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Discomfort Below Breastbone, Fluttering In Chest, Palpitation, Sleeplessness. On Co Codamol. What Is The Reason?
Hi My name is Elaine. I am 49yrs old. I have had these simptoms for 4 days now. I have visited my GP and the ECG seems normal and also I have a history in having these pains before and every thing seems fine.
The trouble is that I am still in a lot of discomfort and I feel very uncomfortable just below my breast bone. The pain is there all the time and hurts alot when I walk around.My GP has perscribed me cocodamal which I am taking but it makes me feel sick and dopy. It does help with the pain and reduces it so that I can just about sleep.
I do get alot of palpitations and I can sometimes feel that my chest is fluttering.
The trouble is that I am still in a lot of discomfort and I feel very uncomfortable just below my breast bone. The pain is there all the time and hurts alot when I walk around.My GP has perscribed me cocodamal which I am taking but it makes me feel sick and dopy. It does help with the pain and reduces it so that I can just about sleep.
I do get alot of palpitations and I can sometimes feel that my chest is fluttering.
Mon, 26 Aug 2013
Hi, thanks for writing to HCM.
There are many causes and conditions that produce anterior chest wall pain. A few of them are
* Cardiac causes
*Disease of the lungs -Bronchospasm, pneumonia, Tracheitis etc
*Musculoskeletal - costochondritis, intercostal myalgia etc
*Gastrointestinal system - Oesophagitis, Gastric ulcer etc
* Neurological - Herpes infection etc
* Anxiety and emotion
So, a detailed clinical examination by a physician is needed to establish a possible diagnosis.
Hope this information is helpful. Good day
There are many causes and conditions that produce anterior chest wall pain. A few of them are
* Cardiac causes
*Disease of the lungs -Bronchospasm, pneumonia, Tracheitis etc
*Musculoskeletal - costochondritis, intercostal myalgia etc
*Gastrointestinal system - Oesophagitis, Gastric ulcer etc
* Neurological - Herpes infection etc
* Anxiety and emotion
So, a detailed clinical examination by a physician is needed to establish a possible diagnosis.
Hope this information is helpful. Good day
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