Cant eat is this anxiety!..Help!!

[Jennifer90]

Since April I have had the tight chest feeling and I panic when I am out shopping and feel I need to run back to the car! The last few weeks they have got really bad when I have a racing heart all day which scares me along with numb left arm makes me feel sick and can't eat a thing it's such an effort...is this anxiety? Seen 3 different doctors had bloods taken chest X-ray and all came back normal still to have my ecg for 24hrs.... Help please :(

[Cobra]

Sounds like it. :( symptoms are pretty typical of anxiety.

[Jennifer90]

It's so annoying and freaks me out big time, just constantly thinking I'm going to have a heart attack or dye! :(

[Cobra]

I know. It really sucks. You've got to start training yourself to be unafraid of the symptoms and learn some relaxation techniques, there is a lot of info in the stickies up above. I'd say welcome but I know you don't want to be here!

[GymRatNoMore]

I also have difficult eating from my panic disorder, but the reason is because I feel like I will throw up soon after eating. The only thing that's worked for me is my meds, hopefully they give you a benzo which helped block out those physical pains for me. But yes the heart attack thing happens to me to, ended up in the ER twice looking like a fool...

[mkgirl01]

When mine first started I couldn't eat anything and I lost 12 pounds... I'm currently on zoloft which helped me tremendously get my appetite back

[Jennifer90]

I have just taken propranolol which i found from when i got them in april for helping with chest pressure, seems to of calmed me down abit but just constantly on my mind just waiting for the attack to happen! Thanks for all your replies tho :)

[MEGO]

I get this all the time. I deffinitly understand the fear of having a panic attack. Even when I havnt had one in forever the fear of one coming on still lingers everyday

[nicole123x]

I thought I was the only one that got this symptom of loss of appetite I hate it, I lost so much weight x

[natalie1788]

I'm the same. I don't feel sick before I eat, just not hungry. Then as soon as it comes to putting food in my mouth I'm like 'uh oh' I feel sick. It's really annoying me as I can't seem to control it!

[sgran002]

Has it gotten better?

[Jennifer90]

Yeah much better eating back to normal & just having the mind say calm & relax when feeling stressed it works!!

[sgran002]

I try that but my mind keeps stressing me out and it's overwhelming.