anxiety attacks vs heart problems

For 18 years, I've had heart junk. Started with flip flops and they thought SVT but could never catch it. Now I've been diagnosed with PVC's and PAC's and tachycardia. Through all of this, I started having anxiety. Everytime I would have a heart "episode", I would be diagnosed with anxiety. A few years ago I started having panic attacks, with the first one coming on after a heart episode.

Believe it or not listening to my husband's heart beat calms my anxiety

I have a friend of mine having some health issues. Now he's been known to manipulate people so it's hard to know when there's something really going on with him. Anyway, he says he's had so far 4 heart attacks within about a month's time, the first two he didn't go to the hospital for but recovered.

I have had anxiety ever since. Some heart arrhythmias can mimic anxiety attacks and are really hard to diagnose because they can be paroxysmal (suddenly start and suddently stop without warning). Often times, you can be having an issue with your heart rate, but it will only last 3-4 minutes and its not happening by the time you call an ambulance or go to the ER, the EKGs always come back fine...

Is it possible to just get a anxiety attack out of nowhere? It's weird what I get and I'm not even sure if they are anxiety attacks. My chest starts to hurt really bad and it's like a stabbing pain, and I feel like I can't breathe. Whenever I try to it feels like there's huge bands around my chest that prevent me from taking in a breath. I also start to hyperventilate and shake and just overall feel weak--like I'm getting over a flu.

it feels like my heart drops and i lose my breath i was dignosed with anxiety disorder in 07' but only took the medicine they gave me for a few months then stopped when i stopped having panic attacks but its 2011 and this feels totally different. its hard to explain but it feels like my heart drops (like when your on a roller coaster ride and your stomach drops) then i lose my breath. whats happening?

Panic attacks can lead you to THINK you are having a heart attack. Panic never killed anybody. Just keep telling yourself this. Believe me, I spent THOUSANDS of dollars in Dec. and Jan. doing the EKGs, chest x-rays, echo dopplars, holtor monitors, etc. etc. all to show that my heart is totally healthy.

Extra beats is definately scary and I will tell you that sugar and caffeine can cause a lot of problems for me with extra / skipped beats & heart racing.. I too suffer from anxiety and panic attacks and that doesn't help things either..

No, I do it or used to do it all the time due to anxiety attacks. I've passed out in the emergency room several times while taking my son there. Come close to it on the sidelines of soccer games, etc. I've learned to control it now. But when you hyperventilate, if you don't deal with the carbondioxide build up, you just pass out.

Do I sound like a candidate for heart attack or another heart problem? Can teenagers with my history even get heart attacks? And if they can, what type of history do teenage heart attack victims usually have in order to get one? Do my symptoms sound like typical anxiety symptoms? And could I possibly be a rare case where even though my history is all good I have a serious heart problem? Or is that just pretty darn unusual? I am currently seeing a primary Dr.

I have thought about why, and it ultimately comes down to the thought that if something was to happen to me - if I was to go unconscious (or basically lose control of the situation - yes I know typical) no one would be there to help me. I believe that if I can resolve this problem my anxiety and panic attacks will go away. Just point me in the right direction.

I had anxiety problems last year during the end of my cocaine problem. My friend who is a nurse suggested that I did the following when I felt one comming on: 1) sit in a dark room 2) breathe slowly 3) put on some relaxing music as this can move the focus of your mind onto the music and away form the panic After 3 attempts I found this worked and it helped me to reduce the panic symptoms.

Exactly what Rubywitch said. Seriously. I come on here once in a while to help others going through what I went through. You're going through pretty much the same thing as me. Rubywitch suggested CBT with a therapist. In my opinion, I too believe it's necessary. You want to kick this anxiety crap, right? Get it done with some help from the pros who know. There are some books out there and I suggest reading When Panic Attacks and some other ones specifically for health anxiety.

I think the reason why we get "paranoid" about heart desease (especially heart desease as it is a very important organ!) is when you read about young people - younger or just a little bit older than you - that get heart attacks and heart deseases, etc. we wonder: "why do bad things happen to good people and what if I'm next?" In my own experience: if you are worried about something then get it checked out.

it started as early as grade 3!! till about year 7 and ive now learned to controll and dont really have anxiety attacks anymore.. but since i was about 15 ive had an irregular heart beat.. and by that i mean its really fast all the time.. and its goten worse over the last 2 years.. ive had an ekg and a 24 hour holter moniter and the results came up perfectly fine but my docter just said my resting heart rate was very high.. average about 124 bps!! its so hard to explain..

Usual symptoms of heart problems are pain in the center of the chest (meaning blocked arteries), shortness of breath (usually meaning heart valve problems), stomach problems such as belching a lot or gas, a feeling like you have the flu when you do not. Any pain that is in the chest and radiates to the neck or jaw or down the arm can be serious and are signs of a heart attack.

Sounds like what I had which turned out to be panic attacks. HOWEVER, heart attacks present very differently in females vs males, and one thing I did learn when I was going through it is how important it is to be checked out if you even suspect a heart attack! My mom had one earlier this year and it did not present at all like a classic male, heaviness in chest attack. Plz see your doctor asap or even go to the ER.

Hi, The heart palpitations, dizziness, strange feelings in your head, hard time catching your breath, feeling off balance, etc. can be due to panic attacks (anxiety attacks). Anxiety very often coincides with other health issues; so it is quite possible that you could have both issues to deal with, the anxiety and Labrynthitis. It is typical, from my experience, that the ER finds nothing and releases you regarding your panic attacks/anxiety.

I have had anxiety problems for atleast 3 weeks and its caused alot of problems for me my fiancee was in hospital for atleast a week all together because of bad pregnancy symptoms and i want to be there but i cant go out im a nervous wreck she is now home and i argued with her really bad and now she doesnt want to know me and don.

m just not sure how to treat my panic. I used to have anxiety attacks...aweful aweful. Today, my anxiety has returned, no attacks, but a few episodes of panic. They go away but make me hyperventilate. That isn't fun because I have asthma. Anyways, has anyone felt the difference between an anxiety attack and a panic attack? Are they treated the same? Man this is confusing. I'm in college and a few times I've had my panic attacks.

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