Heart problems

[mariahedominguez]

Enter the classic “I’ve been having arm pain for no reason so I must be dying” post. I’m not out of breath, I’m not fatigued, and the pain comes and goes. I can’t even tell if it’s real at this point or I’m just manifesting it. I also have indigestion which doesn’t help my anxiety but I always have indigestion. What scares me even more is that I work with children, and I’m often the only adult with them, so if something was to happen to me, they wouldn’t be taken care of until someone found me. Morbid, I know, but these are the things that go through my head every day. I’m 24 years old, so heart attack shouldn’t be likely, but I’m also overweight despite eating 1 meal a day with minimal snacking. I’m scared, even though I tell myself not to be. I’m panicking, even though I know I am and have had many many years of experience talking myself down. I’m tired of feeling like I’m dying. I don’t want to be that girl anymore that goes to the doctor for nothing. Not to mention I can’t even afford it. It’s an endless cycle. I’m not okay, but I feel better knowing I found this forum and people with similar thought processes.


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[Vandelsrock21]

Its funny today i had the same thing and i was stressed out. Thought i was having a heart problem as well. I took tylenol and pain went away. I am over weight has indigestion as well. I think it is just pain nothing more. I went on steep hike yesterday and had no pain so i assume the ticker is ok.

 

[bin_tenn]

Lots of things aside from heart attack can cause arm pain. Trauma / injury, pinched nerve, sleeping or propping up on the arm too much, etc. This happens to me frequently, because I sleep on my left side and I also hold my phone with that arm and prop up on that arm. I get left arm and shoulder pain. At the height of my heart fears, that pain was the worst damning symptom. LoL. But now I see it's not a symptom of anything I need to worry about.

Fellow heart worrier here though. You're definitely not alone. I've been through it all. Including a real event (afib) in 2016.

 

[Walking Circles]

I have a lot of indigestion and GI issues and arm pain happens to me sometimes when it's really flared up. Have you thought about trying something over the counter to manage reflux?

 

[mariahedominguez]

I have a lot of indigestion and GI issues and arm pain happens to me sometimes when it's really flared up. Have you thought about trying something over the counter to manage reflux?

Yes I have I just never start because I want instant relief and don’t want to wait the few days for it to kick in. I know I should. I need to start helping myself


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[Walking Circles]

Yes I have I just never start because I want instant relief and don’t want to wait the few days for it to kick in. I know I should. I need to start helping myself


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I understand. You can take most over the counter medicines and use something like Mylanta for near instant relief.

 

[matisworried]

i'm really sorry you're so anxious. the good news is that you're here posting on an anxiety message board and not laying in the emergency room with tons of medical personnel surrounding you... and the reason you're here and not there is because whatever is going on is a benign and minor issue.

there are so many more likely things that can cause arm pain - especially at your age. heart attack is at the bottom of the list!