Major Symptoms of a Heart Attack for Females - From Doctor Oz
By lelin1123
@lelin1123 (15594)
Puerto Rico
October 7, 2009 7:54pm CST
When females are having a heart attack the symptoms are usually different from a male having a heart attack. You usually know your body and you know if its a different feeling then the usual headache, pain, or heartburn. A female had been suffering with heartburn for awhile (6 months)her doctor was prescribing antiacid medicine. She knew something was wrong but didn't know to ask for a stress test. She died at the age of 48 due to a massive heartache.
1. Pressure & tightness across the chest,
2. Pain down the arm, shouldners, jaw, neck usually on the left side
2. headache, blurred vision, lightheadness. dizziness, sweating, fatigue
3. Shortness of Breath
4. Indigestion,Nausea, vomiting
5. Coughing and Heart Palpitations
If you have the Symptoms listed above or combinations of symptoms get to a doctor right away. If they brush you aside and say its just heartburn or indigestion. Tell them you are not leaving till you have had a stress test done.
Take care and good health to all of you!
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6 responses
@creationsbysusie (254)
• United States
17 Sep 11
this is so true females have different symptoms then men I know as I had some of them the sweating, shortness of breath I work a lot so I blamed it on all the OT I was working but then when the symptoms got so bad that I had a hard time doing just regular every day things I went to the doc this started around mother's day this year and we finally got the problem solved in the middle of July I had one artery that was 99% blocked so do take notice to any symptoms that you have that are different my doc said to me you have reflux do you think it could be just the reflux doing this I replied doc I have had reflux for many years and trust my I do know the difference he saod ok and did the stress test glad he did
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@creationsbysusie (254)
• United States
24 Sep 11
I am glad too now I am trying to eat the right things and not eat junk but I like macaroni hubby says you eat too much macaroni I told him he ets too many eggs so now I buy more fruit instead
@cadguy08 (1224)
• Canada
16 May 10
I have some problem also with what your mom is but mine is last Wed and Thur night my left hand became bluish color , fingernails turn bluish, next day I went to my doctor , given only a blood test and urine test still awaiting for result. I always had dizzines all day can't walk so far and cannot work anymore at the age of 52. I was told to have a Anjo gram ( not sure the correct spelling) and echo by my nephew doctor who lived in the State but I lived her in Canada. I'm really scare as of now I have two small kid 7 and 11 yrs old, not sure of my life still gonna go more.
@lelin1123 (15594)
• Puerto Rico
21 May 10
I surely hope you will be ok. That it's nothing serious. Does diabeties run in your family. I hope you are eating right and taking care of yourself. You have two precious children that need you.
@savypat (20216)
• United States
8 Oct 09
The more I watch that show the better I like it. I am getting so much good information and it is delivered in s clear understandable way.
@lelin1123 (15594)
• Puerto Rico
8 Oct 09
Yes that is what I love about the they use lay terms that we can all understand.
I love learning what is good to eat to live longer and foods that will help against getting cancer. Thanks for responding.
@mobhomeir (7558)
• Philippines
8 Oct 09
Hello my friend.That was a nice information. I think you're right. Sometimes one of those symptoms you mention are also being felt by my partner. I am afraid of what you are said. Well thanks for that info I appreciate that....keep it up...
@lelin1123 (15594)
• Puerto Rico
8 Oct 09
Well I hope its helps. If your partner continues with the any of these symptoms she needs to get them checked out. good luck and good heath to both of you.
@lelin1123 (15594)
• Puerto Rico
8 Oct 09
No problem. I just want people to be aware because you never know when a heart attack can happen. Thanks for responding.
@cyrus123 (6363)
• United States
8 Oct 09
Thank you for psting this. My daddy passed away of a hear attack in 1985. However, I didn't know that the females' symptoms were different to the males. That's so sad about the 48 year old woman dying of a heart attack and to think that she had been suffering from hearburn for six months! Her doctor should have known to perform a stress test on her! Or was he like most doctors, just didn't care as long as he was getting that money? I also didn't know that the symptoms listed in #3 above could be signs of a heart attack. Kathy.
@lelin1123 (15594)
• Puerto Rico
8 Oct 09
No problem, this was all discussed on the new show Doctor Oz on ABC. Its a very informative show worth watching. Thank you for responding and take care!
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