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Hello there, I have been having shooting chest pain out of the blue...alot lately - and I am becoming quite concerned. It is a sharp stabbing pain - it comes and then leaves right away - normally it is here and gone before I know it, but it is very real. I trying to tell myself it is just anxiety - becuase that is the logical thing to do. But it keeps happening -just sitting there -- anyone else ever have this?

I have the same type of chest pain on occasion. My doctor assures me that my health is fine, not my heart, etc. I do feel it is anxiety. My chest sometimes has a tightening type feeling also and the doctor says it is anxiety and the fact that I tend to overbreath. If you have not already, I would recommend you mention these pains to your doctor just to rule out any health problems and give you that piece of mind. Good luck! God bless you!

Hi There,
Please see a doctor to rule out anything. If they say your heart is fine it could be skeletal. Maybe a chiropractor. I had shooting pain and it turned out a chiropractor and occasional massage does the trick.

It may very well be costochondritis, which is an inflammation of the junctions where the upper ribs join with the cartilage that holds them to the breastbone or sternum. The condition causes localized chest pain that you can reproduce by pushing on the cartilage in the front of your ribcage. Costochondritis is a relatively harmless condition and usually goes away without treatment. The cause is usually unknown.

I get this and and off since 2006. Since my father passed away @ 77 four months after a heart attack, I had been fearful whenever I got the chest pain, it was a heart attack. I have cardio exams since late 2005 (a year later is when the pain became more frequent), including a nuclear stress test almost a year ago. A nuc stress test is considered the best way to examine the heart. This test and all the others were negative. In fact when the cardiologist looked at the nuc test, he said my heart is the healthiest he has seen in 2 years .

Here are some links on it

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<A HREF="http://www.emedicinehealth.com/costo...article_em.htm" TARGET=_blank>http://www.emedicinehealth.com/costo... ... _em.htm</A>

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I get this every once in a while too. I've had lots of tests done and heart is good. Just anxiety. See a dr. and get some tests and then you know its fine and it helps to not get anxious about it.

Hello!! I have chestpain too and it hurts right over my heart, sometimes it been there for several days. When I'm doing the breathing exercises the pain goes away and I really feel that it helps.I know it's my anxiety and that helps to because I don't have to worried over my heart condition.