Different kind of anxiety attacks? Please help.

[aaronmac5]

So for about 6 months now I get these random feelings in my stomach and sometimes chest that I'm not sure are anxiety. I get this feeling like someone is trangling my stomach and it is hard to breath kind of feeling. This can last from anywhere from 20 minutes to 2 hours.

I would classify myself as an anxious hypochondriac but ive never heard of anything like this.. Nothing relieves this feeling except burping out excess gas. This is not a symptom of certain foods as it can happen even when i'm watching a movie. What do you do if you have these same symptoms? Thanks

[RubyWitch]

As Mr Silverberg has said, you've solved your own problem. Gas, bloating, upset stomaches.........all of these go hand in hand with anxiety. And if you're prone to hypochondria, this only makes it worse. Please do not start Googling stomach problems or you'll soon be back wondering if you have cancer! There is an excellent thread on here about this very issue..........I think it's on about page 3 or 4 by now, but I think you'll find a lot of information there and you will see, by the number of posts to that thread, that your problem is, indeed, very common.
I personally buy Rolaids by the truckload............BURP!!!!!! Oh, pardon me!
Peace
Greenlydia

[amish1979]

Agree with Silver.  If I'm having one of my bad days, just the gas I get from drinking a soda is enough to give me a very uncomfortable body feeling.  Burping helps.

Anxiety can wreck havoc on your stomach on it's own, so it could just be plain old anxiety on it's own.

[silverberg]

sounds like you answered your own question, could just be indigestion! Some of us with Anxiety and Panic seem to magnify the feelings we have in our bodies, I use to feel this same way and drank a 7 up (warm) straight down, got a really good relief (from burping) it was only indigestion.