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heart problem? or just anxiety?

not sure if what is wrong with me is because of panic..or if i am panicking because something is wrong with me.. but im so worried..cant get back to sleep because of this..(although im panicking because i feel like something is wrong with me..)
woke up in the morning feeling like my heart would stop..and i couldnt breathe at all..so i freaked out and ran to my roommate...she told me to calm down..or go to the hospital...dont have money for the hospital so i tried to calm down..eventually fell asleep...
later in the evening i was eating, feeling ok...no reason for any panic or anxiety to creep up but my fingers and lips started to tingle (this has happened a few times before...went to ER once because of it though they didnt tell me what it was) whenever this happens my fingers started to become very stiff..and my mouth forms a weird 'frowning' shape...cant understand why this is happening.. and then im trying to sleep but i can feel my heart pounding rather fast in my chest and my face feels really warm (dont think its a fever though) and i have the fan on me..also started burping randomly..and feel like my ears have big air bubbles in them..throat feels a little swollen..tho i can swallow no problem..also am having quick sharp pains in my head..... i want to know if this is all in my head or if its something to be worried about..heart related? i'm only 24, F, 150lb and 5'4..this is quite worrisome..
also have had many issues with feeling like i cant breathe... my chest will ache/burn ( feels like lungs that are aching) but im sure its not asthma..help???
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1425157 tn?1311651679
i agree i think i have had all those at some point anxiety *****!!
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1137980 tn?1281285446
Almost all of the symtoms that you have put out here are pointing to anxiety and/or panic.  From the tingling in your body ...common....to some difficulty breathing....to the racing heart.....to the fast pains in your head.....to the swallowing.....all are earmarks.  Personally what i would do is log onto the Medhelp anxiety site and toss the symtoms out there and see if there is a fit and i am almost positive that there may be......maybe someone else on this site has some ideas but thats where my money is.......
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