Heart Attacks? [Archive] - RonFez.net Messageboard

MrPink

02-20-2007, 12:14 AM

Occasionally I'll have really sharp pains in my heart that last anywhere from 30 seconds to 5 minutes. They usually make me stop whatever I'm doing and it always hurts more when I inhale. I can't fuckin figure out what the fuck it is. I have low blood pressure and I'm pretty thin at 5'3" 110lbs. Can anybody tell me if these are heart attacks or something else?

BoondockSaint

02-20-2007, 12:22 AM

It sounds like mergeritis.But, why not go see a doctor about this?  It sounds really serious.

MrPink

02-20-2007, 12:33 AM

BoondockSaint wrote: It sounds like mergeritis.But, why not go see a doctor about this?  It sounds really serious.A doctor costs money, I really don't want to see one unless I'm like laying in a corner foaming at the mouth.

Reephdweller

02-20-2007, 01:40 AM

For what you're describing, see a doctor - don't just take advice you get from a messageboard. You might get some good ideas and insights, though nothing beats seeing a real doctor.

sr71blackbird

02-20-2007, 01:54 AM

I agree, see a Dr. ASAP.  Do you know that a hospital cannot force you to pay if you have no monay and need urgent care?  Whenever you get pain like that, eat an aspirin too.  You should start taking one aspirin a day too.  It helps thin the blood and it is cheap.

Sleeves

02-20-2007, 04:36 AM

I have something like this.  When I was 13 it was diagnosed as Mitral Valve Prolapse - basically a non-threatening heart valve dysfunction.BUT - a couple years ago I went in and had a full work-up.  The doctor thought, instead, that I might just be having a very strange, absolutely non-threatening kind of chest cramp.  Since then, whenever I get these sorts of pains, which make me breathe very shallow and basically stop me cold, I just stretch my chest out and it's gone instantly.  This may not at all be what you have...but that's my little story.  I agree about the doctor.  You should go if you're worried.

sr71blackbird

02-20-2007, 05:19 AM

Also, do you drink a lot of coffee?  If so, cut it down or use decaf. Do you have a lot of anxiety and depression? It could also be a panic attack.Either way, see a Dr. to be sure.

ShelleBink

02-20-2007, 05:23 AM

As they said, nothing will beat the insight and advice of a trained medical physician.Just something to consider - does this happen more often if you are stressed?  Hope its nothing serious... good luck budday.

angrymissy

02-20-2007, 05:43 AM

I had similar pains - I had a heart murmur which sets it off, and then causes anxiety, which makes it worse.  I had episodes that were lasting for minutes at a time throughout the day.They hooked me up to a halter monitor, which monitored my heart for 24 hours when the episodes were happening, and gave me a heart ultrasound to check on the murmur.  It sounds like a huge pain in the ass, but it gave me piece of mind to have all the tests run.If you go to the doctor, they can give you a beta blocker and/or tranquilizer which will greatly help the situation.

FezsAssistant

02-20-2007, 05:59 AM

Being skinny doesn't mean anything.  My father was very skinny and still died of a massive heart attack at 44.  (cue DeNiro laughter)

PapaBear

02-20-2007, 06:39 AM

sr71blackbird wrote: I agree, see a Dr. ASAP.  Do you know that a hospital cannot force you to pay if you have no monay and need urgent care?  Whenever you get pain like that, eat an aspirin too.  You should start taking one aspirin a day too.  It helps thin the blood and it is cheap. Blackbird is right. Not only do they have to see you, but if you tell them you're having chest pains, you won't even need to wait.

Zorro

02-20-2007, 07:11 AM

PapaBear wrote: sr71blackbird wrote: I agree, see a Dr. ASAP.  Do you know that a hospital cannot force you to pay if you have no monay and need urgent care?  Whenever you get pain like that, eat an aspirin too.  You should start taking one aspirin a day too.  It helps thin the blood and it is cheap. Blackbird is right. Not only do they have to see you, but if you tell them you're having chest pains, you won't even need to wait.If you go to the ER use a fake name

angelinad128

02-20-2007, 07:11 AM

Go get checked out, but it may just be gas.

