Ongoing, undiagnosed chest pain: I want to feel better

Posted by tplefka @tplefka, Apr 18, 2021

Hi! I am posting in the hopes of finding some answers or possible routes for me to explore after 7+ months of undiagnosed chest pains. I am a 25 year old female. In September of 2020 I woke up in the middle of the night with a sharp chest pain, nausea, and dizziness. Prior to that I had been experiencing premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) (did not know that is what they were at the time) sporadically, but after the night in September they started really picking up frequency. I ended up in the ER twice in one week with chest pains and excessive PVCs and left with no diagnosis each time. Since then I have experienced an array of symptoms including: continued chest pains, arm pain, numbness in hands and sometimes face, back and neck pain, fatigue, dizziness, head pressure, the list goes on. I have gotten just about every test done on my heart that I could - echocardiogram, Heart MRI, Holter monitor, stress test - all of which have come back totally normal. I've also explored neurology and got an EMG of my arms and hands as well as a brain and cervical spine MRI - again, all totally normal. I've also had bloodwork done throughout all of this, everything always comes back normal. The problem is, I feel terrible. Almost every single day I experience chest pain that often feels like pressure or squeezing and can be sharp. I've gone onto Nadolol (beta blocker) which has helped minimize my PVCs but has not eliminated them, and they can sometimes be debilitating. Every doctor I've seen (and I've now seen many in search of second opinions) just says because I'm young they don't think I have anything to worry about, which is extremely frustrating when each and every day I am in pain. Sometimes, I have episodes that are so serious I've been close to or gone back into the ER. Even as recently as a few days ago, I woke up in the middle of the night and felt pressure in my chest and then suddenly felt as if my blood was running ice cold and I was extremely faint. While getting ready to go to the ER, I had to lay down before I passed out and slowly started feeling better, so did not go in. I am living my life in constant fear of the worst happening, and am searching for next steps to explore to try to find some answers. Has anyone had a similar experience or any suggestions of where to go next? Any thoughts or help is so appreciated... I want to feel better!

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@abida

It’s a terrible situation to be in I just have two suggestions one please monitor your blood sugar and have a fasting blood sugar done from a hospital lab and the second is blood pressure monitoring you said that you are on beta blocker so betas do cause hypotension and if you are hypotensive then it can be aggravated hypoglycaemia that is low blood sugar can also cause chest pains

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Did u take the covid vaccine?

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Anxiety, long covid? Deep breathing will help with pain in the heart. Also, emotional, how is your life? People, jobs, finances, exercise, meditation, massage theropy, nature, laughter...

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@abida

Sorry about all the suffering on your part. As someone with heart issues, I am envious that your heart is in good shape. You could put your hand on your chest and tell it you are glad it's well and you hope to discover what these other health concerns might be. Good luck. It's a journey.

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Hi. I just joined this group.
Wondering how you are doing. Have you been checked for Fibromyalgia? I have had it for over 25 yrs and it’s been very debilitating. I’m a lot older than you. It hit me when I was 40. Medical Doctors just don’t understand it. I wish there was a group for it on here but I don’t see it.
You would need to see a rheumatologist or neurologist.
I just live with it. Good days and bad days. I also have neuropathy in my legs and feet. Not diabetic. Hope you have found some answers. Take care

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@gogiddy

Hi. I just joined this group.
Wondering how you are doing. Have you been checked for Fibromyalgia? I have had it for over 25 yrs and it’s been very debilitating. I’m a lot older than you. It hit me when I was 40. Medical Doctors just don’t understand it. I wish there was a group for it on here but I don’t see it.
You would need to see a rheumatologist or neurologist.
I just live with it. Good days and bad days. I also have neuropathy in my legs and feet. Not diabetic. Hope you have found some answers. Take care

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Hi @gogiddy, Welcome to Connect. There are quite a few different discussions on Fibromyalgia. I found these by doing a search for Fibromyalgia on the Connect home page in the search box just above the list of recent discussions (not the search box at the top of the page).

--- Have you found anything to successfully treat fibromyalgia pain?
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/dealing-with-fibromyalgia-pain/
--- Fibromyalgia and autonomic peripheral neuropathy:
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/fibromyalgia-and-autonomic-peripheral-neuropathy/
-- Want to talk to others with fibromyalgia: What symptoms do you have?
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/firomyalgia/.

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Hii and How r u I,m just 20 yrs old Male I,m too suffering from chest tightness for a month literally all the time I,m undergoing this pressure No doctors can understand what I,m saying My ct chest and ECG ,Echo is normal but still I can,t find a cure can u help me by saying hownis your current health

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@thamizh2410

Hii and How r u I,m just 20 yrs old Male I,m too suffering from chest tightness for a month literally all the time I,m undergoing this pressure No doctors can understand what I,m saying My ct chest and ECG ,Echo is normal but still I can,t find a cure can u help me by saying hownis your current health

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Hello,
Are you currently checked out by a cardiologist?
Did you get a extended lab?

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@thamizh2410

Hii and How r u I,m just 20 yrs old Male I,m too suffering from chest tightness for a month literally all the time I,m undergoing this pressure No doctors can understand what I,m saying My ct chest and ECG ,Echo is normal but still I can,t find a cure can u help me by saying hownis your current health

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Did you take the Covid vaccine?

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@rainerhans

Hello,
Are you currently checked out by a cardiologist?
Did you get a extended lab?

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I can run I can do the fast activities easily. And I don't know about the extended lab how can I do it ? 😔

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