Heart/Chest pressure?

Have you by any chance received the COVID vaccine lately?
Lots of reports of heart inflammation coming out.
Sounds very similar to what you're describing.

I see, I'm glad that's not it.

Not to scare you but Lyme carditis is a thing. Definitely worth contacting a doctor over just to be safe.

destiny said...
Hi everyone,

I wonder if anyone has any advice regarding this heart pressure type of symptom? It's not a feeling of pain but a feeling of slight pressure in my heart region. It's not particularly bothersome although it is a relatively new symptom for me and gives me a bit of anxiety considering it is the heart. I have made steady progress over several years of treating lyme & co, although this symptom has popped up out of nowhere in recent times.

I've tested positive for lyme, myco, cpn, various viruses (EBV, HSV, and others). Surprisingly did not test positive for bart, although I have had many of the bart symptoms and had cats my whole life.

I had this symptom. I have Lyme and bart. My PCP sent me to a cardiologist when I mentioned my issue. The cardiologist said I had leaky valve regurgitation. But once I told the cardiologist I had lyme, they recommended a LLMD as opposed to addressing the heart "issue". They did this because they had experience with a lyme patient in the past. My LLMD started me on a protocol to treat Lyme/co infections....and they heart issue seems to have gone away. Have not been back to the cardiologist to confirm

I agree with Saraeli, definitely check into costochondritis. I had that severely - it feels like heart pressure.

Also, I know some in here say high BP can cause this symptom but for me, low blood pressure/mild POTS symptoms also cause this symptom. especially when anxious, I get a ton of pressure in my heart area because my BP goes down and my Hr goes up. just a thot.

bbailey423 said...

destiny said...
Hi everyone,

I wonder if anyone has any advice regarding this heart pressure type of symptom? It's not a feeling of pain but a feeling of slight pressure in my heart region. It's not particularly bothersome although it is a relatively new symptom for me and gives me a bit of anxiety considering it is the heart. I have made steady progress over several years of treating lyme & co, although this symptom has popped up out of nowhere in recent times.

I've tested positive for lyme, myco, cpn, various viruses (EBV, HSV, and others). Surprisingly did not test positive for bart, although I have had many of the bart symptoms and had cats my whole life.

I had this symptom. I have Lyme and bart. My PCP sent me to a cardiologist when I mentioned my issue. The cardiologist said I had leaky valve regurgitation. But once I told the cardiologist I had lyme, they recommended a LLMD as opposed to addressing the heart "issue". They did this because they had experience with a lyme patient in the past. My LLMD started me on a protocol to treat Lyme/co infections....and they heart issue seems to have gone away. Have not been back to the cardiologist to confirm

That's interesting, thanks for your post. How long after you started treating did it take for the heart issue to resolve itself? This is a fairly new symptom for me, I don't think I've had it for longer than a couple of months so I'm really hoping it will just resolve itself soon..

saraeli said...
I'd invest in a portable EKG device, for peace of mind, and make sure your ribs are all in proper alignment by seeing a chiropractor, craniosacral therapist, or physical therapist. Any chance it's costochondritis or reflux? An appointment with a cardiologist might east your mind as well. COVID causes myocarditis, including asymptomatic COVID, so that's another possibility. (The flu and other viruses can as well.)

Does the feeling ever vary - worse at some times than others, goes away sometimes, changes location slightly, worse in certain positions? Do you have other cardiac symptoms - tachycardia, blood pressure changes, palpitations, arrhythmias, headaches, feeling short of breath?

Yes the feeling does vary. I can go whole days without feeling anything and then it comes back again. It can feel different depending on the position I'm in too (i.e. lying on my side). My blood pressure seems to have always been relatively stable. I don't get headaches often, nor shortness of breath.

Several months ago there was a couple of days where my heart was beating irregularly which terrified me at the time, although I have not had this since. I have had heart palpitations in the past but have not had this recently. My main symptom is just a dull ache in my heart region that comes and goes.

When I herx that is my first symptom. I feel the tightness in my chest when I get out of bed in the morning. It's a very uncomfortable feeling! My dr thought I had developed a heart murmur and had me wear a holter monitor for 48 hours and it was normal. EKG was normal. At one point I could feel every beat of my heart. The osteopath that I see on a regular basis said that my chest muscles were so tight that it had moved my heart slightly out of place. He worked on it and I no longer feel every beat of my heart.