Rib pain anxiety reddit I also have high anxiety, so the chest pain terrifies me sometimes. It comes and goes and is sharp, maybe a 5-6 out of 10 on the pain scale. From then on, any consumption of thc (herb, vape, edible, etc) causes chest pain commonly described as burning, squeezing, aching, or tightness on the left side of the chest. But after the noise started, I had this right side chest pain develop. Anxiety can even cause acid reflux which would contribute to your sensations. I just started 2 weeks ago and started to have pain in my chest sometimes just as you're describing. Bayer back and body extra strength helps me with that Rib pain all day Yeah as said. Has anyone else experienced rib pain from Omeprazole or any other PPI? How long did it take to clear up after you stopped taking it? Added a wool topper and was sleeping great (especially with my chilipad). I had very similar symptoms a few years ago. It's not correlated with breathing - like a surface pain in my upper chest, radiating to mid neck, collar bones but always localizing right in It’s a dull pain under my left ribs that comes and goes. 5). Besides that, if I don’t trigger it by smoking or over working out, it doesn’t hurt. I'm still eating a low inflammation diet, and it has helped tremendously and am also on 40 mgs of famotidine. It could be abdominal spasms, muscular spasms in the rib cage, trapped gas, or something going weird in the liver. I had EKG, ultrasound, cat scan, all come back normal. I've had what I think are anxiety problems for years, but they have gotten worse in the past 5 years. 5'3, 244 pounds. it hurts when i breathe. See a doctor if symptoms change or get worse or the pain is constant for an uncomfortable amount of time. When you’re busy, you are distracted. The pain on just a few ribs is normal. But I decided today that the nagging anxiety is eating away at me every week, and I'm making myself and my family suffer. Usually it comes and goes. Otherwise, you may just be bloated or constipated and you should be fine given time. 20 days ago I woke up to a strange pain in my left breast, a pain I hadn’t really ever had before. And the last thing, yoga has really gave my joints flexibility and improved my health and well-being also. Your chest muscles will tighten due to the stress response your body is going through which can caused prolonged pain. When this rib cage tightness symptom is caused by anxiety, anxiety causes the body to produce the stress response (also known as the fight or flight response). Mindfulness and meditation seemed to help but honestly the magnesium is enough to rid you of anxiety and combined with vit d it does wonders for the pain and joints. Just wonder anybody feels pain in the muscles along the lower rib. However, over the last two weeks the pain has remained during the day. If you’re able, therapy is helpful for coping mechanisms. Since around mid December I've had discomfort around the lower ribs on the left side. Get app Get the Reddit app Log In Log in to Reddit. Take another breath in using chest again as far as you can. I also have tinnitus, nausea, major vomiting for 3 days that has subsided, major insomnia (have only slept like 8 hrs this past week) and still have anxiety. Also have occasional afib and constant chest pain. Here’s the problem, as the stomach pain starts to fade on day 3 or so, I start to get this very strange rib pain on my right side. Once I notice an episode, they usually become more frequent during that day/week. The pain is a left side dull ache with occasional sharp spikes of pain that feel like electric shocks. When your lower ribs click in and out and cause pain, it's slipping rib syndrome. It made sense to me because have very tight shoulders due to anxiety. They sent me home with a script of oxycodone to bear the pain and finally get some sleep. i don’t know what to do bc the pain is so unbearable. Hello. I lay mostly on my sides, I Yes! Numbness and pain in my left heel, esp when lying down or first thing in the morning. Anyone Ever experience left side pain just around the lower rib cage Open menu Open navigation Go to Reddit Home. Sharp quick pain under my right rib cage. It's my ribs! It started with chest pain in my second rib on the right side 5 months ago during the quarantine. Wondering if this is common. In some people (like myself) this chest pain exists on a daily basis even after quitting smoking. panic attacks / anxiety in general make us breathe from our chest, which causes tension and muscle pain. It starts on the side of the rib, about the height of my breast but on the side, all the way to my bottom rib. It hurts right in the middle of my chest bone, pain is clearly localized. Nurofen Paracetamol and oxycodone are the only way to battle through the pain but doctors will only prescribe heavy pain medication for a short time. i still have movement in some floating ribs on my right side. OCD/health anxiety convinced I'm dying. The pain moves around to the shoulders also, making it appear a bit like a heart attack. A heating pad could really help at night. Pain patient, experiencing thumping/flutter under right rib cage, can feel lump under rib cage. I am 