Briefly, the pathogenesis of the pain involves constriction of arteries in, and supplying, the lungs. I'd call the prescriber immediately and ask them for a diuretic, to hopefully drop the blood pressure quickly in the lungs - which might very possibly be much higher than what you measure in the arm. Prescription diuretics should be more powerful than natural ones like celery seed tea.
I'd also ask if it's okay and advisable to take an anti-inflammatory like ibuprofen, to help prevent damage to the arteries via inflammation. (People with long term PH get fibrosis/scarring there.)
It's actually lucky that your pain was so severe right at the start. If it had been milder, therefore long lasting if you decided to tough it out, you could have suffered bad damage to those arteries.
Hi, Annie. The phentermine that you started taking shortly before the chest pain arrived is known to possibly cause Pulmonary Hypertension, and PH can cause chest pain. There might be more serious consequences down the line.
At a minimum, I would stop taking that immediately and see if you improve. Or you can call the prescriber and see what they say - unless you got it OTC. Are you aware of what happened with "fen-phen" years ago?
I actually have found something interesting yet scary now (Dr google scaring me lol). I am currently taking prescribed Duromine for weight loss. The main ingredient is Phentermine. After a search on its side effects (which i did not see previously when I read them) I have found that it can cause pulmonary hypertension (PPH). Symptoms of which are:
Shortness of breath during routine activity
Fatigue
Chest pain
Racing heartbeat
Pain in upper right side of abdomen
I have taken this previously and this is the 3rd month (although the first 2 months i only took on and off and every 2nd day etc and now I am taking everyday)
I think I will give them a break as well for a bit just to be sure.
I agree that it could be muscular and I also agree that you should get it checked out if it persists. Chest pain isn't anything to mess around with. How is it doing now? Is it better?
Hello~It could be muscular related, but in all honesty, I really think you should see your GP or even go to the ER, sometimes women can have heart attacks without the symptoms that men have, they are called "Silent Heart Attacks" I don't want to scare you, but really, as I said, you should see your GP or even the ER, when it comes to chest pains associated with back pain, prompt action should be taken.