Are these heart attack symptoms?
im afraid i may be having a heart attack. im 18. a year ago i was jogging a lot, and in really great shape, but have been “obese” my entire life. I became depressed and stopped working out, started eating like ****, lying in bed all the time, and smoking a lot of cigarettes. this has been my lifestyle for almost a year. the smoking only about 6 months. but i smoke a lot when i do. sometimes so much it makes me wheeze.
I’m just now coming out of it, and I’ve been getting kind of hyper and wild lately (like i used to) and one night i got drunk and something weird happened. My chest felt “strange”. i wasn’t sure if it was heart or lung related, it felt a little heavy, and it was kind of hard to breathe. it lasted a few minutes, and being the hypochondriac that I am, my anxiety made it a little worse. I got my mind off of it and I was fine. Then the other night i was walking and felt a sharp pain really quick in my chest area…but it was fine after that.
My mind wasn’t though.
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This sounds VERY much life a panic attack, and thus nothing to worry about. However if you are concerned then by all means go see your doctor. If nothing else it will make you feel better knowing that you are in fact healthy.
Heart attack symptoms?
Here they are dull pain all day, heart will at times beat irregular, fingers on one hand numb, very cold,
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What you are describing sounds like a possible heart attack, if you seem irritable, and sweat-tie go have this checked out. It could also be angina.
Do I have heart attack symptoms?
I have twice in the last two weeks had severe arm and shoulder pain. Shooting down from my shoulder into my arm almost paralyzing. Once when I was sitting on the couch watching TV. The other was last night it woke me out of a deep sleep; the pain was so serve that I woke up my husband. I thought he was going to take me to ER, but after 15 min the pain went away. There is a small burning pain in my chest. But, most of the pain is my arm and shoulder it hurts so bad I almost think I am having a stroke or something. Please give me your opinion. I am 44 years old.
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its a alarming sign and more over its winter season. so seek doctors help at the earliest. there are more cases of heart attacks are in winters rather than other seasons and we find more cases of heart attacks in the night and early morning. its not good to waste time asking such questions at this forum. it could be life threatening so take it seriously. it might be angina or heart attack so please do not ignore. in cardiac problems its not necessary that such pains stays longer but in this much of time it can damage heart tissues which are irreparable.
good luck!!!
How long can heart attack symptoms last?
I’ve had chest discomfort for almost 2 months now. The discomfort always goes away when I press down on parts of my ribs. However, the slight pain always occurs in different parts of the left chest. I’ve also been having jaw discomfort that feels like a growing pimple in the area where the neck joins the lower jaw on both sides of my face. My doctors did an EKG, listened to my heart beat, did an x-ray, tested my blood, and said I am fine. I am 16 years old and I am afraid I might have a heart attack. Any suggestions?
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An ECG will have revealed if you have had a heart attack, also a blood test will have shown something.
When I was 28 I had a heart attack and had no jaw ache, no pain on my left side, just a crushing feeling in the centre of my chest. I thought I was OK cause I didnt have any of the above ‘commonly’ reported symptons ( I thought that you were only having a heart attack if you felt shooting pains down your left arm) - Bottom line, never take chances with chest pain, whatever your age. By all means get a second opinion on the chest pain, but after the tests you’ve had I would rule out heart problems.
Also, a high percentage of patients who have sufferred a heart attack dont get any Jaw pain or left sided shooting pains. If this is your guide to deciding whether you are having a heart attack, you could be putting yourself in danger.
Patient has possible heart attack symptoms - what tests are done in the ER & how long do they take for result?
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EKG, a CBC, Cardiac enzymes and tropin ( these are released when the heart is damaged and tropin is only found in the heart so if it’s elevate you probably have had a heart attack) your oxygen level, A metabolic panel which schows how your kidneys are working and how your blood sugar is and esp. your potassium because potassium is vital to muscle contraction. If the EKG and symptoms warrent it you may go directly to the heart cath lab where they thread a tube from your groin into your heart blood vessles and can dialate them if clogged by a clot or plaque which causes a heart attack. This can prevent the heart from being damaged. It should take a few minutes to get the EKG but depending on your hospital the blood work can take 30 minutes to several hours! obviously the sooner the better. If you have the chance to go to a heart center, thats the place to go. They work the fastest because time lost is heart muscle damage.
Chest pain, heart problems?
i’ve been playing rugby for some while, while doing pushups and stuff, sometimes i find that my chest hurts. I asked a doctor about it, he said he heard no heart murmurs, then they checked me using this thing with lots of wires to check my pulse in many parts of my body, after checking the results they found i was fine. my heartbeat was something like 55 at the time, theres not excess pressure either. The doctor said that it may be because my chest muscles aren’t growing at the same pace. I just want to make sure this is true, and that i don’t have heart problems. Because if i had heart problems i would probably know already right? or is it not obvious?
