neil1975
03-09-07, 22:56
Hi,
I was wondering if anyone else suffers from a constant pressure in their chest like I do. Mine is on the left hand side of my chest and my ribs feel tender sometimes on that side too. I have been diagnosed with costochondritis (inflammation of the rib cartilage) in the past as my sternum cracks so this may be the reason or it may be tension.
It worries me that it's my heart as I am overly aware of every heartbeat when I lay down I can see my pulse in my stomach. I have had 2 ECG's chest x-ray and blood tests which all came back OK. I had slightly raised Blood Pressure which my GP puts down to anxiety and says it's nothing to worry about. I saw a cardioligist about 4 years ago when I went through another bad bout of anxiety and had echo and stress test which also came back fine.
My other main symptom is feeling light headed nearly all the time but I think this may be down to me being tense nearly all the time. Relaxation seems to be absent from me at the moment.
My biggest obstacle is convincing myself it's just anxiety that I have then I feel I can start to accept it which will help my nerves.
Anyway, I hope to get some good tips from all you good people on this forum.
Take Care,
Neil x
I was wondering if anyone else suffers from a constant pressure in their chest like I do. Mine is on the left hand side of my chest and my ribs feel tender sometimes on that side too. I have been diagnosed with costochondritis (inflammation of the rib cartilage) in the past as my sternum cracks so this may be the reason or it may be tension.
It worries me that it's my heart as I am overly aware of every heartbeat when I lay down I can see my pulse in my stomach. I have had 2 ECG's chest x-ray and blood tests which all came back OK. I had slightly raised Blood Pressure which my GP puts down to anxiety and says it's nothing to worry about. I saw a cardioligist about 4 years ago when I went through another bad bout of anxiety and had echo and stress test which also came back fine.
My other main symptom is feeling light headed nearly all the time but I think this may be down to me being tense nearly all the time. Relaxation seems to be absent from me at the moment.
My biggest obstacle is convincing myself it's just anxiety that I have then I feel I can start to accept it which will help my nerves.
Anyway, I hope to get some good tips from all you good people on this forum.
Take Care,
Neil x