Heart attack or Panic Attack

[cheer_mom]

So tired of this feeling. I know it's wrong to but I really just want my dr to run an ekg to give me a little piece of mind. Is it wrong to ask for this since I'm having a panic attack and she knows about my health anxiety.

 

[Footballmadness2019]

It's not wrong at all asking for a doctor to check you over is the best thing obviously reassurance only lasts for so long but making sure your physically fine is essential if your concerned. What seems to be bothering you?

 

[Kari7495]

If it will give you a peace of mind I'd say do it. But just remember anxiety really is a horrible thing and you know it plays up symptoms!

 

[matisworried]

i don't necessarily agree with the other posters. correct me if i'm wrong but you've been seen by your doctor for heart concerns before, correct? have you ever been to the ER because of your concerns?

i think if you've been cleared by your doctor, especially if you've been cleared recently, running to the doctor over what's ultimately probably anxiety isn't the best thing to do. seeing a doctor for reassurance is something people like us do often and it's very unhealthy and disruptive behavior to engage in.

if you need to ask for a test to be done, it's because you don't need it.

 

[cheer_mom]

It's not wrong at all asking for a doctor to check you over is the best thing obviously reassurance only lasts for so long but making sure your physically fine is essential if your concerned. What seems to be bothering you?

Super panicky and my heart felt funny. The Dr said no I didn't need to come in. She was ju at going to up my dose of celexa and.co.e in 2 weeks. Ugh

i don't necessarily agree with the other posters. correct me if i'm wrong but you've been seen by your doctor for heart concerns before, correct? have you ever been to the ER because of your concerns?

i think if you've been cleared by your doctor, especially if you've been cleared recently, running to the doctor over what's ultimately probably anxiety isn't the best thing to do. seeing a doctor for reassurance is something people like us do often and it's very unhealthy and disruptive behavior to engage in.

if you need to ask for a test to be done, it's because you don't need it.

You're right. I have been checked out. I had several test last October on my heart. Then I went to ER for panic attack last month. They did a cardio work up and it was fine.

 

[Rathgar]

had same issue yesterday - had indigestion and it through me into a full blown panic attack about having a heart attack

 

[cheer_mom]

had same issue yesterday - had indigestion and it through me into a full blown panic attack about having a heart attack

It sucks so much and no amount of reasoning works at the time.

 

[cheer_mom]

And just like that, the anxiety is creeping back up.

 

[Cuchculan]

My own view on such things is that if it was a heart attack you would not have had time to make any posts on a forum at all. You most probably would have been on the ground. Have seen a person have a heart attack up close. They went from standing to flat out in a matter of seconds. Once you can still move about and do things, it is not a heart attack.

 

[bin_tenn]

My own view on such things is that if it was a heart attack you would not have had time to make any posts on a forum at all. You most probably would have been on the ground. Have seen a person have a heart attack up close. They went from standing to flat out in a matter of seconds. Once you can still move about and do things, it is not a heart attack.

That's essentially how I understand it as well. Heart attacks can have subtle symptoms, but apparently even those typically have other more telling symptoms, such as exhaustion. You can walk across the room and have to sit down due to it tiring you out.

 

[cheer_mom]

I know these things. It's just during my panic attacks, I lose all sense of reasoning. Thank you for your responses. They do help snap me back to reality.

 

[matisworried]

I know these things. It's just during my panic attacks, I lose all sense of reasoning. Thank you for your responses. They do help snap me back to reality.

every time you start getting anxious about your heart read an article on anxiety and how to manage it.

the trick is to cut your anxiety off before you slip into full blown panic. for me, it means 86'ing the thought the second i notice it's creeped in to my brain. i literally tell myself: "i'm not going to be anxious about this sh*t right now" or if i'm feeling a physical sensation i'll tell myself "this is my anxiety f*cking with me. there is nothing wrong with me and i'm not going to worry about this right now." if i can't switch gears, i get up and do something else. i've also found that posting here, trying to help others helps me as well. it allows me to take the focus off of my own health and use the tools i've picked up along the way and the insight i've acquired over the last 36 years dealing with my own HA to help others that are where i've been.

