Experiences with

Glyceryl Trinitrate

Hi I had a HA in December last year, which resulted in me having 4 stents fitted. I am 48 & general fit guy with no history of heart problems don’t smoke & only drink socially. I am on the usual cocktail of meds after HA. 6 months on I still have the odd chest pain burning sensation. I have spoken to

I had a HA 6 weeks ago but didn’t know I was having one. Just a bit light headed , indigestion type pain in my back and little tight chested . I have food allergies so thought I was having a bad reaction and thankfully went to A+E. Now becoming neurotic as Pollen and heat been high and hayfever and

Apart from headaches and dizziness has anyone else experienced othe r side affects using GTN . Such as tiredness or irritability. Particularly if your using other medication for anxiety or depression?

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Hi all feeling very confused today. I had a Ct Angiogram a few months back suggested I required a stent, I commenced a lot of medications and was put forward for angioplasty . I went into hospital yesterday for angiogram/ angioplasty yesterday, I didn’t require a stent, the surgeon has reported mild

Hi everyone, I hope you are all keeping as well as you can and are having a lovely day. I wondered if I may ask some advice. I have moderate coronary artery disease, high bp and high cholesterol and am on medication to keep all these things in check. I saw my doctor originally cos I was getting sharp

Hi does anyone have any advice I just am not sleeping at all I can’t fall asleep for hours I can’t stay asleep I am so tired I’ve stopped naps during the day and that hasn’t helped either 4 weeks post heart attack and these are new meds Aspirin 75mg 1xday Atorvastatin 80mg 1 at night Bisoprolol 3.75mg

Having had a nstemi on 13th May yesterday I had what felt like another to be told by the hospital that it was angina, being treated with meds. It was identical symptoms and my gtn spray didn't work and my TropT levels did not rise. If Angina is narrowing of the arteries is this a Heart attack in the

Following a recent angiogram (with acetylcholine) I now know my angina is vasospasm. I first noticed it early 2014 and it’s gradually worsened since but thankfully not (yet) at night or at rest. My symptoms suggested micro vascular angina but those vessels appear to be in the clear. The coronary artery

Hi all, Very relieved to be back home after a 'visit' to the cardiac suite yesterday. First time I've needed to use my GTN spray, since my STEMI in February and my 7 stents and unfortunately having used up my max uses, needed to call the 9's! Luckily all was fine, usual ECG, Troponin blood test,

I had my heart attack Christmas week I’m on what seems to be the typical drugs. I also have ptsd and don’t know how much that is playing into how I’m feeling now I get angina regularly. But passes straight away with use of gtn spray I get some pains which are different to angina but bareable. I can’t

I've had angina for years, always as lower jaw pain on physical stress. A few days ago I suddenly developed the jaw pain which extended up into my facial bones and was accompanied by the feeling that someone had dropped a lump of lead on my chest with a surge of pressure up my throat into my jaw.

Hi, I was diagnosed with stable angina after Christmas, I'm on Ramipril, Amlopidine, Bisoprolol and Isosorbide Mononitrate (60mgs every morning). I had an echocardiogram last week and awaiting an angiogram but waiting lists here in West Wales are horrendous. My query is this, does anybody else get

Hello I am Kathy,and I am new to this forum and just wanted to ask,after what seemed like quite a rush to get me an appointment for a scan on the 18th January I have heard nothing back.I understand how busy the NHS is at this time, can i assume no news good news? If so......how long can i stay on and

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Hello everyone just a question for you all .I had a heart attack 11 years ago ,two stents fitted and medication followed. I've remained reasonably active I still work as a landscaper and tree surgeon although I'm retired ,I'm nearly 68 ,I still do a bit probably about 3 4 days a week .I started getting

Good morning all. I'm 5 weeks post double bypass. Recovery is going ok. My wife makes sure I don't do too much. However, both before and after I've had/have this nagging left arm and shoulder pain. In the days leading up to my procedure the pain that went across both shoulders and up to my right ear

I had a stent fitted Tuesday and was discharged after having a heart attack on the previous Friday. I presented with jaw pain. Since my stent I have had 1 attack a day so far again with jaw pain. I have used GTN spray and it event2took the pain away. But is this usual to happen so frequently?

Hi there, I have chest pains (and left arm pain more recently) that started in Nov 21. I have done a number of tests (ECG, CT Angio, Blood Tests, Chest Xray, sonography etc.) which have been normal. The only test that showed anything was a stress ECG after which my doctor prescribed Dilitiazam and GTN

Hi, I wonder if you can help. My mother had angina and had a stent about a year ago. She continued to have palpitations and all the cardiologists said that she didn't have AF and that her heart was now fine. She continued to suffer palpitations and occasional angina and used her gtn spray when it got