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Am I having a Heart attack?
Posted on 8/12/23 at 5:42 am
Posted on 8/12/23 at 5:42 am
Last Saturday started with extreme fatigue and awful headache all day - pretty much had to stay in bed
Monday evening while getting ready to fall asleep I suddenly had unexplained intense deep pulsing, ache/shooting pain below clavicle on left side. Lasted about 5 minutes and then went away.
The next day I developed a new, intense headache in left temple, along with neck tightness and jaw pain in that left side. Left arm then proceeded to feel a bit limp between the shoulder and elbow
All symptoms subsided on their own in about 1 hour
Now, as I’m typing 3 days later, I am noticing that my left arm again feels very achy from shoulder to elbow and my left jaw and temple are aching
34 years old
Monday evening while getting ready to fall asleep I suddenly had unexplained intense deep pulsing, ache/shooting pain below clavicle on left side. Lasted about 5 minutes and then went away.
The next day I developed a new, intense headache in left temple, along with neck tightness and jaw pain in that left side. Left arm then proceeded to feel a bit limp between the shoulder and elbow
All symptoms subsided on their own in about 1 hour
Now, as I’m typing 3 days later, I am noticing that my left arm again feels very achy from shoulder to elbow and my left jaw and temple are aching
34 years old
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Posted on 8/12/23 at 5:48 am to lesgeaux
Did u get the jab? Jk 
I had the same issues a few years back and went to the ER. After testing, it was blood pressure issues. I had stroke level BP and had to get on meds. Go get it checked out rather than worrying about it. I’d rather be told I over reacted than be dead.
I had the same issues a few years back and went to the ER. After testing, it was blood pressure issues. I had stroke level BP and had to get on meds. Go get it checked out rather than worrying about it. I’d rather be told I over reacted than be dead.
Posted on 8/12/23 at 6:15 am to wryder1
Got the part 1 & 2 of the first Pfizer shot but no boosters
Otherwise “healthy” (don’t exercise much and don’t eat spectacularly) but no other known health issues
Otherwise “healthy” (don’t exercise much and don’t eat spectacularly) but no other known health issues
Posted on 8/12/23 at 6:32 am to lesgeaux
Dude go to the Dr.
Posted on 8/12/23 at 7:04 am to lesgeaux
Go to the doctor asap. Your body could be warning you. Could be a mild stoke, heart attack, circulation issues, who knows.
Posted on 8/12/23 at 7:17 am to lesgeaux
You need to get to your doctor. Those are classic cardiological symptoms
Posted on 8/12/23 at 8:49 am to lesgeaux
Post your update on your findings.
Posted on 8/12/23 at 9:37 am to lesgeaux
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34 years old
Odds are it isn’t a heart attack at your age, but why risk it? Go see a doctor.
Posted on 8/12/23 at 10:14 am to Popths
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Post your update on your findings.
Currently, no symptoms anymore. Gonna take my blood pressure and see what I’m looking at. I think y’all have pretty much answered what I should do though. Pending the BP, if I have another symptom today or tomorrow, prob going to ER. Have young children so I want to err on the side of caution for their sake. Had two younger, mid-40s neighbors recently pass from sudden heart attacks so I think that has me being a slight hypochondriac, but better safe than sorry
Posted on 8/12/23 at 10:42 am to lesgeaux
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Currently, no symptoms anymore. Gonna take my blood pressure and see what I’m looking at. I think y’all have pretty much answered what I should do though. Pending the BP, if I have another symptom today or tomorrow, prob going to ER. Have young children so I want to err on the side of caution for their sake. Had two younger, mid-40s neighbors recently pass from sudden heart attacks so I think that has me being a slight hypochondriac, but better safe than sorry
ETA: 20 year paramedic here. Also, best friend had a heart attack with perfect BP and low cholesterol.
Your BP can be perfect while still having a massive MI. I'm not saying your are having one, but I'd go get checked. At least go by your nearest ambulance service and let them run what's called a 12 lead. It ain't definitive as blood work but can give some piece of mind if you are adamant you don't want to go to ER.
ETA 2: Damn, my eta 1 was above my post, my bad.
This post was edited on 8/12/23 at 10:44 am
Posted on 8/12/23 at 11:12 am to lesgeaux
What are your stress/anxiety levels like from work, home, life, etc? Go to the doctor. That’s what we pay for insurance.
Posted on 8/12/23 at 11:18 am to lesgeaux
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Have young children so I want to err on the side of caution for their sake
This should mean you are posting from the doctor’s office
Posted on 8/12/23 at 11:18 am to lesgeaux
I am in my mid to late 30s and had some similar symptoms when I got long Covid. Also had some dizziness with the tight pinch on my outer left chest almost near the armpit. I had some echocardiograms and never found anything. Lasted for months. Was scary as hell. I couldn’t exercise for months. I am now just starting to try and run again after gaining a lot of weight and I’m so anxious about feeling it again. Good luck with finding out what’s going on.
Posted on 8/12/23 at 11:29 am to DonJuanDaMiles
That sucks. I have anxiety about the soreness I get in my chest and arms, but it’s just from lifting heavy. I’ve been checked multiple times by doctors and they say my heart is fine.
Posted on 8/12/23 at 11:32 am to OldHickory
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What are your stress/anxiety levels like from work, home, life, etc
Unfortunately, I tend to stress more than any other male I know. Been on anxiety meds for a year
Posted on 8/12/23 at 11:41 am to lesgeaux
I get stress. Have you looked into transcendental meditation? I’m high stress as well. When I started a company with a friend I was working 7-days a week and did an equity play so I wasn’t making any money to start. All that on top of an anxiety disorder and major depressive disorder. Other meditations never worked for me because I couldn’t get out of my head, but with TM you’re focusing on a phrase or word you’re repeating over and over. I used cannabis to help with anxiety but when I was preparing for ayahuasca I had to stop smoking weed and found that a little tobacco before meditated made me lightheaded which took me out of my “monkey mind” and allowed me to drop into meditation a lot easier. Rounds of progressive muscle relaxation and bouts of a cold press to the back of my neck have helped as well.
Posted on 8/12/23 at 11:48 am to Popths
Took BP 5 times over last hour and average is 121/89
Posted on 8/12/23 at 11:52 am to lesgeaux
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Took BP 5 times over last hour and average is 121/89
Completely irrelevant
Posted on 8/12/23 at 12:24 pm to lesgeaux
Get to urgent care or an ER and off this board. Jesus Christ, man
Posted on 8/12/23 at 1:05 pm to lesgeaux
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Have young children so I want to err on the side of caution for their sake.
Well, you’re not.
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