Signs of a Heart Attack /Signs of a Stroke

[LP]

Should I be worried?
Recently i hv been having some of these symptoms on and off.(the ones in red )
Some symptoms like pain behind the breastbone…and left arm…lower jaw…backache…headache…nausea…dizzyness …weakness…and shortness of breath…suddenly feeling hot and sweating(its cold these days here)… are almost everyday things.The others arent everyday.

Signs of a Heart Attack
Common Symptoms

• Chest Pain, usually radiating toward the left shoulder and arm. The arm may be tingling or numb.
• Nausea, vomiting
• Cold sweats, shortness of breath and lightheadedness
• Feeling of indigestion
• Dizziness, weakness, and fainting
• Abdominal pain

Signs of a Stroke
Common Symptoms:

• Sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm or leg, especially on one side of the body
• Sudden confusion, trouble speaking or understanding
• Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes
• Sudden trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance or coordination
• Sudden, severe headache with no known cause

source:http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/just-diagnosed-31337-5.html

• Nausea and vomiting that won’t stop
• Breathlessness (but not sighing) with exertion or especially if it wakes you up at night
• Chest discomfort that starts behind the breast bone and radiates to either shoulder or arm, neck, or to the lower (but not upper) jaw
• Discomfort in the lower jaw especially if it occurs only with exertion or will not go away

• Discomfort in the upper back especially if it occurs only with exertion or will not go away
• Discomfort in the chest or back that occurs when doing usual chores after a large meal
• Sudden onset of weakness that won’t go away
• Sudden racing heart sensation with a very fast pulse
• Sudden loss of consciousness
• Physical inability to perform usual household chores
• Menstruation has stopped
• Smoking
• Family history of arteriosclerotic heart disease before age 60
• High blood pressure (even treated) (i think)
• Diabetes (even mild, even treated) (i think)
• Obesity
• High cholesterol (even treated)

source: http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/symptom-check-40354-5.html?ic=4031

[diwana]

Re: Signs of a Heart Attack /Signs of a Stroke

Difficult to know if red are your symptoms/problems or not.

[LP]

Re: Signs of a Heart Attack /Signs of a Stroke

yep...the ones in red are my problems.

[diwana]

Re: Signs of a Heart Attack /Signs of a Stroke

yep...the ones in red are my problems.

These are a lot of symptoms.

Chances are these are just anxiety attacks but to be safe you need to be checked out by a physician.
Some blood tests Ultrasound of heart and stress test etc. esp. if you have diabetes/high cholesterol, family history.

[LondonsFinest]

Re: Signs of a Heart Attack /Signs of a Stroke

I wouldn't worry, a person always tends to come to the worst possible prognosis when 'playing doctor', looking at a list of symptoms and thinking "I've got so and so"!

If you really do feel worried, go see a doctor :)

[PakWoman]

Re: Signs of a Heart Attack /Signs of a Stroke

I wouldn't worry, a person always tends to come to the worst possible prognosis when 'playing doctor', looking at a list of symptoms and thinking "I've got so and so"!

If you really do feel worried, go see a doctor :)

So true. My bro just went into depression cuz he thought he had all the symptoms of HIV (God Forbid!), it just turned out to be a viral flu in the end... but in the process he got so effected that his immune system almost gave in. A big no no to self-medication or self-analyzing even. Go to a doc right away.

[rizla86]

Re: Signs of a Heart Attack /Signs of a Stroke

Yeah, nothing worse than trying to diagnose yourself on Google, trust me I've been through that paranoia too and there is nothing better than the feeling of relief you get by getting checked out medically, go to a doctor!!