constant chest/breast discomfort/pain!

I going through the same symptoms just had xrays done today waiting for results constant pain on left side above breast and shoulder pain just don't know im so anxious

Laura did yours end up going away or calming down?? I get your exact symptoms, and I have been in a constant state of panic for two days now.. I keep having chest pains right at the edge of my left breast near the center, very dull aches. What's concerning me is I keep having them when I'm up and moving around, which is making me worried I have an angina. Echo, bloodwork, holter and ekgs have always been clear.. I can't stand the bad days anymore

Hi Laura!

My name is Darby and I'm only 1,  a few months ago I was hit with sudden, severe anxiety. I panicked for hours, sometimes days which came with physical symptoms likes chest pains, sometimes it was a tightness, sometimes it was a burning sensation. I also feared I was having a heart attack, I couldn't sleep, afraid I would die in my sleep. I went to ER twice, had an EKG and 3 doctor's opinions only to be told I was completely healthy. Which was unbelievable for me, I was completely healthy but knew something was wrong, my body had convinced me something was wrong. I went to a psychiatrist and I'm currently taking an antidepressant, Lexapro 10mg, to stabilize myself, I've heard those who are able to overcome these things without medication through simply exercising more, going to therapy or meditating. I never thought I would feel better, I feared I'd have to live in this constant fear of death but after a few weeks I started to get better and now, while I still have my bad days, I'm able to enjoy things and I feel like myself again. I had many physical symptoms for someone who was completely healthy physically, everyone has their own share. Before Lexapro I toke another antidepressant which didn;t suit me well so don't be discouraged if you take medical route and doesn't gets results immediately.

I wish you the best of luck! I hope you start feeling betters soon,

Darby :>  

It's somewhat comforting to read the original post and all these replies. I dealt with these exact symptoms for about a week. I went to the ER (3rd time with similar symptoms in a year) they did an EKG, blood work, x-ray, and cardio cat scan with iodine. I was told my heart arteries and valves were as clean as a whistle and I had the heart of a 12 year old. I'm 37. I thought after leaving my mind would settle and so would my symptoms, it has happened in the past. I'm taking 40 mg of omeprazole and the symptoms are milder but not gone. I have random heart palpitations as well. I started just yesterday waking up to extreme, intense, abdominal (gas?) pain and diarrhea for a few hours after that pain. Then that goes away but it came back the exact same the next morning. So now I'm having the burning in left side of chest, some twinges of pain there too, shoulder and some back pain (milder but ongoing dull ache) and the morning bouts of excruciating pain and diarrhea. I have had all these symptoms independent of one another off and on for a couple of years. Now they are all at once and full force. I'm feeling major depressed. I'm going back to my primary tomorrow. Past diagnosis/ Rheumatoid Arthritis, Hashimotos Thyroiditis and Fibromyalgia. My body seems to hate me.

I'm taking probiotics consistently now and just put in my bloodwork today to check on my thyroid levels. I have read a billion posts (how I came across this) and it seems like possibly GERD and IBS. Who knows, but I have to figure this stuff out because I'm driving myself crazy with worry which I'm sure is not helping my symptoms. I hope you all have found relief.

I don't think you are crazy. I have the same issue. I've been evaluated in urgent care for the chest pain and all EKGs, x-rays, and labs came back normal. They diagnosed me with walking pneumonia but the urgent a cares here all say that which is another way of them saying they do not know. The pain is still here just behind my left breast and a bit around my side. I have also experienced the pain between my shoulder blades. My husband is a doctor and tells me it's gas or chostochondritis too. I also have anxiety attacks and it's nothing to do with them. I hope we can both find a solution. I plan to seek further care soon.

