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Contradictory Symptoms
by CeltinWood, Sep 29, 2008 11:29AM
Mid-Forties male, 30lb overweight. Moderate hypertension (140/90 daily). Asthma, Sleep apnea. Family HX of Heart disease, stroke, etc... Smokeless tobacco user. Mild to moderate ETOH.
RX: HCTZ 25 MG QD. Prior to event, also took Coreg CR 10 MG PO QD for two days as well as BP had still not decreased.
While at work, I was experiencing a headache for approximately one hour prior to a medical event. Additionally, my ears became visibly flush and felt very hot. My colleagues, listening to me provide information on a client of ours, were also commenting that I wasn't "making sense". Although I was using correct vocabulary and not speaking in a "word salad", apparently the context and chronology of the report were mixed with that of another client. Soon after, I felt the sensation of the onset of syncope yet I never lost consciousness. I became naseaus, very dizzy and felt an incredible weight on my chest. After feeling the weight, a sensation of heat began in the center of mt chest and radiated out to all limbs. A co-worker, at the onset of the event, said I turned "grey". I was also sweating profusely and completely saturated my clothes. At the same time, I had the overwhelming sensation to purge my bowels but was able - some how - to save myself that embarassment. Being I worked in a psychiatric facility, the medical staff tried taking my vitals. They couldn't locate my BP, my pulse was over 120 and my O2 was 80%.
I was trnasported to the Hospital via Ambulance. While in the ambulance, after receiving O2, my thoughts cleared and my vitals came back to WNL's.
At the ED, I was placed on an EKG and also had a CT scan. Being that I have 1.) Ferrous metal in my chest and am 2.) Allergic to contrast, an MRI or contrast study could not be done.
I was admitted for three days and had Nuclear stress test, various sonagrams (heart, corotid, etc...). They also monitored enzymes.
No evidence of cardiac arrest, disease. No post event issues suggesting a stroke. I was finally D/C'ed and was told perhaps my RX was the cause.
After D/C, I have had a persistent, low grade headache (daily) in the upper/top region of my head. I am fatigued. I also experience (after physical exertion) a sensation in my chest that is similar to the very onset of syncope (Lowering of BP?) yet never actually get dizzy of faint.
My GP is mystified.
Any ideas?
RX: HCTZ 25 MG QD. Prior to event, also took Coreg CR 10 MG PO QD for two days as well as BP had still not decreased.
While at work, I was experiencing a headache for approximately one hour prior to a medical event. Additionally, my ears became visibly flush and felt very hot. My colleagues, listening to me provide information on a client of ours, were also commenting that I wasn't "making sense". Although I was using correct vocabulary and not speaking in a "word salad", apparently the context and chronology of the report were mixed with that of another client. Soon after, I felt the sensation of the onset of syncope yet I never lost consciousness. I became naseaus, very dizzy and felt an incredible weight on my chest. After feeling the weight, a sensation of heat began in the center of mt chest and radiated out to all limbs. A co-worker, at the onset of the event, said I turned "grey". I was also sweating profusely and completely saturated my clothes. At the same time, I had the overwhelming sensation to purge my bowels but was able - some how - to save myself that embarassment. Being I worked in a psychiatric facility, the medical staff tried taking my vitals. They couldn't locate my BP, my pulse was over 120 and my O2 was 80%.
I was trnasported to the Hospital via Ambulance. While in the ambulance, after receiving O2, my thoughts cleared and my vitals came back to WNL's.
At the ED, I was placed on an EKG and also had a CT scan. Being that I have 1.) Ferrous metal in my chest and am 2.) Allergic to contrast, an MRI or contrast study could not be done.
I was admitted for three days and had Nuclear stress test, various sonagrams (heart, corotid, etc...). They also monitored enzymes.
No evidence of cardiac arrest, disease. No post event issues suggesting a stroke. I was finally D/C'ed and was told perhaps my RX was the cause.
After D/C, I have had a persistent, low grade headache (daily) in the upper/top region of my head. I am fatigued. I also experience (after physical exertion) a sensation in my chest that is similar to the very onset of syncope (Lowering of BP?) yet never actually get dizzy of faint.
My GP is mystified.
Any ideas?
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