Anxiety and Stress Forum - Chronic Tension-type Headaches, Chest Pain, And Anxiety

Mental Health > Anxiety and Stress Forum > Chronic Tension-type Headaches, Chest Pain, And Anxiety

How can you tell if a headache is serious, or not? What types of headaches are there? Get started learning the facts about headache here....

Q: Chronic Tension-type Headaches, Chest Pain, And Anxiety

asked by: zgompert on May 9th, 2007

New User

Hello,
About a month ago I developed a tightness/pressure in my chest. The intensity varies from time to time, but the tightness never really goes totally away. Then, about two weeks ago I started having what sounds like tension-type headaches. I have the headaches everyday, but their intensity varies throughout the day and from day to day...they are generally worse in the evening. I have had several ECGs, chest x-rays, basic blood work (sugars and lipids), an echo cardiogram, and a CT scan. They all came back fine. The symptoms first developed while as was traveling in India (I had been there for about 3 months) a few days after leaving the tropical lowlands for higher elevation (~8000'). Also, I noticed a small bony lump on my skull about six months ago, though it may have been there longer. It has not grown and the headaches do not radiate from that point. Any thoughts on what all of this could mean? Is it possible that its just anxiety?
Thanks

Replies(1)

futurelovers

replied on May 10th, 2007

Experienced User

That is most likely anxiety. I can very well relate to the tightness and pressure in the chest. Mine went away because I recognized that it was just the anxiety doing it and nothing serious was actually happening (after ruling out all possible problems with ECG scans, blood tests, etc.) - so the next time you find yourself experiencing those particular symptoms of anxiety, just RECOGNIZE that they are nothing else except anxiety and try to take your mind off of it. Get in the habit of recognizing and then changing your thoughts to something else. The more you do that, the less of anxiety you will get.

Learn About Us

Get Help

Join In

Do More

We comply with the HONcode standard for trustworthy health
information:
verify here.

The site is not a replacement for professional medical opinion, examination, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your medical doctor or other qualified health professional before starting any new treatment or making any changes to existing treatment. Do not delay seeking or disregard medical advice based on information written by any author on this site. No health questions and information on eHealth Forum is regulated or evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration and therefore the information should not be used to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease without the supervision of a medical doctor. Posts made to these forums express the views and opinions of the author, and not the administrators, moderators, or editorial staff and hence eHealth Forum and its principals will accept no liabilities or responsibilities for the statements made. Schizophrenia health sitemap.
This page was last updated on January 1, 2009.
© 2008 eForums, Inc