Heart attack or panic attack?
I am 25 and have been having shortness of breath since last night. I dont have any chect pain and AM a sufferer of panic attacks?
I am scared I am having a heart attack. I checked my blood pressure and it was fine this morning, am I just freaking myself out or is it just a panic attack?
things to ask yourself, are you sweating a lot, does your left arm hurt?? if yes, it could be a heart attack but since you do suffer from panic attacks then i would say it is just a panic attack, keep an eye on your blood pressure and if it gets high go seek medical advice
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Comment from missmary
Time January 17, 2010 at 11:47 am
things to ask yourself, are you sweating a lot, does your left arm hurt?? if yes, it could be a heart attack but since you do suffer from panic attacks then i would say it is just a panic attack, keep an eye on your blood pressure and if it gets high go seek medical advice
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Comment from marlin.444
Time January 17, 2010 at 11:58 am
can you ‘touch’ your pain? if you are having chest pain, and you cannot ‘touch’ it, then i would go in to the er. by touch, i mean, put your finger on your pain. if your finger cannot lightly massage the pain away in your chest, it’s probably under the bones, meaning, possibly your heart. if it’s muscle tissue, you can massage it way.
high blood pressure is not necessarily an indicator of heart attack. your pressure could bottom out, too. it is probably a panic attack. but if it is unlike any other panic attacks you have had in the past, i would say to go in to the er, or call your doc. good luck to you.
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Comment from George S
Time January 17, 2010 at 12:26 pm
I had a heart attack go to the ER take a aspirin ,Heart Attack
A condition in which a blocked artery prevents sufficient blood flow to your heart muscle,causing the tissue to die.Also
called (MI) due to a blockage of blood flow tothe heart muscle (myocardium),Symptoms may include nausea,shortness of breath and pain in the chest,arm or neck.
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Coronary Artery and Peripheral Vascular Diseases
Comment from arlene
Time January 17, 2010 at 12:50 pm
if you go to doc. have him check mitral valve, my blood press. was fine heart in great shape. no fat around heart, one doc. said he didn’t know what was wrong, wife and i told him it was mitral valve his words were it would never bother me, well another doc. said i neede oper. right away. am now 100% ready to do what i need to do. this does,t mean your mitral valve is bad, it means it could be part of problem, valve keeps blood from going back in lungs.
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Comment from dcrc93
Time January 17, 2010 at 1:31 pm
i dont know only a doctor would know this
it could be lots of things besides panic attacks
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Comment from Kevin M
Time January 17, 2010 at 1:49 pm
sounds like a panic attack i suffer with them immensly and extreme but if your concerned see the doctor he can tell you better with an examination as people on here cant lol good luck
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Comment from Tim W
Time January 17, 2010 at 2:03 pm
Heart problems sometimes occur after eating a big meal.
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Comment from Nikki H
Time January 17, 2010 at 11:04 am
Well I’d go to the doctor and/or ER regardless to rule out a heart attack, you won’t be the first they’ve seen in this condition. Panic attacks can cause shortness of breath, and then the "freaking out" about having a heart attack can worsen a panic attack for sure. Go get checked out just to be sure. Good luck
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