Worried about health and sleep issues

About three weeks ago, I started noticing thsi dull ache on the left side of my chest. At first, I didn't worry too much snce I work out a lot and thought maybe it was just a sore muscle from exercise. But then, a week later when I had that chest pain, I woke up in the middle of the night with a full-blown panic attack. Usually, I can talk myself down during these attacks, but this time, because of my racing heart and the chest pain, I felt like I was going to have a heart attack, so I ended up taking a benzodiazepine-something I really don't want to rely on too much since they can be habit-forming.

I've had generalized anxiety disorder for a while now but hadn't had a panic attack in over six yearrs until this recnet episode. So, I went to my primary care doctor who did some tests and said everything looked fine, but the chest pain persisted. I asked if we could do a CT scan of my chest just to be sure, but it didn't show anything worrying either.

The pain still comes and goes, which keeps me on edge, especially at night when it's hard for me to sleep because of this constant fight-or-flight feeling. It's been going on for nearly two weeks now. My lack of sleep has led to more anxiety during the day, making things feel even worse. There were days I felt like I might have a nervous breakdown and lost my appetite-dropping about 10 pounds in just one week-which is really out of character since I usually love food.

My wief's concerned about me, and we've been sleeping in separate rooms for the past two weeks because she can tell I'm struggling. My daughter doesn't understand why I've been distant lately, so it's been tough not being able to spend as much time with her as usual due to my axniety.

After seeing a couple of psychiatrists, they suggested bumping up my SSRI dose and added another med for sleep issues since the insomnia is still bad. even taking teh new meds, I wake up around 2:30 AM drenched in sweat and feeling anxious almost every day.

I've been trying to manage things by talking with a therapist who can teach me cognitive behavioral techniques, doing some meditation,and practicing yoga when I can fit it in. It's really tough every day, but things seem like they might be getting a bit better-whether it's due to the higher SSRI dose starting to kick in or all the self-help stuff I'm trying.

I just wanted to share my experience and see if anyone else has been through something similar or has advice for managing anxiety.