Should I be concerned?

[NoctisX21]

Hello I'm a 21 year old male and I wanted to know if I should be concerned about heart disease. First off let me tell you about some symptoms and my physical and health condition.  First off I've been feeling some weird symptoms in the past couple months such as. Fluttering heart beats, feels like there's something in throat and lungs, (hard to explain this one) area right next to the corner of pecs in between your arm pits and shoulder, I feel (not painful) but a ache that somethimes on and off and happens to both sides, it happens mostly on the right side but it pulses a little ache and then goes away and then like a couple minutes later it comes back and does It again. Like I said its not painful, it's bearable but just annoying.  and sometimes my heart beats to fast when I get up from lying down and I almost black out when this happens.    In the past couple month when I inhale it sometimes gives me a tickle in my chest and makes me cough sometimes and sometimes my heart or around my heart hurts not majorly but just a small ache. And sometimes I felt like I was short of breath sometimes. And in my back on the right behind my kind it feels like if there was something in my back its not painful but rather annoying. Someone told me it could be a muscle knot but if it's true can you respond to that? Thanks

Also I don't smoke but my dad does and throught out my whole life he smoked. Know it's getting to me and I've been covering my mouth when I'm near him.

As for my health I eat vegetables and healthy stuff, I avoid as much fast food and I don't drink a of soda as I used to.( used to drink coke almost 9 months straight last year). Back then I used to eat a lot of fast food and eat junk food but now my diet has changed.  I also checked that my family doesn't have a history of heart disease. We are completely healthy.  I haven't worked out or been active for a couple of months now only becuz of these weird symptoms. But now I'm taking daily walks around my block in the mornings.  

The only reason this started is becuz of my HIV anxiety and then I went straight to being a hypochondria after wards. HIV was bcuz I used
Protection but the condom slipped off (i slipped out of it due to loss of erection )and I blew it up like a balloon to check breakage and I put it back on after and when I was finished I blew it up again to see if there were any breakage again but it didnt fail.  Now if you don't think this was a risk at all plzz reply down below thanx

   But people tell me that it's all my anxiety but I know for a fact they just say that bcuz they it's all about the symptoms matching. I'm looking for someone to take me serious and tell me without saying "oh it's anxiety don't worry about it".  But besides that I would appreciate it if some doctor or ppl who know what they're talking about   Also note that my hiv and hypochondria concerns are now no longer.  

PS: if you think that I don't have any risks for lung disease, heart disease, and any other health factors plzz let me know and if you can, can i get a response to all my concerns? Thank you

[Flycaster305]

It appears to me from your response to Ed34 that you are fishing for someone to validate that you have cardiac issues.  
If you remain extremely worried, I'd request a cardiac stress test and/or an Echocardiogram.  If insurance won't cover it, it probably would give you some comfort to pay for the test by working a second job.  That said, there was a doctor on this board about fifteen years ago that warned people about insisting on unnecessary tests, as almost everyone has some little tic or tac with their heart and you might center on it.

Regarding the HIV anxiety, I think I'd trust blood tests from a chemist instead of blowing up used condoms to check for leaks.  

Ed34 gave you excellent advice, hope you heed it.

[ed34]

I think you have answered your own question, you are too anxious and stressed out. You either require medication to help with this, or councelling or both. You have a condition which, if not under control, will have you inventing dark roads in the end. All this stress is hitting your body, it isn't designed to handle such stress levels. Everyone who has heart disease has been there to some degree, including me. I just thought "well everyone on this planet dies at some time, even the best Doctors. We have no way to fight it and so I will just live each day as it comes and enjoy it". If you get your mind to calm down, your body will be allowed to relax, and you will start to feel much better. Personally I think it's a psychological issue you have, not a physical one.

[NoctisX21]

That really didnt answer my questions at all

[ed34]

Yes, you should be concerned about heart disease, everyone on the planet should. However, being concerned doesn't mean you have it obviously. At your age, I very much doubt it. Secondary smoking has a lot of scare mongering attached and I don't take much notice. My parent both smoked, and my 2 older brothers have no disease and I do. Stress will bring about heart disease far quicker and so will a bad diet.