I've been feeling pain in my chest, and I'm worried. Help?
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I am a young adult that does moderate excercise and I eat semi-healthily. But I have been feeling pains in my chest. The pain is random and feels like something is pulling and squeezing my heart. It goes away after a bit, but it scares me. Along with this, I sometimes feel severe dizziness. What I mean by this is that I'm suddenly struck by this dizziness so strong that my vision looks staticky and I can't think. Plus; sometimes it's hard to breath and I feel pain when I try to. One time the pain was so bad it lasted 40 minutes. My arms also sometimes feel tingly. My mother has epilepsy, so maybe that would explain the dizziness, but I'm not sure. I'm very worried for my health. Please respond.
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Jamierob kathy06196
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Any chest pain should be investigated medically as soon as possible. I recommend that you see your General Practitioner and if the pain returns before then make a trip to the Emergency Department.
Could you be a bit more specific in regards to the pain;
Where exactly on your chest do you feel it? What is the pain like (e.g. Stabbing, Tearing, Throbbing etc.)
Does your chest pain come in conjunction with the dizziness and the other symptoms, or separately?
What does exercise do for your symptoms? Does it make them worse?
kathy06196 Jamierob
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I'm sorry I was a little vague! But to answer your questions, the dizziness doesn't come with the chest pain. The breathing sometimes comes with the chest pain, but sometimes it just happens randomly. The chest pain feels like my heart is being squeezed. It's a little hard to describe, but it's like my hearts not allowed to beat. I feel the chest pain on the left side of my chest, but sometimes I feel a stab of pain on the right upper side of my chest. As for the excercise, it makes the breathing problem and the pain on my right side of my chest a little worse. I excercise 5 days a week by jogging, swimming, and doing sit-ups and such. I'm sorry if none of this makes sense; I'm not very good at describing things.