Anxiety Support Group
Anxiety is a physical condition marked by intense and persistent feelings of distress, fear, angst or dread. General anxiety caused by routine day-to-day stresses usually passes quickly and is experienced by almost everyone at one time or another. However, such feelings that linger over time and are very difficult to cope with, and which lack a clear cause, may indicate...
I do. I was diagnosed many years ago. I had it checked a few years ago and was told it was a "benign murmur...mitral valve prolapse" meanwile, I've always had anxiety but it's gotten worse over the years.
I was researching it on line and I stumbled on a few websites that said people with Mitral Valve prolapse are more likely to have anxiety/panic disorder. I sort of forgot about the heart murmur till I read that...now the wheels are turning...I wonder if that has anything to do with my current situation?? Just curious if anyone else has it or thinks the anxiety is worse because of it.
I was researching it on line and I stumbled on a few websites that said people with Mitral Valve prolapse are more likely to have anxiety/panic disorder. I sort of forgot about the heart murmur till I read that...now the wheels are turning...I wonder if that has anything to do with my current situation?? Just curious if anyone else has it or thinks the anxiety is worse because of it.
I'm 51 and began suffering from anxiety attacks about 4 years ago. I was diagnosed with a prolactinoma about Aug 2010 and with the Mitral Valve prolapse about a month later. Mostly have the attacks under control but seem to suffer with an exceptionally bad one about once a month.