heart pounds with chest pain hello im a 22 year old female. for the past 2 weeks Ive been having extremely sharp chest pains. my hearts tends to pound, and sometimes speed up. the pain varies, sometimes it last 2 minutes and sometimes 20. but for the first time last night the pain woke me up out of my sleep. the pain travels through out my body sometimes... to either my arm, back or neck. Ive been researching it but my pain gets worse by the day. I dont wanna go to the er if its not necessary but I dont have insurance to see a doctor. so Ive just been in pain, hoping it goes away.
Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. I can understand your concern. In my opinion, possibility of stress and anxiety related symptoms is more but better to get done ECG to rule out heart diseases because heart diseases can cause similar kind of pain. If ECG is normal then no need to worry about heart diseases. Stress and anxiety appear more in your case. So avoid stress and tension, be relaxed and calm. Consult psychiatrist and get done counselling sessions. Try to identify stressor in your life and start working on its solution. You may need anxiolytic Chat Doctor.  Counselling plays very important role in control of anxiety along with