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Is this just growing pains or is something more serious?

I am 19 yrs old and regularly get chest pains on my left side near where my heart is. I have been to the doctors a few times and they just say growing/muscle pains, my bras could be too tight or a panic attack. I'm still worried it could be something.

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    Well I think this may help you a bit! Cause of pain: Anxiety or panic attacks are characterized by repeated episodes of intense anxiety and fear that occur without warning and generally without an identifiable cause. Panic attacks are often accompanied by chest pain, most likely caused by muscle contractions in the chest wall. Characteristics of pain: The pain is usually localized to the chest wall, and can be fleeting and sharp, or can be a sharp "catch" that interrupts a breath. The chest wall can remain "sore" for hours or days after a panic attack. The severity of the chest pain is often magnified by the panic disorder itself. Evaluation: This condition is usually apparent after taking a careful history. However, if the patient has risk factors for coronary artery disease, a noninvasive evaluation to rule out cardiac disease is often necessary. Anxiety disorders are often highly disruptive to an individual's life, and are highly treatable. Unfortunately, doctors all too often brush off patients presenting with chest pain who are found to have anxiety disorders. Patients with this diagnosis should seek active medical treatment from an understanding doctor.

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I'm not really sure, but remember that your heart isn't on the left side, it's in the middle, with a bit going into the cardiac notch of your left lung! What I would say is that if these symptoms get worse, or something happens to make you worry more about it, go visit your doctor again, and explain your concerns.

reddonna

Well, I am not a doctor so I couldn't begin to speculate about whether the doctor is right or not. He does sound right. I will say this though, if you feel like the doctor is missing something, or that his diagnosis is wrong, and you are very worried seek out different doctors and keep going back. I saw 4 doctors, with the same condition, and it wasn't until I went to the fifth that anybody actually worked out what was going wrong, and stopped looking at the most obvious cause. Doctors can mis-diagnose on occasion.

Jadey - Vive la difference

It could possibly be a panic attack. I have anxiety, but I never get chest pains so I'm not positive. Perhaps heartburn? Do they occur mostly after you eat?

Anonymous

Sorry i forgot to mention that I am a healthy weight and dont eat alot of fast food meals anymore. Sometimes the pain is sharp and other times its just an uncomfortable feeling and from memory it has never spread anywhere like to my left arm or anything just mostly occurs in the same area. I keep getting told its posture pains so i just thought i would check if other ppl have the same problem.

babycakes21

Your pain might be in a joint between your sternum and a rib or two attached to it. This could be related to upper-middle back pain and misaligned vertebrae at the other end of the ribs in question. In that case, your bra may be partly to blame or may make the rib angle more painful at the sternum joint, I don't know. Of course this is just a guess, but a chiropractor might be able to help.

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