Had anxiety attack last week doctors said could be due to stress chest feels very sore like iv over worked.my self in a gym finding my self breathless and dizzy spells dry mouth and heart racing all tho most symptoms have calmed down can still feel heart racing and chest sore and breathless how long will this last.???
Hi sara, if you've been properly tested for heart issues, try not to worry too badly about the chest pains. As you know, fibro can strike anywhere, even the chest, and those pains could just be your fibro. The increased pulse can be due to you being anxious about the chest pain. If you attribute it to fibro in your mind, you can deal with it in the same way you deal with any other fibro pain (meds, warm water bottle, gentle stretching, etc). Another cause (aside from stress, or actual heart problems which hopefully have already been ruled out) can be the thyroid. Do you have Hashimoto's thyroiditis? About 1 in 3 people with FM do. It can cause racing heartbeat as well as palpitations, anxiety, etc. If you haven't had your thyroid peroxidase antibody level checked, please do. Anything over 8 is positive for Hashimoto's, the most common autoimmune condition. Having your TSH or T3/T4 levels checked isn't enough to diagnose or rule it out. Many doctors still don't know this.
It's a very scary feeling! I suffer anxiety panic attacks and a lot of times I b afraid to b by myself but breathing n relaxation helps a lot!
I suffer fibromyalgia too and they put me on the med Amitriptilline must say they've helped a lil not much but a lil.
I've heard some good things about Amitriptyline for fibro. It's an older med, which at least means it's better understood than some newer meds. Also tends to be cheaper if it's not brand new on the market.
Thank you all for comments I do have under active thyroid on meds for that and doing a house move docs say could be stress of that so will see how I am once iv moved iv got to go back to doctors in 3weeks time
Sara may I ask how old are you?
I am 32
I just found out I'm in menopause also. I wonder how much that affects fibro?