Experiences with

Glycerol

Hello everyone, I have been requested to attend for a Cardiac Stress MRI scan next week to investigate the reason why I am having a high frequency of angina attacks some of which come in clusters every 15-20mins and always at rest. I have been requested to stop using the GTN spray and not take any of

Had trapped nerve in my left shoulder for 2 days then ended up in a&e from the doctors because couldn't breath properly arm was numb and pains across chest long story short troponin came back fine did tell my doc it was maybe coming from trapped nerve left with codine woke up last night with bad chest

Yesterday I had a coronary CT scan with contrast also was given two tablets under the tongue of nitroglycerin. I have had a CT with contrast before years ago when I had cancer but it was not like this.Everyone told me that oh it's not that bad a few seconds of feeling a really bad hot flash and maybe

Approximately 2 1/2 years ago I was told I had Barrets Oesophagus and a hernia. Since that prognosis I have been getting acid reflux symptoms daily (heartburn and what feels like an uncomfortable pressure around my throat). Have also been on Lansoprazole/Rabeprazole with acid PH levels very low. Had

Have a history of ischeamic heart disease and AF since 2014 two heart attacks and seven stents. Everything has been okay since I had a scan in 2021 which showed some damage to my lower heart muscle but have been fine until a couple of weeks ago. I have to get up in the night due to bladder problems and

Just wanted so say hello to everyone🥰 and to share my story and post procedure symptoms. I am a 52 year old male from Devon. I have just had two stents fitted on the 15th of march. Stents were fitted to two 99% blockages in the LAD. My Symptoms before the pci was shortness on breath and mild angina

Hello, I'm here because in the last month I've had mild unstable angina symptoms - discomfort in shoulders and upper chest spreading to both or left arm and outside lower jaw. I went to A&E and had standard same day tests including electrocardiogram, chest Xray, bloods (troponin etc). Everything was

was not a good day to spend a birthday. Silly me had a good day and decided to deep clean the bathroom . I was over the moon and proud of myself how nice it looked. Then I started feeling off light headed etc… sat down with a cup of tea then boom … jaw ache went up the side of my face and my chest went

Hi all, I have another of my pondering questions. Nicotine I'm led to belive constricts the blood vessels whereas the GTN Spray opens everything up. So...if you have taken a GTN puff and then use a Vape does it negate the benefit of the GTN Spray and if so to what degree?Thanks

So I've already listed a while ago the medication I'm on but last night woke up feeling like my chest was in a vice plus back pains through to my chest took my gtn spray then it went a away but then came back a little but managed to drop off to sleep do had enough of worrying and pains 😢

If so, did the nitroglycerin ever trigger an afib episode, or another arrhythmia? Thanks. Jim

Good evening. I have been taking supplements - AdCalD3 (of course!), Vit K2, VitB complex magnesium glycerine/malate and fish oil - fairly religiously since starting on pred. To help with hair/skin/bone thinning, I have also taken collagen and biotin. I was alarmed to discover tonight that biotin can

Im doing a 5 day training course in another city and after just one day in the classroom i came away feeling stressed, my BP was up from its normal 117 to 134 and id got discomfort in my chest for first time in over a month when i got back to my hotel.Ive had no problems doing cardio rehab exercise classes

Today I received this notice from Pharmacy2U “We have received a prescription for Glyceryl trinitrate 400micrograms/dose aerosol sublingual spray, unfortunately, we are out of stock of this item and have been unable to source this for you due to low availability of this product across the UK. As we

Hi folks, Just wondering if anyone has been prescribed decent pain relief to take at home instead of having to call an ambulance? I’ve been admitted 5 times in the last 14 months with severe pain due to VSA which the GTN didn’t touch. Mine can last almost all day and go on for several days at a time

What I've got is very mild angina symptoms brought on by emotional stress. I'm 63, male. It's like a slight stitch, almost trivial. They've doubled my atorvastatin to 80mg pd. And "added in" Isosorbide Mononitrate 60mg pd to "alleviate symptoms". I'm happy with the statin, but the nitrate tablets seem

It's all come as a horrible shock. Last week received cc'd letter from Cardiology to my GP saying I'd got Triple Vessel Disease with severe coronary calcification, lots of scary medical jargon, urgent increase in medication and an appointment with the intervention team in two weeks. No sugaring the pill

So after many trips and stays in hospital and being treated for CAS or unstable angina .Last week G.P said my symptoms were to extreme for that but if get pains thst are too bad call 111 which Saturday night they did .tight band under chest then dome centra pain used gtn and eased then came back with

Hello, I have recently joined this community and would like to ask a question please? I have had numerous episodes of problems with my heart which started after a very nasty dose of covid followed by a severe kidney infection but the angiogram did not reveal anything. However, the horrendous nuclear

can angina present its self as indigestion mine seems to come on at rest even sometimes in the middle of the night.makes me feel like I need to burp the gtn spray does seem to bring some relief , never get it when I'm exercising .don't no what brings it on really but am thinking it might be when I have