Chronic chest pain: How do you manage anxiety and cardiac issues?

I am facing the same since 7 years after i had my angioplasty and place a stent in the Rca .
I also have a 45% blockage in the lAD that didn't required any procedures.

I am in this circle since 7 years. All my test are perfect but still having the pain

I went for more than 200 cardiologist . All say that it is related to anxiety

@mfouad

Find a good psychologist. Anxiety can be treated effectively.

Hi, @mfouad If I understand you correctly you did not get any relief of chest pain when you had a stent placed in your right coronary artery 7 years ago. This has to be frustrating to deal with.

You mention seeing a number of cardiologists all telling you your chest pain is related to anxiety. There is a lot going on in the chest/abdominal areas that is not cardiovascular so I imagine it the pain could be related to something else.

From my own experience, I hit a circulation crisis a few years ago and my care team has been wonderful to help me by first making sure my heart is protected then addressing one symptom at a time. My primary care doctor is currently helping me work through what is attributed to cardiovascular, GI, anxiety and fibromyalgia. I continually make small strides to help myself in each area.

I guess I tell you my experience to encourage you to keep pushing for answers (maybe not heart) while at the same time doing what you can to continually improve your diet, activity and stress. I don’t think there is a magic pill or easy button.

Do you have a primary care doctor helping you, and have non-cardiac problems been ruled out? Do you notice times that you feel particular better or worse, or things happening impacting your pain?

@jlharsh
Hello, i would like to say that there is no terms for my chest pain , i am feeling it at rest , i did Tmt ,echo.,ecg, troponin and repeat it over and over , all results were normal .
Some cardiologists suggested that it could be because of narrowing in tiny vessels ,others said that it could be because of chest muscles and most of them said that anxiety is reason and prescribed relaxation drugs 😂 cause it is not logic for them to have a cardiac chest pain for seven years specially all tests are negative

Anyway, i used to live with it i am 49 yo

Yes I have tried with this for a long time and went through exactly what you have gone through. I too have been a caretaker for a long time. And I'm under a program from hurricane Irma that didn't wreck my house as bad as the people they sent out. Meanwhile all the stress from this and more I just learned and I had to press my doctor for information, to discover I had water around my heart that caused the chest pain. I have my loop monitor removed. Thank you for sharing your story it helps me to know I'm not alone in this situation I'm praying to know when I should go to the ER with chest pain but I put it off in the past.

The Lord woke me up this morning to look at these posts and then I'm going to be praying for all of us it will get better... I would think anything that adds fluid to the heart surrounding would be something to be conscientious of. I wish I could contribute more except to say that it's helped me to read these posts when I don't really open up with a lot of people about my health.

@debbcoast7 I am glad to see you comment. I believe your wish is coming true because simply letting others know you are here, quietly supporting and getting support means the world to many. I hope opening up about your health will help you as much as it helps others reading about your courage to do so.

It sounds like pressing your doctor for information and learning more about what is causing your chest pain is both helpful and stressful. This is added to being a caregiver and recovering from a hurricane that has affected your home and your neighbors.

Did your doctor give you advice as to when to go to the ER? How do you cope with the stressors you face on a daily basis?

My doctor is very nice but I don't know how well he listens to me. When he does his final dictation he says I present to him today with no chest pain and I try to stop him right there he's done this every time. I said no that's why I came in" nothing but a atrovastatin and is that a mean to keep cholesterol down. He says if it ain't broke don't fix it. That's his motto. I don't recall him ever saying that I should go to the ER if I have chest pain but I'm just kind of used to having it now that I don't really have time to be sick I probably have a lot more time to be yes I'm having a problem in my house I had a beautiful home with wooden floors until a tree fell out of my house. Then a bunch of workers for 7 years used me as a milk cow to get rich while I was dislocated from my home

@jlharsh and to answer your question how do I handle the stress I don't really know honestly I just feel like the days fly by and I can't wait for the next day to come and then when it's here I can't wait for the next day to end I trap rats in the meantime plant mango trees in my yard and do regular routine walking around a few lakes with my dogs I don't do much outside of worship Sunday and at times I attend prayer meeting. I was using alcohol not in huge amounts but to cope with the stress I would buy a beer or a six pack and that would get me through 2 weeks or so but I stopped around 6 months ago just knowing that I didn't want to have vices. But at times it seems like the only thing that I could do to be able to eat anything. I did at one point two years ago order medical marijuana which was bologna because it made me more anxious and guilty feeling even though they were tinctures and that kind of thing for the most part I want to give up everything and just rely on the Lord but I still do take a light antidepressant that to me also is a vice that I don't like I sleep a lot have no energy and I am just feeling sort of like I'm doing time I've been in this rebuild Florida prison under the guys of pretend engineers and core destruction really it's construction that they have destroyed my home in my life more than I can imagine

@debbcoast7 ...I am praying that this does not insult you but I only say this because it is sometimes necessary to help us see clearly and move forward. I would know! Have you considering see a qualified therapist? You must be careful when choosing since the profession seems riddled with people not qualified to help you. I do wish you the best. You've had so much to try to deal with and it's time to put it all in the past and enjoy yourself and the life you have been given.