Reephdweller

02-20-2007, 07:29 AM

<img src="http://images.43things.com/profile/00/03/28/207038s160.jpg" border="0" width="160" height="160" />Talk to your doctor.

FUNKMAN

02-20-2007, 07:34 AM

i've had the same feelings on occassion over the years. you can't breathe deep, you can't lay a certain waw or twist your body a certain way or else the pain gets too deep. also sometimes when I get what i think to be "heartburn" I actually get alot of pain in my jaw.    The pain in the jaw I've read can be associated with heart problems but I've had several EKG's over the years and they all come out clean.

Death Metal Moe

02-20-2007, 07:40 AM

MrPink wrote: Occasionally I'll have really sharp pains in my heart that last anywhere from 30 seconds to 5 minutes. They usually make me stop whatever I'm doing and it always hurts more when I inhale. I can't fuckin figure out what the fuck it is. I have low blood pressure and I'm pretty thin at 5'3" 110lbs. Can anybody tell me if these are heart attacks or something else? I think what everyone is trying to tell you is there's a good chance it's something easily fixable, but when you're dealing with your heart, don't fuck around bro.  Go MAKE SURE it's one of these small things, and if it happens to be something more serious, catching it early gives you a much better shot at beating it.

ChimneyFish

02-20-2007, 08:04 AM

MrPink wrote: BoondockSaint wrote: It sounds like mergeritis.But, why not go see a doctor about this?  It sounds really serious.A doctor costs money, I really don't want to see one unless I'm like laying in a corner foaming at the mouth.You could just wait until you're dead, then it wouldn't cost anything.You don't fuck around with your heart.Go see a doctor ASAP.

MrPink

02-20-2007, 08:20 AM

Looks like the general consensus is to see a doc. It's weird, I don't drink coffee and I don't do coke or snort adderall anymore. Stress could be a factor, but I don't even turn 21 til fucking March. I might go talk to a doctor when I go home during the summer.

Fat_Sunny

02-20-2007, 08:23 AM

MrPink wrote: Looks like the general consensus is to see a doc. It's weird, I don't drink coffee and I don't do coke or snort adderall anymore. Stress could be a factor, but I don't even turn 21 til fucking March. I might go talk to a doctor when I go home during the summer. You MUST Go To The Doctor And You Must NOT Wait Until Summer.  Do It NOW!

MrPink

02-20-2007, 08:25 AM

Fat_Sunny wrote: MrPink wrote: Looks like the general consensus is to see a doc. It's weird, I don't drink coffee and I don't do coke or snort adderall anymore. Stress could be a factor, but I don't even turn 21 til fucking March. I might go talk to a doctor when I go home during the summer. You MUST Go To The Doctor And You Must NOT Wait Until Summer.  Do It NOW!I can't take the time off school.

Death Metal Moe

02-20-2007, 08:27 AM

Yea, waiting is about the worst thing you can do.  If you're gonna ignore it, why did you even ask about it in here?  You're concerned enough to ask our opinions but not concerned enough to have it checked out?Fine dude, but if it is something severe, we have a clear conscience because we told you what to do.

sailor

02-20-2007, 08:27 AM

Reefdweller wrote: For what you're describing, see a doctor - don't just take advice you get from a messageboard. You might get some good ideas and insights, though nothing beats seeing a real doctor. ignore all messageboard advice, including yours?  hmmm.

sailor

02-20-2007, 08:29 AM

MrPink wrote: Fat_Sunny wrote: MrPink wrote: Looks like the general consensus is to see a doc. It's weird, I don't drink coffee and I don't do coke or snort adderall anymore. Stress could be a factor, but I don't even turn 21 til fucking March. I might go talk to a doctor when I go home during the summer. You MUST Go To The Doctor And You Must NOT Wait Until Summer. Do It NOW!I can't take the time off school. don't you have an infirmary on campus?  wouldn't it also be free?

angrymissy

02-20-2007, 08:31 AM

MrPink wrote: Fat_Sunny wrote: MrPink wrote: Looks like the general consensus is to see a doc. It's weird, I don't drink coffee and I don't do coke or snort adderall anymore. Stress could be a factor, but I don't even turn 21 til fucking March. I might go talk to a doctor when I go home during the summer. You MUST Go To The Doctor And You Must NOT Wait Until Summer. Do It NOW!I can't take the time off school.Go after school to urgent care, the school doc, or the ER.  It could be something minor, but don't fuck around with that.  It's also going to be constantly weighing on your mind until you get it checked out.

