Hi Charmaine,

Sorry you're having all this stress.

Unfortunately there is a chance that the stress is making your symptoms worse!

I'm not a qualified medic so all I can do is speak from my own experience and that of friends.  When I read your second paragraph my mind went to conditions like fibromyalgia or issues with the trigeminal nerve in your face.  There are many conditions along these lines and they can present in weird and wonderful ways.

In terms of your chest pain and dizziness, I'm pretty sure these symptoms can be caused by folate deficiency.  They can also be accounted for by anxiety and panic attacks, and it does sound like you are anxious (understandable with the symptoms in your face).  In addition to that the chest pain can, as your doctor has said, be accounted for by your acid reflux.  Given that they have checked out your heart, and you have three very possible and treatable causes for the chest pain, I wouldn't worry about it.  I know it's hard, I've had chest pain on and off for 27 years, really severe at times, but my heart has been checked out twice and it is absolutely fine.

With all those possible causes for the chest pain it might be best to consider those as separate from the issues with your face and try and get to the bottom of that problem.  That said I wouldn't be using Dr. Google unless you have medical or anatomical training, it isn't your friend and will just worry you needlessly.  From what you've said I can't see any reason to even start thinking that it might be cancer, if it was me I'd be looking to rule out numerous other conditions first.  But I realise that some people suffer from health anxiety and that health anxiety seems to be on the rise too.

Has your doctor given any thoughts on the problems with your face?  Has he suggested any nerve or myalgia-type conditions?

LJ

Thank you so much for your advice.

I have been seeing the same gp since october, she has suggested that it could all be anxiety related. 

She has just recently refered me to neurology, but seems to think they will not see me as I am not presenting with enough symptoms to cause any concern. 

I think, with having young children and other people relying on me, and using Dr Google I have made my anxiety about my health sky rocket. Now I think I have every condition under the sun. 

It doesn't help that I cant talk to my partner or family as they seem to think it's all in my head. 

Again thank you for your advice. 

I'm 17 and been same I kept having chest pains after my first panick attack and it's been over 2 months and they still aren't away I felt like it was a heart attack and went to a&e and doctors appointments I had ecg done,bloods done,chest x-ray done and all was fine I'm on naproxen to  help my chest but I still worry so much that I'm going to have a heart attack I always feel a numbness or sharp pain in my arm and worry about it same with my chest and other symptoms it's so hard going on with everyday worrying you dying or going to no matter how much reassurance I get. I get to told its anxiety but I honestly don't know because the pain is so frustrating and I've always had anxiety and never suffers with pain

Hi seen ur comment and have to ask. I have been suffering anxiety at the point now I cant be left alone or go out I have constant lightheadedness and for past 6-8 weeks I have constant tight heavy chest and feel like a need 2 deep breathe sometimes to get a breath. When u said u have had constant tight chest is it there all the time and how long u have it. I also have been in n out ov a&e 7 times now ecg and bloods normal chest n lungs clear they said. Thanx

The brain can trigger very strange things if you're anxious.  I ended up in A and E a few weeks ago with the exact same symtoms as others on here, chest pain, racing heart etc, this was preceded by days and nights of racing heartbeat. Had the ECG and bloods and all fine. You have to truly believe what the doctors say and you will feel better, its the anxietyand not believing that is causing the constant symptoms. I get an aching back that is always worse when i worry about it, its like the brain is a trigger, you think of it and the trigger creates the symptom. If the docs have told you your heart is fine and its anxiety you have to believe them. Trust what they say. It's anxiety.

I'm kind of experiencing the same thing perfectly fine then suddenly I start gasping for air at night and I've been experiencing weird chest sensations every time I try to sleep. I've not been to able to sleep properly since and I've been tested for ecg blood and I've been told they're all fine. After reading these posts maybe it is anxiety because I feel fine throughout the day, I'm even able to play sport but when I try to sleep I don't feel right at all. Im also scared of not waking up but maybe that's making me anxious. I've only been able to sleep when I'm completely exhausted I'm 28 btw

Omg I could if written this myself! Everything about it the pains just playing with my children or chilling watching tele and the only time it eases is having a drink but the next day wow they're even more intense!! Had bloods and ecg all ok so now don't know what to do! Just wondering if you hav gotten anywhere with yours since this post? 

Hi there i read all your messages i am also the same to all of you random chest pain on and off higher bpm 120 to 145 headache tightness in my chest discomfort comes and goes my gp think its all in my mind and nothing is wrong with me but we know our body. Its all started when i got my vaccine last year since then i had this issue I can't even do any physical activity at all I'm out of breath all the time i've been to a&e couple of times now and I'm getting fed up keep on waiting for long and then you go home not resolving your issue i did alot of blood test diagnose ecg xray. All came out normal aside to my ecg that my heart rhythm isn't normal too high so they gave me a beta blocker they said i need to do echocardiogram .I'm still waiting for it they said it might take 6months for me to be seen which is too much and it was really stressing it doesn't really help cause of waiting it makes you worse.They said it could be anxiety or panic attack okay i accept the fact it might be anxiety so i did a lot of meditation to make my self calm especially if i feel my heart pounding and have a higher bpm and chest discomfort and its helps a bit. I never had any issue and problem to my heart before its just happened when i got my vaccine and i am suspecting its a aside effects of vaccine. The nurse ask me if my doctor diagnosed me that i have a mayocarditist i said I don't know you should tell me about it. Cause most people who got vaccinated that the said effects they got inflammation to your heart valve or any heart issue i am not a doctor but thats what i think but still i am looking forward for more diagnosis and assurance to resolve my issue and yours too 

I am the same my gp think its anxiety so in my mind he thinks I'm a cucuo so I don't admit that maybe he was right so one moment when i was in the agony of my chest pain all of sort of stuff that your thinking you will have a cardiac arrest that moment. All of the sudden I question my self what is wrong with you? So I started to calm down relax my mind speak to my self its okay self calm down you don't need to worry i know its sound a bit stupid but it works i know we feel something is wrong to our body but I learn this technique to calm down yourself and not focusing on your fears i focus on to be greatful everyday even on a simple things I appreciate what i have. I have food on the table i have a comfy house to stay  then day by days its help me to cope the pain don't get me wrong my issue is still there i still have a moment that i feel pain numbness in my chest specially in my left chest which is in my heart but i try not to overthink on it and make my self calm. I am still looking forward to got answer to my doctor but i hope my experience will help you xx

Hi. Mine all started before coronavirus even came about. Before I had the vaccines. I've since had surgery on the hernia I had and its helped with the chest pain to an extent. Still getting chest pains though. I'm also getting neurological symptoms. I waited 3 months for my heart scan which I had 2 weeks ago. Waiting on the results. I hope you get sorted too

Hi since thos post they found inhad gallstones  but I spoke to a surgeon who o nt going to remove them as he doesn't believe the pain is caused from them. We have tried numerous anti depressants to which none have worked. I've been doing exactly wha you've said and not panicking n keeping calm. They now believe it might b  stomach related so I'm being referred for camera down throat. It's getting annoying now bcoz it's happening all the time an the last thing I want is for my children to find me collapsed somewhere.

Hello, 

I can relate to your symptoms 2am this morning I woke coughing struggling to breath. Pain in back and chest, I passed put at 7am so rang for Ambulance when I came around. Ecg was not showing heart attack very scary awaiting a gp call now

Hello, 

I can relate to your symptoms 2am this morning I woke coughing struggling to breath. Pain in back and chest, I passed put at 7am so rang for Ambulance when I came around. Ecg was not showing heart attack very scary awaiting a gp call now