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Maybe you do have heart problems ,maybe you don’t.Take the doctor’s advice and relax.
You say that it only hurts sometimes when you exercise,I reckon you’ll have the pain whenever you strain yourself, if you do have heart trouble or otherwise.
You could get a second opinion and find that you’re in trouble,and then what? A third opinion?
There should only be so much that you should dig
before you unearth something you don’t want to know.
Ten years ago I had similar problems when I used to be heavy into soccer.Checked with the doctors and they put me through the whole nine yards(x-ray,ECG,BP,Blood test,Treadmill,the works) and found nothing.I wasn’t convinced and probed further.The doctor actually told me off saying that I was paranoid for nothing. I’m not saying that I’m
100% but I don’t want to know.I’m sure you’re OK.
Panic Attacks Vs Heart Attack?
My heart is racing very bad and I’m currently having a panic attack. Sometimes I feel so crazy, I keep convincing myself I need to contact 911 cause I feel like I’m having a heart attack.
What are some similar symptoms ad distinct DIFFERENCES between panic attacks and the beginning stages of a heart attack?
Thanks
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Unless you know the facts, you may mistake the chest pains that normally accompany panic attacks for a heart attack.
Every year, thousands of people having chest pain, difficulty breathing, pain or numbness in the left arm and tingling throughout the body end up in a hospital emergency room because they believe they are having a heart attack. Typically, a few tests are run, and the patient is sent home because the nature of the attack he or she experienced is one of panic, not coronary.
It’s easy to understand how a panic attack can be mistaken for a heart attack; the two share several common symptoms-with subtle, but recognizable differences. For instance, the chest pain from a heart attack is focused in the center of the chest and is crushing, as if a heavy weight is sitting on top of the chest. It is usually persistent, may radiate to the left arm, neck or back and lasts longer than 5 - 10 minutes. Heart attack victims don’t hyperventilate (unless the person’s fear of heart attack triggers a panic attack), any tingling they experience is usually confined to the left arm, and vomiting is common.
During a panic attack, chest pain is localized over the heart and described as “sharp, and comes and goes. The pain usually intensifies with breathing in and out, and pressing on the center of the chest. Panic attack may cause nausea, but vomiting is rare, and if tingling is present, the entire body tingles. Hyperventilation almost always precedes a panic attack. Using deep breathing techniques dispel this and combined with relaxation exercises, other panic attack symptoms disappear in less than 5 minutes. If the location of the pain moves to the center of the chest, doesn’t go away within 10 minutes, is accompanied by more than one incident of vomiting or diarrhea, or goes away and returns a few minutes later, you should immediately get medical attention.
Panic attacks don’t cause heart disease, and some experts say that they actually affect the heart similarly to the way cardio exercise does, by causing the release of adrenaline, increasing the heart rate, and expanding blood vessels. On the same note, heart disease doesn’t cause panic attacks, although a person with a history of panic attacks who is actually having a coronary may also panic for fear of worsening the heart damage, dying or being disabled.
Using the correct techniques and exercises, you can learn to control panic attack symptoms. I’m one of those with anxiety/panic disorders who have benefited from these practices. I’ve learned to overcome the symptoms of panic attack and differentiate them from heart attack symptoms. It takes practice to control panic attack symptoms, but if you learn to recognize the difference between panic and heart attack signs, and you know that what you’re experiencing is only a panic attack, they’ll be much easier to deal with.
If you want to learn more about heart attacks and how to deal with panic attacks, there is a great amount of information on the Internet. Learning the difference between the two kinds of symptoms makes all the difference in how you react to panic attacks!
Did you know that every 8 seconds someone in the US has a panic attack? True! And sometimes I’m one of them! How about you?
I’ve had panic attacks that have lasted 30+ minutes, and was absolutely certain I was having a heart attack! I couldn’t breathe, I had chest and neck pains, my left arm hurt, yet at the same time was numb; how weird is that?. Although I still feel the symptoms of panic attack coming on, from time to time, I’ve learned how to take control of my thoughts and reactions, and have changed my lifestyle to drastically decrease the chances of panic attack.
What is the symptoms heart attack?
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MIne was: Severe heart burn: Pain in left shoulder blade. Profuse sweating, shortness of breath. Passing out while driving. Hitting a telephone pole. Air bag deployment: Two precardial thumps while in the back of the ambulance. Stint placed to open 100% blocked LAD.
