I've been having chest pains for 15 years now, aggravated in the last few months, can barely go to work.
I am 37 years old female, with slightly increased LDL, not overweight. I feel all kind of chest pains - squeezing, dull, sharp, going into left arm and in my jaw. I've seen a cardiologist who did a stress test and said it is 'very unlikely' that I have heart problems. However, I keep having these chest pains that are released by Nitro spray. My former family doctor thought these are anxiety related and prescribed an anti-depressant, and the pains were gone while I was on this medication. As soon as I was off the medication, the pain came back.
I am just wondering, could these pains be non-heart related since they disappear when taking the anti-depressant? Or this medication works as a "pain killer" for all types of pains, including the cardiac ones?
is it possible to experience heart pains while being on an anti-depressant?
Thanks a lot for your feedback!
Ann