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Persistent Chest Pain - Please help

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@sueinmn

@juliar19 That must really be scary. But you took the right precaution, getting your heart checked out.
Now, it sounds like you would like to figure out the real cause. Here is a helpful article that outlines a number of possible reasons:
https://www.healthline.com/health/heart-attack/sudden-sharp-pain-in-chest-that-goes-away-quickly#common-causes
Given your age, and the times we live in, do you think the stress in your life could be the cause? How often does it happen?
I think with a little exploration based on what you read above, you migh be able to pinpoint the trigger(s)
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I had the same experience a couple of years ago after I dislocated my left shoulder and broke my humerus in a strange accident at the gym. In an process of relocating my shoulder and the incidental nerve stretching of the injury, I think the muscles/tendons were stretched and traumatized. I had a lot of sleep disturbance from this injury because I couldn't sleep in my normal position and of course the nerve pain was sometimes excruciating. Sleep deprivation and anxiety will absolutely create the "symptoms" that you have described, at least I felt the same sensations. I could feel every beat pounding in my chest at night! Doctors often underestimate what sleep depravation can do to a person--mentally and physically! My neurologist finally ordered Amitriptyline for the nerve pain (off label use) and I finally got relief with only 10 mg at night!