Chest Feels Tight, Shortness of Breath, Fast Heartrate.. What could this be?!


Question: Chest Feels Tight, Shortness of Breath, Fast Heartrate.. What could this be?
what is wrong with my sister? she has not been feeling so well today and says she feels a tightness around her chest area, shortness of breath, and her heart is beating pretty fast. all she's been doing today is sitting around watching tv.. she hasn't been doing any exercise of physical activity that could cause this.
she is kind of overweight though... she weighs 170 pounds and is only 5'2", and she's 18.
please tell me what is wrong with her... she seems really scared and i want to help her!

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Any time you have tightness in your chest and difficulty breathing with a fast heart rate you need to be seen by a doctor as soon as possible. No one here can tell you what is wrong with her such as clogged arteries, heart attack etc, because specialized tests are needed to diagnose those conditions. It could be her heart. Or she could be coming down with bronchitis or pneumonia. I would take her to the hospital and get her checked out as soon as possible. Do not let her drive herself.

I'm an RN



You know what I've had those symptoms sometimes too! Not recently thou, I'm 21 and weigh 205 5/11ht. I recommend she takes vitamins to make her heart stronger that's what my doctor recommended. I bet it's nothing to serious I bet. Have her do at 15 minutes of card a day. This can consist of walking, jogging, or swimming. Like I said earlier this all from my doctor. Good luck!

My doctor and personal expierance



it obviously has to do with her weight.
she's got too much weight on her for her age and height.
i'm her height and we're supposed to be at a maximum of 130 to be healthy.
maybe she has clogged arteries?
she should probably go see a doctor as soon as possible.



go to the doctor man. It's unlikely but she angina



Heart attack. take an aspirin and call 911.




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