I get a lot of chest pains. My doc says that its the muscles that are contracting because of the anxiety, lord knows ive done so many tests on my hear i even seen a Cardiologist and ran all exams and the results are that my heart is in excellent shape and that im healthy. Are there any pills we can take for the chest pains as far as our muscles?? Like certain muscle relaxers? If so which are the best kind? It sucks living with anxiety panic disorder you can live life like this. The chest pains, the fatigueness, short breaths and dizziness is the worst thing you can go through on a day by day. Sometimes mine would last days, even weeks at times and its horrible. I have children and i cant even attend to them like i should and it just sucks. I want my life back!!!
Hi KarlaM, you are in excellent shape just suffer from anxiety disorder, yes there are pills, anti depressants that are SNRI's such as Venlefaxine are good for anxiety, CBT is also effective but not necessarily for everyone, I struggle with it.
You could try a short course of benzodiazepines whilst any anti depressants start to work as they do take 6-8 weeks to get benefit, it's almost like the medication needs to work out what it's supposed to be doing.
Neil
Hi Aspinan!
Thank you for your reply. My doc put me on Zoloft and Paxil and i feel like it hasnt done anythiny or maybe i need to just keep taking it til it does effect. I did hear about ppl taking medications and how it would take 4 to 6 weeks to actually kick in. Maybe i didnt wail long enough so i gave up. I also did therapy and that doesn't help. I just hate when i get the mild chest pains it feels like someone is stomping on my chest. It so awful, at times i cant even sleep because its hard. Sometimes the only way i can sleep is when im laying down a little bit elevated because i cant breathe. I been so messed up after my brother had an accident where he almost died i was there when it all happen so it was a very traumatic experience for me. Ever since then i been having anxiety and now that i have seen a specalist about it they diagnosed me with Anxiety/Panic disorder. Ugh it so horrible to go through this i cant function well. My life is so different.
I think you should have given the meds a bit longer, and for some people therapy just doesn't do the trick, sometimes you need to be in a better place for therapy to sink in and that's where the meds help.
My anxiety focuses on my stomach, it's a horrible feeling and sometimes feels it's full of lead. My head starts to ruminate which makes me worse.
This is my 6th relapse over a 23 year period and this one is by far the worse, I've tried a few meds but will be going back on my old one Venlefaxine next week (fingers crossed).
Goingbthrough something traumatic as you did has obviously triggered anxiety and panic disorder but it can be treated successfully so don't give up hope and perhaps go back to GP to discuss meds and options.
Neil
Omg so sorry you are going through this. Ive never heard of Anxiety attacking the stomach before. Cant believe you have that many years dealing with this. I just cant imagine. I have 2 years and my life has changed so drastic. I cant live life normal. I have children that need me and i cant attend to them like im suppose to because of the anxiety. I pray and hope that everyone who is going though this gets better because this is horrible.