Hi, I just have a question for you. I am a 24 year old female, healthy weight and moderately active. I have frequent tightness/pressure in my chest (above and between my breasts and below my collarbone) my heart also races sometimes for no apparent reason. I also think I may have asthma (i lose my breath during some activities like walking up stairs)

In the past doctors heard a murmur in my heart, but sometimes they don't hear it. I have some stomach/ulcer like problems as well. Also, one of my main concerns is the fact that I abused amphetamines (cocaine, ecstasy, methamphetamine) for about a year. I landed myself in the hospital with a near OD and since then have been clean for six months. I have no interest in ever going back to that lifestyle, but I'm somewhat worried that I may have hurt myself.

Is this something I should be concerned with? I would think that the longer I have been without drugs, the 'healthier' my body would be. I do not have health insurance but I am considering trying to get a policy just to go see a cardiologist.

Thank you for your time and help.
Nicole
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Edited by Customer (name blocked for privacy) on June 11 2006 at 11:52 PM

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Female , Age: 24