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Originally Posted by en bloc
That type of chest discomfort can be cardiac vasospasms or even esophageal spasms. Have you had GI manometry to rule out the esophageal spasms? The treatment is basically the same for either...nitro if episodes are not frequent and long acting nitrates or calcium channel blockers for those with more frequent problems.
What "visible" damage have they caused and how is your doctor treating this?
They are a part of autonomic neuropathy, so you may have periodic problems when other AN issues arise. However, the treatments can relieve your chest pain.
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I would have been inclined to think that they were esophageal spasms except I had too many other symptoms that pinpointed vasospams- ie. when I had a tight squeeze that lasted a long time in my chest just below my neck, my arms lost blood flow and became so heavy they felt paralyzed. I also had razor sharp fleeting pain that ran along the course of my blood vessels during this 2 week long episode. The "damage" that i mentioned, is that my blood vessels now during and now after that episode seem to be highly sensitive. They overreact to heat and cold. My blood vessels "blow up" huge with heat, my hands swell, and with cold they shrivel and hands "shrink" to where my ring starts falling off my finger and they turn white.
What treatment do you believe can alleviate the chest pain? That was horrible and if I experience it again, I'd like to be prepared. My doctor mentioned beta-blockers. I couldn't get nitro during the worst of the episode because the doctor said my blood pressure was too low.