Constant feeling of pressure on chest, doctors say I'm fine?

I do believe mine is probably stress/anxiety related too but it still scares me! It started back in Oct. and I actually went to the emergency room twice in one month b/c it was like nothing I've ever experienced. They came to the conclusion that I had a slow-contracting gallbladder which to this day I still do not believe b/c all of my pains and aches are on the left side but I had surgery to have it removed b/c at that point I was desperate to feel better. I then went to my obgyn back in Feb. b/c my periods have been out of whack for a while...Like bleeding for 8-10 days and just recently bleeding between periods. She changed my birth control to see if we could get them regulated but so far its not helping. I had an upper endoscopy done in Jan. to check out the stomach and all came back normal but fluid built up in my stomach and they put me on nexium b/c they figured it might be acid reflux but it doesn't help with the all day belching either! I seem to get pressure in my chest and in my left shoulder, pressure headaches (not as often as I was having them), constant upper respiratory issues, pressure in my ears and nose, and the constant belching just drives me insane. I also get bloated a lot and my stomach makes crazy noises like a lot of fluid in it when I haven't even drank much of anything. I do notice more when Im not keeping myself busy and I worry myself sick about it but sometimes the symptoms just come on suddenly
when I haven't been in a stressful situation or anything. Are you taking anything for anxiety? If so, has it helped at all?

Hi sweetpea yeah i'm taking 25 mg of amitrypline at night it took a while but i'm deffinately improving. I have breathing problems and i have an inhaler but i'm not asthmatic. I'm sure this is anxiety too. The inhaler helps but i think i panic if i don't have it with me even if i'm not using it. I also get chronic sinusitis which i'm told now is from allergies This can be from anxiety too. Anxiety makes allergies worse i'm told. The thing with my ears comes on suddenly but seems to happen only when i'm at work ...its really hard to describe but everything goes quiet (but its not really) and i just get this weird sensation but not dizzy but i do feel like i'm going to pass out. My stomach was like yours when i first got it (making loads of noises) If you have any acid have you tried taking zantac? As i said i took them for 7 days solid and apart from constipation i have improved with the belching and acid indegestion. You have to try and not be scared and try your hardest to ignore all your symptoms. I'm still trying to do this but it is working,

I just started to feel like I can't catch a full breath my dr. Doesn't seem to believe me. I have tightness in my cheats too, my dr. Put me on anxiety pills witch have not helped. Don't know what else to do, I rest but I still feel like this through out the day. Please let me know if anything helps

Have you found any thing out because i feel the same way i have had all kinds of test and every things normal i am confussed.

Hi after reading these stories i know im not the only one feeling these symptoms. I have 5 girls and alot of screaming going on due to kids no listening and some problems with the husband also. So i started to have shortness of breath and some heart pressure/pain and went to the emergency room and they checked my heart and did an x-ray on my chest plus some blood work, doc said everything was ok that i just had a racing heart due to me being nervous. He gave me some medicine to calm me down and sent me home with xanax. Im still feeling the same way which scares me because i had never felt anything like this, btw i havent took the xanax bc im scared. What should i do? Go to a different doctor? i dont have insurance and the waiting for this clinic where i can be seen is more than 3 months. Thank u.

I had, what I thought was having a heart attack. I was sitting in a very relaxed atmosphere & suddenly my heart started racing, I had tightness in my left arm, tingling in my chin. I thought I was going to pass out. I ended up in ER & kept for observation & numerous tests. All came back ok, the only thing they found was that i had a very low heart rate (in the 30's). At the same time, I had missed my period, i NEVER miss my period, unless I'm pregnant. 3 wks later, I had another episode w/a new trip to ER. Everytime all tests didnt show any problems. This went on for many months & a friend said her relative had similar problems & suggested Celexa, which has worked but I have yet to know what exactly is wrong w/me. I missed my period for the first 3 mos, then i started to have it off & on. It's been a year now, i tried to wean off med & symptoms came back. Feeling a fullness in my chest, like I need to burp, skipping heart beats, speeding heart rate, chest pain, pins & needles in my face, a feeling of 'hot flashes' like. None of the many doctors I have seen have been able to diagnose me w/anything, but the celexa is the only thing that has controlled them. Very frustrating & scary.

