hi! ive been dealing with anxiety for 5 years but with meds i was able to manage and treated!recently i got i virus which made my anxiety spike,and now im very scared that im going to have a heart attack from all
my symptoms:chest pain/ache back pain palpitations shortness of breathe fast hr tingling in the face choking sensation in my throat! three years ago i did a full heart check up which include two heart scans , holter monitor event monitor heart ultrasound ekg, and they came back clear!but not im worried that my condition might got worst and i need to repeat all the tests!recently i saw my cardiologist but he dont think i need further test, just did an ekg which came normal!but all the simptoms are just making me
so worried and scared
i believe if your ekg is normal then the issue is not your heart. find peace of mind in knowing your heart is in good health
you have classic symptoms of anxiety and panic. Your heart is fine. Any symptoms related to anxiety like the ones that you have, are not harmful! They will not hurt your heart or anything else. It’s just the adrenaline that gets released when you are anxious and that causes all of your symptoms. I have had all of your symptoms starting in my 20s and I was also scared. But then as the years went on I realized it was all anxiety symptoms. You have been checked out and you are fine.
The more you get stressed out over the symptoms the more you will have. It’s really important to calm down your mind so that the symptoms can at least reduce. Speak with a counselor who can help you manage your anxiety. Do you things that relax you. Listen to anxiety meditations on YouTube, and also the ones for proper breathing because that will bring down your heart Great. The more you calm down and relax the better you will feel. You are healthy.
hi Jen, thank you for your reply! its very scary,i did another ekg and D dimer test yesterday and came back negative but still a lot of symptoms! last couple of days im experiencing burning in the chest that spreads in the arms and in my back! dr said ekg is ok d dimer negative but sacred if i have a SCAD episode the heart atack that afects young women and can be so dangerous
thank you for replying! its very scary when you have so many symptoms , and doctors always blame everything into anxiety
i completely understand. i felt as though they just werent trying enough but after doing my own research and community boards like this i see it can be true that its just anxiety. the mind is so powerful
The heart condition that affects young women is very rare. Think if you have anything in your life that is causing you anxiety. Work? Family? Relationships?
we have to remember that anxiety symptoms also look like symptoms of the heart or nervous system. Adrenaline causes a racing heart and anxiety in general causes hundreds of different symptoms . The main thing is that you have been checked out and everything is OK. Don’t let anxiety and it’s symptoms caused you to live in fear because that’s a very miserable life. I did that for many years and it was a complete waste and I lost those years when I could’ve been enjoying my life.
those symptoms did not hurt me because I am still here! When I get really anxious I might get some of the symptoms back but I basically ignore them because I know what is causing them. I’m able to manage it a lot better now so that I can enjoy my life. So when your doctor tells you everything is OK, then it’s time to get on with your life and enjoy it. it’s mental torture to overthink these things because you’re mine just keeps going in circles and it gets nowhere. Take care of yourself! Life is too short.