Are these chest sensations normal for anxiety?

[Jocipher]

Hello everybody I am a 17 year old male and in need for help. So over 2 months ago I was feeling absolutely in top shape but then I wanted to do insanity. Now I didn't work out as much as the next guy but I never really had a problem with it and thought I was in good shape to be honest. But after the second day I had to quit because I was feeling short of breath and chest pain and I was worried obviously. And that Thursday I was rushed to the ER because I had my first panic attack. Scariest moment of my life I thought I was going to die!! But the docs gave me blood work, chest X-ray, and an EKG and everything checked out. So I went on my merry way but was still shooken up about it. So as the months past I started noticing more symptoms happening such as: chest tightness, short of breath, chest pains, couple headaches, palpitations and weird sensations happening in my chest like vibrating and grinding feeling in the center of my chest so to speak. And over those months I quit working out( mainly Cairo) and just kept thinking and thinking about it. Going on the Internet which freaked me out more and just straight up worried myself to death! Thinking that everyday was my last day and that I was going to die at some point during the day or night because of a heart problem.  It was extremely emotional and after many " breakdowns" and visits to the nurse and counselor I set up an appointment with my doctor and they ordered me to have an echo and holster monitor for 24 hours and after that and the constant worry it came back 100% normal just as my parents and doctor said they would. And that gave me a big relief but now a week later I started to have bad thoughts of whether they missed something and all of my symptoms came back!! I am getting strange sensations in my chest such as vibration/ wheezing type feeling that takes my breathe away almost, palpitations, occasional tight Chest, and a feeling like my heart is being squeezed as it beats. It is all very debilitating and somedays I feel that I can't leave my own room because I'm afraid something bad will happen to me. I currently am seeing a therapist and sometimes talk to my counselor at school and that gives me some relief but once I'm on my own the symptoms come back and I start to worry alot that I will die. I haven't had a panic attack as bad as the one I had at the beginning but I have come close but have learned to control at least that. Please can someone help me? I don't know what to do with myself because I just want my old life back but I am trapped in this rut. Are these symptoms I'm experiencing normal for someone with anxiety and will they go away? Cuz I had all of that testing done and they all came out fine but even to this day I'm experiencing all of these symptoms in my chest and it's debilitating and frustrating and makes me feel like there is no hope for me. Thanks for those who may help or even know what I am going through and if you can offer any help please let me know. I visit my therapist every week and have a follow up with my doc on the 2nd of May. Thank you for you time.

[MYoungAtHeart]

You posted a very complete note about your anxiety symptoms, but I didn't read anything about what you are doing in your therapy to start recovering from the anxiety.  I do know what you are talking about and it did take me awhile to get out of denial that it was anxiety and then moving forward into recovery....

Denial kept me running to doctors and searching the internet for answers about my symptoms, denial kept me taking my pulse, counting my heartbeats, focusing on the dizziness, watching the anxiety get worse and worse.  

Denial grew as the symptoms grew....Then I became afraid to be alone in case I would die, alone, in my bed, on the floor, on the toilet and the anxiety took over my life .

I went to the emergency room one bad night and if you know emergency rooms, it was utter chaos there but because of the heart symptoms, I was rushed in immediately.  The was a 80 year old attending physician  who sat me down after his exam and for 2 hours we sat and talked about what anxiety is, how it presents itself and then gave me numbers to call for a Group Therapy  and therapist  that worked with anxiety and depression.

I went home and never looked at my physical symptoms in the same way.

The symptoms were pointing to deeper emotional problems that I had not been willing to look at and once I got into a group with guided therapy I have not had but one or 2 symptoms and then I stop and ask myself, " Whats going on?" and using the tools I learned in group the symptoms are addressed and then dissipate....

I do wish you the very best that life has to offer.  You may never get your old life back, that is in the past and needs to be dealt with as the past.  You are wanting to move forward into a beautiful future and that will take work and committment to yourself to have the best life possible....

Wishing you the very best....

M

[Jocipher]

Ik it can get really debilitating I'm sorry to hear what you going through I feel your pain. I hope you feel better. I wish this would all just go away

[Feelcrazy]

I started having the same thing happen to me in Dec. It started out while I was just sitting watching TV then I got a rush of heat in my chest and my heart took off racing and my legs went tingly and I thought I would black out. I went to the ED and they did an EKG and said I looked fine. I had this happen a few more times and I went to my regular doctor who put me on a 30 day monitor and also ordered a treadmill test and a ultrasound if my heart. All came back good but I still have lots of chest pain and pressure and I sometimes wake up shaky. I started taking my pulse alot even in the middle of the night and sometimes it spikes up to 133 for no reason and I will just feel crapy for days.. My doc says its all anxiety

[Jocipher]

As well as holter monitor not holster

[Jocipher]

Sorry the parenthesis was supposed to be cardio not Cairo I apologize