Heart feels like it's dropping, past anxiety history

[Lilac1995]

Hi, this is gonna be a long post so please bear with me. When I was in school I was a perfect student, captain of the sports team, school president, straight As and I never felt stressed but I think it took a toll on me once I started college. I had months of chest pain, shooting pains up my left arms, leg numbness, breathlessness, headaches, nausea you name it. My GP sent me to A&E, they did every cardiac test on me and dismissed it as anxiety. I was sent home with no solution and basically told to calm down. I did my best to deal with my symptoms in the knowledge they weren't dangerous. Then last year new symptoms started, constant diarrhea and tummy pain. Once again I was sent to A&E, every test done and told it was anxiety. These experiences have been really traumatic along with another bad health experience I had involving a lump growing across my throat and being misdiagnosed til it was near fatal (all good now) and has given me severe health anxiety. It's honestly taking over my life. I decided this year to try and tackle this head on, exercising, eating well etc. And devastatingly despite my efforts I have a new symptom. This "drop" in my chest. It lasts about two seconds and is honestly terrifying. I feel like I'm about to drop or pass out. I'm so fed up of going to doctors and feeling stupid when they tell me it's "just anxiety" but I can't sleep, I'm too scared to exercise because of exertion. I actually just want to stay in bed all day every day. This is made hard by the fact I'm a medical student and am expected to be in college for long hours. Does anyone else experience this awful heart drop, what do I do :( I feel like a lost cause

[maizeandblue]

Anxiety, at least for me can do a number on your stomach and cause many of symptoms you've mentioned. As for the heart drop you speak of, it could very likely be anxiety. I'm not a cardiologist but a rapid heart beat or feeling of the heart skipping a beat could be from anxiety. I think it would be best to see a therapist to determine why you may feel the way you do and to help get a handle on your anxiety.

[Lilac1995]

Thanks for taking the time to help, I think your right, my heart rate is usually in the sixties but this week has been 110 upwards non stop. Anxiety is honestly exhausting me, I wish you the best in tackling it

[AnxiousNoMore]

It seems the problem is that you are not accepting the cardiac test results, so live in fear that you know something is wrong with your heart.
Since they did every cardiac test, what makes you sure that you have any cardiac issues, like the "drop" you mentioned? Have you ever seen a therapist about this?