Pain in upper left Pectoral muscle...

Nakatomi2010

So, this kinda relates to the Panic Attack thread I made awhile ago...

Every since that Panic Attack I had on the 21st I had a pain in my upper left pectoral muscle, and its persisted through today (So, 5 days going now)...

I DID see a doctor at a walk-in urgent care clinic, and they went through the tests, even did an EKG and told me everything looked good, but that I had most likely some how pulled my pectoral muscle...

Personally I don't believe this is the case... The most stenuous task I performed was moving desktop computer around in boxes, packing and unpacking laptops, and at the very moment that the panic attack occured I was typing... soo... Personally I don't see how I could've pulled my pectoral muscle by typing...


Anyways... He gave me a perscription for Neproxin, which I took at 8pm and has so far done nothing for me...

Reading online I see other people have had the same issue, some of them for years, but one really seems to be able to put their finger on it...


So I come here wondering if maybe someone might have a better idea.... Sound lame, but its the truth...

And I saw I've seen the doctor already....

Anyways... Thanks in advance for you input..... I'm fairly certain its not a cardiac problem, and that it is something to do with my pectoral muscle, which has made me believe it was a cardiac problem, the doctor made me realize that part, so now I just need to figure out why this muscle pain is there....

brandotheninjamaster

My wife suffered from panic attacks for a long time. She would have almost constant pain in her chest. Went to the hospital and everything was fine. She eventually was put on zoloft (sp) and zanex (sp). Medicine slowed her down and allowed her to have her life back. Also, she would have shortness of breath and even stop breathing in her sleep. All because of panic attacks. You may want to consider seeing a psychologist to see if you have the formal symptoms.

Nakatomi2010

I know no one really cares, but knowing this helped me, and I believe has given me some "Mind over matter" power....

It's my belief that my issue is costochondritis... Which is essentially inflamation of the cartiledge around the ribs, thus causing heart attack like symptoms....

Thanks for the input ninjamaster.... Definatly something I will take into account....

supabeast

I have the cartilage inflammation problem stemming from a childhood infection, but to me it’s always felt much deeper than muscle pain.

Anyway, your doctor is probably right. You don’t have to do anything athletic to pull a muscle. A tiny twitch at the wrong time can pull a muscle and cause it to spasm for days. This sort of thing can be caused by stress—as chronic back pain often is—so it’s quite possibly related to your panic attack. Give it a few days to go away, and in the meanwhile, go get some mild exercise—including your upper body, not just walking around—to blow off steam and keep the muscle loose. If the pain doesn’t go away, see a doctor and ask about spasms. If there is a mild spasm that’s keeping the muscle screwed up, there are non-narcotic muscle relaxers that can be used make the spasm stop.