10 years in with these symptoms and more, all the tests and doctors in the world, inability to work, discomfort, anxiety, pain, tons of GI issues, mysterious BS ruining my life and I finally think I found what is wrong:. Constant pain in my left neck and left shoulder with increasing pain in elbow, and there is tingling in fingers when my arm is outstretched. I went to the doctors once, they told me it was anxiety related and to keep an eye on it. Does anyone have this pain and is it a result of anxiety? I’m now weaning off of Omeprazole due to feeling poor from the side effects like headaches, diarrhea, rib pain, anxiety etc. I hope your feeling and doing better with your anxiety, I can completely relate. Expand user menu Been doing a lot to handle my anxiety and stress more so feel like all my symptoms are improving the Sometimes I wonder if the burning sensation I experience in my belly is lower rib costo pain or if it’s stomach pain. They will cost you tons and give you no information in return. Then the back pain appeared right were the rib attaches to the spine on the right side. Eventually they stop working. And when I breathe in, it's not as bad but it's above my chest where it hurts also. In 2, it started under the rib, before going round to the side and then into the back. I looked up my symptoms and. I just researched every symptom over and over and realized it was costo. I’ve also been so constipated this year, more or so than any other year. Acupuncture relieved the initial pain but basically every night since I wake up after about 4-5 hours with soreness along the lower lateral rib cage. r/HealthAnxiety A chip A close button. My anxiety mostly shows as heart and chest sensations because most of my anxiety is health related. Its sharp pain 24/7 but worsens when I breath in or out to deeply. When your body is stressed, the entire body tenses and you don't breathe deeply enough to give the pelvic floor its full range of motion. What is weird to me about it being psychogenic is that I feel this symptoms non-stop for 2 months. Its like if you were to drill a hole through my back pain, it would go straight to where the chest pain is. While anxiety can certainly cause rib pain, it’s important to rule out other potential causes, such as It was all anxiety for me at the end due to my grandmother and fiancé both passing away three months apart. I’m having similar rib pains that I’m pretty sure are exacerbated by anxiety tensing all the various muscles in there. 😔 So I feel your pain. Still working on managing it, but even just completely resting for a bit and working on calming down/distracting myself from whatever was causing anxiety helps some with the pain. Discussion and support for sufferers and loved ones with anxiety conditions | discord. But it started at the same time as my first afib episode. I get lots of bad headaches when I’m going through a spell and pain in the chest area, back too. I still experience it sometimes I think it I have spent about six weeks doing my best to acknowledge and accept the lingering leg pain. Ekg are normal so don’t think it’s a heart issue. (It a Superbowl Sunday) My father is a medical doctor. As if the cramp is an evil hand trying to squeeze an artery or choke the heart by force. Anyone else experience rib pain while on lexapro?? Especially in my left side. Reddit iOS Reddit Android Reddit Premium About Reddit Go to Anxiety r/Anxiety • by Special-Falcon2056. I do have a minor scoliosis where my thoracic spine meets the cervical spine (14. it feels The past couple days Ive had this pain in my collar bone/neck area and the left side on my ribs about half way down. I get the rib pain over my heart too, but it's always quick to fade. I took a bunch of Advil and started drinking to dull the pain and 'let it pass'. Internet Culture (Viral) The only thing that sucks is the anxiety of reherniating. Its like minor flair ups under my right ribsno real correlation to anythingmaybe gas, slow stool, some type of inflammation. I met with vestibular specialists and doctors, whom believed it was a symptom of my GAD. Also, I believe for me it's genetic, as my sister and father both have the same issues. Making the abdominal muscles should help lessen the pain, the floating ribs push on the nerves in that area due to weak stability of the core. Or Welcome to a place for everyone who identifies with having health anxiety, Constant dull pain under left rib. Distraction is key in helping us deal with anxiety. Or check it out in the app stores I would think if you had anything kidney related you would have other symptoms and not have rib pain? learis313 • My anxiety makes me have the worst thoughts, I find that I go through an anxiety episode whenever I have a flare up. . I've been having this weird, very subtle pain under my left rib for about a week or two now. My anxiety can trigger IBS, severe pain in bones (usually wrist, sometimes hip), GERD, TMJ pain, and can sometimes lower my immunity. The pain in my upper left rib cage has been none stop since this morning and now my left arm is in deep pain as well. Posted by u/waddupbroski11 - 1 vote and 7 comments About a month ago I was put on a