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Sudden Pain In Chest, Heartburn, Pepto, Sharp Pain While Breathing, Pain While Lying Down, Tylenol To Reduce Pain

I was laying on my left side when there was sudden pain on the left side of my chest . I freaked out and sat up. I ruled out heart attack and figured it was heartburn . I took some Pepto and well it didn t work. I ve been up for 2 hours freaking out cause when I breathe in there is a sharp pain. It is only located on my left side around my boob. I can t lay down because the pain starts again. So I m sitting up and exhausted. I was wondering if it was muscle problems and if I could take a Tylenol or something to numb the pain so I can sleep. When I sit up I m fine, but as soon as I bend over it hurts. Is there anything I can do? Oh yeh, I m 25 and have had a cold for a week as well.
posted on Thu, 26 Apr 2012
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Hello.
Thanks for writing to us.
From your symptoms, it seems that the pain in your chest is likely to be due to chest congestion. Doing a steam inhalation will help in opening up the airways and will decrease the pain. Taking Tylenol is not likely to make much difference.
I hope this information has been both informative and helpful for you.
Regards,
Dr. Praveen Tayal
drtayal72@gmail.com
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Sudden Pain In Chest, Heartburn, Pepto, Sharp Pain While Breathing, Pain While Lying Down, Tylenol To Reduce Pain

Hello. Thanks for writing to us. From your symptoms, it seems that the pain in your chest is likely to be due to chest congestion. Doing a steam inhalation will help in opening up the airways and will decrease the pain. Taking Tylenol is not likely to make much difference. I hope this information has been both informative and helpful for you. Regards, Dr. Praveen Tayal drtayal72@gmail.com