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Q: what causes tightness of chest?

at 1st,SOB,cold sweat n giddiness(light headed).after a few hrs,i experience tightness of chest.(not chest pain) i can't lay down straight(the breathing got worse) and i have to either sit up or stand up.doc says im perfectly normal, nothin wrong with me after a serials of xrays and tests.i have to sleep with the help of the oxygen tank to breathe.my final diagnosis is acid reflux which i don't think is the cause. what should i do? what is wrong with me?

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7/20/09 6:38pm

panic attack, heartburn, heart problems, stress

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7/22/09 7:59am

panic attack, stress???!!! nah i dnt think so..i was in a totally relax kinda envoirnment at that moment.. i just came out of my shower,preparing for work..ever since that "attack" i have not fully recover yet. if it's stress or panic attack, it should not linger for a period of time. anyway thanks for the useful answer

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10/13/10 5:21pm

I am researching tight chest too, cause i get it also....maybe shortness of breath too.  i am 49 and just starting to excercise and i think this will help, but i don't know.

 

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By duettes— Last Modified: 12/26/10, First Published: 07/20/09