heart probpems or anxiety??

This has been going on for 2 months now. The first time I experiences a heart attack like I called 911 immediately. Paradics came and checked me out. My legs were Whaley I was breathing fast and chest felt crunched out. I thought I was having a heart attack. Emts check me out and they asked questions do the creditkarma and I'm completely fine. They said that it's not a heart attack simply an Anxiety Attack. So I looked up the symptoms and yes I did work a lot no I didn't excersise as much and I did stress out a lot. Now I do excersise here and there dont stress a lot about work and I try to get rest. Now about a week or so after my paramedic incident I had another one in my job. So I go insurgent care I see a doctor he checks me out does the cardio gram and he says I'm imperfectly fine. He just prescribe me lorazapam. Now he said to only take it here and there when I feel it's jeeded. So I've taking it maybe 6times in the past 2 months . now now about 1 after the incident I had another attack and I got scared so I went to ER. I told them my heart hurts and my left side I couldn't feel it. Again they took blood pressure did cardio gram and this time I saw another doctor and they took xrays. They said I was complete fine. But my thing is why does my left arm and the bottom of my chest to my left hurt here and thee. Is it because I'm not breathing right or ight have a pinched nerve???? I know my left arm feels tingly and hurts sometimes and when I squeeze the muscle to were the arteries is it makes my bottom left chest hurt a bit. Now I also wake up with my heart racing and stuff. I'm if I have a heard disorder or anxiet. My left arm currently feels weak and my bottome left chest hurts well more feels like it's racing and I'm shortness of breath. Any suggestions

Zeronteddy,

Hello and welcome. I know how scary this feels. I have been there. Many many many of us who post on this board have been there. I understand that it is really hard to believe that there is nothing wrong when all of the symptoms are still there, but somehow, some way, that is how anxiety works. Anxiety can and does cause all of these symptoms in many of us. My chest pains lasted probably 5 straight months before they vanished.

Since the doctor's have checked you out, and they have diagnosed this as anxiety, you are on the right track to healing. There are resources that can help. And posting here about your fears can help too, because other people can speak truthful words to help you when you are feeling overly anxious! So glad that you came to share your story with us! Best wishes to you!!

From the symptoms you are describing you have health anxiety. I know, I've been there, the fear is so intense, you feel you are about to die, but you know what? I din't died, neither will you! Physically you are perfectly fine just like the doctors said, the problem is inside your mind.

Learn to control your mind and focus on positive thoughts and get rid of the negative ones. Don't think about how bad it will be, instead try and think about your symptoms as being unreal because guess what, they really are coming from your imagination.

Hi ZT and welcome!

I am sorry to hear of your current struggles.:(

As you can see, you are not alone! You will find many people here share the same challenges with their anxiety and similar symptoms.

What if anything have you done yet to manage your anxiety? Talking with your doctor for treament options would be a good place to start if you've not done so yet. You can discuss medication and or therapy.

For now, here is the link to our Resources. You'll find all kinds of great sefl-help ideas...including the breathing exercises that you mentioned. They can make a difference if practiced daily as part of a discipline!

https://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=9&m=104206

Here also are some good links specifically for help with health anxiety. It will be worth your while to check these out!

Health Anxiety - A Self Help Guide:

 

http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/hypochondria/pages/introduction.aspx

Helping health Anxiety

 

http://www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/resources/infopax.cfm?Info_id=53

Health Anxiety- The Super Scanner

http://www.get.gg/docs/SuperScanner.pdf

 

Keep posting with us if you find it helpful. We care, understand and support is key!

Scaredy Cat

It is very common to experience chest wall pain and even arm/shoulder pain when you experience panic attacks. Your muscles are tightening beyond belief. You are in a hyper aware mode and your body is tensing and basically getting you ready to take off and run for safety. This can give you pain from your head down to your toes. If you ever need real solid reassurance, don't be ashamed to make an appointment with a cardiologist, but know that it is likely nothing more than tense muscles from panic. Most of us have complained of this a time or two. Lord knows I have!

It took me a long time to figure this out, after one has the grand mall Panic attack it seems like our system
is somehow more susceptible to the next one, i used xanax for years to fight through the panic, i could stand the anxiety but i would use the benzo to head it off.
Remember this panic most often comes from the subconscious brain, "it knows every fear we have", it will
use all that data to fight the conscious brain for control. "this is what i think, and believe". Peace

Larry ***