Anyone have anxiety about their heart?

It's probably nothing but go get yourself checked out if your really worried that bad about it

Yes

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Every once in awhile I'll get a feeling in my chest or something and start worrying something is wrong with my heart. Usually my chest starts to feel heavy or I feel something in my throat. I'm 21 and seriously doubt anything too serious could even be wrong but once I notice it I get all worked up which probably makes it worse. Anybody else experience this?

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One of the symptoms of anxiety is a sense of impending doom.

You more than likely have some level of anxiety. I do, it's not always there, but when it is I tend to notice every single little ache, pain, or change in the way I feel all over my body.

Had a similar thing and I'm around your age, turned out it was acid reflux in my esophagus but I thought it might be something with my heart.

But yeah, get that shite checked out. Can't be too careful.

seriously, yeah I have.

family has a history of heart problems, especially the men.

I took Ritalin for several years when I was in grade/high school.

took some Adderall occasionally in college but I really didn't like it.

I work out a few times a week and will sometimes feel like there is some irregular type of beat going on.

a lot od times when I try to go to sleep at night, it feels like it is racing for a second or two but then it goes away.

sometimes my chest aches and feels like it is in the area of the heart. I drink a lot of water because of my job so I doubt I'm dehydrated or something like that.

it sucks.

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Had a similar thing and I'm around your age, turned out it was acid reflux in my esophagus but I thought it might be something with my heart. But yeah, get that shite checked out. Can't be too careful.

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the acid reflux honestly could be it because a lot of times when I get the heavy chest that could be heart burn or acid reflux that I'm feeling. I end up burping and isn't that a side effect of adid reflux?

The symptoms you're describing can be tied back to true anxiety issues. It's probably not so much your heart as it is your mind.

Anything worrisome or stressful going on in your life right now? I remember having something similar at age 21 for almost no reason - even went to the doctor to get it checked out, and I'm not the type to do that for no reason.

They checked me for an embolism, if I recall correctly, but everything came back fine. The older I get the more I struggle with anxiety, though. Lately I've had an unusually high amount of stress at home and I can feel my chest hurt every time the source of it is around.

It can be pretty fricking scary, but the first thing you should do when you feel it coming on is take some deep breaths and try drinking a big glass of water or something. Cutting back on the caffeine can help, too.

Hope this helps.

Yes, all the time, but I do have a broken heart. Woke up at 1:30am due to not being able to breath. Happens all the time.

everyday


its probably just one of the 5 congenital heart defects I was born with doe

not to worry you but see a doctor. You are having some anxiety isues. Mental illness comes on around the age you are at, please dont be ashamed and gey yourself checked out before it gets worse, it can transform into something major! Bit right now just sounds like some anxiety issues that can be helped. Good luck