Anxiety caused muscle spasms in chest ?

Sorry the above reply was for Bethany. And Southport I get stuff like that sometimes. Also get like muscle spasms all over my body like I can feel my muscles move up and down really quickly 

Mine is like sharp and tight on back on left side and can feel it on side and on chest too don’t think it’s heart at all cause I’d be dead if that was the case. But I wonder if it’s from stressing so much like I am literally stuck and can not move cause it hurts 

Sounds like a muscle thing if it hurts more when you move. I once had chest pain that hurt more when I breathe in really bad. Went to walk in centre and they didn’t know the problem but said it wasn’t heart and for a week I couldn’t lie down cos it felt like someone was pressing on my chest and couldn’t breathe so I had to sleep sitting up. Such horrible feelings I hope your pain goes soon. Have you tried a hot water bottle?

I’m sorry to hear that I know when I move certain ways it’s worse. And when I take a super deep breath like to calm down it hurts.  I know your not a doc but do you think it could be muscle tension because of freeing out and being tense so much 

When I went to the hospital about mine I said it hurts more when I move/breathe in and they said it’s not cardiac, cardiac problems don’t cause pain like that. I also get pains like this a lot and have had my heart checked many times and they say it’s fine (even though I still think it is cos I’m so paranoid) Get it checked out if you can because it will put your mind at ease and stop you freaking out as much about it x

I’ve been to Er 6 times for chest pain but this is kinda different some what but kind of similar too. Kinda get nauseous a lot as well and burning fingers and bicep and I will get sudden tightness and sharp pain that comes and goes some times lasting long time. The Er said from my previous visits that my heart is fine but this pain will be in my left side of back to my ice to my left side of chest and then it’ll ease up it hurts to breathe deep sometimes and move certain ways but other times it’s fine. It’s annoying maybe nerve damage ?

Yeah what you’re describing sounds similar to what I’ve been getting. So so horrible I hope it goes away soon x

I have prinzmetal angina. It is a Coronary artery spasm. The arteries in the heart actually go in a spasm and close. I was diagnosed during a heart cath. I have pain in my chest, arm, upper back or jaw. My emotions can bring an angina attack as well as extremes in weather. Outside in the cold or a very hot day. I never get pain during exertion. Please read about coronary artery spasm, variant angina or prinzmetal angina. Few doctors understand this. I was diagnosed while visiting another state after ending up in the hospital for four days.  My cardiologist didn’t believe me until he saw the actual video of my heart cath. He said it was T.H. worse he ever saw. Almost 90% closed during the spasm. Liquid nitroglycerin opened it completely in seconds during the surgery. Now I carry nitroglycerin. Yes, it can cause a heart attack if the artery stays in spasm. After all blood is not getting through your arteries. My doctor now tells other doctors about my case. He said he tells them to keep looking when a woman tells you she has pain but ekg is fine. Don’t always assume she is having an anxiety attack. Anxiety can bring it on but the effects to the heart are real. I hope by now you have had others tell you about this condition. So many women are still undiagnosed and sent home from the hospital. Sad. 

I forgot to mention this can occur when you are at rest also. I can be laying in bed and it will start. After years of this I realize they come in clusters. If I am upset I will get an angina attack and then for the rest of the week or so I will randomly get an angina attacks. Almost as if my arteries are irritated which they probably are after a spasm. Think if it this way, When you get a bad Charlie horse in your calf your calf will be sore for awhile. I guess it’s the same with my arteries. Just my observation. 

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Hi I also have prinzmetal but cant get the right med to stop it. What country are you in?

I am in the United States. I have nitroglycerin prescription. Putting a heating pad on my chest helps too. 

Hi, what led you to get a heart cath? i've had ekg's, blood tests done, chest x-rays about 3 times i've been to the ER because of chest pain and since everything comes back normal they say it's just "my chest muscles." I would like to believe that but there's always that "what if thought" in the back of my mind whenever i get the sharp pains. They come and go, sometimes i'll get them all day throughout the day, some days i won't get it at all. It's scary, doctors say its very unlikely for a 21 year old to have heart problems and they just run me out the room with painkillers, smh. Do you have any advice?

I had pain for two days while travelling and went to the nearest hospital. They kept me for four days and did the cath and I spasmed during   (artery was closed 90%)went to see a cardiologist when we went home. He ordered film of catherization and said it was the worse he ever saw. Pain in my upper back, left arm and chest. Sometimes in my jaw. If I was you I would gather as much information about coronary spasms, prinzmetal angina and variant angina. Make an appointment with a cardiologist and Take as much info as you can with you. Keep a journal when it happens, what you are doing at the time and your symptoms. Take this also. Tell him you are going to keep making appointments with doctors until someone can tell what is happening. My doctor teaches and tells other doctors now  not to be so quick to always dismiss women with an anxiety diagnosis.  I was just lucky that I had spasm during the cath or they would have probably sent me on my way with anxiety meds also. Hope you get an answer soon or at least nitroglycerin to help. Remember they seem to come in clusters. I will have pain several times during a week then it will settle down until it is triggered again. Heat, cold, emotional feelings even a hot shower can do it. Good luck and keep being your own best advocate.