Why am I suddenly having chest pains?
Hi everyone.Im a 19 year old female, and have been having chest pains for the past 4-5 days now. The chest aches are either just above or just below m
Hi everyone.
I'm a 19 year old female, and have been having chest pains for the past 4-5 days now.
The chest aches are either just above or just below my left breast nipple area, and are similar to a very sharp, stabbing feeling. They seem to hit when I am very relaxed or about to fall asleep; however, they can hit at random as well.
They tend to increase in pain whenever I panic or worry about it, or anything really.
I thought it might be a heart attack but there's a few factors that I don't fit into with that particular possibility, I also had a friend monitor my pulse when I was having a chest ache and I was completely fine.
I then thought maybe it was my lungs, but it doesn't hurt to breathe at all during the "pain attacks", and they don't hurt when I feel normal either.
I HATE doctors and would rather avoid that unless it's an actual emergency.
Some further information on myself to hopefully help get an accurate answer here would be; I have bad anxiety, I smoke cigarettes (Pack a day maybe less.), I have super bad asthma and it's currently very hot where I am.
Mainly, I just want to know what's going on because I'm keeping myself up all night panicking over this. (Literally all night.)
Is it anxiety? Is it a type of period pain? Is it growing pains? Etc etc.
Thanks everyone. The help is really appreciated.
or:Hi everyone.I'm a 19 year old female, and have been having chest pains for the past 4-5 days now. The chest aches are either just above or just below my left breast nipple area, and are similar to a very sharp, stabbing feeling. They seem to hit when I am very relaxed or about to fall asleep; however, they can hit at random as well.They tend to increase in pain whenever I panic or worry about it, or anything really. I thought it might be a heart attack but there's a few factors that I don't fit into with that particular possibility, I also had a friend monitor my pulse when I was having a chest ache and I was completely fine.I then thought maybe it was my lungs, but it doesn't hurt to breathe at all during the \"pain attacks\
or:It could be many things, and considering you hate doctors it's gonna be hard to diagnose what you have....first of all stay inside, the heat isn't gonna' help. Second of all, especially with the asthma, try to quit smoking. There are so many ways to do that, the cheapest and easiest just some Nicotine gum, you can get it almost anywhere. You'll notice an increase in all health shortly after stopping it. It won't be easy, but it will diffinetlyy help. And if the pain lasts more than another week, you will need to go into the doctor.
or:The first thing you may think of is heart attack. Certainly chest pain is not something to ignore. But you should know that it has many possible causes.You may feel chest pain anywhere from your neck to your upper abdomen. Depending on its cause, chest pain may be:1. Sharp2. Dull3. Burning4. Aching5. Stabbing6. A tight, squeezing, or crushing sensation
