New to costochondritis / muscle strain, and the anxiety it comes with
(Warning this is very lengthy, just need to vent / ask for advice)
Hello! I am a 19M Male, and as of a week ago, after having a heavy chest day (go figure) at the gym and working as a busser at my job that night, i randomly got hit with this random wave of chest pain at work. Yeah you probably guessed it i thought my heart was dying. Went to the ER and they said my x ray was fine my blood was fine, its probably just anxiety! and low potassium. I was fine w that answer and simply thought - yeah okay sure, but anxiety??? ive never been an anxious person ever. This pain just kept going, and kept going and i seriously believed my heart was on fire or something was wrong with my breathing. Go to the doctors AGAIN, and there they confirm it - muscle strain.
That was a few days ago, and fuck man. I still think my heart will explode, still having crazy anxiety, still going through it. Im on ibuprofen and a muscle relaxant but to be honest, i still feel the pain. MORE SPECIFICALLY, the pain and anxiety creeps up to my jaws too, and my adams apple, and i fucking hate it. Ive been crying and worrying and my life is just 180d completely. Ive been looking through the subreddit and its helped a lot, but im wondering whats the best method to relieve it??
should i worry about my jaw/neck or is that common w the chest pain??? its only on my left so it cant be that bad right????
and how do i fix this fucking anxiety, im literally this close to wanting to be on meds at this point. seriously, dont know what to do
Anyways im mainly just venting here but im down to hear what anyone has to say and all that, thank you guys, we are all in this together :)