Hello.
Im looking for some advise about some chest pain iv been having.
It wakes me at night with a tight stabbing pain in the chest, feels like a muscle spasm but much more painfull. This happens mainly at night when i lie down.
Been to a and e and to my gp and both say its probably muscular and nothing to worry about.
Any advise would be appreciated.
Thanks.
You could try phoning the BHF nurses for some advice. Good luck.
What kind of exercises do you do? I’ve spent 2 nights in a&e with my husband over the years as a result of his exercises causing him chest pain. He was convinced both times that they were heart attacks. He’d been to the gym and used a different machine to his usual one. I’d rather be safe and have them checked out though. When I was told it was probably muscular it turned out to be a heart attack.
Hi yes I get a lot of that and told its muscle pain
And we put on orsmoorph takes the pain, but not told any thing else
Do you only get it at rest? Has anyone offered you an ECG ? It could be a form of angina, some get it when active or stressed and some get it only at rest (but neither of these mean a heart attack ) .
However this sort of pain is common but nevertheless is worrying when it happens to you, as many of us know.
As already suggested, have a word with the BHF online nurse.
Yes..only at rest...they have offered me a 24hr moniter to hopfully catch it happening
If the GP and A&E are both saying it's probably muscular, it probably is - if they've done bloods, resting ecg, and other investigations, they've ruled out serious problems so it would be best to think what you were doing or what changes have happened in your daily routine before the chest pain happened.
I am not medically trained - but...sharp chest pain when lying down is sometimes a symptom of pericarditis. It can also be a sign of other conditions. Has your GP suggested referral to the Rapid Access Chest Pain unit (RACP)?
(tip: it's not as 'rapid' as some would think it could/should be, so you may want to go private if you can and are anxious enough to want faster answers)
Best wishes, chest pain is scary. If it is muscular obviously you're going to want to stop doing what ever is the reason for it - new motor (gear shift pattern different, don't laugh, it happens), new exercise routine and/or machine, new chair at work, even new shoes can cause muscle aches in places that don't seem to relate. But if you honestly can say there is no cause for it to be muscle pain, it might be a good idea to ask the GP to be referred to the RACP unit in your area. Better safe than sorry.
I was thinking pericarditis, told the gp but she just said naa probably not
Have you had pericarditis before? If yes, you might want to remind the GP you've 'been there-done that' so you know the symptoms. Either way, if the chest pain continues, ask to be referred to the RACP - they will find out what's going on whatever it is.
As Elliebath has mentioned there is a type of angina that happens as rest.
The BHF have some information about this type of angina
I used to get this and it was worrying soon right after my aortic valve replacement.
Why dont you go to your doctor?
If you read the post you will see that i have been to both my gp and to a and e
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