i have pain on my heart sometimes.. is it just being tired?its not all the time.should i worry?

Question

my dad and his family all has heart disease. my dad had heart attacks before. i am 23 years old

i dont eat any burgers or junk food. actually i dont eat much. but when i was 16 my colestrol level was high. i dont know in that age how it was high. i've never been over weight.

Answer 1

Yes you should find out the cause of these pains , then you can decide if you need to worry. If you dont find out the cause then I am going to worry. I have had several sucessful heart attacks, Angioplasty , and quadrupal Bipass Surgary . I am now 64 years old , my first heart attack was when I was 45 but I know many people who have had them when they were much younger. You should know that one of every three people who have heart attacks have little or no warning except sudden death. Dont worry ...Just do somthing!!!

Answer 2

It would be incredibly rare for someone of your age to be having heart problems. There have been cases of people in their twenties having heart attacks but they were all morbidily obese, but I'm guessing someone with the login "healthy" is probably not. There are many things that could mimic "pain in the chest" but an often one is simply gastric reflux or "heartburn". Try taking some "Tums" the next time you feel this pain. If it goes away, you have your answer. If I was a physician (four more years!) I would would do an ECG on you in the office and check your blood pressure. If it checked out, chances are your pain has nothing to do with your heart.

Answer 3

no you shouldent worrie. you should get it checked out..The classic symptom of a heart attack is chest pain that is unrelieved by rest and often spreads or radiates through the upper body to the arms, neck, shoulders, or jaw. However, some patients may only experience chest pressure/discomfort, with or without other symptoms such as shortness of breath, palpitations, fainting, fatigue, sweating, or nausea. In contrast with men, women are more likely to feel fatigue or nausea prior to a heart attack. They also feel pain high in the abdomen and chest, and even in the back, neck, or jaw. Whatever the nature of the pain, it does not have to be jarring or obvious for it to signal an impending heart attack. In fact, obvious pain is a better signal of an impending heart attack than discomfort or heartburn-like symptoms, which can be easily ignored or mistaken for indigestion.
Just as some people experience no symptoms during silent ischemia, some people can have a silent heart attack without knowing it. Up to 25 percent of heart attacks are symptom-free. Of course, the absence of symptoms does not mean the absence of damage to the heart muscle. Unfortunately, people having a silent heart attack are unaware that they need to seek proper treatment immediately and additional heart-related events or damage may occur.

risk factors:
High fat/high cholesterol diet
Family history of coronary artery disease
Diabetes
Lack of exercise
Obesity (being overweight)
Stress

Answer 4

Its sounds like you may have familial hypercholestrolemia. This is a genetic disease that causes an increased level of LDL (bad) cholesterol circulating in the blood. Since you have a family history of heart disease and you had high cholesterol levels, this could be a problem. Its good to have it checked out.

Cholesterol deposits in coronary arteries that supply blood to your heart decreases blood perfusion and therefore causes your heart to work at a harder pace. This can be a problem in the future.

Answer 5

CoQ10 to stengthen your heart beat
Proanthocyanidines (grape seed extract) to keep every vein in your body in the best shape from head to toe and relieve the strain on your major organs. Also keeps blood platelets from sticking together and much more
grapefruit pectin to safely and signifiicantly reduce your bad cholesteroll
Do all under the care of a health care professional. In my opinion, preferably a naturalpath which I am not. This is just a few of the natural remedies with which I have had success.

Answer 6

Please please discuss this with your doctor. This really needs to be checked out.

I just read recently about a 22 yo had a heart attack driving down the road. Ran track, played football in high school, still worked out regularly. Fortunately he survived with no major damage to himself or others.

He too has a family history of heart disease. Better safe than sorry. Noone is too young.

Answer 7

not all chest pains mean heart attack, but that doesn't mean we should ignore them.

your high cholesterol concerns me. i suggest you take periodic blood tests (maybe once or twice a year) to see where you're at. since you have a history of heart problems, and high cholesterol -- a lifestyle change is needed -- eat healthier foods, exercise, and if you are smoking -- quit.

just because you don't have a heart problem (yet) doesn't mean you should not do anything to prevent it.

prevention is ALWAYS the best cure

Answer 8

u dont get pain if u r tired. u will feel inhale and exhale more if u r tired.. pain cud be becoz of the reason that any blood vessel is having problem like getting sqeezed or something else while the bloodflow is happening... its high time u consult a doctor...
though ur age will save u from those things.. u have to take precautions from now onwards to prevent them in the future..
start exercising .... walk to live....:))

cheers
babu

Answer 9

Please relax, u r to young to worry about heart attacks. the pain u feel on the side of your heart is due to gas in your stomach, when u eat 2 much fatty foods like burgers etc. Hope u r loving it (but not too much)

Answer 10

Worrying about it won't do you anygood. Given your family history your Dr should fully understand your concerns and be able to check you over and reassure you.

It is more likely to be muscle cramps -even slouching at a desk all day can give you those! Or heartburn/ indigestion which can be very painful.

You are young and it is very unlikely to be angina.