What were your symptoms?

[young85]

Hiya, I’m 33 years old and have severe anxiety/ health phobia about my heart. I’ve suffered with chest pain for years and was wondering what angina symptoms were.

I get 3 types of chest pain.

I get a very sharp sudden pain on the left of my chest, I also get a stabbing pain in the centre of the chest and I also get random chest twingess

The pain lasts for a few seconds normally, and it’s not brought on by exertion. I normally get the pains at rest, but it doesn’t ever get any worse when exercising or working out.

Can any of you explain what your symptoms were/are?

Many thanks!

[MichaelJH Heart Star]

It could be an unusual form of angina such as Printz-metal particularly if you get it at rest. Nobody here can really do an accurate diagnosis. Has your BP and cholesterol been checked recently? You need to make an appointment with your GP. And try and avoid Dr Google!

[kel55 in reply to MichaelJH]

Hi young85, the chest pain for prinzemetal or microvascular disease usually lasts for longer than afew min. but have you seen a doctor or cardiologist over this? not knowing creates anxiety and anxiety can make things worse! If the docs give you some kind of diagnosis come back and discuss it

[gal4God]

Get it checked, I have no idea how I’d feel if I didn’t know the pain came from my heart condition.