i would like to no if it is heart related

[dianep88]

i am a 42 year old women with astma and have never smoked. for the past year i would wake from a sound sleep with sever chest pain in the center of my chest. i break out in a sweat and have difficulty breathing. it feels like indegestion, but tums does not help. i feel like i need a rescue but i would feel stupid if it was just gas. the other day while shoppen i had that same chest pain this time i felt like i was going to faint, so i sat on a bench and waited it out. these occurences are happening more often. can someone out there help me.

[Encephalomalcia]

Chest pain with the feeling like you are going to faint does not sound good.  You should see your doctor and have a EKG to make sure you do not have a small heart attack.  GERD can cause bad chest pains and actually make you stop walking, but I have never had myself a feeling of fainting from GERD.  

[Protime]

One should never take chest pains casually.  Just to be on the safe side get to a doctor.  In the meantime (until you can get there), my wife had similar experiences and on the way to work one morning she was clutching her chest and complaining with pain near the heart.  I immediately took her to EM.  They did the usual workup and found that she had GERD.  Here is more information:  http://www.*************.com/acid-reflux/introduction-000085_4-145.html      I cannot express enough that you need to get it checked out.  Don't take for granted that it might be something less serious.