Heart problems maybe??

Gel

Okay, I get stressed very easily and a lot lately. Sometimes, I feel tightness along my rib cage just below my heart area and even sometimes in other areas of my chest. I also have been getting some dizzy spells lately. I also get a sensation like small electrical spikes in my heart.
I know I need to get this checked out but just wondering what you think.
The contradiction to this is that I don't smoke and I walk about 2.5 miles every day up and down hills without any problem.

I had a check up a few years ago and my cholesterol was 5.8. I eat healthy and take cholesterol lowering spread (benecol)

Any opinions appreciated and hope I'm around to read them!

pebbles21

do you drink much?reason i ask is i sometimes feel the same especially after a night on the tiles!

Gel

Thanks for the reply.
I probably drink more than I should. My weekly would typically be

Mon. 3 glasses of red wine

Tues. Maybe none or finish the bottle from Mon.

Wed. A few cans

Thurs. Maybe none or maybe a can

Friday A few cans or maybe a a few glasses of red wine

Sat. Maybe a can or two or finish last nights bottle of red or maybe none

Sun. Maybe a can or maybe none

pebbles21

try to go a few days alcohol free and see how you feel ,even though your intake doesnt seem that excessive compared to what i was drinking before
i used to drink a lot especially when i was stressed which in turn affected me healthwise and was getting very similar symptoms to you
the best advice though would be to go see your doc

g'em

Gel wrote: »

Okay, I get stressed very easily and a lot lately. Sometimes, I feel tightness along my rib cage just below my heart area and even sometimes in other areas of my chest. I also have been getting some dizzy spells lately. I also get a sensation like small electrical spikes in my heart.

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