I'm a 23 year old male, non smoker, fit and active, never used drugs and i have the occasioanal drink.\n\nSince January of this year i've had chest pain that has come and gone. The first time i visted the ER and they did an ECG and everything came up fine and i went home. They felt it was anxiety and after that the pain went away for a few months.\n\nIt returned mid February and in that time i visited the ER 5 times and had an ECG each time that came up normal. I had an x-ray that showed my chest was normal.\n\nMy GP sent me to a cardiologist where i had an echocardiogram done that was normal and a stress test that was normal. My METS from the stress test was 16 and i reached 93% of the predicted age related maximal heart rate. Peak BPM was 184.\n\nI have never experienced the pain while exercising. It is mostly at night but it does happen during the day. The sensation is almost like a pinch near my left breast.\n\nI'm under no stress yet doctors feel it may be anxiety. I do not. Any ideas ?
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Idigestion may be the cause.  Try to correlate what you had to eat and how long before you went to bed.  Eating food that is too greasy or too late can cause acid reflux when you lay down.  Try eating a little less, i.e. stop before you feel FULL.\n\nAdjust your posture, sit up straight and push shoulders back, slouching especially over a keyboard for long periods will also give you these symptoms.\n\nI've had angina and a heart bypass about 8 yrs ago so it worries me when I get similar pains but I can usually get rid of them by straightening up, having a good belch, taking an antacid, etc.\n\nHope this helps.
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Yes this could be from anxiety. The light headedness, and excess swallowing from nervousness, and the shortness of breath from possibly hyperventilating from too much worry about the situation. Id say mild panic attack but the chest pressure with light headedness could mean worse. Id get an ekg and " get it off your chest".
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I had this too, so i went to my doctor who sent me to get the 24 hour monitor attached to my chest. It turned out to be ectopic heart beats, i have tablets for it, i don't need to take them really but it stops me feeling the missed beats which is what i didn't like. I was told not to worry about it, but when it's your heart you do worry. The only time i feel it now is when I'm really tired. Don't be afraid, go to the doctors and get it checked. I'm 43 and I've had it for about 10 years. Being overweight doesn't help either, so if you are then try losing a bit. Hope this is of use to you.
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First I would ask for an echocardiogram with & without saline (water bubbles); this will show any & hopefully all holes in your heart. I had it done & they found I was missing a chamber and had holes on the opposite side of my heart which required them to "cath" my heart. They make a small slice in the groin area & go through a main artery in your leg up to your heart. I'm only 5' & 100 lbs & they couldn't knock me out with morphine (I watched the entire procedure & ticked off my cardiologist -lol). My personal opinion would be 1. ask questions, make a list if you have to, 2. check out the surgeons & their history, & 3. if they are as good as they check out to be the procedure will be a cakewalk for you. I was 38 when they found all of this & now I'm 43 and alive to see my baby (23) get married this coming August to a wonderful young lady. My Dad had 2 triple arterial bypasses & he lost a leg in Korea and God bless him, he'll be 79 this July. Yes, I had a good role model but it is normal to get upset when a Dr mentions a prob w/the heart & that you have to face surgery. I now know how a lobster feels having its chest cracked but thorasic & cardiac surgery is so advanced that I can promise you that you'll be fine. Try to keep a positive attitude and have faith; they told me after 3 days that if I could walk up & down a flight of stairs 4 times, I could go home..........I bolted & got my boney butt outta that hospital & back into my own home in no time. My thoughts & prayers are with you (Navy brat here) but above all : keep the faith.\nBeth
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Chest pains are NEVER something to fool around with. Do you have any idea how many people end up dying from heart attacks because they thing it is indigestion, just like you think, and they delay going to get medical help! Also, did you know that the symptoms of heart attacks in women are much more subtle than those in men? If you are waiting to fall over, it probably won't happen until it is too late. People of ANY age can have heart attacks. If you are overweight, your chances are higher than the general population. People also have mini-strokes and heart attacks that don't kill them, called silent heart attacks, but part of the heart muscle is permanently killed. Is it worth fooling around with the whole rest of your life. You would not take out your own tonsils or let one of us take out your tonsils, but with something as serious as your very life, you are asking rank amateurs. Please go get checked out. Better to be safe than dead.
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Stop the jogging and go to a doctor.  \n\nThere is not enough information to give an answer here.  \n1) Do you smoke?\n2) How long have you been jogging or is this new?\n3) Do you have any prior medical history with chest heart or lung?\n4) Does the pain go away quickly after you stop or take hours?\n5) Family history of heart or lung disease?\n6) Are you over weight?\n6) Are you diabetic?\n7) Are you taking medications?