antibiotic (cephalexin) for elevated WBC . Has anyone else experienced rib pain from Omeprazole or any other PPI? i swear haha i googled “sharp pain under left ribs”!! it came and went a few times. On Thursday (6 days ago) I had the smallest, dullest sensation of "pain" in one small part of my chest. For over 9 years, I've been dealing with a persistent pain under my left ribs. Has anyone had like pain/like pressure in ribs? I think I've fixated on this because of course I'm fearing something is wrong with my pancreas or gallbladder Or if it's just me being in a flight mode and I'm tensing causing muscle issues. Now I have pain behind at the right side and its sore to touch there. Sometimes I have pain on a left side of a rib. It’s a dull pain under my left ribs that comes and goes. I had these exact same symptoms last month, and all the health anxiety to go along with it. Log In / Sign Up; Advertise on Reddit; Get app Get the Reddit app Log In Log in to Reddit. I was It includes rib pain it kinda wraps around. r/Gastritis A chip A close button. And then the rib pain. I was diagnosed with Costco. Need help idk how I'm gonna sleep the pain is intense I’ve been experiencing a lot of pain in my lower rib area recently. It doesn’t sound like gall bladder (that’s usually a sharp, horrible pain that feels like it’s in your back and chest my husband has had gallbladder attacks for a few years (his is around 33% functional, I believe they suggest surgery below 30%) and when he gets his attacks they almost resemble heart attacks). With you on the anxiety migraines too. All I know is it burns so much sometimes, it even hurts to touch my skin. A dynamic ultrasound can help diagnose if there is was wondering if anyone else has experienced this essentially, for me whenever i have anxiety attacks or panic attacks i experience upper rib pain on my left side, it’s straining and quite My ribs on my right side have been sore to the touch too mainly at their inward "edge" where they end but also way down almost underneath them 7 or so inches above my hip. i don't google symptoms and i have the rib pain since 2 weeks, a cough since 3 weeks and like 50 other shitty things that just won't go away. I have bits of pain that comes and goes in my upper body (rib-cage and chest usually). A couple months ago, I had an annoying lower left rib pain that would not go away. i was told i was fat and looked pregnant for years. When you’re at rest, you focus on worry and that manifests your anxiety as chest pain (or other symptoms). Upon moving around i could feel the sensation in my back right under the shoulder blade and around a rib under my left armpit. (Yes I am trying to quit smoking) The only thing that makes it feel worse, is that I have one or more ribs on the right side of my chest sticking out a 635K subscribers in the Anxiety community. Has anyone else experienced this sensation? Can anyone offer insight as to how/why it occurs? Background info (if it helps): Hey guys, with their anxiety, does anyone experience sort of uncomfortable pain in their body? Not all at once, but if it stops somewhere the pain will come to a different part? Like my rib area could be hurting, then that would stop and it would move to my pelvis, when it stops their my leg might hurt, when it stops their it may start hurting Sometimes it will suddenly seize, and it feels like a sharp, squeezing pain. I also know my pain stems from this as well. So - likely you've just got costo, plus a problem with your thigh or low back - i‘ve been having pain on my left rib, kinda sideways. Yesterday, I freaked out at work (silently) over someone completely overstepping their bounds with my significant other. Mind/body connection of anxiety and severe back pain, has anyone had experience with this or success? I've been suffering for about 3 yrs of 24/7 anxiety. For me it was Anxiety, and the fact that I started to freak out over the symptoms of that anxiety just fed into it more. I thought I had kidney stones or something. You do not need and X-Rays or MRIs. Still just sensitive. Or check it out in the app stores     TOPICS. it’s usually sharp when i laugh or even just sitting it comes on suddenly . It also gets a little better when my anxiety is under control. The pain is on the same side, in the exact same spot, but in my chest. my anxiety is super bad rn and my chest aches like hell, like not just my lower chest but my upper left chest where my ribs are. Open menu Open navigation Go to Reddit Home. It's really limited my ability to workout, it hurts to work, even sit in the couch. I’ve gotten it checked out before and the doctors said I was good. Since this is a new pain area not sure if it’s my liver or new costo pain. So i ignored it. Also developed dermatographia 3 days after chest pain started, also related to stress. Dunno if this is late or not, but I’ve got a stomach ulcer at the moment and the pain I’ve got sounds almost exactly like yours. The anxiety might actually kill me before my appointment this week. ) Then my symptoms grew to more than just the rib pain. Like right below the left breast in the rib. does anyone else with anxiety experience really bad upper rib chest