What to do????

[zksmom]

So, I've dealt with anxiety and panic attacks for 9 years now. I know all of the symptoms. I've been ok for a while now, but tonight, I got a very hot feeling in my chest for a while. It's been coming and going. I panicked wondering why. I was driving at the time. I drove home and when I got here, I threw up. Now I know these are both symptoms of anxiety, but they are also symptoms of a heart attack. How do I know which is which and what to do??

[gemma1788]

If it was a heart attack you would have central crushing chest pain. Like someone sitting on your chest and the pain would be intense. It would be accompanies by shortness of breath, dizziness and nausea/vomiting. How old are you? Do you have cardiac history? Did you have any of the other symptoms besides the one vomit?

[zksmom]

I had the immense heat in my chest, racing heart and threw up about 4 times. I feel ok so far this morning, but I ended up taking 2 Xanax before I went to sleep. :(