Chest pain can definately be a part of PTSD. I know I have had it a lot. I try to do relaxation exercises when it happens. It is also normal to be anxious with ptsd, so if having someone with you helps, by all means do it. Do you have a room of your own that you can retreat to when things get too loud for you? I raised 5 children and in my room I was able to squeeze in a chair and lamp so I could shut the door and read quietly in there. Also if you are watching the child a buggy ride outside in the fresh air is very relaxing. Can you go to a park where you can sit and watch the baby play in a protected sandbox area or such? Or in bad weather, is there a public building where you could stroll the baby? Let us know how you are doing!

I don't have chest pain, but nausea and feel like i'm choking....

The only thing that helps me is exercise, if i'm very tired it doesn't have to be very hard just a slow jog concentrating on my brathing..

I don't typically have chest pain, but once had such a severe anxiety attack that my chest started to hurt. I called a nurse and she said to call 911. I was examined thoroughly. My heart was good, "thank God!" They concluded that it was probably associated with the anxiety (I was experiencing excessive provocation by my employer at the time, I recall). I walked straight from the hospital to work and when my boss came in I yelled at him. "This is serious and it just cost me a hell of a lot of money!" Anyway and point is you have to be careful with chest pains...as it could be your heart.

I experience night terrors and heart racing, and nausea, bad tension headaches (both managed by peppermint oil), muscular aches (managed by baths, sometimes pappermint oil), and I get hives (managed by zinc).

I'm like you. Very much need/enjoy peace and quiet, however am not often bothered by young children (in fact they are very grounding for me). Hate loud music, loud sounds, and people who are really loud. Shudder! If I listen to music at all it is usually (not always) soft instrumental
(classical).

I support you in wanting to have someone along if/when you do go out at night. It's a good safety measure...with or without PTSD.

Was homeless for several months...I was out at night all night for lots of nights. Very, very scary!

megaq10,

I'm with you on exercise, BTW (for PTSD). In fact, of all of my tools my tool kit, exercise has made the biggest difference. I want very much to join a yoga class and/or resume good structured workout every day. I bike a lot, which helps but it's not structured exercise.

Once again, you are an inspiration to me. (Making mental note to be more disciplined).

Thankyou for your kind words, understanding and advice

I saw that you're on celexa. The other form, lexapro, helped me a lot with my anxiety reduction and is supposed to be better, causing less side effects (celexa is a mixture of two molecules; lexapro is the active form of the molecule but no generic is available yet). When I was having chest pain my doctor prescribed me a proton pump inhibitor because she thought it was coming from GERD, and that seemed to help, but I stopped taking it after the chest pain went away.

Thanks what is GERD

Gastroesophagial reflux disease (acid reflux)