Chest pains

WashingtonQueen

For the past week and a half I have been having stabbing chest pains right over my heart. Sometimes it is so bad I can't lay down and I have to breath very shallow. I saw my midwife today and told her about it. She says I need to cut caffeine completely out and see if that makes it better. Guys, I have no idea what the hell I am going to do without a cup of coffee in the morning! I have been lucky if I get 4 hours of sleep per night. Coffee was the only thing that would give me bit of energy to get even a little something done. I'm screwed. Fingers crossed that the cut out will at least make the chest pains stop.

ELauren88

If it doesn't? I'd pick that coffee right back up! I couldn't function without at least 1 cup of caffeine a day, I just do NOT get enough sleep!

Smom901316

Be very careful! (I am 1 year post heart surgery for an arrhythmia) Caffeine can definitely make it worse ... but worrying about it can too (it is a vicious cycle). If you feel like your pulse is going up and down or that you are "skipping" beat with the pain PLEASE CALL THE DOCTOR OR GO TO THE HOSPITAL. I hope that you can make it through without coffee and that the discomfort goes away soon!!!

CaliforniaDream87

Ouch! Cut all caffeine? Hopefully that isn't the cause.

BlondieBia21

Hopefully that will fix your pains! I had something similar, but it was my whole chest that hurt so I convinced myself that it was just severe boob pain causing pains all over. I didn't even think about caffeine. I wish you the best of luck and will keep you in my t&p that it's an easy transition. I am very sensitive to caffeine and have noticed that if I drink a sugary drink in the morning, that makes me feel similar to caffeine. But, I don't drink too much caffeine to begin with so that could just be my lack of tolerance for it!!

WashingtonQueen

somebodysmama21:

I've been having the same thing on and off and I am totally freaked out about mentioning it tomorrow because I am afraid something will be terribly wrong.

It probably is not anything super serious. She said she thinks that I have some inflammation in my chest and caffeine makes it worse.

If it was an actual heart problem the pain would be more dull an in the middle of the chest.

henderson1026

ouchy!  I hope that makes you feel better, but no coffee=no fun.

amarissa85

Well I hope for that sacrifice it eases your pains. 

starshower22

I hope cutting the caffeine helps! Chest pains are scary. Hope you're feeling better soon!

girlmama83

I was banned from caffeine after a dizzy spell last week! It's tough. I definitely miss iced coffee.

RK125

I wonder if there are any foods that you can eat that will give you a little bit of a boost without the caffeine. I don't know what I'd do without it. It's the only thing that's been keeping my migraines at bay.

Cosmic+Love

Could it possibly be anxiety related?

I get a pain in my chest from time to time that is caused by anxiety. The weird thing about it is that it is a delayed reaction to stress; in other words, it's not an immediate reaction to my anxiety. Anyways, I know that caffeine can exacerbate the problem. 

I hope it goes away soon! 

kmichln

I've been having some crazy chest pain lately too. It hurts so bad I don't want to breathe in. I finally figured out for me I was having panic attacks from stress. 

I hope you stop having it soon. It's not fun! Totally sucks about the caffeine! My doc also just told me to cut it out to prevent more pre-term contractions. It's so hard to give up!