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Heart Attack Symptoms in Women
Thank you so much for this board. I am a 33 year old woman in fairly good health (with the exception of being overwieght which I'm working on) I don't smoke and have the odd glass of wine. The only medications I take are Eltroxin 175mg and Aspirin 81mg daily. In the past couple of months I have been having "spells". I feel fine and then suddenly feel "off", get achy on my left side, feel nauseous, have the shakes (like I can't get warm but no sweating involved)vomit and then feel fine. My blood pressure is normal and I had an echo just over a year ago that was normal. Could this be the onset of a heart attack/heart disease? Thank you so much for your help!
Hi !
I just saw your post about the bubbles you are getting.
I am a girl, 23yrs, 5'1 and 115lbs - i do smoke but not too much....
do drink a glass of red wine once a day. It helps me calm down !
Pressure used to be quite low - around 100/60 - now am at 120/80 - 110/70
Get this, i have been feeling the same porblem too for over 1 year now.
It started after i did a small overdose of cocaine.
I just did too much and had to lay down for a while - did'nt have a heart attack or anything.
I don't do any anymore - don't eiven smoke the gringo !
What i get is this:
Dypnea - pain over left breast - flushing in the face and obviously i am a type A personality with anxyity disoder too so i freak out.
What i get is this pattern:
Beat beat - POUND - STOP for 2-3 beat times - POUND and beat again......
It freaks me out too.
I feel this emptyness in my chest like a big drop in pressure and i get very dizzy for a fiew seconds. My reflex is to caugh really hard too and it goes away.
It does work.....
But i have noticed that when i get mad or have an argument, i get this fluttering feeling like my heart is going to jump out of my chest and i then get these bubbles again.
I also have been getting supraventricular tachycardia episodes where i can stop them at all
Showed up at the ER with a pulse over 200/min at rest.... The nurse could'nt eiven count it.
These stop within 10 minutes max, but boy do i feel awfull after.
I went to the ER 3 times for these weird episodes and had all EKG, stress test, blood test ect...
I saw the cardiologist when i did the stress test and he told me i was timed like a swiss clock.
My pulse at rest is around 55 and 80 at light activity.
I say many doctors and all told me i was perfectly healty.
Some told me is was anxiyty and stress, others said it was natural heartrate arrythmia like RSA.
Some doctors also told me that PVC is sometimes a way for your heart to regulate it's activity and to adjust to blood pressure or respiratory activity. I was told it is a good thing since most people with heart deseise loose this ability to adjust.
I do have obvious respiratory arrythmia but apperantly it is very good to have that as well.
I still can't admit it but it is true. I get bubbles only when i am pissed, tired or really hyper.
So i guess if you are a type A too, your problem just might be related to stress.
A doctor told me that sudden death is more likely to happen to people like us than a heart attack due to coronary blockage. Altough sudden death is very rare, it usually starts by ventricular tachycardia than developps in ventricular fibrilisation and then CRP arrest.
By the time you would be dead - the paramedics would have time to zap you back on track 10 times ! Rarely do people die of a heart attack before the ambulance gets there.
Only people that ignore the symptoms do.
I was told by my Doc. that if i'm having a crissis and it does'nt go away within 15-20 min, i have to call 911. No chances....
They never mess around if you call in a heart related condition - they just come right away and it is better to call 911 therefore you don't wait around in the car, ER room ect...
They can get you on a monitor right away and the recording begins.
They also have all the drugs you may need too.
So hope this helps and plesae know that you are not alone to get these weird '' bubbles ''.
Red
I just saw your post about the bubbles you are getting.
I am a girl, 23yrs, 5'1 and 115lbs - i do smoke but not too much....
do drink a glass of red wine once a day. It helps me calm down !
Pressure used to be quite low - around 100/60 - now am at 120/80 - 110/70
Get this, i have been feeling the same porblem too for over 1 year now.
It started after i did a small overdose of cocaine.
I just did too much and had to lay down for a while - did'nt have a heart attack or anything.
I don't do any anymore - don't eiven smoke the gringo !
What i get is this:
Dypnea - pain over left breast - flushing in the face and obviously i am a type A personality with anxyity disoder too so i freak out.
What i get is this pattern:
Beat beat - POUND - STOP for 2-3 beat times - POUND and beat again......
It freaks me out too.
I feel this emptyness in my chest like a big drop in pressure and i get very dizzy for a fiew seconds. My reflex is to caugh really hard too and it goes away.
It does work.....
But i have noticed that when i get mad or have an argument, i get this fluttering feeling like my heart is going to jump out of my chest and i then get these bubbles again.
I also have been getting supraventricular tachycardia episodes where i can stop them at all
Showed up at the ER with a pulse over 200/min at rest.... The nurse could'nt eiven count it.
These stop within 10 minutes max, but boy do i feel awfull after.
I went to the ER 3 times for these weird episodes and had all EKG, stress test, blood test ect...
I saw the cardiologist when i did the stress test and he told me i was timed like a swiss clock.
My pulse at rest is around 55 and 80 at light activity.
I say many doctors and all told me i was perfectly healty.
Some told me is was anxiyty and stress, others said it was natural heartrate arrythmia like RSA.
Some doctors also told me that PVC is sometimes a way for your heart to regulate it's activity and to adjust to blood pressure or respiratory activity. I was told it is a good thing since most people with heart deseise loose this ability to adjust.
I do have obvious respiratory arrythmia but apperantly it is very good to have that as well.
I still can't admit it but it is true. I get bubbles only when i am pissed, tired or really hyper.
So i guess if you are a type A too, your problem just might be related to stress.
A doctor told me that sudden death is more likely to happen to people like us than a heart attack due to coronary blockage. Altough sudden death is very rare, it usually starts by ventricular tachycardia than developps in ventricular fibrilisation and then CRP arrest.
By the time you would be dead - the paramedics would have time to zap you back on track 10 times ! Rarely do people die of a heart attack before the ambulance gets there.
Only people that ignore the symptoms do.
I was told by my Doc. that if i'm having a crissis and it does'nt go away within 15-20 min, i have to call 911. No chances....
They never mess around if you call in a heart related condition - they just come right away and it is better to call 911 therefore you don't wait around in the car, ER room ect...
They can get you on a monitor right away and the recording begins.
They also have all the drugs you may need too.
So hope this helps and plesae know that you are not alone to get these weird '' bubbles ''.
Red
hi my name is sameera i m 21 years old i had a vsd replacement at the age of 2 ever since i had been for a anual heart check up everything was fine until 3 years ago they discovered that i have a leaking valve n there is sum liwuid accumalating around my herat ever since than i have gained weight like anything n get sever upper left back painn sumtimes heart pain as well the bck pain is a burning pain n it throbs i m really sonfused the doc says everything is normal but i no i feel it sumthing is wrong sumwhere?
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
liz,
Could this be the onset of a heart attack/heart disease?
Certainly your symptoms need to be more closely evaluated. You do have a very low risk of coronary disease at your age.While rare....it would not be unheard of. Even if not related to ischemia the symptoms you have warrent further evaluation.
I would seek evaluation with your primary physician to examine you before you further pursue your exercise program.
good luck
Could this be the onset of a heart attack/heart disease?
Certainly your symptoms need to be more closely evaluated. You do have a very low risk of coronary disease at your age.While rare....it would not be unheard of. Even if not related to ischemia the symptoms you have warrent further evaluation.
I would seek evaluation with your primary physician to examine you before you further pursue your exercise program.
good luck
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