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What Causes Tightness In The Chest?

I am wondering if I should be real concerned my chest gets really tight feeling for awhile and then just comes & goes but it doesn't seem right! I have bad circulation could that be apart of the problem? I am 35 year old woman with 4 kids and have had my galblader removed and now overweight.
posted on Thu, 13 Mar 2014
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Thanks for your question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
In my opinion, we should first rule out heart diseases for your chest tightness.
So get done blood pressure monitoring, ecg, 2d echo and stress test (trade mill test).
If all these are normal then no need to worry for heart diseases.
Sometimes undiagnosed stress and anxiety can also cause chest tightness.
So consult psychiatrist and get done counselling sessions.
Try to identify stressor in your life and start working on its solution.
You may need anxiolytic drugs too.
Don't worry, you will be alright with all these. Avoid stress and tension, be relax and calm.
Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.
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What Causes Tightness In The Chest?

Thanks for your question on Healthcare Magic. I can understand your concern. In my opinion, we should first rule out heart diseases for your chest tightness. So get done blood pressure monitoring, ecg, 2d echo and stress test (trade mill test). If all these are normal then no need to worry for heart diseases. Sometimes undiagnosed stress and anxiety can also cause chest tightness. So consult psychiatrist and get done counselling sessions. Try to identify stressor in your life and start working on its solution. You may need anxiolytic drugs too. Don t worry, you will be alright with all these. Avoid stress and tension, be relax and calm. Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.