Am I having a Heart attack?

[Anonymous]

So about a month ago there was this day where my body was acting extremely weird. My whole upper chest was hurting badly a long with the back of my right shoulder and I was also feeling dizzy. When I confronted and told my mom about it she said it was just anxiety. It lasted for an hour and then went away. When I had looked it up though it said heart attack which worried me since I’m under 18. I completely forgot about it until today when I was playing video games with my little sister there was a sharp pain in my right side of my chest and pain in the back of my right shoulder. My head also hurt and once again I had felt dizzy. I told my mom and again she said it was anxiety. There were times where the pain would spike up just for a moment and then die down again. I have a doctors appointment for Wednesday now but since when I look it up it says heart attack I’m honestly scared to go to sleep. I’m scared that I may die when I’m sleeping or I may die sometime this week. The thing is I’m under 18 so I don’t know why my body is acting like this and I’m not sure if it’s actually a heart attack or not. Even now 7 hours after everything my right side of my chest still kinda hurts. I’m scared and would appreciate any advice at all.

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UPDATE: it was iron deficiency anemia.

[WindAtMyBack]

You already have a doctor's appointment.

Until then just take it easy. If this happens again, go to a doctor immediately.

Your mom says it's anxiety. Why does she think that? Do you really have anxiety? Are you stressed?

[Asker]

My mom says it’s anxiety because I am diagnosed with extreme anxiety and also tend to stress out a lot almost all of the time. Now I’m honestly stressed out because I am super afraid this is actually a heart attack and I don’t want to die if I go to sleep tonight and I’m afraid it’s gonna happen again due to my right side of the chest still hurting.

[WindAtMyBack]

Is your mom usually pretty rational and clear headed?

[Asker]

To be honest no.

[WindAtMyBack]

I hate to contradict your mother since she knows you and your background and I don't.

But I think you should do like I said before and go straight to a doctor if this happens again before your appointment on Wednesday. When you get there on Wednesday insist on being tested if they aren't doing that already. Insist for your own peace of mind.

I think you are fine. But it's best to err on the side of caution.

[Asker]

Thank you so much I really appreciate it. The bad news about the appointment is that it’s virtual. But I’ll try to get a physical check up.

[LiamSawyer]

If theybdo blood tests at the time of the pain or shortly after they can tell if certain proteins show up in the blood that it was a heart attack it probably wasn't but it's important yo get checked out just in case.

[MORPHEUS_12]

You wouldn't have a heart attack at a young age. You have not eaten a shit ton of bad food to allow cholesterol to build up in your arteries. My money is on anxiety and nothing else.

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

If you have problems sitting still or are fidgety, does the pain make your anxiety worse, etc? Could be all anxiety?

[Anonymous]

If you were having a heart attack, you would be taking care of yourself instead of wasting time on GAG.

[Asker]

Once again I am under 18 I’m not sure what to do when it comes to stuff like this.

[JakeS00]

Get in touch with a doctor.