Yes, chest Payne and the feeling that your heart is cramping and you can't breathe in without sharp pains? I've dealt with those since I was a child... I just did some research and found that it is common with Fibromyalgia. It is scary yes, but no need to go to the hospital... Unless your left arm goes numb then it's a heart attack...

Here is what I do when my heart and chest start to go: I get to a couch or bed, lay flat on my stomach, arms relaxed, by your side or falling over bed or couch, and stay calm. Don't talk, stay quiet, try and put yourself in a peaceful mindset and take your time with slow breathing... My mom has dealt with those too since she was a child and found this to be the best way to have the pain subside.
No need for ER, just channel your inner warrior, your meditation, and stay calm and breathe.. slowly

Hope this helps. I know it is terrifying, but my warriors, if you have this condition stay calm always.

Love you all

I had this 3 times after my mother died and I was taken to hospital by ambulance on these occasions and said suspected heart attack but when the ECG was done 3 times it wasn't I'm now on diazepam as they are classed as a muscle relaxant too. I also had the pains in both arms they put it down to post traumatic stress. I also take pre-gabalin instead of the gabapentin for muscle relaxant, as the gabapentin didn't do anything for me. Hope you get to the bottom of it xx

I've had chest pains and shortnes of breath several times. I went to a cardiologist, they gave me a chemical stress test. I failed it so I had to have a heart cath. Everything was fine....I thought for sure I had a blockage. I was told anxiety was probably causing the chest pain and shortness of breath. I also have GERD

I went to the hospital two times almost exactly a year apart for exact heart attack symptoms. I was admitted and put through stress tests but I do not have a heart problem. A friend from another town was having the same problem and she was diagnosed with Costochondritis (spelling?) I looked it up and sure enough, that is probably what it was. Then this year I had something they called an SVT. When I talked to my mom about it, she informed me that she has had symptoms and was diagnosed with prinze meadow syndrome. Seems suspicious that people with a fibro diagnosis get written off without diagnosis or help and other people get diagnosed and treated.

Penelope, you just made me feel a bit better - at least temporarily. I have been having chest pain and shortness of breath (I have had SOB off and on since 2009 anyway, but this seems worse - maybe not). I went for a regular stress test and it was positive. Now I have to go for a nuclear stress test tomorrow. I am terrified that something is wrong with my heart. I remember a cardiologist telling me something about a faulty valve several years ago, but no symptoms then. I have had several heart ultrasounds since and no one has said anything about mitral valve prolapse or anything