Did I have a heart attack?

[leaventhall]

Hi, I am a 37 yo male 235 lbs.  I had gotten as high as 260lbs, but began taking tenuate 75mg because I recognized I was not controlling my weight as I had long believed I could.  I have been feeling increasingly weak and short of breath over the past year, most intensely in the past two months.  The other day I was helping my neighbor move some doors and I started to feel exhausted after only a few minutes.  I came in the house and felt awful like I could not breath and like my heart was not even pumping.  I layed down on the bed and woke up four hours later feeling awful.  Later in th evening my energy came back, but I now feel like I have a limit, like I am weak after just short exertions.  Did I have a heart attack or something?

Thanks

[Douglas Bogart, MD]

You need to be evaluated and it is hard to know what is going on with your symptoms but clearly to need to see a doctor and be checked out.  Maybe an exercise echo would help sort this out.

[Rob2008]

the doctor here won't know if you did or not because they didn't run cardiac enzymes on you.  What you definately need is to see a doctor about this, and probably have a stress test.   It's also possible you are having an ahrythmia and may need a heart monitor.