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Every morning upper chest discomfort (stiff/heavy) when i get up. or sitting up after lying down. relieved when i move around. no other symptoms.
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C/p on waking: May be GERD/ reflux /gastritis. Would elevate head of bed by putting pillow under mattress, consider ranitidine or prevecid for a month and see if makes a difference . Triggers are alcohol caffeine, energy drinks, smoking spicy foods. rarely may be pericarditis/cardiac due to autoimmune process, sarcoid ,but woud lbe short of breath, coud lcheck ESR ,CRP , EKG(more likely GERD) f/u/ w/ doc
Answered 7/24/2020
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