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Question #13039
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heart attack pain symptoms - #13039

Aradhya

I am really worried right now. A few days ago, I was just sitting on my couch watching TV when I suddenly felt this weird tightness in my chest. It kinda felt like someone was sitting on me or something, and it was accompanied by this shooting pain in my left arm. The heart attack pain symptoms were just so alarming — I thought I was overreacting, but it wouldn't go away! Then I started feeling sweaty and queasy, which just made everything seem worse. I didn’t want to seem dramatic, but what if it really was something serious? After that, I took a trip to the ER, and they said it was probably just anxiety mixed with my acid reflux, but now I can't shake the worry. Are there specific heart attack pain symptoms I should really keep an eye on, or could it just be a fluke? I read that sometimes the symptoms can be really subtle, and I just don’t want to miss something crucial. Besides the arm pain and chest tightness, is there anything else I should be looking for? I'm just a bit confused about how to differentiate between anxiety and genuine heart attack pain symptoms. Any thoughts would help, thanks!

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