If a person lives alone and has a heart attack how long do the paramedics have to make it before they die?
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There is some confusion here between “heart attack” or myocardial infarction and cardiac arrest. For a heart attack or MI obviously the faster response time the better. Paramedics and ER’s use the golden hour rule so the best outcomes occur within the first hour. For cardiac arrest the patient is clinically dead at the moment of arrest so these patients have a very poor outcome no matter what the response time is. As a paramedic I have never heard any 5 to 15 minute rule on anything related too cardiac care.
What are the symptoms of a future heart attack?
I’m only 25 but I’ve been feeling alot of stress this week. I’ve been having heart palpatations and a “heavy” or “tension” feeling in my chest, upper back, and left shoulder, and sometimes upper left arm as well. I’ve been trying to relax. also sometimes when I breathe my chest feels a little tight or constricted.
How serious are these symptoms? They are not quite as bad as they were yesterday. Should I just try some exercise today?
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Heart Attack Symptoms and Early Warning Signs:
Heart attack is the number one killer of both men and women in the U.S. Each year, about 1.1 million Americans suffer a heart attack, and 460,000 of these are fatal. Most of the deaths from heart attacks are caused by ventricular fibrillation of the heart that occurs before the victim of the heart attack can reach an emergency room. Those who reach the emergency room have an excellent prognosis; survival from a heart attack with modern treatment should exceed 90%. The 1% to 10% of heart attack victims who die later include those victims who suffer major damage to the heart muscle initially or who suffer additional damage at a later time. Fortunately, procedures such as coronary angiogram and PTCA (coronary balloon angioplasty), and clot dissolving drugs are available that can quickly open blocked arteries in order to restore circulation to the heart and limit heart muscle damage. In order to optimally benefit heart attack victims and limit the extent of heart damage, these treatments to open blocked arteries
should be given early during a heart attack.
Knowing the early warning signs of heart attack is critical for prompt recognition and treatment. Many heart attacks start slowly, unlike the dramatic portrayal often seen in the movies. A person experiencing a heart attack may not even be sure of what is happening. Heart attack symptoms vary among individuals, and even a person who has had a previous heart attack may have different symptoms in a subsequent heart attack. Although chest pain or pressure is the most common symptom of a heart attack, heart attack victims may experience a diversity of symptoms that include:
* Pain, fullness, and/or squeezing sensation of the chest
* Jaw pain, toothache, headache
* Shortness of breath
* Nausea, vomiting, and/or general epigastric (upper middle abdomen) discomfort
* Sweating
* Heartburn and/or indigestion
* Arm pain (more commonly the left arm, but may be either arm)
* Upper back pain
* General malaise (vague feeling of illness)
* No symptoms (Approximately one quarter of all heart attacks are silent, without chest pain or new symptoms. Silent heart attacks are especially common among patients with diabetes mellitus)
Even though the symptoms of a heart attack at times can be vague and mild, it is important to remember that heart attacks producing no symptoms or only mild symptoms can be just as serious and life-threatening as heart attacks that cause severe chest pain. Too often patients attribute heart attack symptoms to “indigestion,” “fatigue,” or “stress,” and consequently delay seeking prompt medical attention. One cannot overemphasize the importance of seeking prompt medical attention in the presence of symptoms that suggest a heart attack. Early diagnosis and treatment saves lives, and delays in reaching medical assistance can be fatal. A delay in treatment can lead to permanently reduced function of the heart due to more extensive damage to the heart muscle. Death also may occur as a result of the sudden onset of arrhythmias such as ventricular fibrillation.
What should you do if you experience these symptoms? Doctors agree that if you’re in doubt, get checked out anyway. Even if you’re not sure if something is really wrong, you should call 9-1-1 if you experience heart attack symptoms. Prompt administration of drugs can help restore circulation to the heart and increase your chances of survival.
What are symptoms for women having heart attack?
are they same as for man?
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There were some studies done and some women do have different symptoms than men. Some women do not have acute chest pain which is a well known symptom for men. I am sure it depends upon the person. But below is some interesting information I found about women having a heart attack. I will provide link below with more information also.
Female Heart Attack Symptoms: What are They?
These chest-related heart attack signs often appear in men, and many women get them, too:
Pressure, fullness or a squeezing pain in the center of the chest, which may spread to the neck, shoulder or jaw;
Chest discomfort with lightheadedness, fainting, sweating, nausea or shortness of breath;
But many women don’t have chest pain.
In the Circulation study on early female heart attack symptoms, researchers found that during a heart attack, 43% of the 515 women studied had no “acute chest pain… a ‘hallmark symptom in men,’” according to study authors.
