Having extreme pressure & discomfort in my chest. My heart is pounding away in my throat feels tight. Feels like a major problem but I am the sole support for my family & I absolutely cannot afford my insurance deductible. Don t know what to do. Wife does not know, nor my boss.
Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. Pressure in chest with pounding feeling in heart can be seen in cardiac diseases. So we need to rule out cardiac cause first. So get done ECG and 2D Echo to rule out this. If both are normal than no need to worry much for cardiac cause. Get done thyroid level as hyperthyroidism can also give similar symptoms. If this is also normal than mostly anxiety is the cause. So avoid stress and tension. Be relax and calm. Consult psychiatrist and identify stressor in life and work out the solution.