Hi I m a 18 year old female and for the past couple months i have been experiencing chest pains on the right side of my heart. At first the pain will be sharp and it ll hurt to take a deep breath and feel like someone is squeezing my heart which will last a few seconds. Then there will be a dull aching pain afterwards that drags out. I m not an athlete but my health and diet is very well and I rarely get stressed out plus I m pretty good at relieving stress. I m not sure what is wrong with my heart please help.
Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. Chest pain on breathing can be due to pleurisy (inflammation of pleura). The common causes for pleurisy are1. Pneumonia2. Pleural effusion.3. Tuberculosis get done chest x-ray to rule out all these. If chest x-ray is normal, then get done ECG to rule out cardiac cause. If both are normal then you must be having muscle pull and muscular pain. So try to follow these steps for better symptomatic relief.1. Avoid heavy weight lifting.2. Avoid strenuous exercise.3. Avoid movements causing pain.4. Take good painkiller and muscle relaxant.5. Apply warm water pad on affected site.