Can a panic attack cause stabbing pain in the chest during the night?

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I hope you are doing good. To rule out the cardiac cause of your pain, you should do few tests such as ECG (electrocardiogram), 2D echocardiography, TMT (treadmill test) or stress test. If all these three are normal, then it can be muscular pain or panic anxiety attacks. I hope this was helpful.

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Cardiac pain intensity will always increase with exertion like walking, bathing, running, exercising, etc. In your case, first, it was a whole day, then on Friday the whole day, no pain but at night while going to bed. So it seems not related to exertion. Mostly it sounds non-cardiac, but according to medical guidelines, all chest pain should be taken seriously and cardiac cause to be ruled out. If you do not have pain while running or brisk walking, then mostly it is a non-cardiac pain. I hope this was helpful.