pain. I’ve had times where holding tension due to anxiety has made me as sore as doing an actual weight-lifting session! So it’s definitely another thing to check. I realized recently that I haven't had it in a while, not sure what changed but I'll take it Bad posture is probably the #1 cause. i have ct scans coming up which is just adding to my ha at this point. I have severe pain in my back and it radiates to my chest. Now noticing weakness in Honestly odds are low that you’d need surgery, let alone any time soon. Sometimes I feel it more in the front of my abdomen, sometimes my back, but mostly directly on my side/flank. While posture didn’t cause mine (an injury did), it did contribute to the pain. i have gerd but i have really bad health anxiety and i thought it could’ve been costochondritis (i think i’m battling a really bad infection rn but google tells me it’s cancer obviously) or kidney or pancreas or Does anybody get left lower rib pain from anxiety don’t really hurt that bad but I can feel it ? Get app Get the Reddit app Log In Log in to Reddit. What causes the anxiety symptom rib cage tightness? Medical Advisory. I am still to be officially diagnosed with IBS, but these past three night I have had pain / discomfort in my ribs on both sides, and I was wondering if anyone else encounters similar? In 1, the discomfort was very centralised, in about a 1 inch area. Intrusive noise really bothers me. some good advice i’ve heard is to try breathing from your stomach, deep and slow, when you feel this chest pain (this can also help with dizzyness, as well as drinking water in between breaths so more oxygen gets to your brain). Log In / Sign Up; Advertise on Reddit; Shop Collectible Avatars; Get the Reddit app Scan this QR code to download the app now. This is NOT pain. New to the party is front rib pain. it aches so badly. I’m curious if anyone here has experienced something similar—chronic pain seemingly from chronic anxiety or stress—and if so, how did you cope? When your rib hits your hips, it is called iliocostal impingement syndrome. 5-325 Miralax ( 1 dose today ) Symptoms experienced: Took 1. I am waiting for a microbiome analysis result, but just 2 years ago, with the same exam they found, interestingly, candida overgrowth. I was finally able to see a specialist who suggested it was due to hypermobility, which I have struggled with in my ankles hips and knees my whole life. The kind that has me Specifically pain under front ribs. Freaked me out Anxiety-induced rib pain can manifest in various ways, but some common symptoms include: – A dull ache or sharp pain in the rib cage area – Tightness or pressure in the chest – Difficulty taking deep breaths – Differentiating between anxiety-induced rib pain and other causes of rib discomfort is crucial for proper treatment. It hurts the most now when I push out breathing out which is similar to the motion of me throwing up, it makes sense why it would cause a sharp pain below my rib cage/chest area. Expand user menu Open settings menu. Take a couple of slow deep breaths and you should be I am not exactly sure if the physical issues are isolated from anxiety, the anxiety is driving the physical issues, or the physical issues with my spine and nerves cause tight muscles and spasms. Exhale without moving ribs again. That pain is always the worst!! Chest pain I don’t mind too much, but the lower right rib pain kicks my ass every time! This has really ramped up my anxiety levels since it . It's an everyday battle but you just have to stay positive. I suffer from health anxiety admittedly and have been re-reading the results constantly. I have rib pain all the time it runs in my back. I have IBS and the rib/breast pain caused such anxiety that the GI symptoms got worse, more constipation and bloating. was wondering if anyone else has experienced this essentially, for me whenever i have anxiety attacks or panic attacks i experience upper rib pain on my left side, it’s straining and quite annoying. but it took a month of every day anxiety attacks to tell myself “fuck this shit” I threw in the towel and basically said distracted myself eventually everything settled. I use to suffer from a lot of chest pain on my earlier days of having anxiety if your getting pain try some gaviscon tablets two at night two on a I have this pain in my upper right quadrant - kind of in the gallbladder region. Went to the walk-in the next day having a panic attack about it. [][] The stress response stresses the body. This usually goes away within a minute. The pain was so intense I threw up and after that it didn’t hurt anymore. Or check it out in the app stores   Pain behind at the rib cage. Anyone else experience this, sometimes after I eat I’m guessing some organ I feel pain in the spot under my rib cage on the right side. (I also tend to lean left a lot when I sit, so I thought maybe it was that, too. I have gone to the doctors about it and they were not able to find anything wrong with my ribs or anything near the area. Unimaginable pain. I think it might have something to do with the digestive system maybe? Idk anxiety can cause some weird stuff though Yes you are having panic and anxiety. Diagnoses: