Two minutes that could save your life.

[Kopite]

Heart Attack

[Hazel Motes]

Nah. Still dying. Thanks for the effort though.

[robbief]

i'v had chest pains all week weirdly.

[davelfc]

Originally Posted by robbief i'v had chest pains all week weirdly.

Just ignore them, it'll probably be nothing.

[jacco maccaco]

Originally Posted by davelfc Just ignore them, it'll probably be nothing.

Agreed!
And dont go bothering your Doctor either, he'll be far too busy.

[Quaresma]

Yeah, and imagine the embarrassment if it's NOT a heart attack!

[god knows]

Originally Posted by John Arne Riise Yeah, and imagine the embarrassment if it's NOT a heart attack!

And you are just lying there breathing Stella and curry fumes all over the nice paramedics!

[Kopite]

I had some of those symptoms yesterday, especially the tight chest.

Mind you, I had spent 45 minutes lifting weights on Sunday. ;o)

[navbasi]

Originally Posted by Kopite I had some of those symptoms yesterday, especially the tight chest. Mind you, I had spent 45 minutes lifting weights on Sunday. ;o)

Exercise is bad for your health.

[loadsoftrophies]

Real men get heart attacks!
I always got a chuckle of that poster, without thinking what the meaning is, it's a funny poster.

[Kopite]

I put that into practice at 1.30 this morning. I woke up with a pain in my stomach, sat upright and felt extremely strange but couldn't put my finger on it. In the quiet I heard a fast thumping and realised it was my heart, put my hand on my chest and it was beating extremely quickly.

I put my heart monitor on and my rate was over 150 so I called "999".

"What's the matter?"

"I think I might be having a heart attack."

The operator went through the symptoms, however I didn't have any (shooting pains in my arms and chest, feeling clammy & nauseous and a tightness across my chest).

My heart was beating at a rate I only see when I've been exercising (and extremely hard at that). I am fit and eat heathily, so this was a bit of a shock.

Paramedic turns up 5 minutes later and hooks me up to a monitor. My rate is high, so she takes me blood pressure which is ok. She also takes some blood and tests my sugar levels, which are again ok. By this time my heart rate has fallen quite significantly.

I apologise for wasting her time and explained that my father wasn't much older than me when he died from a heart attack. Turns out this was the second time that evening she had attended someone suffering with their heart (the other person was suffering palpitations).

I ask what caused it, and she suggests I might have woken up in the middle of a nightmare (the flee or fight response?).

It was very scary I can tell you, however thanks to that advert I was prepared and acted quickly.

[ticklemeclemo]

Originally Posted by Kopite I put that into practice at 1.30 this morning. I woke up with a pain in my stomach, sat upright and felt extremely strange but couldn't put my finger on it. In the quiet I heard a fast thumping and realised it was my heart, put my hand on my chest and it was beating extremely quickly. I put my heart monitor on and my rate was over 150 so I called "999". "What's the matter?" "I think I might be having a heart attack." The operator went through the symptoms, however I didn't have any (shooting pains in my arms and chest, feeling clammy & nauseous and a tightness across my chest). My heart was beating at a rate I only see when I've been exercising (and extremely hard at that). I am fit and eat heathily, so this was a bit of a shock. Paramedic turns up 5 minutes later and hooks me up to a monitor. My rate is high, so she takes me blood pressure which is ok. She also takes some blood and tests my sugar levels, which are again ok. By this time my heart rate has fallen quite significantly. I apologise for wasting her time and explained that my father wasn't much older than me when he died from a heart attack. Turns out this was the second time that evening she had attended someone suffering with their heart (the other person was suffering palpitations). I ask what caused it, and she suggests I might have woken up in the middle of a nightmare (the flee or fight response?). It was very scary I can tell you, however thanks to that advert I was prepared and acted quickly.

How long after you had woken up did the paramedic arrive? I only ask because the Adrenaline response caused by a sudden shock such as waking up, wouldn't last much longer than 5 mins or so, before youre heart rate would have slowed significantly. Tachycardias of greater than 150 usually slow reasonably quickly, esp in young, fit people.

Not sure if there were any other symptoms, but if you have a strong family history of cardiac disease, and you've started having unexplained tachycardias, it might be an idea to get a general checkup from a cardiologist if you haven't already

[Kopite]

Originally Posted by ticklemeclemo How long after you had woken up did the paramedic arrive? I only ask because the Adrenaline response caused by a sudden shock such as waking up, wouldn't last much longer than 5 mins or so, before youre heart rate would have slowed significantly. Tachycardias of greater than 150 usually slow reasonably quickly, esp in young, fit people. Not sure if there were any other symptoms, but if you have a strong family history of cardiac disease, and you've started having unexplained tachycardias, it might be an idea to get a general checkup from a cardiologist if you haven't already

My father is the only one who died prematurely of cardiac arrest, my grandfather was 80 when he passed away. I went to see my doctor about 10 years ago and he told me not to worry because my father's death was certainly caused by lifestyle (smoking, drinking, eating and no exercise).

I've had my heart checked out about 2/3 years ago and there was nothing wrong. Likewise last night apart from the high rate which disappeared pretty quickly there was nothing to be concerned about. My one concern was that I had fresh coffee before I went to bed last night.

The thing is that I wasn't out of breath, there was no oxygen "debt", my heart rate was just high but I didn't feel hot, sick or anything.

Thanks for the advice.

[JohnnyH]

You never hear of heart cancer. Everything'll be fine.

[Baldi]

Steven Berkoff in OTT acting shocker