Does this sound right

[airforce2380]

So long story short back in August my wife told me she was pregnant and about a week after i woke up with chest pains. A month after that i quit smoke cigs. Now lets break this down month by month.
August - Chest Pain / Seen in ER all normal and all test ekg negative
Septemebr - Chest and Arm pain / Seen in ER all test and EKG negative/ Also seen by PCP
October - Same thing once again seen by my PCP twice and EKG normal
November - Chest and Arm and Back and Neck pain/ Seen in the ER again told costochiondritis. Seen by my PCP he sent me for an echo anfter doing an EKG all negative and normal
December - Same
January - Chest pain arm pain back pain neck pain / Seen in ER EKG clear blood work clear and ct scan clear. Kept overnight in cardiac unit ekg every two hours and blood work ALL NEGATIVE
February - Seen a therapist and that didnt help much. Dr put me on zoloft and after a week of feeling nothing i stopped. Seen a cardiologist ekg and stress test clear
March - Son was born and still chest pains arm pains neck back
April - SAME
May (Present) Back on zoloft and told it takes a month or so to build up. I have chest pain arm pain back neck.
So my question is really my dr says anxiety my wife who is a nurse says anxiety my friend says anxiety. I mean 50,000 = bucks later i think i should be able to believe it. For some reason my mind wont let me and leave it at that.
So my question to the anxiety community is does this sound right.
My pains come and go every day and chest pain sometimes on the left middle or right side coems and goes arm pain comes and goes all these pains come and go and reprduce daily

[nursegirl6572]

I can't add much to mammo's post, she covered mostly everything, but I DO also want to stress that adjusting to meds like Zoloft takes time, you may have to be willing to put a few months' time into it, including possible dosage increases along the way until you see some improvements.

Same principle applies to therapy.  It can be a long process.  My honest opinion is, because you were not fully ready to try to address this as anxiety, you've thrown in the towel prematurely, on both the therapy AND the med.  That's very common.  Patience is VERY helpful in treating anxiety, it takes time, you have to realize that these symptoms are not going to go away overnight.  No lies, it's VERY hard to be patient, but you have to keep trying.

Anxiety is also a pretty obvious culprit in your case, because, not only have medical causes been ruled out, but the onset was right after you found out your wife was pregnant.  Even GOOD changes in our lives bring anxiety.  A new baby is a joy and a blessing, but also VERY stressful, especially if it is your first.  There is a lot of "unknown" and unchartered territory for you.

Really give the anxiety treatment a go, and realize that at some point, you have to trust what the specialists and tests are telling you, that your heart is just fine (which is a GOOD thing, remember!) and that anxiety causes very real physical symptoms, with chest pain being one of the most commonly reported.

Congrats on the new bundle of joy, please let us know how you're doing!

[mammo]

You've ruled out all other causes and now you need to accept that this is anxiety.  I know it's hard to do as anxiety can present with so many serious symptoms...it's mind boggling!  You worry about your health which creates anxiety which creates more symptoms....it's a vicious cycle.  You need to stay with the Zoloft, it can take 4-6 weeks for you to feel the effects of it but when you do...it will be well worth it!  CBT therapy can help you how not to "obcess" about your health and the Zoloft will help as well.  Work closely with your doctor as he will want to know after 6 weeks how you are feeling...if no better he will up your dosage. You're definitely on the right track to feeling better, so stay the course.  Congratulations on your baby and I hope to hear you're living your life and not worrying it away!  You're young and healthy....truly blessed!  Wishing you all the very best!