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Chest Pain/Tightness Complications

Chest Pain/Tightness Complications

I'm a 21 year old male with hypertension but for the most part it is under control. I have been having shortness of breath, chest pain, and chest tightness in the center of the chest. This has started about 7 months ago. Since then, about 5-6 months ago, I had an ultrasound of the heart(I don't know the exact name of it, it is better than a stress test and has a 99% accuracy rate) by a good rated cardiologist, MRI's MRA's of my body including ultrasound of the abdomen, gall bladder tests, a 48-hour Holter monitor test(normal); Seen a pulmonologist, had a spirometer (everything is normal); Saw a GI specialist had an endoscopy, and a barium swallow. Polyps were found and removed. Biopsies came back normal other than some inflammation of the stomach. Since symptoms started I have been to the ER about 6 times also, everything was normal sent home every time. But here's the catch. I still have random chest pains in the center or just to the left of my chest, and when I get emotionally into a song, video game, or say a movie, my chest tightens up in the center and it really scares me. My doctor and pretty much all of my specialists insist they think I'm fine without further investigation. And recently, hours after drinking alcohol and sleeping, I awake with palpitations which has never happened to me before. I pretty much have no life anymore because I don't know what's wrong with me and I pretty much am in fear of dying all of the time because all of this chest discomfort. If this isn't my heart, I'm convinced it's stomach related? I'm sick of every doctor saying it's anxiety I'm not even generally an anxious person. Please any suggestions? I don't know who to turn to my doctor seems almost annoyed with me with all of these symptoms.
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I'm currently going through the same thing. I learned that stress worsens my symptoms but my discomfort is still there. I'm due to see a GI soon for possibily GERD. I'm not saying your pain isnt real but try and foucs on other matters and see if this helps lessen your pain.
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