can't shake this "what if" thinking of mine, I always turn to the worst possible scenarios

what should I do guys? I'm fed up and am willing to tackle my Anxiety hardcore, even if that means taking meds because sometimes it is quite overwhelming

ps, also I got checked out recently and everything was totally fine, even my cholesterol was extremely good so there is honestly no reason to even have this fear BUT I guess where it stems from is, i read online one time about some young guy who had 2 heart attacks in his late 20s and were stress related, so I fear these panic attacks and stress and what not would do the same to me:(

help guys, pretty low right now... oh but my girlfriend did just show me TREMENDOUS support and love and made me feel a whoollee lott better, but I would still like to know how many of ya can relate to me and my fears and how ya overcame it, dealing with it or whatever

thanks guys

Hi 3-D. I am sorry that you are having a set-back at the moment. That is really all that it is... a set-back. I can tell because in your last few posts your progress was so apparent.

This happens to all of us. We make some great strides, and them it hits us... the fear and panic comeback:(

The goodnews is that you now have a clue:) You know what your dealing with and how to fight. Pick up your tools and get back to the battle.

What worked before for you? CBT, books, breathing/relaxation, exercise, prayer/meditation, ect... use all of your coping mechanisms and distraction techniques to get you out of your current bad place.

If you have your notes or workbooks still from your therapy, review them! Do a mental review of all of the times that you worried about a helath issue before. Now think of how many of these things actually became a reality (my guess is 0!)

Try to stay away from triggers like those articles of freak health icidents that happen to a miniscule % of the populaltion. This kind of thing is so rare and 'out there' that it isn't worth your energy to even think about;)

Try to have a fun, relaxing day with your GF. Go out and do something distracting. Remember that you conquered the fear before, and you can do it again (and it should be quicker and easier this time around!)

Take care, and let us know how you're doing soon.
S.C.

Thanks guys, your words comfort me

like Scaredy said though, it's definately just a setback cause the day before I was out in public and I had this inner strength to just rebuke these bad thoughts at the first sign of'em, I don't know what happened that brought my defenses down yesterday, I think I just read one of those articles or let the fear creep in and ultimately sent me into panic mode

I do have a question though, that i DO NOT want to google at all cause I know I'll fine bad stuff but, can the body handle stress? Is the body more resilient to stress than these websites give it credit for? Seems like a LOT of people deal with severe anxiety but never end up with a heart attack or something

These websites planted a seed in my head that, even the slightest stress can bring bad results

Hi 3D
I know what it's like to fear heart related symptoms. My dad died from a heart attack when I was 27 and shortly after I started getting palpitations. I have lived in fear for several years and basically have been told by the doctors that I am fine. That isn't good enough when I continue to have the feelings I do. I don't like taking medicine either but I still want to know that I am doing all I can to stay healthy. The one thing I that I found online that gave me comfort is a product called pro argi 9...I am not connected to this product in anyway. I don't sell it, I just use it. I read a lot about it along with all the tests and the benefits it has with cardiac circulation and the arteries in the heart. It might give you comfort and ease your anxiety just knowing that this product is working for you. Good luck and I hope you feel better soon.

Yes, that is one of the main ingredients. It is also packed full of vitamins like D, which we all need to take. There is another company that makes this product that is cheaper than this one, the next time I order I will go through them. Once you have time to read up on this, let me know what you find out too, it's always good to have someone elses findings too. Thanks.

Why I was impressed with this is all the studies that has gone into this product. Do you think that you get the same benefits from just taking L-arginine? I know this company has conferences and a big support group on facebook too that speaks of the benefits and trials that have gone on. The security blanket plus knowing or hoping that this product will work against any build up in arteries and keep clots from forming.

Yeah you can definitely get the same benefits, but Id imagine Pro Argi9 has some exclusive patent blend or something that may make it's product more effective? L-Arginine is L-Arginine though and you can simply get it from eating a bowl of nuts, or virtually a ton of protein sources, your body also produces it yourself, so really of course you can implement more of this awesome amino in your diet for more effects, bodybuilders do it for more muscle blood flow and bigger muscle pumps and what not and it's very effective

You might also want to look into something called L-Glutamine which is depleted by stress(physical or emotional), it protects our cells and is used in large quantities by our body. It is also a precursor to GABA which is a calming hormone like serotonin, lots of people report feeling relaxed when supplementing glutamine. So this is another amino acid that seems beneficial for stressed out people or intense exercisers

I took L-Glutamine at one point, but I didn't really have an anxiety disorder at that time so I can't say for sure:( I took products with L-Arginine but not as potent as Pro Argi9 and (from an exercise point of view) I could definitely feel the increased blood flow throughout my body and I could feel great energy but this product had caffeine in it too so that could be why haha I am farrrr from an expert and I can't give you the most accurate experiences with this product. If what those people said are true you can not argue with that

in fact I myself don't argue that amino acids in themselves have GREAT benefits, look up L-Carnitine if you a tad overweight or more L-Leucine for amazing immune health

and pretty much all of these amino acids (being protein of course) help with muscle tone and just building a fit looking body haha

If the product's magic gets it from the L-Arginine, then I'd go with the cheaper supplements, OR atleast try the cheaper ones for a while and see if it does you as much good, if it doesn't then it's probably a mixture of other stuff they put in it