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What Causes Intermittent Left-sided Pain In The Chest While Having Anxiety?
Question: Hi ,
I am 30 old guy.I had my 2d echo ,ecg and stress test.All the test were negative.I am having sharp pain on left side just beside the sternum.It happens to me every alternate day.I was told that you are having anxiety.I am taking stalopam and xapiz ,but no use i do feel vommiting and tiredness. Sometimes please suggest what to do??
I am 30 old guy.I had my 2d echo ,ecg and stress test.All the test were negative.I am having sharp pain on left side just beside the sternum.It happens to me every alternate day.I was told that you are having anxiety.I am taking stalopam and xapiz ,but no use i do feel vommiting and tiredness. Sometimes please suggest what to do??
Brief Answer:
Highly unlikely to have a cardiac issue
Detailed Answer:
Hi There
After going through the details provided by you I would like to tell you that considering your age group, and all the essential basic cardiac investigations which came out to be Normal the possibility of having heart disease is nearly impossible.
Three things could possibly be the reason of your discomfort
1. Your anxiety most importantly
2. Any gastric irritation like gastritis
3. Inflammation in the rib joints also called costochondritis.
Anxiety can be take care by boosting self esteem doing yoga and meditation daily by positive thinking and by taking help of a psychiatrist.
For gastritis i would like to advise proton pump inhibitors like esomiprazole for 7 days in empty stomach.
If you feel the pain while pressing on your sternum then probably it's due to costochondritis. For that you can take some pain killers for 5 days like tramadol along with hot fomentation. It will help relieve your pain.
I hope this information will be helpful. Feel free to ask if you have any other doubts
Kind Regards
Dr Bhanu partap
Highly unlikely to have a cardiac issue
Detailed Answer:
Hi There
After going through the details provided by you I would like to tell you that considering your age group, and all the essential basic cardiac investigations which came out to be Normal the possibility of having heart disease is nearly impossible.
Three things could possibly be the reason of your discomfort
1. Your anxiety most importantly
2. Any gastric irritation like gastritis
3. Inflammation in the rib joints also called costochondritis.
Anxiety can be take care by boosting self esteem doing yoga and meditation daily by positive thinking and by taking help of a psychiatrist.
For gastritis i would like to advise proton pump inhibitors like esomiprazole for 7 days in empty stomach.
If you feel the pain while pressing on your sternum then probably it's due to costochondritis. For that you can take some pain killers for 5 days like tramadol along with hot fomentation. It will help relieve your pain.
I hope this information will be helpful. Feel free to ask if you have any other doubts
Kind Regards
Dr Bhanu partap
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Prasad
Hi Doctor,
Thank you for your useful comments.
I feel like vomiting it it because of i am taking stalopam and zapiz.
One main concern is i feel lot of tingling it starts with chest and runs down till testis , because of which i am very much worried is something wrong .Due i need to test anything for that.
Please suggest.
Thank you for your useful comments.
I feel like vomiting it it because of i am taking stalopam and zapiz.
One main concern is i feel lot of tingling it starts with chest and runs down till testis , because of which i am very much worried is something wrong .Due i need to test anything for that.
Please suggest.
Brief Answer:
hello again
Detailed Answer:
Yes the most common side effects associated with Stalopam is Nausea, vomiting. If that is troubling you a lot i would like to suggest you to consult your doctor for change of the medication.
No that's not a problem and you dont require any more test. Just feel and think in a positive way and you will be all fine.
Hope to be helpful. If you have any other query you can ask me back or else you can close the discussion and kindly rate the answer.
Kind Regards
Dr Bhanu Partap
hello again
Detailed Answer:
Yes the most common side effects associated with Stalopam is Nausea, vomiting. If that is troubling you a lot i would like to suggest you to consult your doctor for change of the medication.
No that's not a problem and you dont require any more test. Just feel and think in a positive way and you will be all fine.
Hope to be helpful. If you have any other query you can ask me back or else you can close the discussion and kindly rate the answer.
Kind Regards
Dr Bhanu Partap
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Remy Koshy
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