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squeezing in chest

deleted_user
deleted_user
Hello everyone,
just wanted to aske your oppinion on this. Have been experiencing a squeezin pain in my chest off and on during the night. It get worse when i breath so i tend to take shallow breaths when this happens...is this an anxiety attack or something more sinister?

thanks for your responce
deleted_user
deleted_user
well it could be an anxiety attack....BUT it could be something bad too, maybe you should go get checked out just for safetys sake
chilvr
chilvr
could be anxiety, could be heart attack, could be sinus infection...any other symptoms?
deleted_user
deleted_user
its usually at night while im lying in bed, not doing anything stressful, not sure why i would have anxiety or panic attack there
chilvr
chilvr
if it's happened before, i would go to see a dr...make sure it's nothing to worry about..
deleted_user
deleted_user
I get more anxiety when I am at rest and my mind seems to race more. I have gone to bed with these same kind of pains that my doctor diagnosed as "stress."

This has also happened to me when I have drank to much caffine during the day. Which my doctor acknowledges could be the case as well.

But like everyone suggested, I would say go have it checked out. They can do a simple stress test to check out your heart. An x-ray to check your lungs...etc.

Not worth guessing if you know what I mean...
deleted_user
deleted_user
Oh!! see a doctor to find out for sure what is going on. Best wishes
deleted_user
deleted_user
Whatever it is it needs to be checked out by a GP...the sooner the better
deleted_user
deleted_user
Hon, it could be plurisy, (also called the devils grip, by old-timers) had a couple bad episodes m'self. Get it checked out though, I'm definately not a Dr.
Magdalena8
Magdalena8
Please get on the phone and call the doctor and the emergency room. I am concerned. Do you have a fever? Any pain in your left arm. Go get some help please woman and let us know what's going on with you! Thanks
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