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What Causes Chest Pain And Numbness In Arm While Smoking Crystal Meth?

I'm a 20 year old female, 5'10, about 140 lbs. I have been experiencing some chest pains in my upper left chest area and feeling some numbness and tingling in my left arm when smoke crystal meth. I think it may be from anxiety and was told once (not by a doctor) that I was experiencing a panic attack because when I feel this way I start freaking out and think I'm dying. The pain in my chest is above my left breast and pretty mild, more annoying than actually painful. I know the answer is obviously dont smoke meth to get rid of these symptoms but was just wondering what could be going wrong and if I have heart problems....
Wed, 15 Jul 2015
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Crytal meth is very hard on the heart because it is a stress hormone. If the heart is not able to get enough blood, then it will be sore and/or die off. Bad. Implies heart problems from meth. There are many reasons why it could occur. While it could be due to an underlying heart problem it is more likely just the meth increasing heart rate a while lowering heart circulation.
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What Causes Chest Pain And Numbness In Arm While Smoking Crystal Meth?

Crytal meth is very hard on the heart because it is a stress hormone. If the heart is not able to get enough blood, then it will be sore and/or die off. Bad. Implies heart problems from meth. There are many reasons why it could occur. While it could be due to an underlying heart problem it is more likely just the meth increasing heart rate a while lowering heart circulation.