Health. Well, I have your answer. Some heart attacks are sudden and intense — the “movie heart attack,” where no one doubts what’s happening. But most heart attacks start slowly, with mild pain or discomfort. Often people affected aren’t sure what’s wrong and wait too long before getting help. Here are signs that can mean a heart attack is happening: *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. * 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. * Shortness of breath. May occur with or without chest discomfort. * Other signs: These may include breaking out in a cold sweat, nausea or lightheadedness
Heart Attack Symtoms
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Left chest pain radiating down left arm
Shortness of breath
Jaw pain
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Chest pain that comes with physical exertion and eases with rest.
Chest pain that is brought on by emotional stress.
New or unusual shortness of breath-if you suddenly find you’re winded after climbing a flight of stairs when you used to be able to take the same flight of stairs in stride, for example.
Indigestion, particularly if indigestion is unusual for you, if it does not respond to antacids, or if you do not associate its occurrence with eating.
Pain is Not Always a Symptom of Heart Attack
A heart attack often starts with mild symptoms that may not be painful. Many victims experience a tightness or squeezing sensation in the chest. Get emergency medical help immediately If you experience any of the following symptoms for two minutes or more:
Pressure, fullness, squeezing or pain in the center of the chest.
Pain spreading to the shoulders, neck or arms.
Severe pain, sudden weakness, dizziness, fainting, sweating, nausea or shortness of breath.
For those with angina, any change in the frequency, duration or intensity of the attacks, or symptoms that don’t respond to nitroglycerin.
tightness in the chest
could include- a ‘heavy’ pain – like a severe weight on the chest
or pain radiating down the left arm
palor/ greyish colour to the skin
breathlessness
Im a male and I have a small chest lol. I go to the gym everyday and I workout my chest every other day. What workout works the middle of my chest. The sides are big but the middle stays small. I do flys and bench.
Just got a leaflet through the door telling all the symtoms of a heart attack, it says don’t mess about waiting just call the emergency services. Now, I have those symtoms everyday, I also have high b.p. (last checked 120/170 only last week). Am I having heart attacks?
Sorry, numbers wrong way round. Feel it like most days but thougt a heart attack was going to be of hollywood proportions, this leaflet describes what I feel.