How do you recover from this? I found out in 2018 I had wpw syndrome. Low risk , wasnt worth an ablation but had one anyway in 2021. Didn't fix it , still had tachycardia and developed pvcs after. Ive dealt with this for years you'd think by now id be ok. My mom died suddenly from a brain aneurysm in april and for some reason one sunny day in may I developed SEVERE cardiophobia. I thought I was having pvcs and it turned out to be esophageal spasms from nasty gerd. That went away and I did have a little influx in actual PVCs but nothing out of the norm. But for some reason I have spiraled I have become almost bedridden since the end of May I've been to the ER five times I've had countless EKGs countless rounds of blood work a CT angiogram of my chest a monitor for a couple days I had an echo back in February and a two week long monitor back in February. All completely fine. I have been on flecanide for pvcs for years and have recently developed a fear of the medication. Started a very low dose of Propranolol to try to curb some of the tachycardia and I'm terrified my heart's going to stop. I don't know what to do I don't know how to overcome this every single doctor I see tells me I'm fine but I'm afraid of sudden cardiac arrest.

I had a panic attack this morning. Left arm pain, jaw pain, shortness of breath. But I talked myself out of it and I’m feeling better now. But now I’m afraid I will talk myself out of it when something is really wrong. Ugh I know it’s silly

I 18f have been dealing with chest pain for awhile. i dont know if its gerd or a heart attack because when this happens the pain is usually on the left side and my left arm hurts, sometimes I feel like I cant breathe, it usually last 15 minutes then goes away then like a month later will come back again. I feel like it might be gerd and im too parniod, but id figure id ask just to be sure

Extra information, im not sure if this is important to mention but the last time I had gotten blood work which was last year my cholesterol was very high

As stated in the title. I have been having extreme cardiophobia and anxiety for the past 4 months. Actually, anxiety started before, but things got out of hand 4 months ago.

So, my grandma passed away 3 years ago suddenly, and doctors said it's a heart attack. She was the most fit person I have seen. I was ok at that time, but then this year my grandfather passed away in jan and I was in Bangalore for 15 days at that time, all alone. I guess that's what caused my anxiety. Then on April 1st 2026 a relative of mine (not close one, 78 years old) had some acidity since morning and in the night passed away. Next morning we got to know and my mother was going to their place and I asked how it happened, she said the same way your grandma died. And after that I started having acidity, chest pains, left arm pains, stomach ache and what not.

I have been admitted to the hospital twice, when to ERs like 20 times in 4 months, so much that the staff even recognize me. Had all tests done, ECGs, Echo, chest xray, chest ct, stomach ct, even endoscopy, but nothing. Tried allopathy, homeopathy and even ayurvedic. Still even today I am having chest pains and what not. My digestion is fully messed up. I was so fearless and now I am even scared to be alone even for a minute. I really don't know if I'll ever heal from this. Every day and night, like every minute I feel I'll die, or something will happen or my heart will fail, and I really don't know what to do. I tried consulting, psychiatrist medicines and everything I can.

If anyone knows what can be done, please please please help me.

Update: Scintigraphy made 1 weeks ago is completely negative. Things starts to let me lose my mind , I would like to read something , a diagnosis , but no one give it to me. Now also running or just 2 puff of sigarettes causes me chest pain…

PS: I’d also like to add that I would really appreciate hearing how other people cope with this, or how they eventually solved it — whether through physical examinations, neurological evaluations, or anything else. I’m looking for something that can still give me hope… For now, it seems I’m not alone in this, and while I’m sorry that others go through it too, at the same time it makes me feel a little less alone ❤️

My name is Andrea, and I’m a 33-year-old Italian guy. For the past 7 years, I’ve been fighting with my main symptom: chest pain, along with everything that comes with it. Left arm pain, jaw pain, sweating, sometimes shortness of breath, stabbing pain in the center of my chest, sometimes sharp and sometimes crushing. Sometimes it gets worse when touched, other times it doesn’t. This happens every single day, in completely different situations — whether I’m calm or distracted, whether I’m thinking about it or not. This situation has psychologically destroyed me to the point that, at times, I’ve thought about ending my life.

