Just trying to figure something out. Every now and then I feel like little flutters in my chest and that can straight away will trigger a full blown attack because I think I'm about to die. But I've just realised something after a very long time. Something that seems so fucking obvious that I don't know why I didn't realise it in the beginning. Ok, everytime I get these flutters in my chest I usually burp and it seems to disappear then I'll usually get a bout of heart burn. Is it really something as silly as that that is making my life a misery at times? Fuck sake.
Could be mate, talked about it above. It's a cruel cycle, the anxiety can cause all sorts of problems especially with the digestive system. Stress and anxiety can cause the body to slow down digestion or stop it completely in compliance with your bodies flight or fight response. Your brain communicates with your body in order to focus energy in areas that needs it during the flight or fight response.
The flutters in your chest could well be from digestive problems from a result of this process, or quite possibly could be the muscles in your chest tightening, gearing you up for your flight or fight. Or perhaps it could be peculiar feeling in your lungs as smooth muscles loosen in order to allow more oxygen into them. It could be your Increased heart rate and blood pressure during this time. These (and many more symptoms that I will list below) are VERY common with sufferers of anxiety and I would very much suspect that one of these if not a combination of them all are causing these sensations in your chest. I am speaking from experience, this symptom used to frighten the life out of me. I had test upon test convincing myself that something was seriously wrong, which in turn causes more and more anxiety, resulting in more and more symptoms.
The reality is that these symptoms are more than likely harmless to you. For peace of mind go to the doctor, but those scary symptoms, like I discovered, are your brains own doing.
A few other symptoms you most likely experience,
Tingling in fingers and toes or a cold sensation or feeling (restricted blood flow, veins tightening in the skin in order to send blood to major muscle groups)
Dilated pupils, sensitivity to light (eyes letting in as much light as possible)
Confusion or disorientation with small tasks (brains way of focusing on the bigger picture)
Muscle tension and a shaky feeling (rising levels of adrenaline and glucose)
Hope this goes somewhat to putting you at ease, it's very likely that your are fine.
