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I constantly fear a heart attack, i have anxiety and always get little pains and aches which my doctor says is nothing, what should i do?

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Dr. Alan Ali answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Controlled Breathing: Refer to my post on that subject. Also, behavior modification with a trained psychotherapist helps.

Answered 7/21/2013

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Dr. Creighton Wright answered

Specializes in surgery

Mental health: If you have no risk factors, and negative family history, and negative testing your situation is good! that does not alleviate anxiety, so you need other counseling.

Answered 7/31/2013

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I constantly fear a heart attack, i have anxiety and always get little pains and aches which my doctor says is nothing, what should i do?

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