MrPink

02-20-2007, 08:43 AM

You guys are pretty persuasive, I might be going to the health center this week after my accounting exam.

Reephdweller

02-20-2007, 09:44 AM

sailor wrote: Reefdweller wrote: For what you're describing, see a doctor - don't just take advice you get from a messageboard. You might get some good ideas and insights, though nothing beats seeing a real doctor.  ignore all messageboard advice, including yours?  hmmm. I know!! Quite a quandry I've created!MWUHUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!

Fezticle98

02-20-2007, 10:08 AM

Go to the clinic on campus. They are probably idiots and will tell you you are pregnant or something, but will likely refer you to a real doctor in town. If you have insurance, hopefully it will be just a small co-pay to see him. If they don't do anything, at least if you die, your parents can sue the shit out of them.You don't want to catch a heart attack.http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/2303/heartattackcerealqg0.jpg

FezsAssistant

02-20-2007, 10:20 AM

MrPink wrote: You guys are pretty persuasive, I might be going to the health center this week after my accounting exam.You mean you're jewish?  Forget it then.

King Hippos Bandaid

02-20-2007, 10:27 AM

I have Acid Reflux from Being a Fatty Pig Fatty and  Eating unhealthy.You get Chest Pains at Night and it affects your Sleeping,  you thinnk you are having a heart attack every night.  Got my ticker tested and it is  as good as gold.The Moral of the Story is Eat healthy and the Pains go away.

Death Metal Moe

02-20-2007, 10:45 AM

milliehatchett

02-20-2007, 11:21 AM

A couple of years ago - I had similar chest pains and trouble breathing. I thought it was a pulled muscle but an x-ray showed pneumonia. Walking pneumonia. I had no other symptoms other than occaisional chest pains. Thought I was having a heart attack kinda chest pains. Get checked!!!

Snacks

02-20-2007, 11:49 AM

MrPink wrote: Occasionally I'll have really sharp pains in my heart that last anywhere from 30 seconds to 5 minutes. They usually make me stop whatever I'm doing and it always hurts more when I inhale. I can't fuckin figure out what the fuck it is. I have low blood pressure and I'm pretty thin at 5'3" 110lbs. Can anybody tell me if these are heart attacks or something else? You should do def go see a DR asap. Money or not, I thought that all full time college students had insurance from the college? While you are there ask them how to get your weight up. Not to be funny or joke but your a guy right? 110 lbs sounds really light maybe your low wieght has something to do with it, like parts of your bosy is shutting down. I hav read that many places, so look into that. Good luck!

MrPink

02-20-2007, 01:02 PM

Fez'sAssistant wrote: MrPink wrote: You guys are pretty persuasive, I might be going to the health center this week after my accounting exam.You mean you're jewish?  Forget it then.  I don't think I'm a Jew, but then again I'm adopted....Yes, even at 110 lbs I am a dude. I don't think I am too thin since I gained my weight back. I'll bet its stress since I love to get myself worked up about stupid shit.

