I recently had a check up for a sharp pain that I have been feeling in my chest for over 2 months now..it will be a year in January since I quit smoking however a stressful situation has caused me to smoke a few today..but I am not going to smoke anymore.I have been out of work for a while and recently been going thru hard times with a new relationship I started 3 months ago. I would like to know if this is strictly stress related or has anything to do with a possible thalasemia  in my system. It feels and sounds like heart attack symptoms but not for the nausea and shakes..any idea what this may be?
Hello! Thank you for asking on Chat Doctor! I read your question carefully and understand your concern. Your symptoms don't seem to be cardiac related. So don't worry about that! Have you measured your blood pressure and heart rate during these episodes? Is this pain modulated by respiration or body movements? This would be more indicative for a muscle skeleton pain. Chostochon Chat Doctor. ) could mimic these symptoms. I recommend consulting with your GP for a careful physical examination, a resting ECG, a chest x-ray and some blood lab tests