sharp chest pains

[buster30]

i keep having sharp pains in the left hand side of my chest,it is like having the felling of a constant stitch,i have had it for 3 days now and tried everything from anadin extra,deflatine,windeeze,gaviscon and also some laxatives as i have not had a bowel movement for 3 days now,what else can i try as it is still really sore

[family_love]

I hope you are feeling better now.. I am a softie lol got on this site to get answers about my murmur but im setting here reading everyones forums.. Hmm.. I'm silly.. but anyways.. have you ever had anxiety attacks? I have them ALOT, and what you have described is exactly how mine feels even days on end.. eventually goes away but comes back often sweaty dizzy, extreme pain.. I'm not well with words or describing symptoms but I hope I was of some help.

[buster30]

Thanks,
also when i get the sharp pain just under my left breast bone i start to sweat a bit and get light headed is this still what you think it is

[Cleveland Clinic]

I am not sure the etiology of your pain, but it is not likely to be cardiac in nature, as it has been present for 3 days non stop. Maybe some simethicone for gas? Also this may be GERD or a peptic ulcer, both of which can be serious so I would see your primary physician on an urgent basis, get an EKG just to be sure that it is not cardiac in nature.