Chest Uncomfortable And Now Back Pain Posted: 03-05-07 03:28am
hi i have been suffering with anxiety and
panic attacks past three weeks, last three
days constant palpitations and pins and
needles in chest and breathing difficult
at times, (dont smoke) woke up this
morning with left sided upper back pain
sharp when i breath in seeing doc on thurs
as bp is still up is this all anxiety
thanks
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HealthySex
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 09 Jan 2007 Posts: 414
Posted: 03-05-07 04:24am
Make sure your anxiety isn't keeping you
from eating, otherwise you'll feel worse
and allow other symptoms to arise. Such as
heartburn, weakness, etc. Things that will
just make you feel worse and more anxious
and have more "what if" thoughts. Back
pain can often be referred pain, such as
from acid reflux.
Look into Amoryn and Seredyn. I use
Amoryn, and it works as well
prescriptions. I've been on Xanax and
Effexor before. They give horrible
withdrawal effects, and for some bad side
effects.
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celestial30
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 07 Mar 2007 Posts: 2 Location: NC
Help Posted: 03-07-07 13:41pm
I feel the same way, except for when I
eat, my symptoms get worse.
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futurelovers
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 10 Feb 2007 Posts: 101
Posted: 03-08-07 03:18am
The key here is to realize that your
physical pains are from the anxiety and
not anything else. It is easy to become a
hypochondriac with all the random physical
pains that anxiety gives.
Realize which pains you get from anxiety
and tell yourself that it's only the
anxiety and you WILL get rid of the
anxiety soon. Don't focus on each single
physical problem because if you think
about it, it will make things worse.
Practice deep and slow breathing. Do it
often. Anxiety robs you of oxygen, so you
can make up for that with the slow, deep,
and relaxed breathing. Try it right now!
If you are currently experiencing anxiety
and are reading this post - stop for a
second and take a SLOW, DEEP breath. You
will see how much that helps.
