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Random chest pain- irritated

ScaredSIlly31
ScaredSIlly31
So, ive had chest pains before and i ended up going to the ER. They did blood work and they eveb hooked a monitor up to me over night and per the cardiologist all loomed perfect. He even said my blood work and xrays looked better than his. This was 6 monthd ago. So all week long at the same time every day i get this sharp pain in my left side of my chest that lasts for a few second and what i an left with is just an achy feeling in my chest. I dont think ive been stressed. My whole left shoulder arm back is so tense and it stiff But then again, im always on edge at work, i cant really stand my boss. I dont get much sleep beause my daughter wakes up during thr night and i tend to her :-) which i love. Does this happen to anyone.

Oh and btw. I am a freakin hypochondriac. So daily i am feeling somethi g that causes me to get freaked out.
ScaredSIlly31
ScaredSIlly31
I also wanna add, that i went to the er not too long ago because i thought i had a blood clot in my leg. They examined me and did blood work and that came out perfect. So i dont understa d.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I suffer from panic and anxiety attacks caused by chronic worry... i have a stressful job, and although i dont "feel" stresed it DEF shows in your body, i have knots in my shoulders and because i am tense when i dont even notice it often experience left sided chest discomfort, it is def part of anxiety, and 2 weeks ago i went to the ER thinking i was having a heart attack too... my dad passed away in April from one and since then i have worried about every odd thing that goes on... which makes the worry worse which brings on the anxiety and the symptoms.. it is a big circle for me, but i would say you are not alone, and it is common.. i use ativan to get rid of mine if needed, but often if i close my eyes and focus on deep breathing or some meditation i can get it to go away on its own... hugs!
deleted_user
deleted_user
This is happening to me right now. What makes it all worse is that everywhere I look, there's something about heart attacks or someone who passed away from one and it just makes me feel even worse. I'm at wits end because I've had all the blood work and exams done and everything is fine. My blood pressure skyrockets because I worry so much, though today it was really good. Last night I didn't sleep because I kept feeling this left side pain and no matter what I did, from deep breathing to listening to relaxing sounds--nothing worked. I'm scared and I'm angry that this anxiety and fear has me at its mercy.
ScaredSIlly31
ScaredSIlly31
Goddess- i was not aware that the tense muscles and knotsnin shoulders can cause that. I just hate it cause it feeks like its my heart and it freaks me out. Is it possoble that back tension pain can cause this?

Bookgirl - i know what you mean. Its really hard for me to nit think of the pain and for the pain to go awat
mizkriz73
mizkriz73
Yes I have been going through this also. I thought it was my Fm and it has a part in it. So I can relate. I have been freaking out over it also.
deleted_user
deleted_user
@Scared: I do know that a large part of my stress was from my previous job. Like you I absolutely hated my boss. I didn't know what the term "toxic boss" meant or what a toxic workplace was until my last two years with the firm. According to my friends who are still there, the atmosphere has gotten worse. I was laid off early in the year and I thought for sure that my anxiety attacks would disappear since it was obviously stress on the job.

What makes things worse is that going to the doctor only helps a little. It's like I don't feel any sense of relief that all the tests come back negative. I keep building on that fear. I know that a lot of people experience anxiety, but sometimes I feel I'm the only one out there, so I'm happy to come across this forum and talk with people who know what I'm going through. I have been taking the Bach Rescue Remedy for a while and it does help a little with the stress. I've been looking into passionflower as well.

Take care!