sometimes i have this pain in the middle of my chest about two inches above my nipples.....?

Question

i notice the same pain when i pick something heavy up or when im bending over.....this pain doesnt happen every time i bend or lift just sometimes....its worring me....ohhh ya when i lay down sometimes it hurts too....the pain is like a 2 or 3 on one two ten scale...i have panic attacks sometimes and when i have this pain i sometimes panic...so i may be worring about it too much......23 male

Answer 1

too young to worry about heart disease with chest pains that change with activity. This leads to the muskuloskeletal pain category. one possibility is just muscles, another is costochondritis if you are tender in the mid clavicular line(vertical line through your nipples approximately) area. take tylenol or motrin and avoid too much activity for a few days. Heart burn should not be activity associated, should worsen after eating some foods and worsen at night. Chest pains with difficulty in breathing could suggest either respiratory illnesses, heart problemsor anxiety, talk to a doctor if symptoms persist or worsen, good luck