*I'm 33yrs old and I always feel like I'm going to have a heart attack. its happens almost daily. I have had several ekgs done,chest ct scan,cardiac blood work and wore an event monitor for a wk and was told it all looks good that nothing is wrong,but I am terrified that I am having one. I dont really get chest pains often,but I do get discomfort in my chest and palpitations,jaw pain,left arm and shoulder pain/aches,upper back and neck pain and discomfort. I get tachycardia sometimes,but was told it was in normal sinus rhythm so nothing to worry about. It's interfering with my everyday life and I hate it! Any advice on what to do?
Yes you have all protocol done with all clear results , worry and stressing can indeed cause your symptoms , , just thunk about the good news and let the bad thoughts go ! Enjoy your life know that IT IS NOT a heart attack !! THANK GOD !
hi art take deep breath hun it is just anxiety i suffer with the same n mine is also health anxiety so perhaps try make an appointment speak to your doctor im going next week for mine because like you im always thinking im having a heart rate but im still here hun xxxx
ive had all those symptoms. the more you get them the more they come. its all anxiety. good that you have confirmed your heart is fine. knowing your heart is fine, train your mind to believe you are healthy. i know its not easy because i have been there. live and live freely. anxiety can take all of you. i fight daily and you can overcome.
I have been to my doctor and she has tried me on a couple different meds. They kinda help with the anxiety,but they heighten my depression so much..when i was first diagnosed with anxiety at 23 the doctor I had at the time put me on klonopin 2mg twice a day everyday and I was on that for 3 yrs..I noticed that I would freak out if I didnt take it at the same time everyday and decided to go off of it as I had grown dependent on it and I didn’t want that bc my family has a lot of addicts in it and I didnt want to be one. since stopping the klonopin I havent been on anything for it til a couple months ago,but nothing seems to work like it did..i just get tired of feeling I’m gonna die..
this sounds bad but i stand by it. ativan. its been a life saver. i have pvcs whch is an extra beat and its a very bad palpitation basically. nothing serious in my case but im on heart meds to lessen my episodes. ive had several tests and all was normal. i am fixated on my heart so i know what youre going through. i get cgest pain and symotoms of stroke and heart attack but every er visit and there have been many, have proven otherwise. take something for the panic
I would like something to take as needed that works right away,but doctors don’t like to prescribe them unless all other options have failed..which I completely understand.So they will try me on 20 different meds before they will decide to do that and I hate taking meds I havent taken before bc I have a habit of reading side effects and med reviews which gives me anxiety about taking the med. I was prescribed effexor and read that the withdrawals from going off it was worse than going off the klonopin and I couldnt convince myself to take it and try it…