Anxiety is super high right now 😭

[foxglove_pnw]

I feel like I can’t catch a break !

When is not one thing is another that will give me anxiety !

I just feel like running to the ER .

I have been having so much body aches and chest pain this week . I finally went to a Rheumatologist to rule out a few things and make sure I don’t have Fibro on top of my Costochondritis ( chest pain , rib cage and sternum pain ) .

Tonight the pain is all over and specially under My sternum. My mom had a heart attack last December, no chest pain just cold sweats and pain in her stomach .

I am so scared that I am having one right now. I am trying not to freak out but what IF IT IS something bad this time .

I can’t take this anymore 😭😭😭😭😭😭

[JAYnLA]

The 'to ER or not ER' internal battle is maddening. Because of your history and anxiety, I seriously doubt you're having anything but anxiety. But if you have to go get a medical opinion then you have to. Eventually it will sink in that these sensations aren't dangerous - they're just really really unpleasant. I will be very surprised if you aren't OKAY, Foxglove.

[foxglove_pnw in reply to JAYnLA]

Thank you JAY ! ❤️

I want more than anything to know all my body sensations are not anything serious but you know anxiety , it makes you want to run out of the door !

I took my blood pressure and my blood oxygen level and everything is fine !

Trying to calm down here !

[Startagain191 in reply to foxglove_pnw]

This is my first time on here and to see that I am not the only one suffering from depression and anxiety is somewhat comforting as I’m always told there is no such thing and depression or anxiety but yet I’ve been on medication for them since I was 7yrs old

[foxglove_pnw in reply to Startagain191]

Welcome to the board ! Mental illness is very real .

[Hidden]

How are you feeling now? It sounds a lot like body over-sensitivity which comes with health anxiety. But only one way to eliminate the fear is to get checked out medically if it hasn’t settled down by now. Best wishes x

[foxglove_pnw in reply to Hidden]

Thank you for replying ! I did go to the Urgent care yesterday !

I took an antacid yesterday and today and the pain is so much better ! The pit of stomach is not tender anymore.

My mom had a heart attack last December , 2 days before Xmas, and the only thing she felt was this weird pain in her upper stomach and cold sweats !

[Startagain191]

I can relate to how you are feeling every day is a struggle for me 😭

[Hidden]

I'm so sorry to hear this The worst part of this is I know I would always rather go than be wrong than have an issue and stay. I almost wish I had a constant EKG running assuring me every minute, "Still okay, still okay!" It sucks to have to live by the "this time" mentality....and I fall to it every single time. Reassurance again...until the next "this time".

Jay definitely has the right idea, get the medical opinion, and maybe see if you can relate the sensations to...."this is what still okay this time" feels like. But as always, I think if you feel you need medical help, try not to beat yourself up and have the awful internal, "Should I stay or should I go?" conversation. Maybe you can journal the feelings, times they come on, and so on and try to find a pattern, rhyme, reason, whatever it might be!

I hope everything has gotten a little bit better at the least since you posted this!

[foxglove_pnw in reply to Hidden]

Hi Patrick , I drove to the ER yesterday and turned around and went to the Urgent care !

The doctor told me it was my acid reflux ! I had pain under my sternum but no heartburn .

I have been diagnosed with acid reflux but when was time to have an endoscopy I couldn’t do it ! This was at the end of last year. I am so scared of the sedation ! I don’t know what to do.

Thank you for your reply ! ❤️