left chest pain..

Hi PFC,

Since you have been recently cleared of any health issues through your check-ups, then you are safe to assume this is muscular in nature, or perhaps anxiety showing up as one of its many symptoms.

You can try breathing, progressive muscle relaxation, meditation and other self-help coping skills for relief.

If it is something like a muscle strain, you will just need rest and time...maybe some light stretching of the area.

If you tend to have exagerrated health concerns when you are feeling symptomatic, then I suggest working on the health anxiety links in our Resources, put together just for this common issue.

Wishing you relief! Keep posting...we understand and care.:)

S.C.

Hi

Good to hear that your tests came back all clear that is good news.

Anxiety can cause all sorts of physical symptoms including the ones you mentioned so work at lowering your anxiety by using any self help skills you have and you may find your other symptoms lesson when your anxiety comes down.

Keep us posted.

Hibee

I have gone through the same thing as you for over 2 years - it just randomly started one day. I had chest pains and arm pains all the time sometimes it travels to my face and my back. I had every test done multiple times and many ER visits. I always think i am having a heart attack or I have breast cancer - I know it's anxiety but my body and brain wants me to think it's more - I am currently on cymbalta and it has helped a ton - I don't get the constant arm and chest pain anymore and my panic attacks are pretty under control - I still get a bad one every now and then but nothing like it was. It's still always in the back of my mind though like today my armpits hurt for some reason so of course it's a symptom of a heart attack and I started panic - arm started hurting and so did my face. I also take .5 of Xanax a day. I went from 4 pills a day of Xanax down to 1 and I'm currently able to do half of only one pill on good days. And I really only really use it to sleep. I was also told that GERD had a lot to do with it so I am on Zantac 300mg. That helps too. So the pain could be associated but not sure. Good luck and talk to your dr and get a psychiatrist that you trust and feels like they listen to you

Hi SSULA

Welcome to the forum.

Feel free to start up a thread of you own we are here to support you.

Hibee