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chest pain and dizzy

Ok this may be long. About 9 months ago I woke up at night and went to get a drink, went back to bed and started to feel hot and sick. Went to the bathroom and threw some water on my face. I was still feeling bad and then suddenly my chest and arms started to get numb. The numbness lasted for only 15-20 seconds. My wife advised that we need to go to the hospital. We visited emergency where they conducted an EKG that was showed abnormal. They then conducted bloodwork that all showed normal. They set up a stress test 2 weeks away and sent me home. I advised them I was dizzy at that point but they said I was fine. Over the next week I was still extremely dizzy and had chest pain on and off so I revisited a different hospital. The again did an EKG that came back abnormal. They completed many tests blood work, chest Xray, and ultrasound. They then sent me for an angiogram. Angiogram showed normal. They sent me home and soon I visited the cardiologist where they conducted a stress test. I didn't last long because I was still dizzy and exercise was difficult. After an MRI on my chest the cardiologist has advised me that I had HCM thickening of my heart wall. I wore a heart holter for 2 weeks and a 24 hour blood pressure moniter. Which showed that I was non obstructive and that the symptoms were not caused by my heart. Oh and during all of this the hospital said that I had anxiety (never felt anxious before) so I was given Lorazepam which my family doctor took me off and put me on an SSRI. I have since stopped the SSRI. The dizzieness has minimized but still lingers and I get sharp pains at times in my chest. What else could this possibly be? I use to smole a pack a day but stopped cold turkey when this all started. I'm a 34 year old male 6 foot and 210lbs. My fater has had 2 heart attacks and is 62 years old. Please help because I am convinced that there has to be something wrong.
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Hello and hope you are doing well.

Understand your predicament, but please don't worry. Was an ECHO done? Sometimes causes like mitral valve prolapse can cause chest pain. Also, have lung function tests done, as lung disorders can cause inadequate oxygenation and dizziness. And good luck.

Hope this helped and do keep us posted.
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I have seen an ENT specialist and he said results are clear. He also conducte a tilt vertigo test which was negative. I have completed a genetic test for HCM and it appears that I do not carry the mutant gene (or atleast the ones they test for). I really just want to feel better again. Being diagnosed with HCM was difficult enough as I had to quit playing sports that I enjoy and heavy workouts but now hearing that this is not the problem/rootcause of my chestpain and dizzieness has just made it worse. Maybe it is anxiety but the only anxiousness I really have is literally worrying about all of this. I have a yound girl and god forbid she grows up without her daddy.
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Hello and hope you are doing well.

As detailed investigations have been done, it's unlikely that the dizziness is due to cardiac causes. Dizziness can have different sensations. If your dizziness feels like you are spinning or the room is spinning (and especially if associated with nausea or vomiting), this might be due to an inner ear problem.  I would recommend that you discuss your symptoms with your doctor.  He or she might refer you to an ENT for further evaluation and treatment. I would strongly caution you not to drive or operate heavy machinery while dizzy as you might injure yourself or others.

Hope this helped and do keep us posted.
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