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goinggreen

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Chest pain and forearm pain
Posted: 08-19-08 10:09am

I'm 38 years old, with no family history of heart disease or high blood pressure. I've been a runner for the last 8 years, running up to 10 miles a dayfor 2 years and 3-5 the rest several days a week. I'm 5 11 180 lbs. For the past year however, I have not been running as much and now in the last 2 months, not at all.

Why? Because I started having chest pain at night when I laid down about 7 months ago. I mentioned this to my doc who suggested I take a Zantac and forget about it. However, in the last 4 months its got progressively worse. INow many days from the time a wake up until the time I pass out ( sitting up! ). 've been to the ER 4 times! Once in an ambulance, thinking I was having a heart attack. All EKG, Chest X-Ray's fine. Blood work fine. Tested for Clot fine.

Symptons:

Intermitttent sharp pains on right side right at rib cage
Same on left
Some days it hurts to swallow
Some times I get a nasty pain right in the middle of my chest
Some days it feels like their is something stuck at the base of my throat, pain in the high chest area.

I've taken ant acids and have had little results. My last trip to the ER I was prescribed Protonix, which I've not taken 4 days in a row, wiht little change. Before that I was taking 2 rinitidine per day and still ending up in the hospital.

I think I'm going to die! I get these pains and its scares me. I can't even walk anymore without getting some pains.

I went for a Stress Test that I scheduled but they could not get my rate up, partly because I get some pains. Then got dizzy. The techinician said your heart rate looked good and your blood pressure was fine when I got dizzy.

This is ruling my life! I have an appointment in Ocotober for a Gerd specialist but I'm scared to run or even walk for excercise. I do smoke and have smoked even when running 10 miles a day. I know I need to quit.

Finally, I don't know if its related, but I get pain in my left forearm. I play drums and work from home typing emails all day but don't know if this is considered "radiating".

I have never been a hypo chondric or anything like this.

Please help!
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kmcgoldrick65

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Chest Pain
Posted: 08-19-08 15:06pm

Hey GoingGreen,

I would suggest to your doctor to run an echo stress cardiogram just to rule anything out with your heart. I get chest pain often. I had an ekg, echo stress cardiogram and all my blood work done cardiac enzyemes everything was good.

Found out that I have a panic disorder and General Axiety disorder. Have been on lexapro 10mg daily and ativan 2mg per day, which do help me. I am also seeing a therapist to help me deal with my panic disorder.

Also, just because Heart Disease and High Blood Pressure does not run in your family does not mean that you are not prone to having these.

My mother had triple bypass, has diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholestrol. No one else in the family have these problems. I guess we are lucky for now.

You could have Panic Disorder chest pain is one of the symptoms. When I first got them I thought that I was literally going to die. I have been to the hospital so many times that the doctors know me. So I know what it feels like.

Kathy
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