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What Causes Pressure In The Centre Of The Chest And Nausea?
Question: i have had several instances of pressure in the center of my chest with some nausea. Tonight it is really bad, I vomitted and was drenched in a cold sweat. Im doing better now after 5 hrs....still queasy and still feel the pressure. Any idea what it could be? It usually passes much much sooner. Someone recently suggested maybe anxiety attack......?
I am also a type 1 diabetic
I am also a type 1 diabetic
Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:
Dear XXXXXXX
I went through your query and from the symptoms that you have mentioned, it seems that you are having panic attacks. It is a condition where a person suddenly develops anxiety associated with restlessness, palpitations, chest pain or heaviness, nausea, sweating, breathlessness with a feeling of impending doom or fear of heart attack/ death (all symptoms need not necessarily be present). It usually lasts for minutes to hours and subsides on its own.
However, it is important to rule out any underlying medical condition and investigations like ECG (electrocardiogram), Thyroid profile and complete blood counts would be recommended.
I would suggest that you seek a psychiatric consultation for complete evaluation. Panic attacks are amenable to treatment with medications like paroxetine or sertraline. In addition doing exercise regularly would be helpful. Relaxation exercises in form of deep breathing and progressive muscular relaxation would be additionally beneficial.
I do hope that I was able to answer your query. Please feel free to ask any further questions that you might have.
Best wishes,
Dr. Sunil Gupta
Please see details below.
Detailed Answer:
Dear XXXXXXX
I went through your query and from the symptoms that you have mentioned, it seems that you are having panic attacks. It is a condition where a person suddenly develops anxiety associated with restlessness, palpitations, chest pain or heaviness, nausea, sweating, breathlessness with a feeling of impending doom or fear of heart attack/ death (all symptoms need not necessarily be present). It usually lasts for minutes to hours and subsides on its own.
However, it is important to rule out any underlying medical condition and investigations like ECG (electrocardiogram), Thyroid profile and complete blood counts would be recommended.
I would suggest that you seek a psychiatric consultation for complete evaluation. Panic attacks are amenable to treatment with medications like paroxetine or sertraline. In addition doing exercise regularly would be helpful. Relaxation exercises in form of deep breathing and progressive muscular relaxation would be additionally beneficial.
I do hope that I was able to answer your query. Please feel free to ask any further questions that you might have.
Best wishes,
Dr. Sunil Gupta
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Dear Dr. XXXXXXX
Thank you. The more I have thought on it, panic attack makes sense to my current life situation. I will take your advice and go get checked out. And....You are quite correct.....I was scared it was my heart.
Again, thank you.
Thank you. The more I have thought on it, panic attack makes sense to my current life situation. I will take your advice and go get checked out. And....You are quite correct.....I was scared it was my heart.
Again, thank you.
Brief Answer:
You will be fine with treatment.
Detailed Answer:
Dear XXXXXXX
Thanks for following up and your feedback. I am glad that you are going to follow my advice and get yourself evaluated.
I am sure that with proper treatment, you will soon be over this situation and become symptom free. If you have any query regarding your problem at any moment in future, you can contact me at:
http://doctor.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-sunil-gupta/67657
In case you don't have any further query now, please close the discussion and rate the answer.
Wishing you speedy recovery,
Dr. Sunil Gupta
You will be fine with treatment.
Detailed Answer:
Dear XXXXXXX
Thanks for following up and your feedback. I am glad that you are going to follow my advice and get yourself evaluated.
I am sure that with proper treatment, you will soon be over this situation and become symptom free. If you have any query regarding your problem at any moment in future, you can contact me at:
http://doctor.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-sunil-gupta/67657
In case you don't have any further query now, please close the discussion and rate the answer.
Wishing you speedy recovery,
Dr. Sunil Gupta
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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