10 Common Chest Pain Symptoms and What They Might Mean

4. Symptom: Sharp, Needle-Like Pain

Panic and anxiety attacks are tricky. Panic attacks can feel similar to the symptoms of a heart attack, especially as they seem to come out of nowhere. With the addition of shortness of breath and rapid heart palpitations, chest pain caused by anxiety often feels needle-like. People confuse anxiety attacks with heart attacks all the time. If you're susceptible to anxiety and the pain is needling rather than tight, it likely relates to anxiety.

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