 Allergies [27]
Allergy is a disorder of the immune system often also referred to as atopy.
Antidepressants [29]
An antidepressant is a psychiatric medication used to alleviate mood disorders, such as major depression and dysthymia.
Arthritis [12]
Arthritis is a group of conditions involving damage to the joints of the body.
Cancer [26]
Cancer is a class of diseases in which a group of cells display uncontrolled growth
Cardio & Blood [1]
Risk factors for heart disease: infections
Cholesterol [2]
A fat-like substance called a lipid. It is used to build cell membranes, hormones and bile acids
Diabetes [23]
The inability of the body to produce, or the inability to metabolize, the human hormone insulin; Diabetes insipidus, usually a disorder of the ...
Epilepsy [6]
Epilepsy is a common chronic neurological disorder characterized by recurrent unprovoked seizures
Gastrointestinal [2]
The digestive tract is the system of organs within multicellular animals that takes in food...
General Health [144]
The infant, child or young person?s current health condition
Herbal [18]
Herbal tea, herbal medicine
Hormonal [21]
Hormones - Proteins produced by organs of the body that trigger activity in other locations.
Men's Health [1]
For men on fitness, health, sex, caree
Pain relief [16]
Pain management is the medical discipline concerned with the relief of pain.
Skin care [15]
The skin is the outer covering of the body
Weight Loss [21]
Loss of body weight by dieting or due to various easting disorders or medical conditions.
Women's Health [20]
Find information on women's health issues, and lifestyle at the Women's Health
Awaiting moderation 17547 Article
|
Anxiety in the body: pain in the region of the heart ANXIETY IN THE BODY: PAIN IN THE REGION OF THE HEART
Anxiety frequently produces pain in the left side of the chest which we immediately suspect to be due to some disease of the heart. However, the pain of anxiety is usually situated well to the left side in the area where we can normally feel the heart beat. On the other hand the pain from organic disease of the heart is situated more centrally, under the breast bone. Furthermore, we experience heart pain due to anxiety at any time, even lying down and resting, while organic cardiac pain is typically brought on by physical effort and stops when we rest. Organic cardiac pain also tends to radiate down the left arm in a way which does not usually occur when the pain is of functional origin.
Only a few days ago a doctor brought his twenty-two-year-old son to me. He was a big lad of fine physique and was a successful athlete. In a pleasant extrovert manner he told me that for the past five months he had had continuous pain over his heart and down his left arm. The pain had come on when he was under a lot of stress studying for exams at a time when his girl friend was also demanding his attention, and he felt he could not cope with both. He had recently seen a cardiologist who found him normal and who had suggested a visit to me.
I have mentioned that pain over the heart due to anxiety rarely extends down the left arm. This lad was convinced that there was something wrong with his heart. He is the son of a doctor; and when I questioned him, he said that he knew quite well that pain from heart disease goes down the left arm. This serves to illustrate the way in which the symptoms of anxiety can be modified by our knowledge of our body and its functions.
*18\57\2*
Anti-Depressants/Sleeping Aid
«Buy Generic Levitra»
 Print
Viewed: 245
| Keywords for this page: Anxiety in the body: pain in the region of the heart |
|
|
Fresh materia
What are symptoms of endometriosis: bowel symptoms, bladder symptoms, infertility