Going insane with fear. I don't know what to do..

[AyaShumori]

I've been experiencing this constant pressure in my gut and some times my chest since the 14th.  No amount of burping or anything at all I do seems to relieve it.  When I get up to move around and walk,  I don't feel it as much.  It's when I'm sitting or laying down that I feel it most.  It was so bad last night when I was trying to sleep that I started having palpitations.  We went to the park today and I was feeling pretty good until,  after walking a while,  I was just standing there and,  my heart started to beat funny.  There was tightness and pressure,  and I had a little pain a few palpitations.  The pressure is still there as I type this right now.  I am so scared that is something is wrong with my heart.  The thing of it is though,  in 2007-2008,  I had my heart checked out thoroughly.  EKG,  blood tests and x-ray.  The doctor said my heart was just fine.  My question to you all is have any of you experienced this before and,  do you think that I can trust and have faith that my heart is fine?  I need guidance and help,  please..

[AyaShumori]

Trust me,  it always helps just to hear another's experiences and their opinions.  So,  thank you.  I'm thinking maybe I'm constipated and just am not aware of it.

[lynn100]

hi thankyou for replying to my question/breakdown..........i haven't had anything like that but i do have a lack of sleep problem maybe thats it or maybe you need more vitamins. i would say try eating more fruits like bananas and apples and such. i know i'm not a huge fan either but even though this anxiety keeps me from having an appetite i force myself to eat because i know i'm only hurting myself in the longrun by not doing so. but yeah maybe you just need some fruit and need to get out more i read excersizing helps but i haven't tried it yet i know i'm not being of any help probably but you answered to me so i thought it's only fair to try and help you too. i hope i helped somewhere in there?

[AyaShumori]

I do the exact same things.  When my anxiety is at an all time high,  I constantly think I am having a stroke or heart attack.  Then,  look up symptoms online and scare myself even more.  I've been dealing with both the anxiety and the reflux for 10 years now.  I've had the pressure in my abdomen and chest before but,  I don't ever remember it lasting for days like this.  That's what is scaring me.  When I was younger,  I suffered from heartburn very often.  It is rare that I get it now though.  I had my heart checked thoroughly 2-3 years ago and the doctor assured me my heart was just fine.  I just wish I could believe it.  The anxiety won't let me.  Now,  I can't seem to shake the thoughts that I have a bleeding ulcer.

[Nelly34e]

I too feel constant chest pressure/tightness, and an occasional pain in the left side, and sometimes I get electrical shock feels in my chest.  When i am standing up, it feels better for me as well.  Do you get terrible heartburn?  I have had horrible heartburn for the last week or so and a constant feeling like I need to burp.  I even get heartburn before I eat, or well after I eat.  It seems like no matter what we do in our lives, that we are always thinking about it.  I wish I had answers.  This is no way to live life.  I think your heart is fine, I am not 100 percent sure, but if you have been dealing with this for this long and your still here, then my guess is your heart is fine.  I keep thinking im going to have a heart attack, but 2 months later i'm still here.  I wish I could use that to let me and my body know that i'm ok, but i still get fearful every single day.  Whenever my body gets that tingly feeling in my hands or my feet i start thinking im going to have a stroke, then i look up symptoms, then i start freaking out.  Is anxiety really this mental?  Am I creating all this with my head?  I just dont get it.