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What Causes Increasing Chest Pain During Stress?
I am a 37 yr old woman, smoker, who has had alot of stress in my life for the last few months. I have noticed my chest pain come on for about a month now and getting progressivley worse everytime i have an attack. Should I go to my dr or go to the ER?
Fri, 20 Oct 2017
You should go to your doctor to have this worked out. Recurrent chest pain during stress can be due to a multitude of causes, the most common ones being anxiety, acid reflux from the stomach, and heart disease.
Your doctor can take a medical history and get more details of your symptoms and order an ECG to start off with.
Your doctor can take a medical history and get more details of your symptoms and order an ECG to start off with.
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