God Bless your Heart. You are on your way to feeling all better. You have the love of a good wife, the support of a good dr. the meds to help relieve your anxieties and lift any depression; who could ask for more. Praise God and thank him for leading the way to a full recovery. You are going to be fine, you are going to be better then fine, you are going to be beautifully, wonderfully fine!!!!
Thank you for all your responses. I saw a psychiatrist last week whom prescribed .5mg of klonipin twice a day and lexapro... I already feel about 80 % better. I have had only slight chest pain once since starting the benzo.... my heart rate is normal... and i am not as obsessed about my heart. I have been diagnosed with ocd and panic disorder.
I suffer from the chest pains,rapid heart beat and such. Here on medhelp there is one write up about taking benzos and chest pain going away on the heart forum. My cardioligist also told me the same. That if it was TRUE heart problems then benzos would NOT make the problem go away. I went to the ER with chest pain and a heart rate of 170. They thought I was in a arrythmia because my rate was so high. They gave me ativan to calm my mind because they wanted to give me a medication to slow my heart. After about 1 min or so my heart rate started to slowly come back down and it ended up just being a panic attack. So, if benzos stop it from happening and you have had all normal testing come back you can bet on anxiety being the problem.
I totally know how you feel! I'm 25 and have been convinced for a long time that I had a heart problem. Heart disease runs in my family and starts at young ages so this didn't help my fears. Anyways, I've had a full cardio work up also, and have been seen by different cardiologists whether I was in the ER or urgent care or reg office visit. Everyone has given me the "all clear". However, I STILL get chest pain in my upper left chest, left arm, and get hard painful heartbeats, and palpitations every so often. Since starting on medication for Panic Disorder and GAD, I have felt better. I take Effexor and Xanax. Just the fact that when you took the Ativan and your symptoms went away should help be of some comfort! Good luck and God Bless!
Dr. Tonight I took some ativan as I was having a lot of pain. Oddly enough all my symptoms of pain went away after an hour or so. I will be scheduling a psychiatrist appt.
I can't second guess your cardiac doctors, but can suggest that you see a psychiatrist to talk through your anxieties and fears to sort them out carefully. He or she will be able to help you go in the right direction, and if it is anxiety, will be able to treat you for that.