Quick info. Im 33, male and about 6'1 and 250 pounds. I have been going to a personal trainer 2 times a week for a year, and I manage a retail store where I easily put in 10K of movement a day. I do drink beer (ive taken many breaks) and i don't smoke cigarettes. This all started about a week ago, and i should mention early that the last two days have been slightly improved. I started feeling a bunch of random pains all over my upper body. Both sides of my chest, the top of my left chest about where the shoulder connects, my sides, my arms on the insides of my elbow (felt like something was pressing right in the middle), my stomach, and I felt like I could really feel my heartbeat/pulse in multiple spots, felt like my heart was fluttering, and just like a general shakiness in my chest? Also have a slight headache, that is more noticeable if i shake my head. So I went to the doctor and he listened to my chest, took my blood pressure, and went over some results from tests I had last year for stomach problems and said my blood was perfect, there is no reason to think anything is wrong with my heart, and that it is very unlikely. He's quite convinced that it is all related to anxiety. With the whole COVID thing and having 2 family members with underlying conditions, it's definitely been ramped up a bit for sure. The last day or two, I have really noticed my pulse especially in my upper abdomen, when I lean over in a chair for instance. I can feel it for a while and then it seems to go away. When I lay down, I can actually see my pulse/heartbeat in my chest/stomach. The random pains also seem to be less than before. My heart rate has been standard, I have been exercising every day and it doesn't seem to cause any pain, in fact it seems to do the opposite. Has anyone had similar symptoms? Does this sound like anxiety?
I have had problems with anxiety and depression the last 4 years the first time it happened to me although i did have alot of problems mainly financial that caused me alot of worry. I had weird symptoms chest pain dizziness pounding heart weird feeling in stomach area. after numerous examinations and visits to the er i ended up at a neurolagist and they said I had depression and anxiety and that was causing all the physical symptoms my mind was causing these symptoms. So i went on an antidepressents and it did the trick after about a month. Good luck I hope you find the answers your looking for dont give up . xx
Thank you, its about 9 days on my journey and the doctor doesnt want to start me on medication. He thinks with some lifestyle changes along with trying to find the right headspace and more exercise I can beat it
anybody have anything like this?
I get all kinds of chest pains and discomforts. I’ve been checked by multiple doctors and they all tell me it’s anxiety. I have also had lots of heart palpitations and feeling my pulse, especially when I’m resting. I think it gets worse because I focus on it so much. At least you’ve got the testing done, so hopefully that can be some peace of mind for you.