Major anxiety health anxiety

[Worryinglady]

So I’ve been having palpitations on and off for last week literally feels like bubbles or popping in chest and doesn’t feel like heart is racing and it’s not like constant like maybe 2 every minute or so if not few more I’ve been doctors and they done a ecg, and bloods literally every blood test going, was all clear, this morning I ended up in a&e had another ecg while the weird feelings were happening nothing shown on ecg, had 3 in total today all clear and more bloods and a chest X-ray all clear, and I’m still getting the weird feelings in my chest the specialist in a&e said go home and try rest etc said dehydration, lack of sleep and anxiety can cause it anyone else ???????

[FearIsALiar]

I’ve had this too from anxiety. Trust your doctors

[Worryinglady in reply to FearIsALiar]

Have you ? Was yours like not all the time? Like intermittent? Xx

[Natsteveo in reply to Worryinglady]

mine is though?

Anything medical I have a complete breakdown I know how you feel a lot of us on here have health anxiety I never realised just how many but it’s popular but unfortunately it’s a very lonely anxiety till you come on here..health anxiety is horrible I call it a bully cuz your fear feeds it the minute you have the extreme fear about your health it takes over and you dwell on it so much over and over again it’s a viscous circle...

[Worryinglady in reply to Natsteveo]

Do you take anything for it ?? X

[Natsteveo in reply to Worryinglady]

Yeh I’m on venlafaxine and propranolol

[Worryinglady in reply to Natsteveo]

Does it help? I’m literally the worst that thinking I have all these illnesses

[Natsteveo in reply to Worryinglady]

They do work to a certain point but my intrusive thoughts can get the better of me it does most times but then I have months where I’m ok and then something will trigger me and I’m a state of fear?? First thing to do is identify your triggers them that get you in that panic mode

[Worryinglady in reply to Natsteveo]

Anything can trigger me even just watching a medical programme at the moment it’s my heart/chest anything really but all tests come back clear

[Natsteveo in reply to Worryinglady]

Hi Yeah I’ve got the same it’s like anything medical and health I have a melt down I’ve had everything heart related with fear all my tests have come back clear too it’s just our anxiety feeding our fear we need to find a coping strategy to make it a little easier on ourselves