struggling to breathe

[denno1957]

morning everyone,, i had a HA in May and had 2 stent fitted ,, back at work now and recovering to varying degrees but this morning in bed was struggling to breathe,, no real chest pain as there was in May but had bad 5 minutes with breathlessness,, few squirts of GT spray and sat here typing feeling lot better ,,, can anyone tell me if that was an Angina attack ,, i have had no diagnosis of Angina but it had me worried for a bit ,, thanx in advance

[stevejb1810]

I am not medically trained so just passing on an opinion. Angina is usually accompanied by pain (and usually quite severe pain). If you had no pain then it doesn’t sound like angina. That said, and somewhat confusingly, if GTN resolved your problem, that would be suggestive of angina. Your breathlessness might be the result of any medication you are currently taking and it might also be anxiety related (anxiety is very common in those who have had a Cardiac event of some kind). Irrespective of cause and effect here, if it happens again you should probably go and see your GP

[denno1957 in reply to stevejb1810]

thanx Steve , there was pain but i think it was more associated with not being able to catch my breath ,,, had couple similar episodes but that was months ago and then was put down to healing process ,, meds are the same as they hav been for some time now

[mostin1973]

I was told if I had chest pain to call the ambulance. I had a heart attack 8 years ago at 37. I had 2 or 3 quite bad pains and the last one had really scared me so went to the gp in the morning and said I had chest pain the night before so they called the ambulance and took me to hospital and all was ok. The paramedics said don't be afraid to call them as they can do an ECG there and then. Good luck. Mistin