 

[bin_tenn]

every time you start getting anxious about your heart read an article on anxiety and how to manage it.

the trick is to cut your anxiety off before you slip into full blown panic. for me, it means 86'ing the thought the second i notice it's creeped in to my brain. i literally tell myself: "i'm not going to be anxious about this sh*t right now" or if i'm feeling a physical sensation i'll tell myself "this is my anxiety f*cking with me. there is nothing wrong with me and i'm not going to worry about this right now." if i can't switch gears, i get up and do something else. i've also found that posting here, and doing as a way to try to help others helps as well. it allows me to take the focus off of my own health and use the tools i've picked up along the way and the insight i've acquired over the last 36 years dealing with my own HA to help others that are where i've been.

Yep, I definitely agree. My therapist and I have talked about this before, identifying the early onset of anxiety / panic attack symptoms. I have sporadic panic attacks, but she insisted that it doesn't literally show up out of nowhere, despite it feeling that way. Ever since then, I've noticed many symptoms leading up to a panic attack, thus I can calm the episode before it becomes a full blown attack. So far it has worked quite well.

 

[matisworried]

Yep, I definitely agree. My therapist and I have talked about this before, identifying the early onset of anxiety / panic attack symptoms. I have sporadic panic attacks, but she insisted that it doesn't literally show up out of nowhere, despite it feeling that way. Ever since then, I've noticed many symptoms leading up to a panic attack, thus I can calm the episode before it becomes a full blown attack. So far it has worked quite well.

YES! FOR SURE! a lot of treating anxiety is learning your triggers and recognizing the stressors that bring it on. i'm borrowing this analogy from an excellent podcast called heavy mental, but in it one of the hosts likens HA to a roller coaster and the goal is not to let the cart leave the station. in other words, don't let your brain travel down the roller coaster that is (health) anxiety because the further along the roller coaster you are, the harder it is to stop the cart.

 

[cheer_mom]

Thanks for the input. I usually try to post to this sight as soon as I feel it and if that doesn't help, I turn on the radio and dance like crazy. I will try telling it to f@ck off as well cause if for no other reason, I really wish it would!! I've been thinking about going to the gym and hitting the punching bag for awhile. Unfortunately, that would hurt my shoulder and send me back down the heart attack crazy train. lol
Yesterday I could not figure out my trigger. I was just driving and Boom. Next the physical symptoms came on as the anxiety increased. It was so weird how it seemed to hit me from no where. I am trying though to jot down on my mood log and dig into what happened.

 

[matisworried]

Thanks for the input. I usually try to post to this sight as soon as I feel it and if that doesn't help, I turn on the radio and dance like crazy. I will try telling it to f@ck off as well cause if for no other reason, I really wish it would!! I've been thinking about going to the gym and hitting the punching bag for awhile. Unfortunately, that would hurt my shoulder and send me back down the heart attack crazy train. lol
Yesterday I could not figure out my trigger. I was just driving and Boom. Next the physical symptoms came on as the anxiety increased. It was so weird how it seemed to hit me from no where. I am trying though to jot down on my mood log and dig into what happened.

i've had health anxiety triggered by things ranging from a bad day at work, to not over-filling my schedule to someone cutting me off in traffic. sometimes, it's little stressors that we think we've forgotten about.

physical activity is great for anxiety and depression, btw. for me it's walking, hiking, sometimes riding a bike. i've definitely found that the physically healthier i feel, the less i worry about my overall health.

 

[cheer_mom]

When I do exercise I am constantly wondering if ever twinge or pain is a sign of

 

[matisworried]

When I do exercise I am constantly wondering if ever twinge or pain is a sign of

but you're still here, so it's not!

 

[cheer_mom]

Yes I am. Just going to go one day at a time. I enjoy walking. I will just start out slow and build up.