I am a teenager and lately I have been experiencing pains in the center of my chest. At first it was discomforting and shortened my breath a little but the last time it increased and made my chest very tight and made me unable to hardly breathe. I laid down and the pain settled although I was unable to get up because the pain was so bad. Lately I have taken up some exercising. Could that have a reason to why this is happening?
Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. In my opinion it is musculoskeletal pain only. As it was aggravated by exercise. But as a rule in chest pain, we have to rule out cardiac causes first. So better to get done ECG for cardiac causes. If it is normal than it is mostly musculoskeletal pain. So try to avoid strenuous exercise, avoid heavy weight lifting and take good muscle relaxant and painkillers. Stress and anxiety can also cause these symptoms.  So better to avoid stress and anxiety and keep calm and be relaxed.