The good news is that (other than the pain) it is completely harmless.
The way it always felt to me is like someone wrapped a small wire around something tender in my chest, and if I tried to breathe or straighten my posture, they would yank on it. I’d get it anywhere from a couple times a week to once a month. Then one day in my mid-30s it just stopped.
From what I understand this is relatively common. I was so grateful for the person on reddit who dropped this nugget of wisdom several years ago. It was nice to know I wasn’t dying or whatever.
The first time it happened to me I was sleeping and the pain woke me up. I drank some whiskey and went back to bed to try to die in my sleep. Unfortunately I did not die peacefully.
You died in agony?
No, worse, I had to go to work in the morning.
Ugh, the worst.
Yeah…but he got better!
Next time you have chest pain, take a couple of aspirin. That actually helps, you can drink whiskey too if you Watts but I do not think it helps much.
It was a “I guess this is it” drink and not a “I hope this fixes it” drink.