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What Causes Chest Pain With Pins And Needles Sensation In Left Hand?

I have had a pain in the left to middle of my chest for 48hrs, this is causing me difficulty in deep breathing. I also have pins and needles in my laft hand and my hand feels slighly numb. Last night I had a very upset stomach D/V, but do not feel nausious today.

I take sertraline 50mg per day for post traumatic stress.

Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Thanks for your question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
In my opinion, we should first rule out heart diseases in your case because your all symptoms are classical of heart diseases.
So first get done
1. Blood pressure monitoring
2. Ecg
3. 2d echo
4. Stress test (trade mill test).
If all these are normal then no need to worry for heart diseases.
Sometimes stress and anxiety can also cause similar symptoms.
You are taking sertralin for your stress. Along with drugs, counselling by psychiatrist is also needed for better stress management.
So consult psychiatrist and get done counselling sessions. Try to identify stressor in your life and start working on it's solution.
Don't worry, you will be alright.
Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.
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What Causes Chest Pain With Pins And Needles Sensation In Left Hand?

Thanks for your question on Healthcare Magic. I can understand your concern. In my opinion, we should first rule out heart diseases in your case because your all symptoms are classical of heart diseases. So first get done 1. Blood pressure monitoring 2. Ecg 3. 2d echo 4. Stress test (trade mill test). If all these are normal then no need to worry for heart diseases. Sometimes stress and anxiety can also cause similar symptoms. You are taking sertralin for your stress. Along with drugs, counselling by psychiatrist is also needed for better stress management. So consult psychiatrist and get done counselling sessions. Try to identify stressor in your life and start working on it s solution. Don t worry, you will be alright. Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.