Back soreness and tightness.. breathing issue

[anthonycain 15]

Ok... Let me start by saying thanks in advance to whoever takes out time from their personal struggles to respond... I appreciate everyone on this forum... Now, I want to know if anyone here ever experience extreme tightness and soreness in the upper back, after a bad anxiety episode... I notice that whenever my attached show up,.. the aftermath is soreness in my upper back muscles, and a very tight chest and back altogether... This is usually very annoying because it adds to my paranoia... And I feel something is extremely wrong.. is this normal?? Does anyone else experience these upper back issues. I also get bad reflux and indigestion when I am going through bad episodes with anxiety... But the back n chest tightness is annoying... I breathe ok.. but it doesn't feel like the air is circulating fully. It may be due to my muscles being so tensed... I don't know... But it's quite disturbing.

[Bobnnat 496]

Absolutely!  I learned the hard way in 2012 that anxiety = stressed muscles in the upper back, reaching around to the side and chest/rib areas. I was having major stress at the time and the pain got so bad that it seemed to pulse and pound like a heartbeat. It hurt a lot at night.  Of course I read online and I "knew" I was dying from the worst of the worst ailments.

I had a US and then an abdominal CT. Normal. I still researched and found that CT's and US do not adequately image the stomach. So, I switched to stomach cancer.  It was an awful time in my iife.

My doctor suggested I get a few professional massages. I found a RMT and did just that. She said my upper back and shoulde muscles were incredibly tight. I was also placed on an SSRI. After about 2 weeks and 3 massages the pain was much les and eventually disappeared. in the past 5 years it has reappeared, but not as bad 2 times. I didn't freak out, just got a couple massages and voila, gone.

Poor posture and stress account for the vast majority of upper back pain, including that which wraps around to the side and front.

Bob

 

[Holls 1505]

Yep me. I've had this. I got it bad this summer when I was stressed about some bladder issues I had going on. I posted here about it as well.. I tense when I'm anxious.. I never noticed until my husband said wow why are you so tensed and scrunched up lol he said breath and release it and I slowly started to loosen the muscles and I could feel alllllll that tension I was holding. So yes it can cause what you are feeling. Hugs you aren't alone!!!! 

[anthonycain 15]

4 hours ago, Bobnnat said:

Absolutely!  I learned the hard way in 2012 that anxiety = stressed muscles in the upper back, reaching around to the side and chest/rib areas. I was having major stress at the time and the pain got so bad that it seemed to pulse and pound like a heartbeat. It hurt a lot at night.  Of course I read online and I "knew" I was dying from the worst of the worst ailments.

I had a US and then an abdominal CT. Normal. I still researched and found that CT's and US do not adequately image the stomach. So, I switched to stomach cancer.  It was an awful time in my iife.

My doctor suggested I get a few professional massages. I found a RMT and did just that. She said my upper back and shoulde muscles were incredibly tight. I was also placed on an SSRI. After about 2 weeks and 3 massages the pain was much les and eventually disappeared. in the past 5 years it has reappeared, but not as bad 2 times. I didn't freak out, just got a couple massages and voila, gone.

Poor posture and stress account for the vast majority of upper back pain, including that which wraps around to the side and front.

Bob

Thank you Soooo much for your feedback!!! I was pretty much worried because this back thing is so bad for me right now... It totally throws off my breathing... I was starting to feel lifeless... I can't feel when i inhale deeply... I feel it in my chest but normally i would feel it throughout my sides and my back.. that's how i know the muscles are too tight.. then the indigestion makes breathing a issue as well... So overall all these things lead to me breathing shallow without even noticing it.. that ends up leading to a anxiety attack/ panic attack ....i have to find a way to relieve this acid reflux, and ease my breathing and back soreness... I have gotten massages as well, but it only last for about a day... Then it starts again.. i just need a permanent fix

[anthonycain 15]

Thanks guys.. i knew it had to do with my stress and anxiety... I hope i can find a way to relax and get rid of these sensations...they can be so debilitating at times. ... I really believed i was dying or getting a stroke of some sort... Then when it starts up.. i feel like I'm bout to have a seizure, because my throat gets so tight and i can't swallow, it else i feel I'm gonna swallow my tounge.

[Holls 1505]

39 minutes ago, anthonycain said:

Thanks guys.. i knew it had to do with my stress and anxiety... I hope i can find a way to relax and get rid of these sensations...they can be so debilitating at times. ... I really believed i was dying or getting a stroke of some sort... Then when it starts up.. i feel like I'm bout to have a seizure, because my throat gets so tight and i can't swallow, it else i feel I'm gonna swallow my tounge.

I did that too... My throat felt like it was closing up. I panicked.. then it got worse then I panicked and so forth and so on. Anxiety can cause some strange symptoms and I never knew until last yr. 

[anthonycain 15]

Tell me about it... This is the craziness thing to have... I wish there was a quick fix.

[Holls 1505]

2 minutes ago, anthonycain said:

Tell me about it... This is the craziness thing to have... I wish there was a quick fix.

Me too!!! I'm still a work.in progress. Don't worry, you will get there.