Anxiety or heart problems?
I woke up in the middle of the night from a nightmare and had sharp pain in my stomach and around my chest. I didn’t think anything of it, and spent the rest of the night laying on my back. When I awoke hours later, the pain was still very crampy and spots on my chest were cramping on-and-off (it was up towards the top of the chest and in between my left side and left shoulder). I got up, started getting ready and the pain was gone. The pain on my stomach is right below the center of my sternum. After a mere seconds (no more than a minute), the chest cramps disappeared and I felt fine. I still am having on-and-off stomach pain in that same spot since, but nothing as bad as it was in the middle of the night. I was recently treated with having anxiety attacks and was prescribed with hydroxyzine (10mg) and take levothyroxine (88mcg) for my hypothyroidism. I missed my morning dose of hydroxyzine the day before. Any ideas on if this is just a case of anxiety or could it be heart-related?
I am a 24-year-old male. I am not obese and work as a server, so I’m constantly on my feet. I had an EKG and chest x-ray done about two months ago…came back fine. My doc prescribed me the hydroxyzine and told me to slowly take myself off it, which I’ve been trying to do.
Tagged with: anxiety attacks • chest x ray • cramps • ekg • heart • hydroxyzine • hypothyroidism • left shoulder • levothyroxine • nightmare • rest of the night • sternum • stomach pain
Filed under: anxiety attacks causes
I have had 2 anxiety attacks that I’m aware of but I never had any stomach pains. I did a lot of research on this, and I definitely think you need to see your doctor. If you will look at all the symptoms I’ve been able to find about attacks like this, there isn’t much about stomach discomfort.
It doesnt sound to be heart related because of the stomach pain involved. But to be sure you should go and see a cardiologist, they can do more extensive test rather than a regular family practicioner.