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CHEST PAIN IS NOTHING TO BE QUESTIONED. Never ignore chest pain or shortness of breath. You need to go to an E.R. and get any possible problems ruled out. If they do find that you have had a cardiac event, they will assign a cardiologist, and you need to follow up with him/her upon release. They will tell you when they want to see you.\n\nDO NOT delay in this.\nPAY ATTENTION to C.SCHUMACL. Never seek medical help, of any kind, online.  This can be dangerous. Only medical professionals with a good knowledge in CARDIOLOGY, should  be responding at all. I would never go outside of my medical specialty unless I had the knowledge to do so. Most of these answers are well intentioned. People are trying to help, but they also need to understand why these comments are so important. \nGood luck.\n\nGRIZZ
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It could possibly a panic attack.  Does it usually happen during a stressful time at work or something?  Many of those sypmtoms are consistant with people who have panic disorders. I suggest going to an anxiety disorders website, and maybe even looking into medication.  Another symptom is worrying about it for at least a week after one happens.  Also, the thing about night is it allows your mind to relax, meaning stressful thoughts get through more easily.  I hope this helps you.\n\nJust so you know, it happens to often for it to be a heart attack.  He would probably be dead right now if it were.  However, that doesn't rule out a heart problem.  You should probably go see a doctor.  I just thought I would reinforce what the other responders were saying.  I really think there is a good chance of it being a panic attack.  I have a lot of experience with them.  Also ask him if he feels he is in danger of dying during the episodes, and if he has every struggled with anxiety  \n\nwww.adaa.org is a good webite to check his sypmtoms against those of panic disorder.\n\nI really hopes this helps you.
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Please see a doctor.  Yes, it could be something besides cardiac problems - and that is very, very likely.  But in some people, especially females, heart attacks don't follow a "traditional" pattern of clutching your chest and dropping to the floor.  Nobody can make a diagnosis online, not even a doctor.  Odds are, it's nothing to get worked up about - but please see a doctor to be sure.
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On the 17th of Feb I walked into a hospital and fell down with a heart attack, when I woke up I was stable in the emergency room, the doctor said he was going to run some test in the morning.  The next morning I was feeling much better and they took me down and did a ultra sound on my heart and said it looked fine, then they took me over to do a stress test.  I could not walk on the treadmill cause I just had back surgery about 4 week ago so they did the tes chemicaly through my veins, it was to take about 4 min to do.  About 3 1/2 min into the test I felt very weird on my left side and was then told I was having a full blown stroke.  I was then rushed up to the ICU floor and I was not feeling so good, aparently I was in critical condition.  Mind you a week before this I also found out I had a bleeding ulcer in my stomach.  Anyway the doctors did some MRI's and CAT Scans on me and could not find where the blood clot was that was causing my stroke and they also could not get a hold of my wife.  About an hour and a half went by and I was more coherant so the doctor told me that I might die if they could not get the blood flow back in to my brain, so then he told me their was a new drug called TPA that might find the clot and dissolve it but that I would only have a 2% chance of living through it because of my ulcer and bleeding in the brain, there was only a 3 hour window to be abel to use this medicine and 2 hrs have already passed.  I decided a long time ago I was never going to be a burden to no one including my wife so I told the doctor to give me the TPA, and he did. I went into a coma for about 3 to 4 hrs but I did wake up and saw my lovely wife Lisa crying beside me, I told everything would be ok, she smiled a little.  About six hours had passed with no improvement until I looked down at my left toes and saw they were moving, talk about the best feeling you ever had in your life...so an hour later I was moving my fingers then my arm then my leg and I stayed up for the next 24hrs just moving my left side.  The doctors said my face lifted back into place, no more droop.  By Sat the 20th I was on my was home still a little week but with a clean bill of health.  The doctors said I get to go back to work next Monday and I feel great.  I have decided to take life by the horns and do everything I always wanted to, I just signed up for a Tai Kuan Do class.\n\nSo yes you can pray for me, pray this never happens again.\n\nThanks \n\nDon
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Not a heart attack. Welcome to the wonderful world of fibromyalgia. At least, that is what is sounds like. The pain in your chest, the muscles, or possibly the cartilage between your rips, ALl that pain, fibromyalgia. 6 month time not a heart attack warning. I bet you dont sleep well, right? I also will assume that you get bad migraines, or have in the past. I have it, and though I am no expert that is what it sounds like to me. First the good news, if that is by chance what you have, it wont kill you. Bad news, if that is by chance what you have, it wont kill you. Good luck. Email me if you want to talk.
