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Chest pains due to stress?

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Froglets · 07/02/2011 13:09

If you get chest pains due to stress what do they feel like?

I have been getting weird pains for about a week, have been to the doctor twice about it. I got given a chest x-ray (still waiting for results) but my doctor said it could be beacause i am stressed Confused I don't particularly feel it, but i am going through a breakup with my dd's dad so it would kind of make sense.

Anyone had any experience?

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blinks · 07/02/2011 13:43

could be costochondritis

ScaredOfCows · 07/02/2011 13:59

I have had this and it was stress related. They felt like general sharpish pains inside of my rib cage, and were accompanied by a really tight feeling (as though my clothes were much too tight) and palpatations.

Froglets · 07/02/2011 14:29

Thanks Smile

Thats interesting blinks, i googled costochondritis and it sounds bang on apart from that i don't have any tenderness which seems to be one of the main symptoms. It describes the chest pain (next to breastbone, sharp) completly right though Confused

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blinks · 07/02/2011 16:26

tenderness is normally there with costochondritis between 3-6th rib.

it could simply be muscle tension so try working on relaxation, maybe some stretching/yoga and make sure you're breathing properly... sometimes when stressed, breathing changes can cause aches and pains.

do you have any other symptoms besides the pain?

Froglets · 07/02/2011 18:14

none at all blinks

it doesn't make me breathless or anything, just hurts Confused it only lasts for a split second then it is completly gone.

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blinks · 07/02/2011 21:43

without any other symptoms it's very unlikely to be cardiac.

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