Quote Originally Posted by UserName16 View Post
I hadn’t realized how common side effects are
I wouldn't want to overstate the issue. Support groups like this one can provide a distorted picture. Most people have no to only mild side-effects. It is the ones with more severe reactions that we mostly see here.

I woke up and instantly even though I wasn’t having any heart burn I started getting anxious and then my chest started feeling a weird sensation again.. the mind is a powerful thing
It is indeed and with chest symptoms it has a couple of willing assistants, namely the enteric nervous system (ENS) of the gut and the vagus nerves which link the ENS, brain, heart and lungs. Between them they can produce every chest symptom you can imagine and probably some you wouldn't contemplate even in your worst nightmare. All just part of the sheer 'joy' that is life with an anxiety disorder.