Anxiety attacks vs heart attacks and health anxiety

[tiredofoverthinking]

Hi
I have suffered all of my life that I remember with anxiety and for the past 4 years I have been dealing with OCD. I have also suffered with depression. I get very worked up over things and can overthink problems for months and months, convincing myself that things are real, I'm going to die, how people perceive me etc. I do have very bad anxiety over pretty much everything..it's draining!
I also however suffer with chest pains with episodes of dizziness, sweating, nausea, almost fainting, pains in neck etc. I can't run without bad chest pains and last time my leg went numb.
Now, I'm probably just panicking and thinking it's a heart attack, but these are anxiety/panic attack symptoms, right?
I have been into hospital last year and ECGs came back fine. I have just recently had a 24 hour ECG but waiting for results still. It's been nearly a week.
I'm so scared that I have a heart condition and I'm scared I am awaiting a heart attack. I've been convinced the last few days that I'm about to have a heart attack and I read that you sometimes get an overwhelming looking sense of anxiety before a heart attack happens.
I'm 24 and a mum. I'm not very fit, 5'9 and 13 stone. Not the best diet so I do worry about that
Please can someone either reassure me, tell me to get a grip or let me know that I could be in danger!!

Well, is your anxiety/OCD treated with anything? Unfortunately some of the things that treat low mood can also cause some of the symptoms you describe. (SSRIs, for example, cause sweats)

And running will make anyone feel like they're about to pass out if they aren't used to it.

It's a good sign that your previous EKGs came back ok. But you're focusing on potential symptoms, instead of looking at actions which will reduce your risk of heart disease. Even when people do have heart attacks, lifestyle changes are instrumental in repairing damage and living well in the future.

So instead of worrying about a potential heart attack that you might have someday, what if you started treating your body as if it's already happened? Change diet and add gentle exercise if needed, and at least you'll know you are controlling what you can.

Panic attacks can mimic similar symptoms of a heart attack, they are very distressing and debilitating. The best way to deal with anxiety and panic is to completely allow those feelings to come. I used to try and use a ton of distraction and other coping mechanisms, apart from the deep breathing techniques, nothing helped. I remember someone telling me anxiety and panic attacks come in waves, but the wave will only reach a certain peak and the start to retreat. If you can just stay with it until the symptoms starts to lesson. Easier said than done l know. Meditation, mindfulness and relaxing exercises can be useful.

I could have written this post myself..I'm exactly the same as you. I'm obsess d with the thought I've got a heart problem, I get all of those symptoms and have done for many years, I had a 24 hr tape dec 2022 and then a follow up with a cardiologist and they said I have ectopic beats which are not dangerous and my symptoms are most likely GERD or anxiety mixed together. I have bad neck pains right now and I'm down a rabbit hole thinking the worst. Just know that your not alone and I know how isolating it is to constantly feel that fear but just remember, you didn't die the last time you thought you was dying or the time before that or the time before that and so on.

Its panics...ive had for 20 years now.... if its heart attack it will just happen and be done with it without a warning... you need to do something about your panics. Be it medications or anything .. i read really good books about it, i understood it i accepted it. It comes and goes ..and as i said its been 20 years now, everytime feels like gonna get a heart attack and its frightening. From what i read - panics is fear..fear makes adrenaline go up in your body..sending you into fight or flight mode. But theres no real danger around you, like when u get frightened by something and calm down when its gone, theres no such thing with panics, u panic for nothing real so u cant come out of it. In those situations for me helps to burn out the adrenaline, meaning exercise! I dont mean go to the gym or so, i walk fast, i clean, i jump around, dance, whatever, until it stopps. Try