I think I get chest pain with anxiety. I don't wake up with it. I seem to notice it before going into work (which I don't like my job so much). I exercise a lot and sometimes worry about it but actually when I run I don't notice it really. It's almost like my running or exercising releases anxiety. Or maybe I don't focus on it while exercising. I don't know, sometimes I think its mental. Luckily I have good insurance and have visited docs and even the er in the past just to be told I am very healthy and have great heart. I pray they are right and that it will pass. Visit the doc and see what they say. Good luck and welcome!

I havent experienced your problem but a wild guess is that it could be associated with damage to your oesophagus. Best to tell your doctor about the bulimia and I hope you can once again get over it.

I wonder if you might be suffering from something I've had, which is called GORD, or Gastric Oesophageal Reflux Disorder. Basically, it's where some of the acid from your tummy comes up and burns you. They used to call it "heartburn" in the "olde days". It's very uncomfortable and painful. I take medication to keep mine under control. I've never been bulimic so can't speak into that but mine came from long periods of starving myself and also chewing gum (don't do this anymore!). Gum is apparently bad for the stomach because it thinks food is on the way, and so it releases acid, but the food never comes.

PS: re the pacemaker thing. We all have what is called a pacemaker cell in our hearts naturally. I know this only because my hubby has what they call an "errant pacemaker cell"... which means his heart beat is slightly irregular and not considered normal. However, this is not life-threatening for him, and is monitored. Perhaps there was a bit of confusion in their communication... I don't see how they could see a pacemaker if there isn't one. Years ago I was with a family member in recovery after they received a pacemaker - (a) they knew they had just got one because of the procedure, (b) they had a slight scar, and (c) a computer was able to scan it and "read" it.
Maybe some of this will help?...

Uniquorn; Thank you! I have anxiety as well and for the longest time believed that's what it was, until I went the the doc and they pointed out a few issues with my heart. They were minor ones, but I suppose it's always on my mind that it could get worse. If I do exert myself, my chest pain increases. I'm scheduled for a stress test, another ekg, and several more. Super glad to hear you're healthy and so is your heart! (:

Kathy; She knows about my past of it, which is why I think she worries so much. Are there any other signs that the oesophagus could be damaged? I think I heard some stuff, but I'm not certain.

kpsurfer; Thank you for the information! Heartburn was something that was brought up to me several months ago, but I was told that was not it. Wow! Crazy how something like gum can have such an effect!

Also, about the pacemaker thing, I'll go more into detail about how that came up. I was in the hospital last June for chest pain and dizziness. They had me do an ekg and in the middle of it the one administering it was making conversation and asked me when I got my pacemaker. I do not have one and when I said so she didn't say anything. I was put in a room to wait for my lab results and more tests when a female doctor came in. First thing she commented on was my pacemaker. Again, I explained that I didn't have one. She looked stunned, left the room, and I didn't think much of it as I was trying to find a position to lay in that made the room stop spinning. I got my chest x-rays and then a male doctor came in to speak to me. And again, the pacemaker was brought up.

I guess I'm just kind of curious because I don't know what that means. I know I have a fast resting heart rate, 130bpm, but I don't know if that would make it look like I have one.