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Posted 1/11/2012 10:47 PM (GMT 0)
Hi I dont know if i have anxiety or what but for the past 2 months i been in the hospital 6 times over weird feeling and now today i woke up with a pain in my left brest area and shortness of breath and i could feel like i was about to lose my breath and it made my heart beat fast and hard and it scared me this happen at 3 in the morning so i calm myself down and relax and it seem to go away but i still had like a tight weird feeling in my chest and i still do and it feels like im going to have a panic attack like i can feel it creep up and feels like a i have a bubble in my chest it just feels weird like im going to lose my breath and some times ill burp and im fine but then it comes back is this a sign of anxiety or something worse
Posted 1/11/2012 11:16 PM (GMT 0)
Hello Se7! If you are that concerned about it being something more serious, I would suggest going to the emergency room and getting checked out. Better safe than sorry! It does sound like anxiety/panic attacks could be a possibility though, but i'm not a doctor by any means, so like I said, if you are really concerned, don't hesitate to get it checked.
Posted 1/12/2012 4:58 AM (GMT 0)
Hi 7suns and welcome!

I am glad that you have posted with us. We have many wonderful forums here that could be of interest to you.

I would first start off by seeing your doctor and checking out your whole body for any phsysical reason for the way that you are feeling. You could be suffering from GERD, especially if you are waking up in the night with a bubble feeling in your chest.

You may also be dealing with something like asthma. Of course it is always a good idea to have a cardio work up as well when dealing with symptoms like these...the symptoms of panic and heart realated issues are very similar and hard to distinguish sometimes.

Let us know what you find out, and feel free to post here anytime with us...or in another forum depending what you are dealing with:)

Scaredy Cat
Posted 1/13/2012 12:07 AM (GMT 0)
hey thanks for responding well i went to the er last night and they kept me cause my bp was hight but they did all kinds of test on my heart and everything was fine :) just my bp was too high i do take meds for it 20mg but they up it to 40mg
Posted 1/13/2012 12:08 AM (GMT 0)
oh and i do have acid reflux
Posted 1/13/2012 2:57 AM (GMT 0)
Well now that you know that it is anxiety that is causing some of your symptoms, you can start to work on reducing your stress levels through daily exercises that include breathing and relaxation.

We have some links to videos that teach these in our Resource Guide (main page 3rd post) We also have some other self-help methods listed there as well.

As for the acid reflux/GERD we have a room for that here at HW that you may want to check out.

Keep posting with us here as well. it helps to talk with others who have similar struggles and worries. We will be here to support you and help when we can:)

Take care,
S.C.
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