 [ Symptoms ] i have a severe fear of heights recently when i stand less than two feet off the ground i have an anxiety attack i feel like i can not breath and my whole body shakes this has happened in the last year or so an example is tonight i had to change my smoke detector batteries and stand on a chair i could not do it i live in a house with a loft and i have never been upstairs [ Disease ] cardiac pain can be referred to the left arm and shoulder area jaw and sub sternal area but not the wrist a clinician would not relate the pain of carpal tunnel syndrome to something related to the heart