I started noticing a tightness/slight pain in my left beast bone area/left underarm around October 22nd.

On November 1st, I was absolutely convinced that I was having a heart attack. The pain kicked up, I had extreme hot flashes accompanied by light-headedness, tingling all over my body and cold sweats.

I could barely form sentences or move my limbs (when I walked my legs and arms trembled uncontrollable). I had a family member drive me immediately to the ER, where they told me that all of the tests indicated that it was not cardiac related and that I was likely dehydrated.

After that incident, I made ABSOLUTELY SURE to drink 2-3 liters of water (sometimes more) every day, out of fear that it would happen again. It was the absolute most terrifying experience of my life.

On the 6th, it happened again. Went to the ER for more tests. Again, normal. They prescribed Xanax, which helped. But the RX was only for a few days' worth.

Again, on the 14th, I started to have another full blown attack. I was home alone at the time so I had to call an ambulance. There was a third round of normal tests and another prescription for Xanax.


Anyway, the reason I ask this question is because more than a few of my friends on Facebook have reported chest pains from anxiety very recently and I am wondering if this is a widespread trend.

I could never before even have imagined that stress could manifest itself as such a seemingly life-threatening set of symptoms as heart attack symptoms.