I have chest pain & pressure due to anxiety. The doc gave me a very thorough work up with the echo stress test to make sure it wasn't my heart. Everything clear there, but the pain is sometimes so bad I can hardly breathe.

I take klonopin at night (also have bipolar so I take meds for that) to help me sleep, Trazodone, too. But during the day I don't want to take the klonopin as it make me sleepy. I try to ride the pain out; try to breathe deeply; reassure myself that it is not a heart attack; exercise on the treadmill if I can--try anything to get through it. When It gets really scary & bad I do take a half dose of the klonopin, but then I have to take a nap, which I hate. I want to be awake & alive during the day.--Suzy