Could I be having Angina or GERD ?

Uncomfortable arm pain, tingling and numbness (left side)
Jaw pain, neck pain , shoulder pain and upper left back pain. (left side)
Prolonged pain in the upper abdomen (left side)
Palms and feet sweating
Impending sense of doom (rarely, only happen for a few seconds. could be anxiety?)
Nausea and headache
Abdominal pain or "heartburn"
Palpitations (abnormal heart rythm. Sometimes 70-80, sometimes 90-100)
Excessive belching and burping
Numb in upper teeth
Cold feeling on left chest
Tightness in throat & middle chest (bother me to breathe properly)

I am 21 years old male, I used to have asthma when I was a baby (no asthma attack so far), I was diagnosed with hyperthyroidism a month ago and having 10mg carbimazol everyday. My grandpa had a heart weakness at age 67.
The list above is my symptoms I'm having currently. I used to get anxious and panic attacks everyday. But now I'm getting better. No more panic attack, maybe just anxious sometimes. Whenever I get these symptoms, I tend to ignore it because I don't want to get panic attacks and I have been to ER and done ECG 4 times. Most of my hyperthyroid symptoms are gone. Except palpitations and IBS. I am confused, I tried to talk to my brother and a friend who's a doctor, because most GP that I met aren't helpful. They told me that I should be just fine because I had a normal ECG reading. I'm struggling with these symptoms that they scare me evenmore they are related with heart disease. A few months ago, I had a panic attack, I was so panicked that I breathe too fast and after 10 minutes, I get sharp & crushing chest pain on the left side for a minute and a few minutes later my right chest had the same pain. I wasn't aware if it was a heart attack by that time because I thought it could be just gas or something. And I went some rest, it got better. Lately, I'm having problem with indigestion. Everytime after I eat, my stomach gets full and bloated. I'll get belching and upper left abdominal pain under my ribs for a few hours. And if I walk, my throat and middle chest will get tightened and it makes me feel uncomfortable to breathe (no shortness of breath). It's been a month I have this left arm pain and heaviness. I wonder if it because of my heart or something else. Should I go and see a cardiologist? But it's not easy for me to see one because the GP here won't take serious on me unless I have a severe heart attack or get send to ER because of shortness of breath. Or could it be GERD ? How do I know if it's gerd or heart disease?

-Ray

Mottec said...
This is my symptoms excactly. I would also like to know.

How old are you ? Have you seen your doctor? Done any ECG ? I hope you'll be just fine.

Im 32, the doctors says my heart is fine, but Im really worried. All ECG's have been normal. But I keep getting symptoms.

Its just that I had a very painfull experience with chest pain a year ago. They ruled heart attack out a week later by echo. It has just left me really scared.

Am female 33 Last November I started having palpitations (rapid and pounding) I have had gastritis for 7 yrs now and have not really been successful in dealing with it. Now besides the palpitations I get a burning and tingling in my hands and feet I have countless muscle spasms all over my body, sometimes a cooling sensation in my head, tightness or a choking feeling in the throat, gas, bloating, constant gurgling, back pains, heaviness in the chest burning in the stomach, pain off and on in the right ear, II have seen countless doctors all of which try to say the same thing the could not find anything wrong, the most recent said that I show a sinus rhythm which sometimes alternate to a tachycardia but I should not be worried.i have also lost weight and have been very fatigued. Don't know what else to do doctors have begun to think it might be in my mind (the symptoms) but thanks to this site I see there are others who are experiencing things that I am so am positive now it's not just me. One doctor has speculated herd but never did affirm I think am going to revisit that idea.

it could be GERD or something else. I would get to my doctor and have all of the tests done to give you some relief.

I have GERD and Heart Disease, so it is hard to tell. But I am much older than you. But get yourself checked out. Best to you.