intense chest pain

[lillpanda]

Yesterday I had an anxiety attack, and had trouble breathing.. I was looking for my asthma inhaler, but couldn't find them so I took my mother's Becotide (Beclometasone) inhaler and everything seemed fine afterwards. Then later that night my throat started feeling very sore, I had trouble breathing, and every liquid I tried to drink felt like foam in my mouth. I also felt as if I had a huge rock stuck in my throat. Then chest pains started. Intense pain like a knife through the heart, and it was like if there was a huge pressure on my chest and the pain was so sharp I couldn't stand anymore so I went to bed. When I was laying down and not moving, the pain was still there and intense, but not as much as if I tried to move or taking deep breaths. If I tried to lay on my left or right side, then the pain would be sharp again, so sharp that I would start feeling very dizzy. It would hurt everywhere and spread in my neck, shoulders and arms. I thought the pain would go away, but it kept on going for the whole night... I was sure I was having a heart attack, but I'm only 25!! I didn't sleep at all... then at around 3pm, it wasn't as intense anymore... but it's still there, and I still had trouble breathing or moving because it hurt a lot and my heart would start beating fast and I thought it would come out of my chest. I laid down for a while more, it's not as bad anymore, I tried to eat, but it gets stuck in my throat... and it hurts like crazy when it goes down. Liquids still feel like foam when I try to drink them. Now I have more difficulty swallowing, and there's this cracking sound in my neck... if I touch it, theres the cracking sound again and sort of like a fluid sound. I don't know how to lay down anymore, because laying on my back hurts, and I cant lay on either of my sides because the pain is too intense, and I can't breathe....

[HappyDogPerson]

You have to go and see your family doctor. You should not be in that much pain especially where it concerns your heart.

When I had a similar experience, it was because I had pulled a chest muscle and because of the pain from the pulled muscle I didn't know at the time I had, so I started getting panic attacks thinking I was having a heart attack because of the pain so not being able to breath and tingly feelings and feeling like my heart was beating too fast, palpatations symptoms followed.  
I went to the doctor and he did this whole thing with a heart monitor and everything else and turned up nothing.
I figured out on my own that I had pulled a chest muscle because the pain went away when I put Tiger Balm on it. Still had panic issues but got through them with massage therapy.
But get yourself checked out by a doctor just so they can rule out anything serious.

[Nitsuj242]

Hey , hang in there. It sounds like it might be asthma. I'm dealing with this at this very moment. It's been getting worse and worse. I honestly don't know but think we're both suffering from asthma and maybe allergies are causing it? That is so weird as I just noticed drinking fluids are feeling a bit foamy for me to. My heart is beating crazy fast and hard to. My abdomen feels weak and I feel shaky in my knees. Is this happening to you to? Do you feel dizzy? I'm freaking out to but I'm just telling myself it's asthma. The inhaler I use does little to no good. I keep feeling like my lungs are "jumping" or "pulling" like something in my chest is pulling. Btw Don't worry about what caregiver222 said about your lung collapsing to much. If he's right then yeah, you just need to get in to the E.R. if it does happen and many people have survived that plus it usually happens from trauma like a car accident..but again even if it did happen many people have lived through it and they do surgery to fix it. Hang in there. This IS scary but I'm right here with you if you need someone to talk with for a peace of mind.

[fortis123]

Getting some regular, daily exercise and practice yoga can reduce your risk of fatal heart disease. And when you combine physical activity with other lifestyle measures, such as maintaining a healthy weight, the payoff is even greater.

[ChitChatNine]

How are you doing?  What did the doctors say?

We are concerned for you and your health ...

C~

[caregiver222]

You need to go to an emergency room immediately. The symptoms are consistent with a spontaneous pneumothorax, which can happen at any age and if not identified can result in collapse of the lung and death.