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How To Get Rid Of Anxiety?
Hi my name is Shane and I'm 19 years old. After a bad experience huffing gasoline, which was stupid and I'll never do it again, I've been worrying about my heart, if i damaged it, and been having a lot of anxiety thinking I might have a heart attack. I keep having symptoms of having one but they just come and go, its been like that for 2 months now, I had an EKG test and the doctor said my heart seems fine but i still worry..Had a halter monitor which i wore for a day, that was a week ago and still no word back about the test results..Could huffing gasoline really have damaged my heart? I've been told all this is just Anxiety..
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Hi,
I can understand your concern regarding your symptoms. You are having symptoms suggestive of panic attacks which is causing sudden anxiety with feeling that you will have an heart attack.
I don't think that you are having any cardiac problems as of now. It is just a manifestation of anxiety, which got precipitated by s. You need to consult a psychiatrist and initiate treatment for anxiety. Medications like paroxetine would be very helpful in your condition.
Another important thing to remember is that gasoline and similar products can cause dependence on them leading to many physical, mental and financial problems later on. So, it would be a good option not to huff it again and try to be abstinent from any addicting substance.
Hope that this information was helpful. Best wishes.
I can understand your concern regarding your symptoms. You are having symptoms suggestive of panic attacks which is causing sudden anxiety with feeling that you will have an heart attack.
I don't think that you are having any cardiac problems as of now. It is just a manifestation of anxiety, which got precipitated by s. You need to consult a psychiatrist and initiate treatment for anxiety. Medications like paroxetine would be very helpful in your condition.
Another important thing to remember is that gasoline and similar products can cause dependence on them leading to many physical, mental and financial problems later on. So, it would be a good option not to huff it again and try to be abstinent from any addicting substance.
Hope that this information was helpful. Best wishes.
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