I have tightness in my chest and slight dizziness. What could it be?

You mentioned that you've experienced some chest tightness and dizziness, and you're wondering if these symptoms are associated with panic attacks or something more serious. These symptoms can go along with panic attacks, as well as a racing heartbeat, difficulty breathing, tingling in your fingers, trembling, shaking - there's many symptoms that can go along with it. But it is debilitating, it's paralyzing fear, and most of the time, it's irrational fear, which is why people who have it struggle with it, because they want to rationally talk themselves through it, and tell themselves that it's okay. But these can last for 10 to 20 minutes or up to an hour. If you feel like this describes what you're experiencing, talk with your primary care physician. And after asking your more specific questions, they can decide if treatment is necessary for you. If it goes untreated, then it can lead to more serious conditions like depression.

Now the other half of this is that dizziness and chest tightness can be associated with more serious medical conditions, like heart problems. And these types of things warrant urgent medical care. So if you feel like you're having a heart attack, you have difficulty breathing, chest tightness, if you have pain down your left arm, if your jaw is hurting, it would be best to seek medical attention as soon as possible so a doctor can evaluate you while you're having the symptoms, and decide what it is. Good luck with everything, and if you have any other questions for me in the future, feel free to ask them on our Facebook page at   / intermountainmoms  , and recommend us to your friends and family too.