OMG, almost the same happened to me days ago. A good walk in the park really helped me a lot. Also try taking citirizine tabs its an over the counter antihistamine it will make you calm and drowsy, also I take aspirin. Keep in mind that its all in your thoughts, try to make a decision not to believe them. Or keep a journal and write all your feelings.

The thing im having an issue wrapping my head around is how can an anxiety attack possibly cause physical pain? Like i understand the link between the body and the mind but this is borderline debilitating. And what makes it worse is that i went into the hospital complaining of symptoms im feeling and after tests i was told there was nothing physical to cause it

I have tried otc meds before and they dont seem to help much in all honesty. I just get jittery and want to take more when they arent actually helping

I'm sorry you are dealing with this. Just remember, it won't be like this forever. I know it feels like a never ending cycle but you will learn to control your anxiety. Just tell yourself your thoughts do not control you or your actions. You are stronger than this. You can handle it. This will not kill you. Find someone you can talk to and be completely honest with about your life, whether it be a friend or a therapist. Find a hobby or something to concentrate on when you're anxious. Write in a journal how you feel and write down reasons to be happy. You will get through this. You are not alone.

Also as far as meds if you need to stay sober look for natural alternatives like melatonin pills to help you relax and sleep well at night. Breathing exercises help remarkably well for me when I feel like I can't breathe and I'm hyperventilating- deep breaths and counting to 3 holding your breath. Concentrate on your breathing and a happy thought or place.

I mean hobby wise im a chef. Both as my job and as somthing i do to kill stress at home. And the very reason im on this site is so that i could find people to relate with and it seems to be working quite well and i dont feel like im bitching at a wall, you know? I have found that the only way to slow my heart is to focus on my breathing and as for sleep i was on a popular antipsychotic at a reletively high dose but stopped taking it after i read what havoc it can wreak on the body.

Pain is subjective, only you can feel it so when the doctors says there's nothing physical to cause it their are telling you based on their knowledge. Panic attacks/anxiety attacks make you nervous, making your heart pound and can cause some uneasiness. Your chest pain is due to heartburn, when your anxious you begin to secrete a lot of stomach acids. try to avoid acidic stuff such as vitamin c, alcohol, coffee, tea, anything with caffeine. It will worsen your anxiety and chest pain.

I am a nurse and I have been dealing all my anxieties/panic attacks with myself. nobody understands me. The best thing that happened to me is one day I had made a decision not to let this voice control me. Also by acknowledging the fact the we are all gonna die one day helped me a lot. I surrender to it and feel my anxiety, not resisting it.

Oh im comfortable with he fact that i will infact die one day, be is sooner or later. Its just the fact that i feel like im out of control and physically hurting. Aswell my left arm and shoulder have this weird numb feeling that comes on and wont let up.

Hi ChefMatt. I am so sorry you're going through this right now. I am actually going through something similar. I am 34, and was diagnosed with OCD, Anxiety and Panic Disorder when I was younger. I take medication, see a therapist and am looking for a new Psychiatrist (my other one retired recently). A few weeks ago I started having heart palpitations. I had never experienced them before (at least to my knowledge). I FREAKED OUT. Medical issues are a constant trigger for my anxiety, so of course a million things were running through my head. Was I dying? Do I have heart disease? Is it a heart attack? I went to my Physician, he did an EKG and listened to my heart only to determine that it was just my anxiety. Since then, my anxiety has been worse. It's almost like I'm waiting for the heart palpitations to begin. Waiting to feel that fluttering. And when I do, I lose it. I cry, panic, lose control. My anxiety medications have been raised, and while I do think it's helping a little, nothing has been helping me enough to get out of this funk. I want to make an appointment with a cardiologist next month (which will be SO HARD for me to do, because I'm petrified of Doctors) but I want more tests done to make sure everything is ok. It's hard for me to accept that this is anxiety related. I also have experienced the sudden flushing of the cheeks, dizziness, and uncomfortable feelings throughout my body. If there's one piece of advice I could give you, it would be to AVOID alcohol or drugs, or anything that will compromise your sobriety. You don't want to go down that road again. Please, please don't. You've come to the right place- this is a GREAT community with amazing people who are available to lend their advice when needed. Lean on us. Not alcohol or drugs. Sending you big hugs and letting you know that you're definitely not alone. I promise you're not. This is a constant struggle for me, as well as everyone else here I'm sure.

I've had the same issues. Constant chest pain. Feels like I'm getting ready for a heart attack. I've been to the cardiologist (years ago) and everything checked out ok. Fast forward to the last month or so and it's back. Dizzy, hot, dull pain. I tell myself it's the anxiety and I do believe it is. Scary part is I am getting older (42) and people my age do have heartattacks and die, so of course that worries me. Anyway, deep breathes. I'm going to try meditation again. I wish you the best.

2 things help me, one is bitching about the cold, snow, and ice which I hate...... (this doesn't really work), and two exercising. Anxiety causes the release of adrenaline into the body which causes panic attacks, rapid heart beats ect., it is your fight or flight mechanism activated. Exercising burns off the adrenaline as well as releases other feel good hormones. I exercise strenuously and almost always after I cool down feel much better. Ask you Dr. If you are OK to exercise then have at it, if it doesn't work you really haven't lost anything, except maybe a few lbs........