text: as some of you know i have bad anxiety take xananx and valporic acid for it 2 months? ago me and my boyfriend of 4 years spl;it up..i have not been able to sleep,thought i was doing better,but i just had to move again 2nd time in the 2 months....i have staarted having pains down my left arm in my left shoulder and feel like a hard time breathing.i have had this before and my drs have done tons of ekgs and say my heart is fine. my pharamisist who has dealt with my anxiety for 17 years says its just my anxiety,i know i have it bad..my dizziness is getting worse.i think if i could relax and sleep and quit being so afraid i would feel better.its gone on for 3 days and i havent had a heart attack yet..so im assuming its not my heart any thoughts...anxirty is awful..thanks most problems are caused just from you not sleeping - take care of one thing at a time, sleep is first (to relax do this technique that has been around for thousands of years - breathe in for 6 heartbeats, hold your breath for 3 heartbeats, breathe out for 6 heartbeats, hold for 3 heartbeats, breathe in for 6 heartbeats,....), this slows your heart rate, your breathing and calms your body / also when you go to bed, tense your feet and then relax them, then your lower legs, then relax them, ... - do this for each part of your body as you work your way to your head, usually you are asleep before you get to your head