narc

02-20-2007, 01:20 PM

I had a similar scary moment myself last year. I had an all-day exam, which went fine, but I was hitting the coffee pretty hard during, and I'm not a coffee drinker. But neither am I particularly sensitive to caffeine. I went  home then, and since the semester was winding up, I decided to go to bed early. Much earlier than I do usually.Well, as it turns out, that was the wrong idea. Shortly after I got into bed my heart starts racing, and then I lose feeling in my legs. My first reaction was "I'm coming Elizabeth....." My dad had a heart attack 15 years ago or so, so I've always been scared. After I stood up and walked around the numbness went away, but I was still having some weird feelings. I eventually settled myself down, but it took awhile - my remedy was throwing on a nice comedy, pacing around my apartment, and I also had someone I could talk to. I went to my doc about it - eventually. She said the thing with heart attacks is to be really worried if you start losing feeling to your face. But they did an EKG and I had to have the halter monitor put on. They couldn't find anything the matter with me. Even eventually when it happened, I kinda thought by the end that it was a panic attack. And I guess that's what it was. I eventually got a prescription for klonopin but I never filled it. I don't particularly want to take something that strong. Haven't had a problem since, knock on wood.

lleeder

02-20-2007, 01:42 PM

Its a mixture of panic disorder and stress. You go to school, you probably work you have no time for anything. You feel a littile pain and your mind obsesses over it. You don't have the money or time to deal with it so you obesess over it some more. It builds and builds until you go to the doctor. He runs tests. He runs more tests. You go back several times. He prescribes so drugs. He gives you a minor general diagnosis. Don't waste your time, relax reasse your life, mellow out. Your Fine.

sr71blackbird

02-20-2007, 02:18 PM

I still say get it checked out.  Don't be foolish!

Mike Teacher

02-20-2007, 02:38 PM

lleeder wrote: Its a mixture of panic disorder and stress. You go to school, you probably work you have no time for anything. You feel a littile pain and your mind obsesses over it. You don't have the money or time to deal with it so you obesess over it some more. It builds and builds until you go to the doctor. He runs tests. He runs more tests. You go back several times. He prescribes so drugs. He gives you a minor general diagnosis. Don't waste your time, relax reasse your life, mellow out. Your Fine. The graveyards are filled, and filling, with people who had this mindset.

lleeder

02-20-2007, 02:41 PM

Mike Teacher wrote: lleeder wrote: Its a mixture of panic disorder and stress. You go to school, you probably work you have no time for anything. You feel a littile pain and your mind obsesses over it. You don't have the money or time to deal with it so you obesess over it some more. It builds and builds until you go to the doctor. He runs tests. He runs more tests. You go back several times. He prescribes so drugs. He gives you a minor general diagnosis. Don't waste your time, relax reasse your life, mellow out. Your Fine. The graveyards are filled, and filling, with people who had this mindset.Once I saw you posted in this thread, I knew my theory would be soundly paned.

Mike Teacher

02-20-2007, 02:50 PM

lleeder wrote: Mike Teacher wrote: lleeder wrote: Its a mixture of panic disorder and stress. You go to school, you probably work you have no time for anything. You feel a littile pain and your mind obsesses over it. You don't have the money or time to deal with it so you obesess over it some more. It builds and builds until you go to the doctor. He runs tests. He runs more tests. You go back several times. He prescribes so drugs. He gives you a minor general diagnosis. Don't waste your time, relax reasse your life, mellow out. Your Fine. The graveyards are filled, and filling, with people who had this mindset.Once I saw you posted in this thread, I knew my theory would be soundly paned.No offense; you may be right in this individual case, it's just that Heart Attacks often give almost no warning at all; the first clue to the heart attack is the attack itself, too late if it's a massive, and the warning signs are often ignored or put on something else. If it's something else, great.

Mike Teacher

02-20-2007, 03:00 PM

And again, not to belabor a point but what is being described sure sounds like the warning signs the American Heart Org et al give:<li><div>Chest discomfort. Most heart attacks involve discomfort in the center of the chest that lasts more than a few minutes, or that goes away and comes back. It can feel like uncomfortable pressure, squeezing, fullness or pain.   </div></li><li>Discomfort in other areas of the upper body. Symptoms can include pain or discomfort in one or both arms, the back, neck, jaw or stomach.    </li><li>Shortness of breath. May occur with or without chest discomfort.   </li><li>Other signs: These may include breaking out in a cold sweat, nausea or lightheadedness      </li>