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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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What Causes Chest Pain And Anxiety?

I am 29 and obsessed that I will have a heart attack. I have had an echo and a king of hearts tape and nothing came up and I have had numerous ecgs but still I tbink something is wrong with my heart. I can't go out, I stopped drinking caffeine and I don't smoke. If the tests come out fine does that mean my heart is fine even now after I had these test a long time ago? I get a lot of chest pain and my Dr prescribed me omeprazole for indigestion.
Fri, 19 Jun 2015
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Hello, Welcome to HCM

I can understand your concern. The feelings that you might develop a heart attack, remaining anxious due to this can occur due to health anxiety or hypochondriasis. Your all tests related to heart conditions like ECHO, ECGs came normal so we can easily rule out heart condition. Please remain relaxed and reassure yourself that you are free of any heart condition.

Please dont waste your time in visiting different doctors and consider consulting a psychiatrist for your health anxiety. Reassurance, cognitive therapy along with medicines help to reduce all these symptoms. SSRIs are commonly used in such health anxieties. Medicines as Sertraline, Fluoxetine etc have good efficacy in reduce the symptoms. Please visit a psychiatrist for prescription of these drugs.

Thanks, I hope this helps you.

Take care
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What Causes Chest Pain And Anxiety?

Hello, Welcome to HCM I can understand your concern. The feelings that you might develop a heart attack, remaining anxious due to this can occur due to health anxiety or hypochondriasis. Your all tests related to heart conditions like ECHO, ECGs came normal so we can easily rule out heart condition. Please remain relaxed and reassure yourself that you are free of any heart condition. Please dont waste your time in visiting different doctors and consider consulting a psychiatrist for your health anxiety. Reassurance, cognitive therapy along with medicines help to reduce all these symptoms. SSRIs are commonly used in such health anxieties. Medicines as Sertraline, Fluoxetine etc have good efficacy in reduce the symptoms. Please visit a psychiatrist for prescription of these drugs. Thanks, I hope this helps you. Take care