Hello, Last night at 3 am I woke up to a very strong chest tightness sensation, like someone was literary squeezing my heart, intense heart beat and my left arm suddenly went numb all the way. This only lasted for a few seconds and then they stopped, my arm coming back to normal and the chest sensation just disappearing, just like that. Does anyone have any clue what that could have been? it was a horrible sensation that really scared me.
do u normally have anxiety? IT can cause that feeling. for peace of mind, have a checkup .
Yes, I did have anxiety in the past and also panic attacks.. but normally those lasted a lot longer and the sensation was totally different. If I had a panic attack, the panic would be there first.
This was simply waking up from my sleep because of my chest. I have never felt anything like this before 
That’s really frightening. I sometimes get that, and have had many heart tests and apparently ok.
Have you seen a doctor over this, or is it the first time?
It’s the first time this has happened and when I was actually woken up because of something like this. I jumped out of bed and didn’t know what to do.. it was horrible. but then again.. just for a few seconds.
I have had heart tests in the past, maybe a few months ago I had an EkG and all was ok.. I am not sure if I should worry or not..