Health anxiety

Cant believe other people feel the same i need someone to talk too who feels like me. Goin through a really bad time with this anxiety 

Hi Laura. You're not alone. Many of us have the fear of a heart attack. Have you been checked by a doctor? If the doctor has ruled out problems, believe him. It's quite normal to have a skipped beat once in awhile or to have your heart race if you've consumed caffeine, etc. Skipped beats are normal. You become more aware of them when you try to sleep because you notice them more when you are quiet. Focusing on your heart will only make you more aware, which causes more stress and more palpitations. I know how hard it is not to worry, but your heart is a strong muscle. Try some breathing exercises. You can practice by lying down and placing a book on your stomach. The book should rise and fall with each breath. Make sure your chest does not move. To further relax your mind, you can count backwards from a number, like from 100 to zero. Focus on each number as you say it or think it. If your mind wanders, start over. It will help you to relax. Hope you're feeling better.  Let me know how you're doing. 

Hi Laura, I'm really sorry to hear what you're going through, but you're not alone. I'm going through exactly the same thing. Anxiety is a terrible thing isn't it? It makes you think and feel all sorts. I hope you feel better soon, stay strong! X 

Hi Laura, I also have my down days but it does get better just hang in there and get someone to talk to

Hi Laura how often do you get episodes where your heart races? Does it happen out of the blue? How fast does your heart rate get and how long will an episode last?

Hi, i have similar symptoms, are you still active on this forum ? please get back to me, i'd like to tell you my story about panic/anxiety

I too am going through the pains of anxiety. I am a 33 year old electrical engineer. My symptoms showed up about 6 years ago - I didn't feel that they were bad enough until I felt like I was having a heart attack. At that time, the doctors ran all the EKG's and blood tests and whatnot and came back with the Anxiety diagnosis. Since then I've had periods of chronic panic attacks and then time without attacks. I've quit smoking 6 years ago, drinking 1 year ago and even changed jobs to alleviate as much stress as possible. I hadn't had an attack in 8 months until last Friday and to be honest I never feel that stressed when I do have these panic attacks which always makes me question the doctor's prognosis.

My symptoms are a slew of many things: pain in upper right shoulder / neck, dizzyness - feeling like I'm about to pass out, can't remember simple things (sometimes I can't remember where I am or where I am driving), constant feeling of not getting enough oxygen, pain / tightness in extremeties, sweating, jaw pain and possibly a few other symptoms I can't recall at this time.

It's always a very scary time for me, and I feel like I could just die right then and there. I get extremely nervous and there's nothing I can do to help (even the drugs they give me don't seem to take effect for quite some time). The best thing that I can do is to try and relax and hope that there won't be another attack. The most frustrating thing for me is that noone believes or wants to believe that its even happening to me... my wife even tells me "it's all in your head - just stop thinking about it", but its completely out of my control. So here I am again, talking about it on the forums as I feel like at least people out on the web take the time to read responses and occassionally respond.

I'm sorry for those of you out there that have similar experiences - anxiety or panic attacks are very uncomfortable and can cause so many problems in day to day life. I hope we can all appreciate each other's struggles and get through this together. You are not in this alone!

Best,

Jayson

Dear Laura sorry to hear about your problem i am 35 years old male from asia pacific and i have same problem at large scale i am worried all the time about my health and about upcoming health problem which i don't know what future holds for me and its affecting my routine and professional life and above all went through Echo cardiogram and found 3 leaky heart valves mild to moderate plus systolic dysfuncton i dont what it is but that report has made life hell and now i am waiting to die LOLZ i hate to worry but its already got the best of me i take xanax or lexotanil sometimes to calm my self anyone feeling the same if yes so do you know how to getrid of this

I've recently gone through this myself , had a few pains in chest after had recently started New job. I had chest xray fbc, trop t, and ecg done and all were perfectly fine , I even went to get my cholesterol done and all was fine , anxiety and stress can make you feel things, the brain is a powerful tool!. I gave myself that much worry and stress over it,I'm having to do it all again now as I've acquired a tongue ulcer and are panicking it's because I have hiv! I'm stressing I'm experiencing the ars symptoms and ive been with my partner 2 years and before that I'd had a hiv test done a year and half before , theres a chance I could have , I have no fever or aches or swollen glands, I just have two ulcers on my tongue and a few spots on my hand and I'm panicking myself ,if anyone can help me with this I'd appreciate it. Laura, providing you've had the relevant checks done that I've had done I'd say it's just worry, though having a pain in chest can be fearful, get it checked and the results are in stone, you can have your cholesterol checked at local Lloyd's for like 15£