Chest pain

[YukiAmadeus]

I am 19yrs old going on 20 and my pain started in late March of 2009. I had a weird feeling in my chest and I didnt know what it is so I went to the hospital and they had told me it was nothing just alittle heart burn and they sent me home. Ever since that day its been hurting till today everyday I dont know what it is and I cant afford to see a doctor. I picked up smoking for some weird stupid reason and now trying to quit. I need some one to tell me whats wrong with me please. My symptoms are chest pain, it sometimes moves to my arm but then goes away I get so scared but everyone tells me its nothing just heartburn but does heartburn really stay with you everyday all the time? Ok so it hurts but its a pain that i can stand but its just irritaing not knowing what is wrong. When I was younger and when i would go to the doctors office they would tell me i have high blood preasure and i would start to control it but sometimes it would get high anyway. On the day I went to the hospital they said my blood presure was to high to and they also said it was because i was scared. ok so it hurts and i put my hand on my left side of my chest and there is a spot where i can feel my heart beating and the times when it hurts is when its beating hard and fast i dont know what it is. Can someone tell me whats wrong or tell me what i can do without going to the hospital please. And I am sorry for not typing this out so well my chest is hurting right now and I am freaking out.

[jamesm7486]

sorry not a pic attack of gasro reflux but a panic attack OR gastro-relux. Neither one is serious and easily/cheaply solved!

Hope this helps buddy

[jamesm7486]

I'll start by saying while you are reading this take slow, full breaths. Heartburn can bring on a feeling of panic and hyperventilation which could cause other ailments ultimately leading you to believe there is something wrong with your heart. THERE IS NOT (unless you have taken cocaine recently) you are too young for it to be your heart. it may be a pic attack of gastro-reflux which is cause by stress.  Try drinking some pepto bismol or tking heart burn medication that you can buy in most stores and pharmacists.  Try that first of all before getting too worked up, im pretty certain it will help!