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Q: Anxiety - Chest/lung Symptoms

asked by: dieselkitty on September 12th, 2006

New User

I started having anxiety issues last fall and was officially diagnosed in january. I am taking celexa , that has been working really well and taking the edge off. I went to see a wonderful counsellor for a couple of months, we were used cbt and it went really well. I felt great and thought things were moving along.

My anxiety level has peaked just before, during and after my period each month. I become overly sensitive to how my body is feeling and always assume the worst when it feel a pain or twinge.

For the past while I have been feeling a buzz(rumbling) feeling in my lower right chest just above my diaphragm/stomach area. I mostly feel it when lying down and immediately upon getting up. I don't notice it during at other time or when I don't think about it, but right now it is consuming me.

During the time it took me to be diagnosed with an anxiety disorder I had several rounds of blood tests, chest xrays, ekgs, blood oxygen tests, etc etc. All came back clear. With all these tests etc I keep trying to convince myself that they would have found something and that everything is fine.

Most of my anxiety worries are centered around my health, I have been convinced I have lung cancer, brain tumor, heart disease and many more.

Any help or insight would be greatly appreciated
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Bek

replied on September 12th, 2006

Experienced User

Hi dieslekitty,
you sound very similar to me. My anxiety normal peaks a week before my period and during the first 3 - 4 days. I am very sensative during this time and I am also very unpredicatble - laughing one mintue and crying the next - bloody hormones.

My anxiety also stems from health issues - I was convinced that I had a heart problem, I am still coming to terms with the fact that I don't. I have been to a social worker, I think it helped. You see my anxiety is under control probably 90% and he just reassured me of how strong I am and that I can and have handled it before. What was interesting was the fact that we talked about my childhood, which was great, but I realise that froma young age I was worrying about issues that a child shouldn't be thinking about - like at 5 I remember praying nightly that my parents would not die until I was at least 40 (cause by then iwould be able to handle the grief). I thought that this was a normal thinking pattern for a 5 year old!!! Now I understand it is not.

Anway, if you need to ask anything message me

bek

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