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.