Anxiety or Heart Condition?

[chello101]

Hi, Im a 22 year old male whos been going threw alot of stress in the past 4 months last aug. I woke up that morning feeling faint of breath I thought it was because the way I was laying (on the couch with feet up) so I went and laid down in the bed while I was sitting up I felt faint like I was gone pass out so I quickly stood up and I felt A rush of adrenaline my heart quickly started to beat hard and rapid I was so scared I thought I was having a heart attack we called 911 they came out but no heart attack. so the next day I had another anxiety attack now my concern is this is december I havent had an attack since then but I still get lil pains in my chest and my heart hasnt stop palpatating since then is this a heart condition or anxiety cause I havent had any panic since then please help.

[MartineMoreau]

Hi, same here. I had anxiety and the more I checked into how I was feeling the more the symptoms would come. I started noticing that I would get the palpitations always at the same time cause I had somehow matched exercising with the palpitations. I had to learn not to check in and let the symptoms do what they needed to do and keep going with my day. Exercise and cut caffeen, cofee, and chocolate, tea, ect.

Also check out the One Move technique helped me loads.

[my_mayberry]

yeah caffeine does a number on you when it comes to heart palps and anxiety in general. and as everyone's said...it does mirror symptoms of anxiety...but it should always be checked out before assuming thats what it is. you'd hate to be wrong when it comes to the heart. best thing to do is make the appointment and don't let it stress you out. odds are a doc will tell you you're fine and then you'll know and then you'll actually start to feel fine...but the point is that it's better to know than assume.

[Mjolnir07]

No worries mate, I'm 22 and had the same problems. What you may have is Panic Disorder, I thought I had developed heart disease and was constantly worrying about the palpitations, rapid heart rate, feelings of dread, and of course the anxiety attacks which make you think you're having a heart attack. I was convinced that I had heart disease, my doctor checked out my heart and prescribed me Paxil, it doesn't happen anymore.

Additionally, I quit drinking caffeine and you wouldn't BELIEVE how much that helped my anxiety, it almost alleviated it entirely, if not atleast to a managable extent.

[r9c]

Hi,i do experienced those symptoms during anxiety times,very bad.The thing is u should visit ur doctor regarding this symptoms,allthough its most likely anxiety related but its better to rule out any cardiac problem..so you can have an ease mind and start working on the anxiety issues.