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How Do I Know Whether My Nocturnal 'episode' Was An Actual Heart Attack And Does It Matter?
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I recently experienced chest pain and nausea while in bed at night. It lasted about 10 minutes and was very scary. From what I read online it seemed I had a heart attack, but when I called doctor the next morning he called it an episode and sent in a prescription for nitro-glycerin. Can anyone with similar experience explain what happened?

posted July 1, 2023
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A MyHeartDiseaseTeam Member

I had my heart attack on the way to the hospital in November 2017. The paramedic sent to Meadville right away. Because he felt UPMC was not going to do anything for me. I did not know I had one either. I guess I was throwing PVC all over the place. I am thankful I was with medical personnel. They caught it and did the proper thing by sending me to Meadville heart hospital. I had congestive heart failure at the time to.

posted October 5, 2023
A MyHeartDiseaseTeam Member

I had a heart attack and didn't know it. My cardiologist gave me nitroglycerin for the same symptoms. It's scarey not knowing what a heart attack feels like🙄

posted October 4, 2023
A MyHeartDiseaseTeam Member

If you don't go to the hospital they can't really say what happened An EKG and troponin blood test will tell you for sure if you go to hospital. My Dr. says 10 minutes max to go to ER if experiencing severe pain.

posted August 12, 2023
A MyHeartDiseaseTeam Member

I had the same issues for a while. They gave me nitro patches and pills. If they do a blood test and heart stress enzymes are negative then it’s not a heart attack it’s just angina (chest pain). Of course it’s always best to get checked out. They told me one nitro pill, wait 15 minutes, then a second pill, and 15 minutes later if the pain is still there call 911. But the nitro always worked for me. Good luck, hang in there.

posted July 1, 2023

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