Need clarification please!!!

I am a 39 year female. A little bit about my background. I suffer with anxiety (health anxiety). I have been tested for my heart , stress test, echo, ecg, wore hear monitor. All came back normal. My history I don’t have high blood pressure it’s always low or heart diseases just cholesterol has been borderline since I was a teen but not high enough to be on meds. My mom just recently been put on BP meds she is 60. As her Pressure was abit high. I have been having chest pain for a couple of weeks now on and off. Yes I went to dr. But she said it’s from my anxiety tensing up my chest walls and stress can cause it too. So my question is for those who have had a heart attack. How can I tel the difference between heart attack or just stress pain ???? This worries me soooo much by our help is appreciated.

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From Canada
Suffer with anxiety and panic attacks
Meds: Escitalopram 10MG , Clonasapam 0.5mg ( if needed)

"Giving Up is not an option"
"And in time ...this to shall pass

It is different for all. However you aint in hosp...can breathe not needing an ambulance because ya clutcbing ya chest and can't breathe and possibly dying?

Come and go pain is either moreso stress anxiety...costochondroitis asthma or angina. A full blown ha the pain is relieved by medical treatment.

Myocardial infarction is similar but the pain can pass...but you have zero indicators...thus it wont happen. HT.

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Sometimes i am me,
Sometimes i am still me.

I agree with HT. Are you on anxiety meds? If so, maybe talk to you doctor about the dosage, or potentially a medication change.

Bambola, I am a female that had a heart attack 6 years ago, along with a blood clot hitting my left lung. Long history of BP & cardiac issues, 38 yrs. I cannot give you my symptoms of the heart attack because I was too sick to know what was going on around me. I live a normal life & always will. In other words, I don't let any of this slow me down, that would be wasting precious time.

What is in your favor is all of your cardiac testing is normal, count your blessings on that one. When your anxiety starts ramping up, remind yourself of what your dr is telling you. It sounds like you need to work on incorporating some coping skills. Discuss this with your dr on your next visit.

Take care.

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Susie
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