Can stress cause all of these symptoms?

Question

my mum had had an apendix operation which went well, i was getting woried that she might die whilst the operation was goin on, so 2 weeks later i woke up with the worst heart pain ever it lasted for 1 to 2 minutes then since then i have been experiancing diffrent symptoms such ***

-lightheadedness

-dizzines

-rapid heart beats for 3 months till tday and they are still there

-chest tightness

-chest pain like a elefant is sitting on my chest

-fainting spells

-head aches

i saw a cardiologist they preformed all the tests posible,ECG,EKG,STRESS TEST,24HOUR MONITOR,BLOOD TESTS, i got my results a couple of weeks later on and the cardiologist told me that they could find nothing worng with your herat they said its normal everything is working well. before this incident i used to be a very healthy guy i used 2 at least play football once a day, since then incident i cant paly football becouse my heart goes mad pumping, and im only 17,, does any one have any ideas what this might be????

Answer 1

Well, while I can't diagnose anything I can say that stress is a big contributor to these kinds of symptoms.  The three people that can help you out are your general doctor/pediatrician, a different cardiologist than the one before, and believe it or not, a phycologist that has a MD in order to prescribe medicine.  If you are truly feeling these serious symptoms and  your cardiologist said it was all okay, then I suggest that you see a different cardiologist and possibly take an antidepressant for a while to see if that helps (even though it may not all be from stress).  Just understand that you probably have a very bad cardiologist who doesn't know how to do his job.

Answer 2

to answer your title question, yes. many people under heightened stress levels complain of chest pains that may feel like anything from a heart attack with shooting pains in the arm  to increased heart rate and panic symptoms. Often these are accompanied by a normal EKG and blood pressure. You might want to consider either seeing a mental health professional or talking to someone you trust to help relieve stress. Your symptoms may escalate into panic attacks if you are not careful. best of luck to you and your mother.