Pain in Arm

[GoldfishPond]

QQ. Does the pain in the arm associated with a H/A go all the way down to the fingers or is it limited to a specific area of the arm (upper arm for example). I have looked around and cant find an answer that is specific.

Thanks

[baly_2023]

Heart attack symptoms vary a great deal with individuals.I had very very mild chest pain, light headedness and that's it. It came then it went.

I had a STEMI with the LAD being 100% blocked.

If in any doubt phone 111 or 999 if you are have symptoms such as

chest pain – the chest can feel like it's being pressed or squeezed by a heavy object, and pain can radiate from the chest to the jaw, neck, arms and back

shortness of breath

feeling weak or lightheaded, or both

an overwhelming feeling of anxiety

[dawnz]

My OH is just home after a heart attack. He had enduring pain in both arms - he said it was like tooothache. Don't delay , 999 . My partner was in dire straits and the ambulance crew saved him

[junik53 in reply to dawnz]

That happened to me, the only pain I had was in my arms , mostly in upper arms but so severe it did radiate into the rest of lower arms and fingers, and indeed was like a severe tooth ache . Always contact 999 so they cans do the tests and decide if you go to hospital or not.

[Survivor1952]

It varies massively.

When I had an angina attack, that was across my chest and down my left arm.

When I had my HA I didn't feel a thing, just mild indigestion and felt a bit 'off colour'. I was saved by the fact that I had an echocardiogram booked the same day!

[Callie456]

Hi, everyone is different. When I had my HA I got pins and needles down both arms, all the way from my shoulders to my fingers. Also felt like I couldn't breathe, dizzy & nauseous.

[Murderfan58]

My dad didn't feel well and short of breath but no pain when he had his heart attack . Only by having ECG showed he had one plus he had one while having the test and didn't feel a thing. Like anything there are classic symptoms but everyone is different how it effects them. If worried see GP or go to A&E.

[BaronFrankenstein]

Hi.

I had pain mainly in my wrist and back of my hand which exceeded the pain I had in my chest wgen i had a heart attack. I had blocked LAD and a stent fitted.

I still get intermittent shooting pains in my wrist and back of hand when im run down and tired.

[fishonabike]

"heart pain" can be felt in a number of ways apart from the classic "clutching the left side of your chest" - it can be in your arm/s, shoulder/s, neck, back or chest

it can feel crushing, gripping, aching, like pressure or more stab -like

it can show up and like wind, indigestion, reflux, nausea, a need to empty your bowels

and probably a few more - so down to your fingers is possible

if in doubt get help

[Farmer63]

Hi, mines was left shoulder and down to elbow outer arm. I think the best way of knowing if it's coming from your heart,is it it's painful to touch it is possible muscular. But I definitely know it was not muscular, it's a totally different kind of pain.

[momander]

Hi,I don't think there is one specific answer. It depends on each individual . I have had 3 heart attacks and they have all been different..Is there a reason you are asking this question?

[Qualipop]

I only had 3 days of horrific indigestion then suddenly a slight tingling in my upper arm and up my neck. Very mild but enough to make me ring 999. No chest pain at all.

[Jedi14]

That's because there is no fixed pattern for these things. In my own case there was no arm pain at all. Only extensive tests proved that I had, had a HA! Only breathlessness and chest pains.