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Chest Pains and Muscle Spasms?

I’m athletic non-smoker, don’t drink and not overweight. My pressure is 134/75 average and LDL is 170, Triglycerides 70 and HDL is 101. My doctor put me on a low dose of Caduet for one month. Since I stopped taking it I have started experiencing some discomfort in my chest or upper abdomen area. There was a few times I felt I was going to die of a heart attack. After I exercise the pain goes away. When I wake up in the morning I don’t have any pain. I am thinking about having an EKG done, but someone told me I’d be wasting my time if I am not experiencing any irregularity in my chest. I’m worried I’m going to have a big heart attack. Has anyone experienced anything like this? Is it anxiety – I’m not stressed. My blood pressure and cholesterol aren’t really considered high risk enough for heart attack. So what is it?

I totally understand your feeling. You certainly don’t sound like you are “at risk” but it might be a good idea to check with your doc anyway.
Sounds more like gastritis. Your friend is somewhat right about the EKG but it will show at the very least a normal baseline if you get further symptoms. And it does show old infarcts which might be symptomless.
As I get older I get strange “feelings” in my chest and all I want is to get an EKG to put my mind at ease. I go to my doctor and tell him I’m getting chest pain and immediately it’s call 911 and a big fuss when all I wanted was an EKG.
Sorry to ramble a bit there but you really don’t sound like there’s a problem. Chest pain from a coronary is unmistakable.

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