I Am A 14 Year Old Girl And I Have Been Having Pains In My Upperbody And Left Arm Also Shortness Of Breathing?
Friday
Nov 27, 2009
the pain is more like a discomfort inmy chest back neck and left arm i have been having it for the past week and i also have a shortness of breathing and my heart has irregular beats like fluttering and i dont know whats wrong i ask my friends and they say i could have a heart attack cause they are symtoms i cant sleep for it i am going to the doctors if it gets any worse does any one have any ideas what it is and could i have a heart attack even tho there isnt anything up with my heart from when i was a child
18 Year Old: Heart Attack Symptoms After Very Intense Work Out
Tuesday
Nov 17, 2009
Hi
I’m 18 years old and have been working out very hard for 3 weeks. Lifting weights 5 days a week and running 6 days a week (for nearly 40 mins a day). I’m decently fit and in pretty good health but this new work out was pushing my body beyond its limits. 2 days ago when I was running I felt some slight pain in my left chest which was radiating out into my upper left back and my left arm. I quickly stopped exercising and about 30 mins later the pain went away. The next day I went running again with slightly more intensity and had the same pain again (this time with pressure and tightness in the chest). I stopped immediately and just started to rest, yet the pain persisted for the entire day. The next day, the pain in my heart was almost gone but I still had some slight pain and pressure/tightness in my upper left chest and left arm (which disappears and reappears every once in a while), and the pain in my heart becomes slightly noticeable with any activity which makes my heart work a little (even moderate-fast walking). I know heart attacks are very uncommon for an 18 year old, but these symptoms are quite worrying. Also I have no history of heart disease in my family. The good thing I notice is that the conditions are slowly improving (the pain is pretty much completely gone as I write this, but still comes back a little occasionally.)
How serious does this situation sound? What should I be doing about it? I am quite nervous about this and will be seeing the doctor in a few weeks (currently out of the country.)
Thank You for your time and consideration