5/10/2011

is heartbeat somehow linked with mental health ?

is heartbeat somehow linked with mental health ?my heart feels pretty like heavy and too sensitive, it`s uncomfortable to sleep on the left side... could this be linked to mental health ? well i feel like i have lost myself, the one that lives

Answer by x
not that i can think of
maybe its health problems, you have to go for a checkup

Answer by Kate
Sometimes depression or anxiety can cause physical sensations, like a "hole in your chest" feeling. There is a reason that so many people describe losing a loved one as having a broken heart - it actually hurts, in your chest, like a hollow ache.

However, you should NOT just assume that your chest pain is related to your mental health status. Any time you have ongoing chest pain, you need to be seen by a doctor. Especially since it is uncomfortable for you to sleep on your left side, that does not strike me as a mental health problem, that sounds like something actually going on in your chest. I think you should make an appointment with your general doctor right away and tell them what's been going on. They may refer you to a cardiologist who can do what is called an echocardiogram, which is a sonogram (what they do to look at babies inside of pregnant women) but to look at your heart instead. They may also do an EKG, which measures your heartbeat and the electric pulses in your heart.

If they determine that there is nothing physically wrong with your heart or lungs, then you can start thinking about whether or not it has to do with a mental illness. But you really need to rule out physical causes first. Better safe than sorry.

Good luck!

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