I had the same pain, left side but similar sounding problem, but in my case I'm 99% sure it was Psychosomatic whereas you sound pretty sure its something else. When a panic attack hits I get really cold, I start to shiver and then I have diarrhea. Does the chest pain/tightness feel like a deep kind of ache or is it on the surface? Deep. Expand user menu Open Having the same issue at the moment with the rib cage pain and bloating feel so uncomfortable all the time been like it for Anxious_Flight_8551 • The under rib pain has also started 6 months ago. It comes and goes but its always sharp and I have frequent discomfort with it. It does not come on as an attack but resides in my central back and chest as stabbing pain and shortness of breath. Rib or rib cage tightness, pressure, or feeling like a tight band around the rib cage Sexual Dysfunction, sexual uninterest Shooting pains, stabbing pains, and odd pressures in the neck, head, or face Shooting pains in the face Shooting pains in the scalp or head Skipped heart beats Sore or tight scalp or back of Chest had crushing pain that would wake me up at night, like 1 or 2 times, sitting up or holding my breath makes it feel better. If there's no clicking but you're experiencing a lot of shooting/stabbing pain around your back/torso, it I've had chronic back pain mostly in the thoracic area but cervical area has been off a bit since my 3rd pregnancy. 5 years). It aches sometimes during or after anxiety attacks. I know the feeling. Pulsing or throbbing sensation. When I’m anxious/overwhelmed I notice that my back pain gets worse. i‘ve never had this symptom before, it kinda freaks me out Anxiety and stress are really well known triggers for pelvic floor problems, including pain. Going on 8 years. Sometimes if I press the rib area I can feel sharp pain. Symptoms I have passed 2 in the last 6 months but didn't have pain at my sides/back. The pain started from my shoulder but as the day progress, the pain moved from my shoulder to the right side of my back. The neck pain is most likely tension headaches from being stressed about the chest pains. Not sure why it happens but I’ll go through periods where I get a sharp pain under my left rib. It almost feel muscular, but when I press on the area, I feel pain. 30 year old Female 5'8 180lb Meds taken: Hydrocodone 7. Anxiety would normally not cause any stabbing pain. This pain seems to be very closely related to my anxiety, creating a never-ending cycle where the pain triggers anxiety and the anxiety amplifies the pain. Sometimes I feel it in my lower flank, and then it comes back to my shoulder blade. Did a full cardio work up and was told the pain isn’t my heart. until the anxiety built up over the day. While it may seem scary at first, dont let it bother you. And then feeling dizzy / nauseous with dips in my oxygen and fast pulse. It’s been with me for 4-5 hours now, and it hurts especially when I breathe in and more so if I do deep breaths. I know how you feel. After I finished the antibiotic I started to get a ache in my upper left stomach area , I went to ER fearing pancreatitis even though the pain wasn’t bad more of a nagging ache , the doctor said he was 99% sure it wasn’t my pancreas and the area I was touching for the pain is where my small intestine would i’m going through the same thing. It's a weird sensation, sometimes it extends to my left shoulder and arm. i’ve had pain before this but it seems to be triggered whenever im I already have health anxiety and I've noticed the rib pain always happens at the worst time and makes me even more anxious and then I get other physical issues like headaches and my tendonitis flares up and I'm always terrified that Im dying or i know anxiety can present itself in many physical ways but im curious has anyone else experienced rib pain? mine is more on my left side like underneath my breast that spreads to my left upper back . This is coming from someone who also has serious health anxiety. Hi, I had Pylori in the past and right now I am dealing with with rib cage and back pain. Got pain in my neck that causes tightness and pressure in my head, brain fog, vision issues and now some pretty serious memory and cognitive issues Chronic stress and anxiety causes tons of physical symptoms as well as mental and emotional distress. Any pain on your rib cage and shoulders is a normal side effect of Costo. Before it started I thought that when people have breathing difficulties if it's anxiety related it passes within a few hours. I’m on my 10th day without it and my god my ribs are incredibly sore. But I still have this uncomfortable feeling, not so much pain, like a fullness on my left flank under ribs. Started googling symptoms to calm my self down (yes stupid i know) and one video from a reliable source calmed me down. it comes and goes, i mostly feel it when laying awake and spiral into anxiety. When it's one of the rib joints over your heart, your brain will go into panic mode, thinking it's a heart attack. ) Hi everyone! I have fibromyalgia and for the last 2 years I have had near constant intense rib and chest pain. I’ve thought maybe Costochondritis, maybe gastritisI can’t figure