Just wondering if when you have breast pain and are at home have you tried applying heat, a heating pad? That was suggested to me by my Docter and primerose oil capsules. Tinkybug

HI, I tend to get chest pain, and it can be deep aching pain, sometimes that makes the muscles in my neck tense up and hurt as well...mine always seems like it's heart related...but i've had every test in the book, and it's not...

I guess it just goes along with peri...I also get hot with it someitime s which makes me think heart too, but then I realize it's a hot flash coming on....

how does one ever know if it's a real heart attack when many of us have symtpms all the time?

Lisa

Lisa, I was wondering on the deep chest pain have you tried the heat therapy. I was so bad I would sleep with the heating pad on and turn it off and on so as not to burn my skin. I also tried a capsacium creme sold over the counter thats made from red chile peppers and I know thats what took the pain away. I havent had it in over a year, and mine was probably a combo of peri and costro-chonritis. This is an inflamation of the rib cage and it seems as if you are having a heart attack. I was told by my docter after I did all the heart test that this is what I had. I had it since about 10 yrs and only recently have no more pain. I have noticed that If I OVEREXERT that muscle area it will try and act up, and sometimes I would get it worse before my period and it would also be pain in the armpit area and shoulder and down my left arm. Hope this helps, Tinkybug

Hi, I hate this breast pain! I use both heat and cold when it is bad, and the only pain reliever that works for me is aspirin...two of them. Pharmacist said it was the strongest one to take. I know that there is a danger though of internal bleeding so I don't really like to take it too often. EPO helped me too! I do not exert myself too much for fear of getting this deep pain that sends me into a major anxiety attack and then HBP isn't far behind. Oh the joys of mid-life!!!! Thankfully we can all come here and commiserate!

Suzanne

Hy,

yes, I do have breast pain ... I go through cicles when I feel nothing, but at this moment they are quite tender, specially when I wake up. I think all of the suggestions your doctor gave are good. I take Primrose oil, flaxseed, which you can either take as an oil or ground, which I prefer. I put in juice or yogurt . An other thing you could to, is take something for the liver, like Milk Thistle or so. The first time my breast really hurt was over 10 years ago and I did the same treatment and it went away for almost 10 years. I havn't had a period for a few months and now it has gotten a bit worse. Also try to stay away from caffeine and to much chocolate, which is not easy, since I love chocolate.
Hope this helps.
Good luck.

Luzia

THANKS LUZIA FOR THE INFORMATION SOUNDS HELPFUL, TINKYBUG