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chest pain anxiety or what?
Byive been feeling pains in my chest slight pains my ekg ecg and circulation was normal my bp usually normal feeling very anxious right now. Not having a panic attack but i am anxious and calm at the same time your help would be appreciated
You need to see a doctor.
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November 22nd, 2008 at 10:55 pm
You need to see a doctor.
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November 22nd, 2008 at 10:59 pm
i would inform a Dr. I was watching discovery health a couple weeks ago and it said a lot of people w/ chest pain who are really having min heart attacks were being misdiagnosed with panic attacks. Better safe than sorry.
heart attack info: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/heart-attack-symptoms/HB00054
References :
Discovery Health & http://www.womensheart.org/content/HeartDisease/panic_attack_or_heart_attack.asp
November 22nd, 2008 at 11:49 pm
if your ecg and tred mill tests are normal you need not worry of any heart complaint. may be some inconvenience with acidity in your intestine
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November 23rd, 2008 at 12:20 am
Negative emotions (like sadness, stress, anger, etc.) causes your Serotonin production to be low; when your Serotonin level is low, you are more prone to getting Anxiety, Panic Attacks, Depression, etc.
Medication like Antidepressants (SSRI - Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor) helps to boost Serotonin level.
But there are natural ways to do it without medication. There’s this herb called “St John’s Wort” - it is said to be more effective than Prozac. No, it is not for mild depression only and ignore those sayings. In fact, it does help anxiety and panic-attacks as St John’s Wort works like prozac. Other natural ways will be exercise, diet, more exposure to light, etc.
If you’re unable to take St John’s Wort, you can substitute it with Siberian Ginseng or Licorice Herb.
The problem is that, even if your Serotonin is balanced… you have that “learned behavior” in your mind. You need to break that initial cycle to destroy that learned behavior - Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) does this. A technique that you can use without CBT will be Distraction… There are several other techniques to help cope them!
Ok, to use Distraction: Firstly, try to….
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References :
http://PanicAttackResearch.blogspot.com