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Your symptoms and your prior diagnoses seem indicative of chronic panic attacks. Do you suddenly get nervous almost jumpy, begin sweating, have shortness of breath and what can only be described as chest pains when these attacks happen? If so, I would probably have to go with my first assessment. You may want to see your doctor and let him know of all of these symptoms (should they apply to you). He can then prescribe an anti-anxiety medication such as valium, xanax, buspar, etc. Do you have any idea what causes them? Have you suffered a traumatic experience in the past that could have been the basis for this? What generally trigger's this? Sometimes simple panic attacks happen as we remember or are exposed to a situation that is similar to a negative/traumatic experience in ones past. Also, panic attacks and some fears stem from the unknown. Have you heard of the phrase, "What you don't know won't hurt you?" This doesn't apply to people who suffer from panic attacks. The best way to combat this is to research what it is that scares you and trigger's these symptoms. To understand ones problem is to put oneself at ease. Try not to read too much into a situation as this will just increase your anxiety and make it worse. Have you heard of the K.I.S.S. Principle? It stands for Keep It Simple Stupid/Silly. The last "S" is part of the original phrase as Silly is a new variation. Don't take it personally. Anyways, life is already complicated enough without having our own fears and anxieties flare up and make life worse. Try to get to the bottom of this as it can be a learned behavior as a way to compensate for traumatic experiences in your past. I hope that I have been of some help to you in this endeavor. Good Luck to you!\n\nps: Anxiety will increase ones blood pressure and the lack of help and confusion will eventually fuel your anger making things worse. Keep calm as you don't want to give yourself a stroke as it could happen when left unchecked. \n\n\npps: That reminds me, also see your doctor about a blood pressure medication and to also recommend a good therapist as it will provide you with an outlet for your stress. Don't be worried about shame or stigma as over 50% of all Americans suffer from one kind of mental illness or another (no matter how mild of how bad it could be). You are in the majority in this respect. Remember, there is no shame in wanting to get better.\n\nppps: The stress that you are undergoing will lead to a build up of stomach acids which will create heartburn and if left unchecked GERD and/or esophageal varices (an ulcer in the esophagus where it meets your stomach opening), and eventually a gastric ulcer. Eat a lil something low in salt, sugar, fat and acid. This will allow the excess acids to work on the food and not your insides. BTW, sugary, salty and fatty foods will also elevate stomach acids. On a holistic note: I read that the drinking of certain types (not any and all) of vinegar will help to neutralize stomach acids. This makes sense as vinegar is an alkali and will neutralize acid. In any case, always consult your doctor before taking anything to help ease your problems as there may be an allergic or adverse reaction that you don't want to find out about the hard way.
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Does your heart beat funny for a second or two?  If so, I get that.  It's related to anxiety and stress.  I also got it a lot when I smoked or drank caffeine.  Call your doc and make sure it's nothing serious though.
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I dealt with a similar thing in college.  My heart irregularly papitated and it really disturbed me.  It would race up for no reason.  \n\nThings I did to reverse the problem:\n\n-Reduced my caffeine intake (caffeine has the potential to make your heart race)\n-I had an EKG study on my heart...it was normal\n-I got plenty of sleep at night\n-Realizing that the majority of my irregular heartbeats were contributed from Anxiety. \n-I began to pray for wisdom with this problem.\n\nAs for feeling your heartbeat after you eat, you will.  When you eat, your body has a lot of gas exchange during the whole digestive process.  The same gas that will make you belch or fart "pass gas" after a meal.  I noticed a lot of pressure in my heart area and discovered that the problem wasn't my heart, it was gas.  I suggest taking a TUMs or some kind of anti-acid to help reduce the gas, which should reduce the pressure around your heart after meals.  Lots of soft drinks, carbohydrates, junk food will bring on gas.  Try to stay away from those foods....I know, that's a hard thing to do if you're in college.  Junk food was everywhere when I was in college.  \n\nAbove all, if you have health insurance, use it.  Go see your doctor and ask him what's best.  He'll be able to tell you what anti-acid medicine you should take.  \n\nDo you have a lot of acid reflux?  \n\nI hope my advice helps ease things a little better.  \n\nGood luck and remember...I'm not an expert.  What I say is just a suggestion from past experiences.  If you're that worried about the heart beats, go see a doctor.
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age and weight are ok, you do need to see a doctor about the heart rate it is too high. It may not be a "heart condition" per se, do you get anxiety attacks, and chronically check your pulse? Either way, you need to be seen by a doctor. Normal pulse rate is around 80 bpm.
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Do you have any other symptoms? It sounds like it is normal heartburn, but it definitely could be related to stress and anxiety. I've also heard that an injury, such as a broken rib, can cause chest burning. \n\nSometimes burning in the chest can be related to a heart attack, but if you're a heath 22-year-old and you're not experiencing throbing pain or shortness of breath, it's probably not serious.
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ya there are too many other causes of chest pain other than the cardiac ones, but dear friend even if u are 100 % sure that such a pain is due to noncardiac causes, there is no harm in taking an doctors opinion\ni am a doctor myself , so i recommend you that the chest pain is not to be underestimated , please and i mean it.\nthere are different causes like as below:\ngastritis and oesophagitis, peptic ulcers , reflux oesophagitis, stress, muscle spasms, costochondritis, myocardial infarction and ischemia, heart blocks , arrythmias, pleurisy, etc. \nif u require any other help feel free to ask or mail me at drsajjadpathan@gmail.com\nhi\n amox has a tendency to cause diarrhoea and it is common, so u should stop it, and if ur sore throat is better , no need for further medication and if still it persists consult your doctor for a change of medication if reqd. \ni would suggest u to take warm steam inhalation and twice or thrice a day take warm salt water garles and i believe it would help more than drugs.\nbye and thank you