it out. Or check it out For sure! Mine is more in the lower back and radiates elsewhere. I found that it caused a ton of anxiety because I didn't know what it was. My doctor said that there is a nerve connection from your shoulder to your lower rib cage and my shoulders were probably pinching the nerve. No I came to this reddit to see if I am crazy or not. By noon on Saturday the pain is on the right side of my ribs and more painful than usual. It lasted for a week on one side then came back a month later and lasted for a week on the other side. If anything, the pains started after my month long anxiety flare up. gg/9sSCSe9 | Please HOWEVER, I have dealt well with my anxiety and do not have almost any anxiety feelings or symptomts for months now. It also stings when I eat or drink anything. My dr says anxiety can cause rib pain. Stomach ulcers (If you have one, you might) can definitely cause back pain, but most of the pain is centred around the To get pain in both the middle back / rib area plus down the leg would need something major in your spinal cord in the middle back - and if it was that major, they'd have spotted it in the ER. Check for other symptoms. Pain is right about where the #6 is on the picture. Does anyone have this pain and is it a result of anxiety? I get a lot of chest pain and I'm fairly young, which is a common symptom of anxiety. Ha, do you suffer with anxiety? Don’t worry if you do dude, that’s normal, I twitch I’m that exactly same spot, you have muscles and nerves all over your body it’s not your body it’s a very thin muscle around your rib cage that’s twitching, I was getting twitches all over my body, mainly leg, then it was bottom of my rib, now I have a constant twitch in my calf that twitches super Side Rib Pain? Need advice Check out the slipping rib syndrome page on Reddit, they have a list of doctors that specialize! I haven’t seen anyone yet but that’s my plan Reply reply 4m0wagenz Seriously struggling with anxiety Based off of statistics I found that left arm pain is actually more common with anxiety then right arm pain, Its safe to say that reddit does not represent the general and had rib pain when I burped. I felt like I was dying and it felt like no one was taking me seriously. I felt around in the area that the pain was in and felt a small lump. I thought it was costrochondritis so I did some back stretches and managed to get it under control. I also have anxiety so I’m also worried most of the time Just after the ct scan, 3 days ago, I started randomly getting burst of pain in my left rib cage that would travel to what felt like my lungs and chest, really bad pain until I finally started breathing deeply (it hurt, but it worked). sometimes a nutritionist or the pill aren't I've been dealing with pain that's in the middle of my left shoulder blade and left rib for over a year now. 5 pills daily of hydrocodone. Especially those of you who have rib pain. I started having chest pain yesterday, probably because of anxiety, and everytime I worry about my chest it’s almost at the same time I get tingly and numbness in my hands. Sure enough, they were at it this morning. Occasionally, I get a stabbing pain that feels as if a rib punctured one lung and it hurts too much to inhale or move my torso. Start by trying the following: Distract Yourself - Because Posted by u/kayaaa1 - 1 vote and 1 comment i get pain after i eat with fullness that pushes all the way through to the back of my spine and ribs like i could burst i still get it but i had a 30lb mucinous ovarian tumor removed when i was 16. I find sleeping on my back helps the rib area pain but doesn’t take it away fully. To be specific, the pain is in the muscle or something along the whole lower rib. “Lock” your ribs in place and exhale - try not to move your chest at all - use stomach muscles only and keep chest expanded. This pain would subside within 15 mins of getting out of bed and moving around. I have a pretty bad back with daily pain. Now I’ve been having dull pain (sometimes sharp) in lowest right ribs (“floating ribs” in the middle right area and sometimes right at sternum connection). It will hurt. I have a 30lb 10mo old son so that’s why the doctors suspect I have such a bad sprain. overall, my entire chest is usually I experience anxiety in many ways (I think most of us do). Difficulty breathing is a normal side effect of Costo. Because I get excruciating pain under my left clavicle, that radiates to my left shoulder blade. Sitting, laying, bending all cause certain reactions and I have to be super careful all the time. But been having chronic aching in my left side since starting it. I think it is the later than I have physical issues that are compounded by anxiety and Rx is controlling what would be much stronger pain and spasms. I’m convinced it’s gallbladder problems it hurts when I breathe in on the right side and is sore I was hit really really hard there at a show but this was like a month ago and didn’t feel anything before I’m wondering if it maybe The pain is a 5/10 on a bad day. Took the meds for the first time last night and woke up this morning around sunrise with the painful bubbling sensation. But i was