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What Causes Tightness In The Chest?
Ive had a tight chest for about a week now. It feels as if its hard to get a deep breath at times. What could this be? Chest xray came back normal. Dr ordered blood tests, thyroid etc. I was told by a dr at Urgent Care that he thought it was anxiety. I don't feel its anxiety as this has been going on for a week now and it happens even when Im not stressed about anything. The first day it started my chest was really tight, I felt dizzy, sweaty and had the chills. Everyday after that is just tight chest, hard time getting a good breath and occasionally feeling weird...perhaps dizzy or light headed. What could this be? Im 27 and take good care of myself. Im not overweight and I run 3 times a week.
Fri, 10 Mar 2017
Hello!
Thank you for asking on HCM!
Regarding your concern, I would explain that your symptoms do not seem to be related to any cardiac disorders.
Anxiety or musculo-skeletal pain could also explain your symptoms.
Nevertheless, I would recommend performing some other tests to exclude other possible causes:
- respiratory function tests to exclude a lung disorder
- PCR, ESR for inflammation
- thyroid hormone levels for thyroid dysfunction
- a resting ECG.
In the meantime, I would recommend trying alprazolam. If it helps, it would indicate possible anxiety underlying your symptoms.
Hope to have been helpful!
Kind regards,
Dr. Iliri
Thank you for asking on HCM!
Regarding your concern, I would explain that your symptoms do not seem to be related to any cardiac disorders.
Anxiety or musculo-skeletal pain could also explain your symptoms.
Nevertheless, I would recommend performing some other tests to exclude other possible causes:
- respiratory function tests to exclude a lung disorder
- PCR, ESR for inflammation
- thyroid hormone levels for thyroid dysfunction
- a resting ECG.
In the meantime, I would recommend trying alprazolam. If it helps, it would indicate possible anxiety underlying your symptoms.
Hope to have been helpful!
Kind regards,
Dr. Iliri
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