costochondritis and anxiety

[Suzy_78]

I fell sick in dec 22, had the symptoms of burning sensation in my chest and nick and arm, my chest was tenders and painful, i couldn't eat or sleep? I developed stress and anxiety, went to the GP said it was heartburn and gave me antiacid tablets, that wasn't working, on the 27th march 23, I called 111 and told them my symptoms they book me to see out of hours Dr, who checked me and said I had a condition called Costochondritis.

my pain was on the left side of my chest and between the ribs, I went to A & E to check out its not cardiac related, done full testing and everything was clear.

costochondritis and painfully stressful and causes anxiety, i am on Mirtazapine to treat my anxiety

I was wondering if anyone had been through this as well?

thanks

[Hb2003]

I have been through it too it worried me because I have heart conditions and asthma as well always thought that I was going to have an asthma attack when it happened .

[Suzy_78 in reply to Hb2003]

hi, thanks for your reply, its wasn't pleasant at all specially when you had all the symptoms and not been diagnosed properly.

[Agora1]

Hi Suzy_78 Just when I thought I knew the symptoms that Anxiety could cause,

along came Costochondritis. Of course, I didn't know it at the time but felt it had

something to do with my muscular tension. I applied hot wet towels which for me,

helped reduce the pain. I worked with my Rheumatologist's recommendation to

start Aquatics which ended up helping both my Anxiety, Fibromyalgia and

Costo.

I noticed when I was stressed, I tended to round my shoulders, jut my head forward

and sit in a tense position causing muscle spasms, trigger points and irritation between

the ribs. Between the hot applications, Relaxation Meditation and Water Exercise,

the episodes became less frequent as I became less stressed. It's going to be

okay. xx

[Suzy_78 in reply to Agora1]

thank you for your reply! i felt all alone with it now once sharing my story I am not alone, i felt the tension and even teeth grinding as well, its been hard to deal with and now its seems like easing off.

[Suzy_78 in reply to Suzy_78]

will give the water exercise ago thanks for the recommendation.