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Posted 4/13/2014 11:36 PM (GMT 0)
I swear every time I get heart palpatations, my left arm always hurts too. I have had a full work up in the past year and a half, and everything is always normal. My last E.R. visit when my chest was hurting, and my arm they did all the EKG's..ultrasound,,CT scan, xrays, and drew blood to check for cardiac enzymes. Am I making this happen with my anxiety? I had surgery on my shoulder in 2005, so it hurts from time to time by itself. I always feel like when I get the messed up beat, my arm hurts too..I try not to freak out, and I have been doing good, but it did it just today, and I'm trying to keep sane.
Posted 4/14/2014 12:09 AM (GMT 0)
I'm not sure, but I'm wondering if it may be one of those symptoms that can potentially happen with gastric distress, too.

You know how it's said that several different gastric ailments can mimic some of the symptoms of a heart attack? For example, sometimes when my GERD is acting up, I'll also get pain and pressure in my jaw and neck....sometimes I even feel pain in my arm pit or bicep region.

I also think all that has to happen is the flood of adrenaline of us wondering "what if" and our breathing goes wonky, we hyperventilate (ever so slightly, that's all it takes), and it can also cause our fingers to tingle.

God bless the wonders of the human body and the mysteries it entails, eh?







M.
Posted 4/14/2014 1:20 AM (GMT 0)
Merrida,
I do have Microscopic Ulcerative Colitis, diagnosed finally after a year and a half. I was eating too, when this happened tonight which made me ask this question. It's so aggrevating though, cuz I almost seem to make it happen it seems, because I know it will eventually..I do get some acid reflux occasionally too. That makes sense though what you say..I have the Jaw pain sometimes too, and yes in the bicep and armpit area too. I'm good again now though, haven't felt it since I ate.
Thank you for your support, you are always there with great advice.
Posted 4/14/2014 8:21 PM (GMT 0)
Same here, I have musculoskeletal pain that makes my anxiety start because of my heart issues and vice versa. Gas pains have sent me to the ER becasue of the fear of my heart issues. What is frustrating is gas can cause pain in so many different places it scares us because of problems we know we have and not sure, "is this gas, is this a stroke, is this a muscle spasm, is this an irritated nerve, or is this my heart, is my aneurysm growing, could it have dissected, should I go to the ER?" it will drive you crazy. I have intense pain in my back from bad discs and my aortic specialist has said if I have any tearing intense pain to go to ER, that could be the sign of a aortic dissection. I said "doc, my back hurts like that every day, how will I know?" he cant answer that. I live in fear from this!! the pain in my back will radiate down my arm and go numb sometimes, then my mind goes crazy again and the PVCs get worse and my mind starts rambling again "could this be a stroke, irritated nerve" ect. all over again.. MAN!!! then blood pressure goes up and anxiety turns to panic attack because high blood pressure can make my aneurysms grow.... FEAR!!! We have to beat this anxiety and we can do it!!!!!!!!!

Posted 4/14/2014 11:52 PM (GMT 0)
Thank you everyone...Baseball fan, I had what felt like ripping tearing in my stomach from my colitis, and the idiot EMT said he thought I had an aneurysm..Had ultrasound, CT scan done at the E.R. and it wasn't an aneurysm..My GI doctor looked over my results to reassure me..so I freaked out for a while thinking what if it was an aneurysm. Luckily we found out that I had ulcerative colitis..That's my problem though, I have so many symptoms that mimic other things such as Heart attack, stroke, MS, gallbladder attack, etc. I always ask myself once I calm down will I ever know if it is something serious? I know I have given myself health anxiety because of all the symptoms...I had a doctor years ago tell me I had Fybromyalgia, but I never did follow through with that..I know I have costochondritis, and that causes some of my chest pain too. He said I had 8 out of the 11 pressure points..Right now, I'm trying to focus on my anxiety, and my Ulcerative colitis..I hear ya, I need to beat this fear..it's more unbearable than alot of things I've had..
Posted 4/15/2014 1:31 AM (GMT 0)
Paddicake .... I will tell you this in the last year and half I had sooooooooooooo much work up on my body , my heart , ER visits ....I had every heart test you can name , my cardiac doc did a cardiac cath that's where they gone in through your groin area up to your heart to check everything , blockages , etc .... I was so scared ..... Its the biggest test you can have .... It was clean ..... My cardiac doc says my heart is 100% healthy .... But guess what even after that I still had a few ER visits ..... And as I type right now my chest is hurting , I have that pain up and down my arm , that nervous feeling , look up Somatiozation Disorder and it will all make since to you .... With a Mix of anxiety .... It will do so stuff to your body , trust me , I been to so many specialist some I never knew existed , I had sooooooo much test for EVERTHING , things I casnt pronounce ..... But guess what I still have headaches ! My MRI and MRA and EEG and Ct Scan all perfect ..... They went down my stomach twice , nothing but it still burns , but as you know anxiety , brings on stuff to your GI tract , I can go all night with you but its almost two years , I'm still here , they can't find anything
But I feel horrible 24/7 ....... Yup .... Please look up that disorder hope it helps ....
I'm in CBT and just eating good and walking ....one day at a time ...... Hope this helps
Posted 4/15/2014 1:53 AM (GMT 0)
Thank You Sick of it all,

I hear you..In the last year and a half of trying to figure out why my stomach hurt so bad, and I lost 27 lbs..at least, my anxiety went through the roof. 5 E.R. visits, every workup they can do..Cardiologist, stress tests, EKG's, Neurologist, GI doctor, endoscopy, colonoscopy, and gosh knows what else really..ughhh..I have for sure, Microscopic Ulcerative Colitis. But yes, why do I still think that they are all mistaken and wrong..and that it has to be something bad..Not like I want anything bad..I am thankful, but still can't convince myself..I will look it up, and I am trying alot of things now..I have to admit my last two bad episodes, I calmed myself through, and I was proud..I have been listening to inspirational c.d.'s that my friend gave me..and another friend gave me a book she actually wrote..called help me make it through the day..I appreciate your time and advice...
Posted 4/15/2014 2:18 AM (GMT 0)
Hey Paddi , yes we sound like twins , lol
I can say I don't go to the ER like I used to
But yes its a crazy cycle .... My gf went through samething
She lost 50 pounds , throw up everything and just like us doc after doc
3 years and one day she said it just went away ....
I see a psyc , I do cbt , reading , praying , etc ....
Sometimes its hard for me to do anything
or get out , when it first started I was still able to do.stuff
Yes my stomach is burning like crazy .....
One day we will be normal ...
I tried pills , nothing more then a week ...
I will keep you in prayer ....
Posted 4/15/2014 2:29 AM (GMT 0)
Thank You sick of it all...
My stomach issues are going to be chronic unfortunetly, but I have meds to keep the inflammation and pain from flaring up. I am so glad they found the cause though, because a year and a half of not knowing was just making my stress way worse. The pain after I ate sometimes was so awful, that I ended up passing out once..I got slightly dehydrated also at one point, because I couldn't keep anything in my system, and not to be gross, but it came out the other way. Then I wouldn't want to eat, because I was afraid of being in extreme pain. My anxiety thankfully went away before, and I am hoping it will again. This time around it has been going on for a while. On and off though, but it's hanging around. I will keep you in thought and prayer also. It's easier knowing I am not the only one going through these things, I know that.
Thank You
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