Panic attack or hormones ??

twice lately when i'm in a big hurry at lunch shopping during the week at work - i start feeling drained and hot and then i get in the elevator at work and my heart will start racing and this feeling will last for a few hours.  i'm not sure what is going on.  i don't really break out in a sweat though.  panic?? 

i'm kinda freaking out because right now i am having costochondri*** and GERD flare ups.  they seem to come together.  i also get these "hot flashes" i call them but more of a rush feeling.  i get this mostly when i'm really tired like today cause my son woke up early not feeling well.  does this sound hormonal?  i'm 43.  i had my hormones checked for permenopause last summer and she said i wasn't changing yet.  but i wonder if it shows up during the slow change towards it. 

i really hate never knowing what is going on with my body - i mean i'm smart enough not to go to the ER (i think) - because i've been through this before with the costo pain and gerd.  no doctors can determine which one causes the chest pain but i think it's both things going on.  and i lifted heavy suitcases a few weeks ago while traveling.  plus the cold seems to bring it on with stress.  ugh  

health anxiety makes me crazy with all these symptoms going on.  what is worrying me is the hot drained feeling when i'm in a hurry.  only 2 times it's happened is when i'm rushing and late for work. 

i guess the costochondritis (sternum soreness) just freaks me out. even though i've had it before. everyone on here on the pain forum is like gerd and costo can ;mimick heart attacks in women. ughhh i haven't had any heart tests in awhile but had a check up with my cardiologist 5 or 6 months ago. she didn't do any tests though. what do they test for at your check ups ??

yes i need to have the skin check. do you have a dermatologist for that or just your pcp? i do have a few questionable moles on my back i had my pcp check not too long ago but i've never been to a dermatologist for it.

yeah i'm sure i am. went to the park with my son earlier and ran around chasing him for an hour and didn't have any symptoms. ha

my mind just wanders like crazy. dang costo - it's just a scary pain. ugh

aren't they bad for gerd though? i'm trying not to take much.

To all women suffering from anxiety and panic ...have a female saliva panel done with zrt labs...what u r all experiencing is due to an imbalance in the ratio of estrogen to progesterone ...look into womentowomen website ...u r experienceing estrogen dominance...I know cuz I had all the Same horrific symptoms along with wooziness every day after going through a period of acute stress ( almost losing my mother - 4 months of her being in hospital) Drs said panic anxiety....what they don't tell us is that stress raises cortisol which then in turn blocks progesterone receptors ...especially at our age over 40 ...it is hit or miss if we ovulate each month at our age and if u dont ovulate u dont make progesterone ...if u r not getting enough progesterone due to stress or just perimenapause or both then u also do not make enough gaba ....thus panic and anxiety.. which throws off every system in the body...ladies this is hormone related ...why do u think it's mainly women with this issue??? Because our hormones fluctuate...men's r pretty steady...p.s. xanax increases gaba artificially but its not curing the real culprit....too low of progesterone....find a good functional medicine Dr ...the first thing they do is balance estrogen to progesterone and look at adrenal function...ps my adrenal function is low in,afternoon and evening and too high in the morning ...metagenics cortico B5 B6 supports adrenals and helps with anxiety....also do not use progesterone cream because it will raise cortisol too quickly ...use bioidentical progesterone pills

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