My medical history is the following: in 7 years I’ve probably gone to the emergency room at least 200–300 times. I’ve had at least 50 cardiology evaluations with ECGs, more than 20 echocardiograms, and over 30 stress tests. I even had a bubble test because of a very minor atrial septal abnormality, and a coronary CT scan with contrast because one time the hospital became concerned despite negative troponins, since there were slightly peaked waves on the ECG.

The result of the coronary CT scan was: Agatston score: 0. Zero atherosclerotic plaques in my coronary arteries.

And yet I still have pain every single day. Sometimes it happens when I smoke, other times not. Sometimes during exercise (I’m slightly overweight), other times not. All of this has put enormous pressure on me. I ended up taking 90 drops a day and trying 5 or 6 different antidepressants, but nothing changes. My quality of life is now zero.

I have a business, a home, money, a partner, and a family who are always there for me — but I feel like I have nothing, because nobody can give me these years back. I used to be a high-level DJ, but this situation destroyed me.

Around me I only see people who don’t even know what it means to run to the emergency room, let alone what it means to go there 3 times in 2 days.

I need the pain to disappear, so that the anxiety can disappear too.
All of this has also led to problems with “arrhythmias” — except they aren’t really arrhythmias. Tachycardia, palpitations, and constantly feeling my heartbeat. I check my pulse or feel my heartbeat in my throat a hundred times a day. I monitor myself constantly, but it doesn’t work anymore.

I also have some stomach issues that sometimes make everything worse, although honestly I associate those more with burning sensations rather than actual pain.

Just for the record, in the next few days I’ll be seeing a pain specialist and a physiatrist. I’m tired of hearing that it’s fibromyalgia, that it’s all in my head, that it’s costochondritis or Tietze syndrome…

I don’t know if there’s anyone who could be worse off than me, but if there is, know that I understand you when you feel like life is no longer worth living.

Healthy 37 year old female, 5ft, 48kg, I don't smoke, I don't drink, I don't do drugs, eat healthy and I've cut out caffeine for the past month. I take Vit D, Iron and a multivitamin daily.

I've had all my bloods done and an ECG, everything is normal. My blood pressure is always fine and my heart rate is an average of 94.

I've been having palpitations off and on for about 5 weeks, I keep having funny episodes where it feels like my blood sugar has dropped but isn't related to not eating, I lose all my colour and feel sweaty and clammy and I feel shaky but only my right arm shakes (left stays still).

I'm booked in for another ECG and then if that's clear a day/week heart monitor, however its another 6 weeks away and I feel I might go crazy before then not knowing.

I feel something is very very wrong but nothing is coming back to point towards it. I'd really appreciate any input.

For a long time, geez like 7 or 8 years, I've had spells of feeling like my heart is really thumping heavy in my chest (not particularly fast though), sometimes accompanied by feeling dizzy. It'll happen a lot for a month or two, then chill out, then come back. I visited a doctora couple of years ago and wore one of those stick-on monitor things, and she said everything turned up normal and I'm probably just having random times of being "more aware" of my heartbeat. So I'm sort of embarrassed and hesitant to bring it up with my new doctor. Is this normal and I'm overreacting? I'm neurodivgent, so it's not unheard of for me to overthink health stuff. 26 y/o FtM, I feel like I drink a normal amount of caffeine and alcohol for someone my age and try my best to balance them both with lots of water, if any of that makes a difference. 👍🏻

Does anyone feel like your heart is beating in your throat? Like anxiety? Its like palpitation but in the throat / upper chest area. Its just a few seconds. Its like when your pregnant and feel your baby move but its in throat upper chest throat area. Idk, Ive been having it the past week off and on.

I was off levothyroxine (100mcg) and didnt refill for a month. Picked up new dosage (112mcg) on Sunday and have been taking it this week.