Chest Pain With Anxiety?

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I recently just had my first anxiety attack last week. I honestly thought it was a heart attack when it first hit. Sad

however, the pain occured on the right side of my chest and i got lightheaded and sweaty and i would get very cold. i went a couple days without seeing a doctor about it but thankfully i went to the doctor friday and talked to him about it. he told me it was anxiety and he prescribed me to Lexapro, a pill I take once a day. Now it has been over a week and I have less chest pain each day that goes by. I'm pretty sure that if I wouldn't have gone to the doctor that it would have gotten worse and I would be more and more nervous about it as the days go by. Sometimes, I do get sharp pains in my chest out of nowhere, but nothing compared to last week. I hope that the medication continues to help me. But anyways, I hope this helps.

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Hi, I just started taking klonipin...It's helping me alot,i used too suffer freom terrible chect pains.My heart would fluttrt,you could see it pounding through my shirt...>Actyally i have had anxiety and depression for many years. So i kow what you mean about chest pains.Plus i got the fear im dying some type of dreaded death/disease. [how many milligreams do you take,im just taking one mg.I want to get upped to 2 mgs. I M sacred to ask for more.I was also an addict so you can't go tell your doctor that.I been on opiates/oipoids for 18 years....{ dilaudud,methadone hydrocodone and oxy.Also was a cocke head and methamphetamine junky,not to mention tuns of lsd.I think that is what i got the panic disorder,i had a very bad trip...>>

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Emilmarie · Newbie Joined: 17 Apr 2007 Posts: 7

I too have been having chest pains whith anxiety. I find it difficult to breath and wonder if I have asthma. I thought I was going to have a heat attack and went to the emergency room. I had tests on my heart and it was fine.

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bls46 · Newbie Joined: 24 Feb 2008 Posts: 3

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Posted: 02/25/08 - 04:08 Post subject: Chest pain related to anxiety
As a counselor and someone who has experienced panic epsiodes......a good non medical intervention.....read out loud while walking in a regular pattern ...in your house/outside....for twenty minutes. This occupies several parts of your brain, deals with the adrenaline being dumped into your system and regulates your breathing.

It's simple...but effective.
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ChrisEld182 · Newbie Joined: 27 Mar 2008 Posts: 1

TORI I have the exact same thing as you do! I have severe OCD and chest pains, panic CONSTANTLY, and i can't sleep at all. Last night I woke up 15 min. after I went to sleep in the middle of a panic attack. I'm just now finding out that this is OCD related. I went to the hospital before and my heart is fine, but I still freak out so bad sometimes. Life is HELL and I know exactly how you feel. I always know I have a blood clot, cancer, meningitis, etc. Wow, I've been searching forever because I thought I was crazy, most other people with OCD don't have this problem. I'm also terrified of medication, even tylenol. Don't know why I'm even writing all this, just... idk, thanx for being like me, I'm closer to thijnking I'm not insane or dying Smile

ClintEmery · Newbie Joined: 18 Jun 2008 Posts: 1

I had severe panic attack disorder that pretty much robbed my life for about 2 months. I would have attacks anytime from 6 to 8 trimes a day, I literally couldnt think about living. My chest never stopped being sore the month and a half or so I had panic attack disorder. Anyone can beat panic disorder, and I know at times you cannot control them, or stop thinking about them. But you have to realize, you are more than your panic attack and anxiety and you CAN control your mind. If you feel one coming on take a zanax, or whatever emergency panic attack pill your doctor prescribed and go to sleep(its how I coped with them, you may be different) Your body will reboot much like a computer and give you a chance to start over again when you wake back up with a free mind. And NO, you dont have to be afraid of falling asleep, your not going to die, you will wake back up. Ive had panic attacks triggered from everything underneath the sun on this earth, Slight chest pain, heart palipatations, feelings that my legs weighed to much and I was going to have a heart attack, waking up thinking I was dead, putting my two hands together and thinking my brain had my left and right confused has triggered one for me on several accounts (now thats bad). Thinking I had a brain tumor actually triggered my first full blow panic attack that I ever had and sent me to the ER. At some point you have to look at yourself in the mirror and say "there is not a thing wrong with you other than your mind going 90 mph, slow down and chill out" I know that after I accepted what was going on and stopped fighting the panic attacks and anxiety, and started thinking positive I beat them. And dont get me wrong, I still have anxiety(I work hard at work, after all i have OCD ) Very Happy

But its easy to manage, with medication and positive influence, I started out on 40 milligrams everyday, and now im down to about 15 milligrams every other day, and maybe one day i'll be off of it all together. Not a soul on this forum cant beat them, They are a figment of your imagination, and that's that!

madme · Newbie Joined: 17 Jun 2008 Posts: 9

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