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Posted 5/23/2014 4:22 AM (GMT 0)
I was prescribed Atarax (?) by a doctor to keep my anxiety under control, and last night it worked. This night however I felt a hard sharp burning pain in the center of my chest and that drove me into a panic. Both my parents pretty much told me to go to sleep. Can such a pain simply be anxiety? Angina also seems to be a candidate considering everything recently. What do you guys think? I saw that Angina isn't necessarily an emergency, and after my anxiety attack I seem to feel fine so I don't think it's an immediate threat...
My mom thinks it's gas. I don't feel gassy or anything so idk how but I guess that's also a potential cause.
Posted 5/23/2014 4:35 AM (GMT 0)
It sounds to me like anxiety, not angina. I used to have heart health anxiety, my chest area always hurt. My Dr and Pharmacist told me that I was holding myself so tense that it was creating my muscles around my whole upper chest area to hurt. If you find yourself tense, try to relax, do anything to take your mind off of what is causing your anxiety.

I'm assuming you have seen a Dr about this? If not, then possibly you should. But your age is telling me it is something other than angina or a heart issue. I can't even tell you how I took my mind off my heart health problems, I think mostly I just chucked it up to something that I did to cause the area to hurt. I had been to a cardiologist though and got a full checkup, stress test, echo and resting echo, but even after that I focused on my chest. I guess I just put the whole thing out of my mind so I do not even focus on it anymore. Again, try to relax and not focus on it so much. (I know, easier said then done, but I did it, so it can be done) yeah
Posted 5/23/2014 4:47 AM (GMT 0)
Yeah now I feel this weird tingly flush throughout my body every 10 mins or so. Never had this either ... I'm not being taken seriously by my parents so I guess I'll know if something happens! Nothing I can do anyway.
Posted 5/23/2014 4:14 PM (GMT 0)
Hi SER.,

How are you feeling this morning? I hope that you are finding some relief from your symptoms.

Try to keep in mind that since you are young, not a high risk for cardio issues, and since you have had a recent medical screening...the chances of this being anything other than anxiety is really low.

Have you checked out these resources? The first is a site with a comprehensive list of anxiety symptoms that are common to anxiety sufferers. You may find some comfort in seeing some familiar to you listed there. 

The second and third are book recommendations for those with health related anxiety. See if you think this is something that could be helpful to you.

Anxiety Symptoms, Anxiety Attack Symptoms (Panic Attack Symptoms), Symptoms of Anxiety:

http://www.anxietycentre.com/anxiety-symptoms.shtml

 

http://www.amazon.com/Overcoming-Health-Anxiety-David-Veale/dp/1845298241

http://www.amazon.com/Treating-Health-Anxiety-Cognitive-Behavioral-Approach/dp/1572309989

 

Wishing you a day of calm and peace.:)

S.C.

Posted 5/23/2014 10:31 PM (GMT 0)
Unfortunately I don't think anything other than thorough screening will convince me. My parents actually agreed the cardiologist was too brief. We're going somewhere on Tuesday to see if it's my heart or something else. At least if it's really truly just anxiety, knowing that alone will be enough to calm me down a lot. The websites don't really seem to help, and I haven't any money for the books.
Posted 5/24/2014 4:56 AM (GMT 0)
If you really want help go to our recourses, most are free, and
stay off Google panic, it never helps, after the doctor checks you
out come back here and read read read, then reach out to others
you can and will put this behind you. Peace

Larry ***
Posted 5/25/2014 9:59 PM (GMT 0)
I always had chest and arm pain from anxiety and GERD - had every heart test done, echo,stress, halter, tons of ekgs, nuclear, everything was fine they told me my heart was perfect - never had a blood pressure issue or anything wrong. I was diagnosed with GERD - have you checked for heart burn - my chest always burned in the center and can also cause your muscle to spasm in your chest - i am on Zantac for GERD and Lexapro for the chest pain due to heart anxiety and after about 3 to 4 weeks of side effects from the lexapro - i was doing pretty good. I have been on it for almost 2 months now and doing good. But I still stress myself out and cause some chest and arm pain. Its crazy the physical symptoms your body can do to you when your stressed.
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