pau1200
16-04-14, 18:51
Hi,
Feeling really fed up and and I dont know where to turn, i used to be an smoker and quit 5 years ago after smoking for 14 years. Then last year a friend died from lung cancer, he was much older and a real heavy smoker, I then started to panic if I had stopped in time. then i suffered from a cold and ever since ive had a nagging cough, ive seen the doctor and had a chest xray which scared me as it came back as not clear, but they said this was due to me being an ex smoker. I suffer from chest pains and spent last year thinking my heart was packing in and now think i have lung cancer. The doctor has precribed me some meds citolapram i think but after reading the side affects i cant imagine ever taking them. My cough is only of a morning, and is like a throat clearing cough, but i dont cough until i realise i havnt coughed. At work im fine because im occupied and dont think about. Now ive got a pain in my shoulder for the last 2 weeks and when i use dr google im certain ive got cancer. Its driving me mad, im scared to tell people because im scared what they will think, cant even face the doctor again..
Can anxiety cause cough and chest pain?
Feeling really fed up and and I dont know where to turn, i used to be an smoker and quit 5 years ago after smoking for 14 years. Then last year a friend died from lung cancer, he was much older and a real heavy smoker, I then started to panic if I had stopped in time. then i suffered from a cold and ever since ive had a nagging cough, ive seen the doctor and had a chest xray which scared me as it came back as not clear, but they said this was due to me being an ex smoker. I suffer from chest pains and spent last year thinking my heart was packing in and now think i have lung cancer. The doctor has precribed me some meds citolapram i think but after reading the side affects i cant imagine ever taking them. My cough is only of a morning, and is like a throat clearing cough, but i dont cough until i realise i havnt coughed. At work im fine because im occupied and dont think about. Now ive got a pain in my shoulder for the last 2 weeks and when i use dr google im certain ive got cancer. Its driving me mad, im scared to tell people because im scared what they will think, cant even face the doctor again..
Can anxiety cause cough and chest pain?