OMG!!!!!!! I seriously love you all. This forum comforted me tremendously tonight. I mean, i never want to see others in pain but to know that I'm not going through this alone is comforting. I found this by gooling pain in my left breast with back pain. I hate to google things because it always just sends my panic attacks into a complete frenzy! But i had to tonight. I thought i was about to have a heart attack while cooking some turkey burgers. So here's a little background history first.......... 6 years ago i was unknowingly 1 month pregnant with my son. Never did drugs or even second hand smoke ever!!! I unknowingly ate some puff puff 😕 brownies one night after getting home from work that hubby made. He was in bathroom. I ate enough for 2. Long story short at 119 pds 25yr at the time, my body responded like i smoked crack pipe. I ended up unconscious on a heart monitor in ICU for 2 weeks. Tachycardia 175 and doctors flying in across country. I thought i was going to die!!!!!! It was that serious. You could literally see my heart palpitating through my shirt those 2 weeks. Also discovered my pregnancy through bloodwork during those 2 weeks. I never experienced any form of anxiety before that i even thought it was something people made up as an excuse in life. Because of that incident, for past 5 years i have developed that disease where every breath i take i think im going to die seriously. My husband has to hold my hands at times look me in the eyes and help me breathe or i will faint. It's horrible and scary. Because of that incident I'm afraid to lay on my husband's chest or hear anyones heartbeat or I'll panic. If I'm sitting still or laying down to slepp it gives my mind time to think and my heart starts to pump fast and my hands sweat and my head starts to throb and i start to feel like i can't swallow and then there's no stopping the thoughts after that. I sit there and tell myself its all good. But my brain says HELL NAH it ain't all good you're about to die!!!! Like wth!!!!! Just writing this I'm sweating and I can't stop thinking i have breasts cancer or brain tumor or some form of disease. But every doctors visit for past 5 years have read better than normal. I've had ekg,sonograms,monogram,mri,ct,ultrasound,neurologist,bloodwork EVERYTHING. Doctors always end up diagnosing with anxiety. Yes, i have anxiety but i know pain that should or shouldn't be in my body at 31 and i eat organic/natural and no meds. My left breast even sometimes the nipple hurts even the armpit and the wall tissue behind the left breasts. My spine and back feels like hell on wheels and sometimes strechting or breathing the wrong way makes it worse. My lower left rib hurts and my limbs fall asleep quick if i lay on them. Stinging in my feet sometimes and joint pain for no reason. Sometimes I'm just chillin and breathin on the couch and my inhale turns me stiff and im afraid to move under left breast. They say your organs are beautiful heart is strong no disease. So why do i feel like I've come back from the dead and living in a 150 year old body. Fibromyalgia??? Underlying immune disease???? Wtf is wrong with me. I have a little better control over my anxiety compared to 5 years ago because i tell myself in a joking manner "its just a panic attack" and laugh internally. Sounds dumb i know. But it works SOMETIMES..... Tonight that left breast pain/back pain/nausea/arm pain had me about to call 911. Luckily it's gone now after writing my ridiculously LONG reply. Sorry gals!!!!!!

Laura,

?I might say things you dont want to hear, because you keep hearing it. You say you have a panic disorder and you think you recognize all the symptoms but....

?Its not just the symptoms that hit you with the attack. There are chemical,neurological, muscular symptoms that hang in there all the time until you really learn to unwind. A good percentage of people with panic disorder have chest, shoulder, heart symptoms. Not only when they are having attack, but lingering symptoms that are difficult to get rid of. Especially if you are constantly looking things up online, worrying about the problem etc. It does seem youve had the necessary tests and all looks good. So now you need to really relax all those symptoms somehow. Taking long walks (without thinking about that), hot tubs, eating well. Lets put it this way. If you tell me you have no anxiety at all for weeks, are very relaxed and are not obsessing over your symptoms, and you STILL have symptoms, id be very surprised. But we cant say that right now can we?

I went to emergency today because of burning pain in shoulder blade and radiated around and through left breast.  Constant pain and unable to sleep for three nights because of pain.  Doc knew what it was almost at once, but did a EKG, and ex ray of chest.  Both tests came out normal.  I have SHINGLES!  I had the vaccine for shingles about a year ago and thought that I would not get it.  I guess my symptoms could have been worse had I not had the shot. I don't know how it could have been worse, but I didn't have any itching, just pain.  Now I have three meds to take. Two for pain and one anti-virus.  Lots of pills, but the pain pills kicked in about an hour after I took them and it is so nice to be able to think and breath again without the pain.  It was a relief to find out that it was not life threatening.