Heart attack fear

Earlier this week I was suddenly worried about a brain eating amoeba. I began to feel weakness and faintness, and light headedness. I calmed down when I realized that it might be from lack of sleep as I had stayed up until 3:00 and assumed my symptoms were from my anxiety. Well now I’m no longer worried about it and my legs feel so incredibly heavy. I ignored it and went out for a walk, and I was pretty excited and began to walk faster. Suddenly my chest hurt but only for a moment, and then my left shoulder blade, left side of my neck, and left arm started hurting. I came inside and told my mom I was worried I was having a heart attack, she assured me that I wasn’t, and massaged my shoulder and my arm and the pain lessened and was gone within an hour or so. My blood pressure seems okay, it was elevated no doubt because of my fear. Today my legs are still heavy and I still feel somewhat dizzy, I’m having some heartburn and I’m still anxious about possibly having a heart attack. However my mom won’t take me to be checked out and still says I’m fine. Im only 17 but I’m overweight. Im terrified.

AmberAnonymous

Date posted: 1y

This was me a few months ago. Literally called 911 and accrued a $3000 hospital bill for absolutely nothing. This disorder is so fucking hard to deal with. I feel your pain

River_thefish

Date posted: 1y

@AmberAnonymous You felt this way too? Thank god. I was scared it was an actual emergency. I’ve had this before and was taken to the emergency room as well, they told me it was nothing but inflammation from my ear infection. I would’ve assumed the same now, but I have no ear infection. Did your legs feel heavy as well??

AmberAnonymous

Date posted: 1y

@River_thefish Yeah totally heavy and shaky like I was going to pass out. I didn’t know that panic attacks could feel that way. I’ve had panic disorder my entire life and had panic attacks out of nowhere. but it was mostly hyper ventilating not feeling like my chest was on fire.

River_thefish

Date posted: 1y

@AmberAnonymous The heaviness and weakness lasts a few days right?? I assumed it went away when you no longer were anxious!

AmberAnonymous

Date posted: 1y

@River_thefish Yeah definitely. I felt pretty sluggish the next day or two after. Took it super easy

River_thefish

Date posted: 1y

@AmberAnonymous Im so happy to know that I’m not by myself. The acid reflux is so crazy as well, and because that was a symptom of a heart attack I panicked as if this doesn’t happen all the time 😭 ocd is a monster, but it helps to know other people are with me.

emcheye

Date posted: 1y

I’ve dealt with health OCD for almost 10 years now, I know how real and scary it can feel in the moment. I’ve “had” so many things over the years including “heart attacks”. I know something that is difficult with health OCD is that sometimes things *do* need to be checked, so where do we draw the line? Something my mom told me that helped: your body is not often quiet about something being amiss. If something is really wrong, you won’t have time to sit and ponder “I wonder if”. Anxiety can manifest physically in so many ways. I know it’s a fear of “missing something” like “what if this time it’s real and I don’t get help”. For me it’s helpful to keep track of what ailments you feel you have. For me I notice certain ones coming in cycles. Like once I’ve gotten enough reassurance it’s not one thing, another pops in its place. I also try and distract myself. If distraction helps me notice the ailment less, it’s probably anxiety. I’m so sorry you’re dealing with this.

Anonymous

Date posted: 20w

Chest pain

I just had a really awful chest pain that felt like my chest was exploding and im really terrified. I feel like maybe it was a heart attack but idk. I've had many ekgs and a chest x ray and they don't find anything wrong with me. Idk what this means anymore im so sick of being scared that ill die. Can anyone relate at all? It comes out of nowhere

Anonymous

Date posted: 18w

Heart

I went to take my heart rate and bp at the store and the pharmacist said i should go to a doctor because my heart rate was really high and wouldnt go down. I haven't had time yet and im at the grocery store rn and my heart is beating lile crazy for no reason and im so scared. Ive had ekgs before and other tests and there was nothing wrong

Cooki_brooki23

Date posted: 13w

Health ocd obsessed over heart/lung related issues

I have gotten maybe about 8 EKG’s within the lest 2 years? I’ve also gotten an echo done, and I got a heart monitor to track my heart over the course of maybe 2 weeks, back last year. Even though I have been to the emergency room so many times because of panic attacks that I thought were heart attacks, and went with a Cardiologist I still obsess and worry. I always think that I am going to develop some kind of heart problem after getting the tests done. Like if they’re just suddenly going to appear/my heart will suddenly have an issue. I especially get nervous when the pain is in the center of my chest + I get a tight feeling like I have pressure on my chest and can’t breathe completely. Please someone share their experience of how they controlled their health anxiety, especially if it’s related to this.

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