I found this excellent website with clear descriptions of a whole range of possible causes. http://www.ehealthstar.com/arm-pain.php
I'm a 62 year old male; on the night of March 30, after going to bed, I started having symptoms as commonly described by others: tightness in the chest, bilateral pain in the biceps, feeling of being flushed. The feelings came in ‘waves’, lasting around a minute. They were coming every 15 to 20 minutes. I right away suspected a heart attack, as the men in my family have a long history (my father at 70, his first cousin at 49, my grandfather at 58, my brother at 60). Ambulance to the ER, lots of cardiac testing, which were all fine. I was still having these waves in the ambulance and in the ER. So, like everyone else, I’m still in the dark as to answers. I had an episode this morning, which prompted me to find this message board. Both times this has happened, I had been laying down, which makes me think it could be related to my reflux. BTW, I have not had back or disc problems, I do not have a smart phone, I do not regularly sit at a computer, and I’m pretty sure I’m not menopausal! I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s a year ago, but since no one else has mentioned this, I’m sure it’s unrelated to these episodes. It’s a little discouraging that, in the 7 years this thread has been going, that no one has gotten a specific answer.
Hi all, I have been having these symptoms too and it is scary to say the least. I went to my doctor who says it may be menopause (see we are all more or less the same age) he has put me on hormones , started yesterday so holding thumbs will let you know if they do the trick as my ECG also showed no heart problems
All - same symptoms to a tee except I have undergone full cardiac, neurology and stroke tests - all negative. Blood work good except for a spell I was anemic and - oddly - have much too much Vit D (I don't take supplements or spend too much time in the sun so they cannot determine why). I have Hashimotos Hypothyroidism but it's well under control. I am 46, very fit, and eat well with no prior spinal injuries.
Although the fact that it isn't crystal clear as to why this is happening- I have to admit I am feeling LESS stress about it knowing how many others experience this routinely like me and at least no one seems to be told that it is something life threatening. ;)
My biggest concern is that the majority of my episodes occur while I am sleeping...it literally wakes me up. I have a temperpedic bed, special pillow and sleep on my back. So not really in a situation that lends itself to spinal movement or pinching as cause.
Yes same symptoms for me too only I got to eating too much pushy and got bad posture from it and also a huge herniated dig. Now I got clamchowda coming out intead of urine. Whaddayagonna do, ya know?
Hi Everyone, I have had very similar symptoms. I am a 58 year old male, 6 feet tall and 150 lbs. I am very fit and exercise daily. My symptoms start in my upper back and then I get this pressure around my entire chest and then both arms just get crazy weak. The whole thing lasts only 1-3 minutes and this happened twice last week within 24 hours and it happened again today. I have well controlled hypertension. I have had two fusions in my lower back and a previous MRI has shown some bulging cervical discs. I do not have any significant neck pain and my low back feels great since my last surgery 2+ years ago. I'm a little worried that this is CAD so I'm gonna contact my PCP tomorrow. Will post again if I learn anything. Thanks to all for sharing.