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Anxiety or heart disease

About 4 months ago started to feel like my heart was skipping a beat. I was very worried. Those heart feelings went on for few days, and after a lot of anxiety and fears i finally went to see cardiologist. There i had heart ultrasound and everything was fine.
For a minute i was releaved. Then i started to worry again. Those heart feelings went away. But...
Since that day i've had so many symptons, its almost impossible to even name them all. Heart burn, neck pains, numbness in arms and legs, to name a few.
Latest sympton is rapid, irregular heart beat when i wake up. It calms down after about 15 min.
That makes me very worried.
Could it be anxiety? Should i go see  psychologist or regular doctor? All day long i'm anxious and worried. Stressed and fearful.
Hopefully some one can help me.
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do as jerry_NJ says. if you don't treat anxiety you may eventually be treating heart disease too
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You've consulted a Cardiologist and I assume have had a full physical exam in the past 12 months... if both say you are okay, you may want to try counseling (sp?).  Hypochondria/anxiety go hand-in-hand I think, especially as the heart goes, that is anxiety causing heart symptoms.  Try to fix the anxiety first if possible...of course there are some heart symptoms that require immediate attention, but you've already done that.  
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