Im 16 year old boy 5 11 175 lbs, not in the greatest physical condition. Every once in a while I will have periods of extreme shortness of breath and it feels like my chest is very tight. Im worried I may be having a heart attack, Im also starting to sweat and having heart palpitations at times. My grandma is telling me she thinks it is just indigestion but im worried. Please help
Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. I can understand your concern. In my opinion, we should definitely rule out heart diseases for your symptoms. So get done ECG, 2d echo and stress test (trade mill test). If all these are normal then no need to worry about heart diseases. Sometimes undiagnosed stress and anxiety can also cause similar symptoms. So avoid stress and tension, be relaxed and calm. Stress causes gastritis which in turn causes these symptoms. So take pantoprazole (antacid) on empty stomach.Don't worry, you will be alright with all these. Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.