anxiety pains

[Rnfrds10]

My anxiety started back in February when I started getting palpitations on the back of the bus coming home from work. On that very day I had to go to presentation club where you get a random subject and a random person to talk about that random subject. When I came out of that meeting my armpits were black with sweat obviously I had been really nervous cause it’s something I hate doing. Since then my focus has been on my heart I have been to urgent care around 12 times this year, I have had an angiogram, a cardiac mri, and 2 echocardiograms, several chest X-rays all showing that my heart apart from the odd bit of wear and tear is fine. Yet I am continuously looking for things, before February if I felt my heart flutter it would be a “whatever” but now it’s like what’s that, omg etc. I am in a constant state of unease and ready for the worst. Added to this I have constant chest pain/ache as in the chest plate itself. Does anyone have a constant ache attributed to their anxiety and has anyone else been given the all clear medically but your brain says differently. I am a 53 yo male, I do have atrial fibrillations as was finally captured on one of the many ecgs and was recently give bisoprolol to help. I have been doing Cbt but I went to work for the first time in 8 months and caught Covid and I think that put me back to day one.

[Konablast]

Sorry to hear about your anxiety. I have certainly had pains that won't go away due to my anxiety, mainly in my neck, I was paranoid of finding lumps in my neck so I would check them a lot during the day.Anxiety can cause so many physical symptoms, and knowing that kind of put me at ease a bit.

Years ago I went to the doctor's about my heart too, I had a 24 hour ECG and an ultrasound, mine came back all clear too. But I have palpitations at times.

I know it's hard to stop worrying, but it's good that you have the all clear!

Have you ever tried mindfulness meditation?

I have found it really helpful with separating myself from my thoughts, stopping me getting so caught up in them. You have to stick with it for a while to see the benefits, but it can work wonders. I use the app Headspace.

[Rnfrds10 in reply to Konablast]

Thanks for your response, I will look into the headspace app anything to get back to a normal life

[01021968]

Hey buddy I’m in the same situation as you I’m 50 had this beast. 22 years the cheast pain and palpitations really hit home. It sucks. I also in the last few days been to the er 3 times in one week. It’s not a joke. We need to work together and try to ease minds that wounder. Apparently you’re pretty smart person always thinking a head. Like me. I’m a merchant marine officer with U. S. A. COAST GUARD and my life is a wreak. Some day it feels like I’m not going to make it. The pain in my chest and palpitations r something I wish on no one. Take you time I’ve tryed many thing. My love life is grate not rich but keep my bills payed. But some bays it’s really hard to function. Because mine takes out off my coffrent zone and is so scary I hate it. Good luck my friend hope we can find peace to injoy r lives. This is like the devil constantly. I’ll be ok for a week and then boom here we go. Really suck and is not fair

[Gilly61]

Reading this makes me realise we are not alone & many of us suffer this horrible chest pain/ palpitations thing. I also feel lightheaded at times. I’ve had a recent ecg blood tests & chest xrays all ok but still I sit here with a pain in my chest feeling horrible. How do we start to enjoy life again??

[AnxiousAF]

That's a great question I hope to find that answer. Lately it's been harder to see a light at the end of a tunnel

[Gilly61]

Hi yes I do have a constant pain in my chest & also under my heart. I absolutely hate it & as soon as the pain starts all I hear in my head is here we go again! It has to be anxiety because surely by now something would have happened to one of us?? When the pain starts it’s all consuming & all I can think is is this it this time😩but obviously it’s not because I’m still here writing about it. My day started horribly but after going to the hairdresser & totally forgetting to think to much I feel ok atm. I get so annoyed with myself.

Hope you are feeling ok today?