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Iam suffering from this anxiety since last 5 years first racing heart beat it started then one year full ah nothing happened then again racing heart beat with chest pain and left arm pain it went and throughout day on and off it came my hand pain last two days like this I think foe the past five years so many times it came I thought my heart is damaged so two days back I took blood test sugar bp hol3strol is normal and also I took ecg one month ago which is also normal and also I tooklipoprotein test whi h is less than 30 which is also normal but last two daysah I was getting panicked for small reasons like my mother called out door opening sound ets iam not able to sleep and also iam suffering from ulcer I took tablets for that and also doc gave capinol 20 la for anxiety I took foe two days and then I saw the side effects and I got scared and I couldn't sleep I stopped eating I took two days and stopped side effect it will trigger heart attack like that I saw in website I scared
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Hi, what you’re describing sounds very much like a health-anxiety/panic cycle—the racing heart, chest/arm sensations, fear of heart damage, repeated checking and Googling, and then increased panic and sleeplessness.
Your normal ECG, BP, sugar, cholesterol and other tests are reassuring. Try to avoid Googling symptoms/side effects and repeatedly checking your body, as this keeps the anxiety cycle going.
For the medication, don’t restart or stop it on your own—please discuss your concerns and side effects with the prescribing doctor.
CBT can help you break this cycle and reduce the fear of bodily sensations.
Take therapy. You can connect with me on nine two six six seven two six zero six five.
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Likely anxiety/panic disorder, given recurrent episodes for 5 years, excessive worry about the heart, and recent panic with insomnia.
Normal ECG and blood tests are reassuring. However, new/severe chest pain with left-arm pain, breathlessness, sweating, or fainting requires urgent cardiac evaluation.
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kindly consult
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Dr. Md Arshad Ayub
Neuropsychiatrist
6 yrs exp
Gaya
Your symptoms are more suggestive of anxiety/panic attacks with health anxiety than a heart problem, especially given the 5-year recurrent pattern and previous normal ECG and investigations. Panic attacks can cause racing heartbeat, chest/arm discomfort, fear of heart attack, poor sleep and excessive checking/reassurance-seeking.
However, chest pain with left-arm pain should not be automatically attributed to anxiety. If you develop severe/persistent chest pain, breathlessness, fainting, sweating, or pain that is new/severe, seek urgent medical evaluation.
Regarding Capinol 20 LA, don’t stop or restart medicines based only on internet side-effect information.
A psychiatrist can assess the diagnosis and choose an appropriate treatment; CBT is particularly useful for panic/health anxiety.
For personalized guidance and treatment, you can directly consult me through WhatsApp: nine nine three one zero four five zero zero eight.
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Mr. John Zachariah
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16 yrs exp
Ernakulam
You may consult a psychotherapist it's better
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