Do you ever get Pain....in the center of your chest?

Please let me know what the Doc says, I'd be interested. Everything I'm reading says to go to the doctors for an evaluation of the heart.

I'm glad you went to the doctors. All the symptoms you're having though sound so close to heart attack symptoms like what my Mother-in-law experiences before she has a heart attack or arteries are clogged and she needs surgery. She too has the hiatel hernea and she won't even try to eat a big meal any more because of the pains that result from doing so. I pray they findout what's really causing the pain and help you get relief. Keep in touch about it okay.

So I went to the Cardiologists and he told me that he didn't think it was my heart but he would do a stress test on my heart just to make sure, and I had the stress test done and everything came back ok with that test. Everyone is telling me that the pains are probably from anxiety attacks or a hiatel hernia. I have read up on anxiety attacks and from what I read I don't think that is it, because those can last hours or even days. I am thinking maybe the Hiatel hernia, because I get indigestion from everything including water. I have been trying to keep track of what I do and eat during the day to see if that goes with any of the symptoms for the H Hernia. One of the problems is eating large meals and then having the pain later that night, and I know two of the very very bad pains were the days when I had a large dinner. So I guess I will have to spend some more money and have some more tests done.

Were you under heavy stress when the Panic attack happened? Did you take anything to help the pain go away or just hang in there through it?

I was despressed during that time to very badly so the Dr. put me on Paxil which helped but they never gave me anything for the panic attacks. The Paxil did help alot yea I was under stress but it was more from having to go and do something on my own or go out of the house. Are you experiencing panic attacks?

I can't call it a panic attack, because I'm not stressed. I did think maybe it was gas or indigestion, but it comes on when there was nothing to cause indigestion. Just a sharp pain in the center of my chest. So painful that if I move it gets worse, but I can move if I have to just with severe chest pain. It'll last for about a minute or so. I try to take an aspirin if I feel it starting and that seems to help it subside. It's happened about 5 times within the last 3 months. I'll have to get checked out.

Now that's a description I haven't heard before, but you know...in a way it does feel like a biting feeling. Does that pain last very long or go away shortly? Thanks for sharing.