ugly chest feeling

[kazak]

right, i had my first panic attack two months ago, and ever since then i have had this ugly tight feeling in my chest that is there all day long every single day, even when im at home watching tv, or out with friends its still there, i went on vacation 2 weeks back and it was there during the whole trip, nothing makes it go away, i thought it would go away within a few weeks after panic attack, but it hasnt even though i havent had a panic attack since, it is still as bad as ever and really really impacting upon my life, i cant enjoy things anymore with this constant feeling in my chest.... is it possible that the panic attack has caused something, even minor to change in my chest area? because thats the way it feels, and i never had this feeling before my panic attack,..... would appreciate some answers because everyone i talk to doesn't seem to understand.....thanks

[oceanminded]

Anxiety can definitely cause that chest tightness feeling. Of course it's always a good idea to get checked out by your M.D. just to be safe as well as some reasurrance which may help reduce the anxiety. I don't condone meds but a good way to check to see if the chest tightness is anxiety related is to ask your Dr to RX a benzo like valium or xanax to see if this relieves your symptoms. You just have to be careful not to get addicted or abuse these type of medications.

[Heidy85]

I am no doctor or anything, but my understanding of your chest feeling tight is your bodies alarm to tell you that you are feeling anxious. What I am trying to say is that anxiety causes you to have a tight feeling in your chest. You never felt it before because you had never experienced a panic attack. Other possibilites could be that you have asthma but you didn't mention it in your post, so its most likely to be anxiety.To help you out, try relaxing and dont worry about your chest feeling tight. This is a circle, when you worry your chest feels tight, and your chest feeling tight makes you worry.

Take care!