chest pressure and tightness

I am a 48 year old male and been living with the same exact symptoms as you have, for the last 15 years. I am not dead yet but have thought that I was going to die over 10,000 times I am sure. It really stinks, but it hasnt killed me yet!!!

I am going through the same thing as we speak. i end up putting vicks all on my chest and eat a halls. i have a chair massager to help me out witht he scapula on my back and after a while it helps but then i get to worring again and my stress levels go up and it doesn't help that i smoke either and more when i am stressed or worried about what;s going on. I'm scared but if it continues i know i got to get it checked. HELP!

tams71 wrote:

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I have the same problem, the thing is stress or lack of electrolytes in the body, You can be stress from anything and in the back of your mind it triggers the pain all over again. You can take meds for the pain to relax your mind. You might have ADHD. You just have to stop thinking about the worries of the world and have fun. But always check with the doctor to make sure and never diagnose yourself.

I am going through the same thing as we speak. i end up putting vicks all on my chest and eat a halls. i have a chair massager to help me out witht he scapula on my back and after a while it helps but then i get to worring again and my stress levels go up and it doesn't help that i smoke either and more when i am stressed or worried about what;s going on. I'm scared but if it continues i know i got to get it checked. HELP!

I smoked for 25 years and quit in 2010. I still feel NO better, but at least I quit to try and feel better. If you still smoke, you really don’t want to feel better, do you? You would not leave a doctors office then stand and inhale over a burning trash can, would you? Don’t be niave, burning smoke in your body cannot be a positive step in your recovery plan can it? Please don’t be one of those idiots that ends up saying, “ I didn’t know that smoking was so bad for people."

I have found that stress is a common cause of chest pain/pressure. I have it regularly, also have non-consistent HBP. Nothing is helping.

Go to the doctor to find out what is going on.
R

So I had the treadmill stress test back in July.
Everything is good there.
Had the PFT a few weeks later.
I just got the results are couple of days ago.
My primary care doctor said that the sacs in my lungs are not right.
She sent me for a CT Scan which did not show a blood clot.
Here vague diagnosis of a Obstructive pulmonary disease wasn't too soothing.
So now I am waiting for the referral to the Pulmonary specialist for further testing.
And I am having chest pain quite often no matter what I do.

might be Lymes Disease - same symptoms as the flu.

I feel for your mom (&you)l. Nothing worse than being sick & drs not knowing what is wrong with you. I was in the same situation for months & having no insurance made it nearly impossible to see any light. Until I went to ER & they did a cat scan & found out my problem. I was not liking what drs were telling me so I decided to take responsibility for my own health. I am feeling pretty good right now thanks be to God. If you are interested in finding out what helped me you can email me.

I am the same exact way!

I have been to the doctor twice in a few years and they both said it was GERD and prescibed protonix. It made it go away.

well you have hit it on the head with my symptoms TimS - Ive been through many tests only to be told Im fine - It was the part of food going down that really caught my eye - my food feels like its having trouble going down - hot meals leave a "burning" sensation and when I drink cold water - its like putting a fire out. I'll drink water when the food feels like its stuck and it offers a bit of relief - thank you for sharing this problem - my Dr. thinks I'm over reacting - Bless the internet - Ive learned more inquiring on different subjects. Bless you and thank you

hI EVEYONE I STARTED OFF AS IF THER WAS SOMETHING STUCK IN MY THROAT FEELING, SINCE SETEMBER 11, DURING THIS TIME i HAVE HAD A GASTROSCOY DONE, SHOWED NOTHING, SAID COULD BE SILENT REFLUX, BUT BEFORE GOING FOR THIS DOCTOR GAVE ME ZORTON SO NOT SURE IF THIS COULD HAVE MASKED THE REFLUX, DISCONTINUED ZORTON AS IT MADE ME FEEL UNABLE TO BUR , WENT TO THE ENT HAD A CAMERA SENT THROUGH MY NOSE SAID THROAT WAS CLEAR, BUT HAVE ALLERGIES, YES i DO HAVE A LOT OF ALLERGIES FOR DUST i AM WAY ABOVE NORMAL, THEY WANT ME TO GET MY SELF DESENSITISED BY HAVING INJECTIONS i HAVE NEVER HEARD OF IT AND AM SCARED THAT IT COULD MAKE THE SITUATION WORSE HAVE ANY OF YOU HAD YOUR SELVES DESENSITISED WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM U. WELL A FEW MONTHS AGO STARTED FEELING RESSURE BETWEEN THROAT AND CHEST AREA TIGHT RESSURE SORT OF FEELING BACK TO THE DOCTORS, GOT ME ON NEXIUM TWENTY MG, SAID IT MMIGHT BE SILET REFLUX AFTER TAKING THAT IT TAKES A HOUR OR MORE AND THE AIN SEEMS TO BE RELIEVED, AND THE UNCOMFORTABLE FEELING INTHROAT REDUCES, I DONT WANT TO BE TAKING NEXIUM AS THE DOCTOR SAID LONG TERM USE COULD LEAD TO LIVER DAMAGE, I TOO USED TO GET THIS RAID HEART BEATS ETC, BUT THEY HAVE GONE. I ALSO NOTICED THAT WHEN I GET THIS RESSURE AND TIGHTNESS IN THROAT AREA AND IF I IGNORE MY BACK OF NECK START TO ACHE TOO AND I ALSO START GETTING THIS WEIRED COUGH. a FRIEND OF MINE SAID TO TAKE ASIFIDA ABOUT A TEA SOON , SHE SAID TO FIRST UT THE TEASOON OF ASIFIDA ON MOUTH AND MAKE SURE IT DOES NOT TOUCH THE SIDES AND THENSEALLOW WITH HOT WATER, i HAVE ALSO SEEN ON DR OZ WHERE THEY SAY ASIFIDA IS GOOD FOR STOMACH ISSURES I KNOW IT DOES NOT SMELL NICE BUT I WANT TO TRY SOME NATURAL RDUCT AS THERE MIGHT BE ISSUES WITH THE NEXIUM IF TAKEN FOR A LONG TERM BUT SHE SAID NOT TO DOIT IF YOU HAVE ULCERS I HAD AND ECG BUT NOT A EKG WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THEM. GOOD LUK AND KEE US INFORMED HG

this sounds a lot of what I have going on now and i'm just ready to find out what causing it myself! Good luck and let me know something.

I had the same problem and the dr couldnt figure it out. I went to a chiropractor and i.had a rib out of place. And it gaVe me anxiety cause i though it was my heart.

this post seems to best describe what I've been experiencing. starts for a day or two, then goes away for a number of days; comes back, sometimes I wake up from the discomfort and sometimes I feel some real pain in my chest for a minute or so; then it goes away. Yesterday and today, it's been a constant discomfort. it's really worrying me. I've been tested, and all seems fine per my doctor. but something is causing this sensation, which is very uncomfortable as well as disconcerting!