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chest pain when i smoke weed

Just about everytime i smoke pot i get really bad chest pain. This has been happening for about 6 months. I have been smoking pot for about 6-7 years. My boobs are freakin huge and they seem to make the chest pain so much worse. The only way to relieve my chest pain is by lifting my breasts up. I went to my doctor when my chest pain first started happening... she took X rays and told me i had asthma.... gave me some pills that didnt help... One night I smoked some pot and my chest hurt, all of the sudden i had a SHARP pain in my right side that went down my right arm and made it tingle all over. My body felt terribly weak and shakey. I went to the Emergency room and as soon as i told the doctor i had smoked pot he treated me like ****. I asked him why i was having this pain and he said because i smoked pot... i said ya im SO sure thats why. then he replied... well it must have been some real good stuff.... like i said i've been smoking pot for many years... I also smoke cigarettes... which i have been doing for about 6-7 years also... the doctor from the emergency room wrote down two diff. "symptoms" which i couldnt let you know what they are because i lost the paper (i know i know) but what do you think????
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I'm 18, male, I Live in England. I am also having these weird and uncomfortable pains in my chest. I've been smoking weed for about 6 years. Sometimes the pains are burning, sometimes aches. I sometimes get palpitations and difficulty breathing from anxiety but my Dr. stopped the meds. I get chest tightness and a feeling that I need to crack my spine at the top of my back. I get aches in my neck and throat which makes it difficult to breathing. This get worse when I panic. I think it feels like a pain inside my rib cage, mainly in center. I had a panic attack and went to a+e about 3 months ago but x rays that were clear. My anxiety is not that bad some days but the pains are getting worse. I've been told these are all symptoms of anxiety but they are getting really hard to deal with so I want to stop smoking weed and see if it improves.
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Hello I am having the same problem you are having...I've been smoking for 14 years almost everyday of my life! Now I have been getting a heavy feeling in center of my chest and pressure type pain. The pain doesnt begin until about 10-15 mins after I smoke marijuana. I'm beginning to think my marijuana is being laced and my heart/body is fighting off the chemicals???!!! Don't know exactly...   Thanks!!!    Brent
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I hv same problem, what can i do ??? please reply me, i need your suggestion.
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Sometimes, not all, you can have gases in your chest due to constipation or acid reflux.  Gas can be very painful and move all around your body.  If you feel this pain while high it can lead to paranoia and panic attacks which in turn will lead to severe anxiety.  Before calling 911 or rushing to the ER, try a few home remedies first.  A half teaspoon of Baking Soda with a glass of water helps expel gas from your body.  Club soda also is a nice quick fix to burping the pain away.  Any carbonated drinks would ease your pain as well.  Please know that if you were having a heart attack you would be absolutely sure of it.  Heart attacks are unbelievably painful and rest assured you would not be confused about having one.  Get checked for acid reflux and take the proper medication.  Put more fiber in your diet so you're not allowing yourself to get too gassy.  The next time you smoke a bowl understand that as soon as you feel a pain and start to panic, you will become very anxious, and anxiety is very hard to get rid of.  Just relax and understand that your anxiety is making the pain greater.  If you relax your body and let the pain come and go, you should be fine.  I hope this helps
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if u don't wanna stop i suggest you vaporize the marijuana it kills all the harmful chemicals and it gives you the best of the plant
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what ever happened about your diagonsis?
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