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Suggest Treatment For Chest Pain And Difficulty In Breathing

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Posted on Sun, 25 Jun 2017
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Question : I keep on hiccuping getting chest pain and then passing out while gasping for breath, what is happening?
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Answered by Dr. Rishu Saxena (50 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Pain is due to spasm of involuntary muscles.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for asking query on this forum.
Chest pain of cardiac origin is highly unlikely at a age of 17.
A hiccup is an involuntary spasm of the diaphragm and respiratory organs, with a sudden closure of the glottis and a characteristic gulping sound.This action requires contraction and spasm, of a number of muscles.Thsi spasm causes excessive fatigue in muscles leading to pain which you are feeling in chest.
I would start you on Baclofen-You should start taking this drug on the following schedule
Days 1–3: Take 5 mg three times per day.
After that taper it for next three days and then stop it.
This is a prescription medicine. Your local doctor will know about it.

Once hiccups will stop excessive muscle spasm and fatigue would be gone and chest pain would go away.
Thanks.
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Suggest Treatment For Chest Pain And Difficulty In Breathing

Brief Answer: Pain is due to spasm of involuntary muscles. Detailed Answer: Hi, Thanks for asking query on this forum. Chest pain of cardiac origin is highly unlikely at a age of 17. A hiccup is an involuntary spasm of the diaphragm and respiratory organs, with a sudden closure of the glottis and a characteristic gulping sound.This action requires contraction and spasm, of a number of muscles.Thsi spasm causes excessive fatigue in muscles leading to pain which you are feeling in chest. I would start you on Baclofen-You should start taking this drug on the following schedule Days 1–3: Take 5 mg three times per day. After that taper it for next three days and then stop it. This is a prescription medicine. Your local doctor will know about it. Once hiccups will stop excessive muscle spasm and fatigue would be gone and chest pain would go away. Thanks.