am new here,just looking for advice

[katywooo8]

my friend called the paramedics out for myself as she said my lips were blue while i was doing some household stuff although i told her not to they did come out they were very nice did checks my blood pressure was high and there were changes to my heart rytham they wanted me to go hospital but i said no ,so they got a doctor to see me at a local health centre ,she gave me tablets as i was feeling dizzy on standing.The following day i went to see my own gp who did my blood pressure again and it was high and another ecg also blood tests, the blood tests all came back as normal except for the cholesterol which was just going into the high line he then said i have angina and gave me a spray to put under my tongue this has scared the life out of me is it that easy to diagnose angina, by the way i am 61 years old and i do suffer with stress and anxiety, i wud have liked him to be sure angina is wat i have otherwise i could be using a spray that i dont need please help worried sick

[elliebath]

We all find it worrying when we get a diagnosis we were not expecting. But in the case of angina, worrying does not help as angina is usually brought on by physical exertion and/or emotional stress. Angina is not an illness in itself but can be a symptom of other heart or vascular difficulties. For most people the symptoms are breathlessness and/or a tight ache or pain in chest, arm, neck or upper abdomen.

If you get pain in those areas that lasts more than a few minutes then you should really go to A&E as they can do checks that a GP can't.

[dunestar]

It's usually the case that people with angina use the spray to relieve the pain of the condition. The angina pain is caused by lack of adequate blood flow/oxygen to the heart muscle. The spray opens up the blood vessels so there is better blood supply. Some people like me don't get pain but the lack of blood flow shows up in breathlessness - but I don't use a spray.

If you are not getting pain or breathlessness I would go back to the GP and ask him or her why you have been prescribed the spray.

[Dolphin14]

Angina is a symptom of something. So it needs to be figured out what exactly is causing that angina.

[Ruth8]

I know hospital is daunting and really very boring, but the only way you will know what’s going on with your body is to get a full check up and be seen by a cardiologist.

My angina can start in my back or my a or my chest. I’ve learnt the signs and how to read my body, I don’t tend to use my spray unless I really have to as I have what’s called a Vaso vagal response which simply means I pass out when my heart gets stressed.

Keep posting on here and we will help as much as we can but like others have said we can only speak on our experiences not on medical diagnosing!!