Anxious

[DaveyG71]

Hi all, first time poster but been avid reader. Some things scare me half to death on here but the majority of posts do have a cheering affect. 48 year old over weight and lacking any physical excercise I had an HA on 30/4. 2 stents inserted and 6 types of meds daily now. I have 1 artery still 100% blocked possibly for some years and my LAD at 50-74%. The others are all free from any blockage. I have made the decision to survive! Changed my diet I walk at least 2 miles briskly every other night minimum and do my heart book excercises.

I have not had any recognisable angina since but do get a little bit dizzy when standing up after sitting for long periods! Anybody experience this?

I have an stress MRI in pipeline. Anxiety seems my biggest enemy! Any hints or tips to conquer this.

Cheers all 😁❤️

[Pilgrim1956]

Hi. I had a HA 3 weeks ago. I'm on 7 meds a day. I do get similar light headed/dizzy moments when getting up from time to time but not consistently. My meds have lowered my BP and pulse and the last bit is what causes it I believe. My pulse used to be 66 now more like 55. GP said pulse in 50's is ok but lower is an issue.

[Chappychap]

Good for you Davey. Yes, weight loss and exercise are hard, but, along with quitting smoking and healthy eating, they're the big ones to get right. So respect to your determination and willpower.

Feeling faint when you stand up? That's a byproduct of your medication, it's the reason we need to cool down after exercise, otherwise a sudden drop in blood pressure can cause us to faint. It's a bit of a nuisance, but no more than that, nothing to get alarmed about.

[SpiritoftheFloyd]

Hi Davey. I had a heart attack and cardiac arrest on 28/12/18.Echo test showed that i have heart failure stage 1. I know what you mean by anxiety. When I was discharged from hospital and went home I was paranoid with worry, afraid to go to sleep thinking I may not survive till the morning, thinking that every little bit of pain (I'd had CPR so was in a fair bit of pain) was another heart attack. I talked to everyone - Doctor, nurses, rehab team, consultant, family, friends, and kept talking, don't sit there thinking about the worst, talk to people. I know it sounds easy but men don't tend to talk, but we need to.

Some 20 weeks after the event, I've lost weight, changed my diet and am going to rehab gym twice a week and am feeling as though I'm back to normal. I've spoken to a few people in the gym and most of them say that they felt the same in the early weeks after their heart attack.

If you've changed your diet and doing exercise you're going in the right direction. Best wishes for the future.

[Lezzers in reply to SpiritoftheFloyd]

Hi, my husband had massive heart attack & cardiac arrest 21 years ago. He turned his life around with diet, & exercise. He's lived with a blocked main artery since then as unfortunately stenting or by-pass wasn't an option but once his medication was sorted he's not had any further heart problems other than he was diagnosed with moderate heart failure in 2012 but that was no surprise as the heart attack caused quite significant damage. He was very anxious & depressed at the time as he thought he's life was over & he was only 42. It does get easier as time goes on,

[DavidG1971 in reply to Lezzers]

Thanks for that - don’t hear enough stories like this.

[DaveyG71]

Thanks guys for the responses all great and I am trying my utmost to remain positive. I have the most amazing wife and two kids that I need to get through this for and my goal is to stay alive and torment them for years to come 😁.

I love my life and just look forward to getting back to the happy me!

Good luck all

Dave

[DavidG1971]

Good news - you’ve some obvious stuff to work on. I was 10 and a half stone, non drinker, non smoker and fit as a fiddle. Other than the drugs - nothing I could really work on. In the end i decided to cut sugar and white carbs.....just so that I’ve done something.

[jimmyq]

Most of the people on here felt that way at first. You have been through a traumatic experience and it will take time for you to come to terms with it. Talk to your other half and your close family. Ask your GP surgery and the hospital if there are any support groups in your area and join in with them. There may be a cardiac rehab team in your area that can give you medically supervised exercise and advice to help you through this. People on here are very helpful too.

[Andyman]

Well done you. For my dizzyness they lowered my Ramapril dose and now I take it at night instead of the morning. This has helped but I still get dizzy just not so often.