Heart Disease and Heart Attack Forum

Hi All.

Im 22, im a web developer/computer programmer, spend alot of time on the computer, do at least 30 mins walking a day. Eating is a bit messed up, i dont get alot of money while at college, so i dont eat the best of foods.

4 Years ago i choked on a boiled sweet, i lived next door to a doctors so me being paranoid i went round. He told me i didn't choke and infact i had anxiety, i knew i choked but still i believed him, he put me on medication, i took them. This seemed to make me more anxious and this is when my anxiety began. One day my heart rate was really fast, i started freaking out, this was about 2 months after doctor said i had anxiety. Anxiety got worse i suffered bad panic attacks, thought i was always going to die.

Over the years i have learn't to live with it, but one thing i have noticed is over the 4 years i get palpatations, jumps, extra beats, missed beats, slow heartrate when i stand up, slow heartrate when i take deep breaths, when im very paranoid if i take a deep breath my heartbeat jumps, sometimes i feel runs that last a second. No severe chest pain, i get the odd pain but ive had it for 4 years and it never concerns me.

I went to the doctors numerous times, 1 day she sent me for an ECG. The day i had my ECG i woke up late, and had to cycle 3-4 miles very quickly to make it on time, when i got there my heartrate was fast from rushing on the bike and i was very very scared. She did it and said i needed to do it again because my hr was to fast, i was sweating and shaking i was that scared, she did it again and sent me home. The doctor said it came back with something that wasn't of major concern, but he wanted me to have an echo, he said it looked like it could be a bit of extra muscule that is harmless and common, but i was to scared to have the echo and have never been back since. I see the doctor still for anxiety, he has listened to my chest lots of times and has never brought up the subject on why i didn't go.

Im on no medication, i drink alot of tea, i drink 2 cans of lager 3 days out of 7, eat irregular.

I notice nothing that i havn't noticed before over the past 4 or so years, im always very anxious, could this play a big part? Ive never noticed any breathing difficulties. The anxiety ruins my life, i cant work because of it, im on income support, but i dont take the meds the doctor gives me because they dont help anyway.

Any ideas, anyone get anything the same or live with something similar.

Anxiety Or Worse?