Ive been haveing the last bit of what u have described. I have a pressure feeling on my chest, headaches here an there, i get this major hot flash and then i tingle all over for a few minutes... Its so weird and it seriously only happens at night when im laying down to go to sleep. Ive also got that feeling like i have a burp stuck in my chest. Ive been freakn out about all this BC it Ll just started a few nights ago... Glad to have found this site. Def helped calm Mt nerves cause i was starting to think i was haveing a stroke or heart attack an im only 27yrs old :/ been so scared but so thankful to have seen everyones posts! :)

hey mjwright12 ... what ever happened to you? the same thing is happening to me, but I'm only 20! I started feeling odd and weird yesterday morning, when i was boarding a plane to san francisco and then i sort of calmed down, but this pain in my neck would not go away. so i slept on it, then this morning, there is no pain in my neck at all, but now i feel a tightening/pressure in my chest. i went to the ER this morning and got chest xrays, an EKG, everything was normal. idk I just don't feel normal and i want this feeling to go away. what happened with you if you don't mind me asking?

all of these symptoms that you are describing are exactly how i feel when I am distracted and busy i feel fine its when i just sit there and start thinking about how i feel. I currently take Xanax to help me sleep at night but the minute i wake up i get that feeling in my chest. Im still learning how to deal with my anxiety but i really dont want to take medication to deal with it. If there is any sort of therapy you might recommend i greatly appreciate any advice.

I had a panic attack about 2 months ago and since then i feel like my anxiety has jut been through the roof and all the symptoms that you all are listing are exactly how I feel. Its nice to know im not the only one. I have been to the doctor and talked to a nurse multiple times and they have all said that my lungs and vitals are fine, but for some reason i still have this pressure on my chest and i feel like its hard to breathe. I am currently taking Xanax to help me sleep but I really dont want to rely on meds to help me sleep so I am gonna talk to my doctor and see if I can switch to Melatonin. I also dont want to have to take meds to control my anxiety so I have been looking into Therapy options so if anyone has any advice for therapy please let me know. :) 

Well what you described is alot of the same symptoms that I am currently having.  I to have had blood work done and x-rays, and breathing tests.  Everyone of the tests come back normal. 

After taking this into consideration and after reading and doing some research I am have to the conclusion that my problem is probably general anxiety disorder.  I have issues with my mind not relaxing, I am very analytical and seem to worry about everything.  Here recently I have had a lot of stress put on me because I found out in another three months I will probably be losing my job, so now I have started to have to look again.  During this time I have found that I am having worse episodes of the shortness of breath and the tightness in my chest.

I did an experiement and took a xanax that I had been prescribed before and it gave my mind the relief that it needed and the symptoms went away once the pill started working.  Now I am not condoning the use of Xanax but for people like me that have an over active mind as I like to call it, they seem to work wonders.

I had palpitations, shaking, numbness, tingling feeling went to hospital they said i was fine, done loads of tests and they say im fine. But i had another incident ever since then my heart has felt tight like someones holding it. It is not major pain but strong discomfort. I have had it for weeks, i see doctor on 27th Dec. I hope everythings all right but could it be stress, lately i have been feeling grumpy and sad. Im not depressed but i think i might have anxiety. Any tips for stress PS: i dont feel stressed about anything, but i have been having nightmares and think it could be sub conscious stress??

Has anyone tried HCL?? HCL is a natural stomach acid that is taken with meals. Stomach acid or rather lack thereof can cause your all the symptoms you guys are having. If you take an antacid you aren't helping hte problem only making it worse because your body needs acid to breakdown the food. A lot of people these days don't produce enough acid for the diets we have. Check it out...

Hi, my name is Rasha and i am 31 years old, i was with my ex boyfriend for 2 years , i loved him to death and we recent broke up, and i had kinda of break down where i went down to the floor and couldn't stop crying and he was just watching me , i have been suffering from a feeling on my chest for almost 2 month now, i went to the doctor 2 days ago he said i am suffering from anxiety and when i told him about the feeling i have in my chest he said because of tit i have this, he said my lungs are clear same as my breathing, as i woke up i am fine but after a bit i start cough just to make me feel better , it is like some flame there but it is hardly anything there, i smoke but the smoke is not the reason as this goes and come all day long , i am so tired of having this pain , it is not even pain it is irritation that i cant get red of it. sometimes it is in the middle of my chest and sometimes it is on the right of one lung.

50 year old male.....lost my job, brother died, mom lost her mind and constant worring about money, and one day had a bp of 240 over 190 . paramedic thought i was going to die . 2 years ago this all started. and from that day it all started . 24 7. presure on chest .feel like i am dying every day. .burping a lot and have pain in back shoulder blades..legs also lame, from knees down . dont go out much.....stopped drinking for 2 years. did exercise a bit....stopped because i am scared of having a heart attack...on pills for bp, anxiety , diabetes,depresion, and cholestrol.......doctor recon it is stress.....surpose i should have been dead if it was my heart.. praying every day to GOD gets me threw the days....dont want to live like this anymore. can anybody help or give some advise.