Sad Waves/Left Arm Pain

Does anyone else get left arm pain/chest pain during waves of sad panic? I used to get them very often (multiple times a week), not as often anymore thank goodness my mental health is better, but now I'm going through one for the first time since March, and before that was October. It's super bad I'm freaking out. It's during extreme depressive racing thoughts, like whole surges/waves of pain throughout my body and mainly left arm, usually paired with sweating. I thought my heart was racing during the surges, but my Fitbit doesn't show an increased heart rate; it's literally resting at 59 bpm but I still feel these incredible surges in my chest. I don't think it's a panic attack because it doesn't quite fit those symptoms; it's more like a "depression attack". It can also last for hours, as opposed to panic attacks which Google says lasts 5-30 minutes.

I've just never heard of anyone else having these physical symptoms, I feel so alone in it. I feel literally horrible right now and disappointed with myself because I've gotten so much better at dealing and now this backslide is hitting me hard. I have no idea why it came back. It has surged about 15 times in the time it took to write this post oh my God.

(This is not a heart attack. I've been dealing with this for like 8 years and I am physically healthy. Not looking for urgent care advice. Just wondering if anyone has felt the same, or has advice for similar things)

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