Really horrible Chest Pain!?!
Question: Really horrible Chest Pain!.?
I'm 17 years old and I am a smoker. I am not overweight at all either.
(I know I shouldnt but its an easy habbit to take up and a VERY hard one to quit so i dont want a lecture about it because I kick myself everyday for it).
Over the past couple of weeks I have been getting extremely bad chest pain when i breath in. Its that bad that I grab my chest and automatically lean over because of the pain... This usually lasts anywhere between 2-20 minutes and after it goes away upto 2 hours before it will start happening again. A couple of times just before I got chest pain i got shooting pain up my left arm from the tip of my middle finger upto my shoulder which lasted about 2 minutes each time then I got the chest pain.
All day today I have just had constant chest pain.. it has only gone away twice and only for 5 minutes before it came back. It really hurts to breath and I think I am having heart palputations as my heart beat feels abnormal.
I'm not too sure what to do... It's 2am here and im not sure if I need some sort of medical attention now or if i should wait until the morning and see my doctor.
What could this be and what should I do.?
Thanks
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(I know I shouldnt but its an easy habbit to take up and a VERY hard one to quit so i dont want a lecture about it because I kick myself everyday for it).
Over the past couple of weeks I have been getting extremely bad chest pain when i breath in. Its that bad that I grab my chest and automatically lean over because of the pain... This usually lasts anywhere between 2-20 minutes and after it goes away upto 2 hours before it will start happening again. A couple of times just before I got chest pain i got shooting pain up my left arm from the tip of my middle finger upto my shoulder which lasted about 2 minutes each time then I got the chest pain.
All day today I have just had constant chest pain.. it has only gone away twice and only for 5 minutes before it came back. It really hurts to breath and I think I am having heart palputations as my heart beat feels abnormal.
I'm not too sure what to do... It's 2am here and im not sure if I need some sort of medical attention now or if i should wait until the morning and see my doctor.
What could this be and what should I do.?
Thanks
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Answers:
I would wake up a parent and have them take you to the ER. People younger than you have had heart attacks; even if they are fit and seemingly in good health. This sounds serious enough to warrant an ER visit. I hope all is well.Health Question & Answer