I know this is a lame first topic (besides the intro), but I started taking T on March 4th. Things have been going awesome, lots of changes I'm very pleased with. However, I have some severe anxiety and panic disorder, I know taking testosterone changes a lot and I'm wondering if one of the symptoms is random, short lived chest pain?

Sometimes it's dull, sometimes it's a little sharp, I can't say it's necessarily my chest. Around my stomach would be more accurate, since I know where my heart is and my heart rarely hurts. It does sometimes when it beats too hard. Is this a normal thing? My anxiety is based around my fear of dropping dead from cardiac arrest, so changes in my heart rythm are really scaring me. If anyone has any advice or assurances, please do share!

I had something kind of like that as a result of binding. It turned out to just be an irritation of the cartilage between my ribs, but it gave me a scare too.

I probably should have mentioned that I don't bind, I don't have a need to currently. I do have terrible posture and sit slouched for almost 24 hours a day at the place I work, though.

I have issues with panic sometimes and chest pains are not at all associated with testosterone for me personally. I self-inject once a week, and while I do experience an increase in appetite and ambition closer to the date of the shot than later or when I'm overdue for one, my panic is a lot more likely to coincide with other external influences. If I hear someone yelling or if there are gunshots or too many sirens/helicopters, then I have trouble.

I have had chest pains and felt like I was dying when I was in fear. Because I do have an inborn heart murmur there were times when I was younger that I would go to the doctor for the chest pains, and they did imaging and everything and other than some prolapsed valves I was perfectly healthy and just freaking out a little. It feels like the end of the world though and feels like your heart is beating loudly, insanely, out of rhythm, like it will explode or stop any second. That part seems so real when it's happening, especially if you have recent changes in the mix.

It is good to be cautious, and if you are consistently uncomfortable you can ask your doctor to lower the dosage on your hormones until you feel better.

Quote from: Felix on May 12, 2014, 10:05:48 PM
I have issues with panic sometimes and chest pains are not at all associated with testosterone for me personally. I self-inject once a week, and while I do experience an increase in appetite and ambition closer to the date of the shot than later or when I'm overdue for one, my panic is a lot more likely to coincide with other external influences. If I hear someone yelling or if there are gunshots or too many sirens/helicopters, then I have trouble.

I have had chest pains and felt like I was dying when I was in fear. Because I do have an inborn heart murmur there were times when I was younger that I would go to the doctor for the chest pains, and they did imaging and everything and other than some prolapsed valves I was perfectly healthy and just freaking out a little. It feels like the end of the world though and feels like your heart is beating loudly, insanely, out of rhythm, like it will explode or stop any second. That part seems so real when it's happening, especially if you have recent changes in the mix.

It is good to be cautious, and if you are consistently uncomfortable you can ask your doctor to lower the dosage on your hormones until you feel better.

Oh, god. I was born with a heart murmur too! They say it's nothing big and couldn't possibly cause me any trouble, but I never know. It's audible still, just barely. I have a weird heart, I'm glad to know that someone else has awful anxiety and a murmur though, haha. Two awful things coming together. I've never had sincere chest crushing pain, but I've had sharp ones and dull ones, and burning ones that were short lived to before/during/after my panic attacks.

I had EKGs done a year or two ago, do you think I should go in for another for peace of mind, or is it impossible for my heart to change that drastically in this short of a time?

Might as well get it checked out to see if there is a medical reason for it just in case. It could be from the anxiety though.
I've been on T for seven months and the only chest pain I have is from binding.

Quote from: ZombirGears on May 12, 2014, 09:09:27 PM
I know this is a lame first topic (besides the intro), but I started taking T on March 4th. Things have been going awesome, lots of changes I'm very pleased with. However, I have some severe anxiety and panic disorder, I know taking testosterone changes a lot and I'm wondering if one of the symptoms is random, short lived chest pain?

Sometimes it's dull, sometimes it's a little sharp, I can't say it's necessarily my chest. Around my stomach would be more accurate, since I know where my heart is and my heart rarely hurts. It does sometimes when it beats too hard. Is this a normal thing? My anxiety is based around my fear of dropping dead from cardiac arrest, so changes in my heart rythm are really scaring me. If anyone has any advice or assurances, please do share!

Like Felix and yourself, I also have a heart murmur and so does my sister.  My sister suffers from Mitral Valve Prolapse and experiences panic attacks which often include chest pains - the fear of a heart attack (like Felix said) would send her into a further panic, exacerbating the issue.

A good check-up will put your mind at ease about your heart.  I would probably suggest looking into what you can do to curb the panic attacks instead, though.  My sister was prescribed a beta blocker which pretty much ended her attacks.

I have very bad anxiety. I have had chest and stomach pain during anxiety attacks and fear that I will drop dead.

The pain is real, but caused by panic. It is so hard but as soon as I let myself believe that I am unlikely to be dying it goes away.

I agree with the check-up though. And maybe anxiety treatment? I haven't had a panic attack in a year thanks to drugs and therapy...