Nevertheless, the study cited evidence that many emergency room doctors still look mainly for chest pain. Only a minority check for the other types of symptoms that women tend to develop. As a result, doctors may miss heart attacks in women.
“Although women can have chest tightness as a symptom of a heart attack, it’s also important for women to recognize that might not be their symptom,” says Nieca Goldberg, MD, a cardiologist and chief of Women’s Cardiac Care at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City and author of “The Women’s Healthy Heart Program.”
“Women commonly have symptoms of shortness of breath, unexplained fatigue, or pressure in the lower chest, so they easily mistake it as a stomach ailment.”
In the Circulation study, common female heart attack symptoms include:
shortness of breath (57.9%)
weakness (54.8%)
unusual fatigue (42.9%)
Women also had these symptoms:
Nausea
Dizziness
Lower chest discomfort
Upper abdominal pressure or discomfort that may feel like indigestion
Back pain
Female Heart Attack Symptoms: Warning Signs That a Heart Attack May Be Coming:
In the weeks preceding an actual heart attack, some of these symptoms may even appear as “prodromal,” or early, warning signs, according to the Circulation study.
Goldberg, who is familiar with the study, says, “About six weeks before the actual heart attack, women were more likely to experience shortness of breath, unexplained fatigue or stomach pain as an early warning sign that they might have a blocked artery.”
Click this link for more info:
http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/featu…
How to find one person is having Heart Attack?
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By signs and symptoms you can say the persons is having heart attack-
Heart attacks have many variable signs and symptoms. Not all people who have heart attacks experience the same ones or experience them to the same degree. Many heart attacks aren’t as dramatic as the ones you’ve seen on TV or in the movies.
For example, heart attack symptoms in women, in older adults and in people with diabetes tend to be less pronounced. Some people have no symptoms at all. Still, the more signs and symptoms you have, the greater the likelihood that you may be having a heart attack.
Warning signs and symptoms of a heart attack include:
* Pressure, fullness or a squeezing pain in the center of your chest that lasts for more than a few minutes
* Pain extending beyond your chest to your shoulder, arm, back, or even to your teeth and jaw
* Increasing episodes of chest pain
* Prolonged pain in the upper abdomen
* Shortness of breath
* Sweating
* Impending sense of doom
* Lightheadedness
* Fainting
* Nausea and vomiting
A heart attack can occur anytime — at work or play, while you’re resting, or while you’re in motion. Some heart attacks strike suddenly, but many people who experience a heart attack have warning signs and symptoms hours, days or weeks in advance. The earliest predictor of an attack may be recurrent chest pain (angina) that’s triggered by exertion and relieved by rest. Angina is caused by temporary, insufficient blood flow to the heart. The medical term for insufficient blood flow to the heart is “cardiac ischemia.”-
What doed a heart attack feel like, and does it always hurt, what are the symptoms?
have common sense, if you died of a heart attack you obviously cant answer this but some people had heart attacks and lived
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Heart attacks do not always hurt. You can have pain in the neck, jaw, gums, chest, arms, and even have a headache. But when there is no pain, sometimes the chest can feel tight, arms heavy, tingeling sensations, dizzyness, weak, tired, light headed. Sometimes there are no symptoms at all.
Heart attack pain down arm?
Where is the pain? On top of the arm or on the bottom of the arm?
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Differently people describe it differently, in cases it’s top, which radiates to the lower arm. Other find it difficult to describe, complaining of pain radiating from shoulder to arm mostly left.
What does a heart attack or stroke feel like what are the symptoms?
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for heart attack:
CHEST PAIN/pain on left side of body
Shortness of breath
Cough
Lightheadedness - dizziness
Fainting
Nausea or vomiting
Sweating, which may be profuse
Feeling of “impending doom”
Anxiety
Ways to know a person is having a stroke:
ask them to SPEAK a simple phrase
ask them to RAISE both arms
ask them to stick out their tongue
if they have trouble doing those things, chances are they might be having a stroke
Can a heart attack make your left arm go numb?
I have been having this pain in my chest for a couple hours now and don’t know what it is. I am debating going to the ER just ’cause I don’t have the money. My right are is also starting to go numb and the pain just stays. What could this be?
Please help me!
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Any time you are having chest pain, it is a good idea to go get checked out. If your left arm is numb also, it could be your heart. I would chew an aspirin, and head to the emergency room. Call an ambulance if you don’t have anyone to drive you. Don’t worry about the money. They have to treat you, and you don’t have to pay now. Work out a payment plan later. Better to be safe! Good Luck!