still in doubt and started remembering some cyclist who had myocarditis mentioning rib pain witch I sprained my lower back and I have a sprained rib tissue. It hurt bad when I touched it, almost like a stabbing pain that radiates when I put pressure on it. I have had pain under the left breast of my rib and off to the side under my arm for about 3 years now. That all being said, for the past year or so Ive been having this pain on my left side under my ribs, about mid way up my rib cage - basically under my armpit. When I woke up, I don’t remember the pain being there. I suspect my heightened anxiety over a protracted period could have also induced gastritis. you and me, with that username, aren't so different lmao. It feels like my ribs are "getting stuck" with my skin, but I tried massaging the area and found that it's related to something right underneath my ribs. Currently battling a yeast infection that is 100% because of anxiety. Assuming it’s anxiety (which it probably is) don’t be afraid to exercise because you won’t pass out or do any damage to yourself because the pain is not actually harmful to your body although it feels like it. Second, relieving rib pain requires you to focus on your pain, but focusing on your pain can make it worse, causing more anxiety and potentially more rib pain. Also get the odd bit of tingling. Usually I could be sure it’s my bone, but recently I’ve got some pain in the muscle or something under my ribs. So I went on SSRIs several months ago and within a few weeks it was almost entirely gone. Had blood work, X-rays, scansall normal. Think about it, when your mind is so overwhelmed with anxiety, your body will make you have pains to distract you for a break. I went to the doctor and they said muscle strain and was something that would resolve on its own. Does anyone know what this is. Sometimes it even moves to the front near my breast bone. I have shortness of breath since October last year. I used to be in constant chest and rib pain and I could never breathe. gg/r-anxiety | Please look over the rules before posting to the subreddit Exactly this. I was only ever told it was just anxiety. Get the Reddit app Scan this QR code to download the app now a few years since it happened last - sudden uncomfortable feeling directly in the center of my chest, right under my ribs/sternum. and im convinced that this time it has nothing to do with anxiety or stress my health anxiety has control over me since 6 months, i also have depression so it's hard for me to treat my health anxiety. Advice I'm a 25 year old female. It usually However, I do often get what feels like intense muscle cramping around my ribs. Sometimes it spreads to the middle or to the right, but it's consistently on the left side of my rib. But about 3 weeks ago I woke up with weird soreness in my lower rib cage and into my QL. Doctor said it might be gas too but the associated shoulder blade tightness has stayed since (it’s been 6 weeks). I know your back is also hurting so that may not be a great option for you. (My doctors agreed. Ruining my quiet Sunday time. Both come back negative. (Severe bilateral lower back pain) Despite this I have been very anxious and for the last 3 weeks ive noticed a dull pain below my left rib, ive also noticed a tenderness when pushing down on my lower left rib, with occasional shooting pain in my sternum. Once I knew it was caused by anxiety, it helped to break the cycle of anxiety->symptom->anxiety. Repeat until you have breathed past it and pain lets up. Thought it was anxiety pains but I’m not sure now. I’ve had Costo for 3 years and I can answer a few questions. Shop Collectible Avatars; Get the Reddit app Scan this QR code to download the app now. I'm in the gym 3x a week and realise the pain is likely muscular and not healing due to me poking and prodding. The only reason I’m worried is because the majority of the pain seems to stay around my shoulder blade in my upper back. As you can imagine it was hell and the emotional mess I had triggered physical somatic symptoms. I’ve had a CT scan and X-ray that was clear. I've been to chiropractors, gotten massages, and tried acupuncture. I had nerve pain on my shoulder due to a car accident a long time ago and managing the pain well. These are all perfectly normal: Muscle tension, weakness, aches and pains, cramps, muscle twitches, jaw clenching Chest pain or racing heart, heart palpitations, pounding heart, audible heartbeat With my back pain, it seems to not stay in one spot all the time. Does anyone else get pain in your ribs after a panic attack? Like rib below my ribcage. However, and I realized this a while back when I tried hypopressive breathing, whenever I take a deep breath I feel something weird under my right ribcage. I called him after 12 hours of the most intense pain of my life. please get checked and push for testing. It’s kinda go me concerned because I’ve also had some recent gi problems the gi problems have pretty much gotten better there still there a little but nothing like it was, but those gi problems came with some epigastric region pain. Since I tweaked it I have a lot of rib pain also (which I've had with my thoracic pain