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This past week I have been experiencing sharp pains in my left shoulder. The pain never lasts more then a second. I don't seem to have any other symptoms when it happens. This morning I was woken up from this pain. Once I was awake it happened a few more time in abrupt bursts of pains, then my heart started racing, the pain only lasted for a split second each time, but my heart raced for a full minute, no chest pain, I was scared to say the least! At least six months ago I had heart tests done and all were good. I did damage that shoulder almost a year ago and my job is physically demanding. We anxiety ridden folk seem to make more of things so I'm looking for a second opinion.

That same thing use to happen to me all the time when i was doing a lot of roofing..

It sounds like you pinched a nerve in your shoulder ^^

its a pain in the butt to deal with it even dropped me to my knees a few times but i always laughed about it xD its like tripping in front of people its embarrassing and funny as hell lol

if it is a pinched nerve it should go away in about a week just keep messaging it and dont worry about your heart racing it most likely was because u woke up in the middle of the night scared from the feeling of that sharp pain in your shoulder

But if it makes you feel better then maybe you should have a doctor check it out for you

I had a similar thing happen a couple of months ago. I experienced left shoulder pain radiating to my mid-back area. I saw a doctor and it was a slightly pulled trapezius muscle. He gave me some pain pills but I never did take them, and it went away within a week. With you, I am assuming it's simply something with your shoulder muscle or nerves. If still anxious, by all means see your doctor and have him/her have a quick look at it. Good luck!

Thanks guys. I actually hadn't had an anxiety episode for months and I think the rude awakening caught me off guard and just scared the crap out of me since I was half asleep. In hindsight now I'm almost 100 percent certain it is something in my shoulder. I find if I move it just right or pick up something just right it will hurt briefly.

I ended up with a stiff neck after a long drive out of state to visit relatives. I was woken up with sharp pain as well. I had avoided taking any pain killers that would upset my stomach or nervous system as I had my first panic attack after I had had a massage the day before, then took a muscle relaxant, then later a temazepam the next night. I was so relaxed that the it scared me and I started hyperventilating and then my gut went into spasms after I threw up. (There wasn't anything much in my stomach, probably part of the problem.)

Anyway, I finally started to take an Advil for the neck pain and needed to take more of the over the counter type due to the pain being so severe. This really helped and I noticed that I did fine in my gut region taking the Advil. My Dr had told me to "feel" the nervous sensations and tell myself I'm going to be okay, they are just sensations.

So that has helped a lot with my anxiety of feeling these feelings and not get worked up about them.

This morning I woke up with a sore upper arm from holding my cell phone for several hours while lying down listening to my sister. So this time I took an aspirin, which I was fearful of taking since my anxiety symptoms started. I first tried 1/2 of 325MG then took the other half. I feel fine in my gut and the pain is better after I warmed it up a bit and moved around after a shower.

I'm finding that I just can't do as many physical things like I use too repetitively. So I will have to work on making that a discipline to limit myself from too much repetition. I've already had Carpal Tunnel Syndrome surgery from overdoing in with gardening too much. So don't want to have to go through that again.

I have shoulder and left arm pain often. I had fallen on this arm, it got pushed into my car door during a car accident, I fell on it on ice once. I also was told by a physician that if my neck muscles didnt start to relax my head would stop moving. I thought it was funny, being an RN I knew that my job and all these occurrences were the cause of my pain. I dont jump so to speak thinking that its a heart problem. I get numbness in my hands in the morning but thats because I raise my arms up over my head under the pillow, once I put them at my sides they wake up. I do mild stretches for my muscles because I can PULL them out to excruiating pain in a second, so I have to be very careful. I do Video hypnosis which has been extremely helpful. Its a full time job working at the stress/depression/anxiety every day but we DO help ourselves out here. creamcheese

That's great, Creamcheese! I really have to start working on the stretches and I do have a Health club membership that I will have to make it a priority to go there for the treadmill and use the pool and jacuzzi. It is getting cold where I'm at and I think by making myself go somewhere to be with people and do the exercise for the neurotransmitters and enjoy the pool, I would think this will help me in many areas.