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Posted 6/27/2015 10:04 PM (GMT 0)
I am still getting these rushes of pain (left of sternum, right of sternum and center, along with upper left) that last maybe 5 to 10 seconds and I am still pretty scared. Is this even heart related at all? It certainly feels like it. I am drained of this....
Posted 6/27/2015 11:02 PM (GMT 0)
Beale,

Great news about your EKG!!

Now to work on anxiety management and other possible causes for your pain.

Are you working on your treatment plan to lower stress?

Do you have GERD or gastro issues that you know of?

S.C.
Posted 6/27/2015 11:03 PM (GMT 0)
I think I have gerd issues, it's hard to belch and if I eat and fall asleep I wake up with my hear POUNDING and my stomach churns and bubbles all day
Posted 6/27/2015 11:08 PM (GMT 0)
Great News on the EKG. :)

It could be Costochondritis, I have it and it's pain full and feels like you are having a heart attack. It isn't nothing to worry about though. It is just an inflammation of the cartilage that connects a rib to the breastbone.

It very well could be just your anxiety though, as a lot of people complain of the same symptoms. What are you doing to lower your anxiety? Medication, therapy, self help?
Posted 6/29/2015 1:45 AM (GMT 0)
Beale,

You have gotten some great suggestions here already. I would like to add that you could be experiencing an esophageal spasm, although mine lasted longer than a few seconds. Possibly you're feeling an adrenaline rush.

Scaredy mentioned GERD. She very well could be right. GERD can mimic heart issues, just like the aforementioned esophageal spasm. When I thought I had a heart issue, I had two EKGs. All good. Then my PCP at the time sent me to a gastroenterologist whom did an endoscopy on me and discovered GERD, a hiatal hernia, and esophagitis. His words to my mother were, "No wonder he feels bad." These conditions are quite treatable and often is nothing to get riled up about.
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