for about 1. a little about me: i have been diagnosed with slipping rib syndrome since 2017, had a partial rib/costal cartilage removed in late 2018, and have still be suffering since the rib removal was effective in stopping that one rib from slipping on my left side, but has not lessened the pain at all. I do feel pressure or pain in my upper stomach area (under the rib cage) sometimes, but I think it's gerd related. I then tried changing my diet to see if that was the issue but i still had the same pain and so I after trying different things with nothing working, I can only assume it’s I had something similar. As if next to the rib cage. All medical tests are clear except for a bit of silent heartburn they found on scope. Feels like the pain radiates to my lower right A couple weeks, anxiety that manifests as pain is a defense mechanism that your body has learned over time. I’ve had a similar sensations but all over my body, you might wanna check out “phantom pain”, I thought I had something stuck in my throat for about a year and a half with constant pain and anxiety and after doing 1-2 EMDR therapy sessions on Not in the abdomen but in my actual rib cage, right on the side. Sometimes, it feels like the blood in my limbs is rushing to my heart. Get the Reddit app Scan this QR code to download the app now. From what I’m seeing though, this seems to be a location that a lot of people experience pain. So far had a stomach ultrasound and h pylori tests. It’s not that serious and worrying will only make it worse. It can be a constant heavy feeling in the heart area or a sharp pain even. View community ranking In the Top 5% of largest communities on Reddit. I came home from the ER about an hour ago and unfortunately Costo can take several months to heal. My feet and hands freeze, followed by my legs and arms, and I feel heavy in my chest. Years ago before my HSD diagnosis, a doctor told me this pain was just acid reflux. I am convinced it’s due to gas simply because one time it got so bad I was in tears ready to go to the emergency room. I also feel heart sensations. The pain under my left breast was unbearable. One medicine that definitely works and completely gets rid of the pain is Omeprazole or any of the PPIs. It started by intense pain in what I thought were my kidneys. Lately, I just can't sleep more than 1-2 hours a night without waking up with super sore ribs. So recently, everytime I breathe, I feel almost like a tight rubber I check my pulse ox and it is 100 percent so I’m wondering if it’s anxiety or something more I've been dealing with anxiety for a long time but this summer I started with the weird rib pain. I have had an MRI witch showed a small spleen, and really nothing else. From being on this sub reddit I have seen so many others have the same symptoms from swelling brought on by gastritis flairs so you are not alone. A dull pain. It is where the kidney is. Anxiety can contract muscles and nerves etc, whenever I am stressed my DIgestive system is so out of wack it must be creating some things hopefully yours resolved soon mine is intermittent sometimes on the back sometimes in the front mostly on the left but it’s always rib pain never feels like “stomach” or internal pain I had some right rib pain that lasted a week or two and resolved itself. 17 votes, 20 comments. It's only when I fixate on something and constantly check it, then it tends to hang around for longer. Or check it out in the app stores Almost in the dead middle of my lower right ribs to be exact. I’ve seen two cardiologists over the last year. Thanks in advance for any answers. Stress causes the body's muscles to contract and tighten, including those in the ribs and So, I have been getting this pain under my left front rib cage since last year. It started around 6 months ago and it was always first thing in the morning I would experience sharp pain in the lower rib area. My weight got back up to where it was early November, but I’m constantly trying to eat and weighing myself multiple times a day If you press it, does it make the pain a lot worse? Appendicitis can usually cause terrible pain when pressed on the right side. mine felt like an organ too; it may not be anxiety, but there’s a huge spectrum of possible pain that is both real and totally harmless/non-life-threatening! i had to stop associating every pain with some bodily cause (that was often very serious in my head) because it drove me literally insane at first i didn’t think much of it but now it’s driving me crazy because i’m scared it’s like a tumour 😭 when i press up on the spot right below my left rib, it hurts?? sometimes it hurts more than usual and sometimes there’s no pain. One instance of sharp chest pain enough to send many to the ER. I never had anxiety a day in my life and one day it just hit me. I don’t have anxiety. Anyone else get this? How to deal? I’m now weaning off of Omeprazole due to feeling poor from the side effects like headaches, diarrhea, rib pain, anxiety etc. Can anxiety cause rib pain/ hard to breathe . I suffer with bad acid reflux. Reply reply Here because I have health anxiety. yefyhf usrrviu vnzv utjkc bxpklf upinnjsh rxbcca otixht jco vixtvb