Cardiophobia, severe, please help
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Does anyone else here suffer from extreme health anxieties, esp. cardiophobia (fear about heart disease). It feels like I am dying slowly all the time from heart disease. I have been medically DX'd with severe GAD, PD, and cardiophobia. I have burning, pressure, squeezing, heart palps, etc in my chest. These are all sxs I have read about that are indicative of heart disease. My focus is always on my heart and chest. It started when I was 25 and now I am 59 so I have battled this over 30 years. Benzos did help in the beginning but now they are causing the very problem that they were prescribed to treat. I have become tolerant to valium and I wish I could desperately get off. The withdrawl is nothing short of a living hell. I am a member of a forum called benzobuddies. I wish I had never started these meds in my early 20s. When I inhale, it feels like there is resistance against my diaphragm (as it rises) pulling down. My chest pressure is there 24/7 (unless asleep), really bad since 2008. I would love to talk to anyone with a similar problem or similar sxs please. Thanks--
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jean5941 CoolBreeze
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I do. I'm 31 and have been suffering from this kind of anxiety since 27. I also regret starting meds, as I am going through the withdrawal as well.
amy39119 CoolBreeze
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I honestly feel the same. I started having racing heart every night which woke me up! Then i got put on a pronanolol and now occasionally get it maybe once a month. I honestly think ive got some heart problem and something bad is going to happen to me.
m75570 CoolBreeze
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I have been suffering this fear since November 2021, it first started when I had a sudden flutter in my stomach/chest after I had eaten, it was probably just wind but I panicked and linked the sensation to having a heart condition or about to have a heart attack. Ever since I have been having the sensation of feeling my heart beating in my upper left shoulder when I sit in certain positions, is it just posture? I am a relatively fit 44 year old man, love playing sports but I am now scared to despite having a clear ECG and bloods from my GP. Why do we put ourselves through this utter fear?