suffering with bad anxiety and horrible feelings

Hello... im a 26 yr old female with 3 beautiful kiddies..i have suffered with anxiety since a c section with my 3rd baby but been fine on and off panic attacks but nothing that im going through now..i wakr up on a morning and feel weak.. throught out the day i have pains in chest and arms.. i have been to a & e and had ecgs and bloods took all came back fine..had heart checked today and other ay at doctors by stephoscope and nothing seems up but these pains are so scary now and im scared im going to die :'(.does any1 else have this?? Im forever googling stuff which is not helping :( xxxx

Hi Dan88

First of welcome to the forum you will find good support here. I am sorry to hear you are having troubles with anxiety it sounds like you are having health anxiety which a lot of us here suffer from myself included so your not alone.

It is good that all your tests came back all clear that is good news have you spoke with your doctor concerning your anxiety? The good news is lots can be done to help with anxiety such as taking medication or doing some talking therapies.

Stay with us and keep posting.

Hibee

Hi all..massive thank you for all your posts..massive boost..i have currently been back to doctors week after week..im on propanalol and citalpram which has just been changed to steraline or something i start that monday after weaning off citalpram..im being refered to councelling but just a waiting game.. its so weird how.anxiety can cause.all this every day i have stabbing pains in chest or arms and my nody automatically thinks heart attack and no matter what doctors are telling me im convinced they are missing something..ive recently just bought a book by david paul at last a life its called.. but he suffered a different anxiety where he was scared to go out etc incase he had a panic attack where mine is more scared im dying :'( ive got 3 kiddies i just want to be back to start feeling normal again soon and the way i feel now i dont see that :'(.. does any of you get the chest arm pains?? And if so why is it daily?? I dont feel stressed but obviously my body is.. sorry to drain you all lol :) xxxxxxxxxxxxx

You've bought an excellent book! Although he had social anxiety which is different, there are alot of similarities between anxiety conditions so it will give you a great insight in to how to help yourself think differently. Another great read is Stop Thinking, Start Living by Richard Carlson. Both of those books were crucial to my recovery and I can't recommend them enough

One thing I like to suggest to people with health anxiety is to make a little list of your symptoms. Everyone has slightly different ones and if you keep a note you'll begin to notice the ones that pop up regularly. Then when you feel something you can just take a quick look at your list and say, yup, this is an anxiety symptom that I get, no big deal. It can help you to ignore them better

Dan,

I know I have a fear of dying, especially since having children. I think for a lot of people, the two go together. The thought of not seeing my kids grow up is the worst!

I wouldn't expect propranolol to prevent panic, if it does - bonus! It's a beta blocker and will slow your heart/stop sweating etc. Essentially its job is to stop the physical effects of adrenaline so you don't get as swept up in feeling crappy because that can prolong the discomfort , but it is very unlikely to stop your mind. If it does its probably because the lack of physical symptoms is decreasing the worry in your mind. For this reason it can shorten the length of a panic attack or prevent you getting carried away

Its mainly in my chest and arms huni... propanalol just stops palpatations really..citalapram is for my depression at min till i change on monday.. i get alot of headaches and dont know how much more i can take of fearing of dying all time everytime i get a pain in chest im on google lookin for heart attack symptoms its no life.. im so so scared im dying :'( :'( i forever check my pulse and worry about my breathing :'( any1 else this bad..got a pain in chest as i type :'( xxxx

Does any1 get like burnng sensation or muscle spasms too?? Xx

Morning people..how are you all..im gettin fed up of worrying about my breathing :( my chest hurts with concentratin too much on it..feels like im breathing too fast any1 else have this thanks again

Yer my chest is sore now...how bizzare is it all?? I start new tablets monday just being weaned off citalpram till then..touch wood a few symptoms have worn off but its this breathing one getting to me now cnt take my mind off it and its hurting my chest..is there a way u can help this or is it just mind over matter?? Thanks alot lovely people xxx

Hi Dan.

I had the burning feeling yesterday in my chest.. like I'd had really hot soup and could feel it going down to my stomach.. not a nice feeling :(
Unfortunately the pains will keep coming, just have to try and ignore it, the more you focus on it the worse it seems to become :(

When my breathing gets bad I just have to force myself to count to 3 seconds on each breath in and each breath out, takes a few mins but should calm you down a bit! :)

Good luck to you, and Hibee for starting your new meds on Monday! Let us know how it goes :)

Have a good weekend :)

Hey Dan
I suffer with heart related anxiety pretty bad, I'm on metaprolol for my fast heart rate , I sometimes wake up with pounding heart terrified to face the day , I have to say good job on taking meds for anxiety , I'm terrified of starting SSRIs but I know I really need them

I used to get sharp chest pains and had so much tests done and al the ER visits and nothing .. Then I finally gave up on the pains and just lived with them , after awhile i stopped paying them attention , they went way :)

I'm too very scared of dying I have two boys that mean EVERYTHING to me and it's scary to think about dying when you have kids so I totally know how you feel there . I've been trying to strengthen my relashionship with Jesus for me I think that fear will lessen when I fully will surrender to him . I'm doing lots of praying and listening to sermons if you would like I can share a sermon with you it'h a pastor who is suffering with panic attacks and he gives a very good sermon about it , let me know I'd love to share it as it helped me .
It is very scary what anxiety can cause our bodies to feel , googling all kinds of things sometimes brings on the symptoms because I'm focusing in on them , I highly highly suggest not to google as I've gotten way worse over googling ,
My anxiety is pretty bad where its hard for me to leave my house because of it and the fast heart rate scares me like crazy .
I hope the new meds help you in the mean time plz plz dont google

Dan,

Take a look at he top of the main page here, 1st thread....these are our Resources filled with free and accessible coping skills that can relieve your symptoms if learned and put into practice!

Keep.posting as well...we are cheering you on.:)

S.C.