Chest Pain
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I'm 48 and have had severe Peri symptoms since I was 42. I'm wondering if anybody else has severe chest pain? It used to be around my period, but now it seems to be every day. The pain also runs down my left arm. I've had a full heart workup and have been told my heart is fine but they offer no explanation as to why I have the pain. Does anybody else experience this? Can this really all be hormones? It just seems to me that if you have pain, there is something wrong. One of my biggest fears is I'm going to die of a heart attack because I have learned to ignore the pain. I pretty much have every other terrible symptom also, but this and anxiety are my worst. It's at the point where I am home sick pretty much every day and don't do much. I'm told my estrogen is fine and I'm taking progesterone during the second half of my cycle
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bombodie shan17283
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Hi - sorry you are feeling like this. I get chest pain too from silent reflux.
I also get a sensation like my heart is heavy and also my ribs are painful. I'm on beta blockers for palpitations and fast heart rate. My heart also flip flops a lot. I've got pain in my left shoulder/neck/upper back and arm. I also have debilitating anxiety which is my worse symptom too. No idea why hormones cause this but my heart has been checked out too and nothing wrong. It's such a scary thing to live with.
Are you on some form of estrogen as well as the progesterone?
Sorry no real advice but you're not alone xx
shan17283 bombodie
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Thank you for responding. It is so scary. I hope you feel better soon
toria_07298 shan17283
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i have this but its my right side, your progesterone is probably low compared to estrogen, and the stuff they give you are progestins which isnt the same xx
shan17283 toria_07298
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I actually see a naturopathic doctor. I gave up on regular MDs years ago as they dismiss all of these symptoms. I am on bioidentical progesterone. I wasn't aware that low progesterone could cause chest pain. Thank you for letting me know.
toria_07298 shan17283
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youre welcome progesterone drops in early 30s thats most of us are estrogen dominant xx
beth58277 shan17283
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I just started getting the chest pain. It started before my period. Mine is more like a stinging pain. I started Hawthorn Berry extract and Motherwort extract about a week ago and it has helped alot. I take them twice a day with magnesium triple calm. I had palpitations all day, now I only have a few a day. I'm hoping after a few more weeks it will be even better. I know how you feel about heart attacks. I think that alot. My dad had his first heart attack at 49, and I just turned 46, so I get real paranoid about it when my chest stings. It's horrible to deal with. I just try to keep myself busy, so the thoughts don't get to bad.