LOL I was wondering the same thing. I also have tense in my jaws and bad heartburn so yeah I have freaked out about a heart attack. I guess you are suppose to see if you can breath it out. I am going to my dr over this too. I get scared over it all the time. These are new to me I have anxiety attacks now for 12 years and the pains in my body just started before it was fight or flight but I had learned how to calm down for that.

I have almost the exact same symptoms when i have a panic attack and i always have wondered the same thing!! and the sad part is that i believe the syptoms are exactly the same. it is so scary. i have been to the cardiologist numerous times and got so many different tests done and i know in the back of my mind my heart is fine but when my anxiety strikes, i always have those horrible symptoms. i hope you are doing well and message me if you ever need to talk. :)

Your doctor gave you clean bill of health. So accpt that and tell yourself that. If the symptoms last for an hour than you know that you need to do something, but if it only last for 20 minutes and goes a way when you calm down then you know it is anxiety. Either way you have to take care of yourself and heal yourself by doing what is best for you. If your heart is racing, take a deep cleansing breath, do neck exercises to get the tension out, then relax your shoulders so they are not up to your ears, watch your posture so you are not slouching. Then do some relaxation exercises tense up your toes for five minutes and relax them-really focu and do that throughout your body, This should calm your mind and body. And that is what you need to be doing . That is taking care of yourself-healing yourself. by now the racing heart should be calm and thus you know it is not a heart attack. Keep telling yourself you know what to do and you will do it. You know how to treat every symptom and you will do it. You also know if the pain does not subside in an hour and your face get droopy or you have slurred speech then you will call 911 and you will be doing the best for yourself by doing that. You are strong and know how to handle this and any situation that comes your way. You know how to take the best care of yourself. An anxious mind cannot exist in a relaxed body. Always remember that. You do have the tools and coping skills to handle this. Just sometimes need to step back and look for them.

I too thought I was having a heart attack when my brother took ill. After a clean EKG, I was diagnosed with anxiety and kissed off with a prescription for muscle relaxers.

If the EKG was checked out clean, relax, it's not a heart attack--it's "just" anxiety. Keep getting EKGs every year during a physical. If there's any heart trouble, it'll show in the EKG. Meanwhile, pop a couple Valerian when you're feeling on edge (it's a natural herb, a muscle relaxer, found in the vitamin aisle of any drugstore) and EXERCISE, especially do a lot of cardio. Not only will exercise strengthen the heart, but it'll help you emotionally too, help you get beneath that anxiety and find the animal within you, an animal who wants to come out and play, be aggressive.