Experiences with

Glyceryl Trinitrate

I saw physio at the hospital this week. I have suffered for 5 years with my stomach. Had 2 colonoscopies, I was diagnosed with some diverticulitis. IBS C and sometimes D I have small rectocele and hiatis hernia.i have found over the years that most meds prescribed for me play havoc with my stomach. The

Hey Everyone 3 weeks ago today, I felt a bit off, had what I thought was ingestion, and was a bit breathless I used my GTN spray and took some gaviscon, and used my inhaler, nothing worked but I still dismissed it I decided to go onto the NHS website and they said a nurse would call me back. If it

Can angina be just breathlessness? I've spoken to 3 GPs about bad breathlessness just from walking into eth kitchen. Today I sat in teh sun and pruned a rose bush. When I came in I couldn't speak I was so breathless. I had an ECG and a blood test t o look for heart failure last MOnday and was told

Hello everyone, I've been reading all your posts for a couple of months now and they've been so helpful thank you. My story...I'm 67yrs young female who retired 1 year ago, on 18th Jan I had it confirmed at a&e I'd had a heart attack the night before (I'd gone to bed after experiencing strange sensation

I was diagnosed in 2016 and had 2 stents. Was originally told it would be 3 but one was was too small to stent. Have had attacks since then which have been managed by the usual meds and GTN spray. However, since having covid a month ago I have had more incidents than in the last year. Has anyone else

morning all, in April last year I had a hospital admission for suspected heart issues, in September I was told I have a significant narrowing in an artery, not a main one, they tried to start me in a whole heap of meds and suggested a stent, I wanted a chance to avoid all this so for 6 months I have

I am newly diagnosed with Microvascular Angina after months of chest pains, fatigue and feeling generally poorly. An angiogram showed my main arteries are all ok. Therefore it turned out that it is this disease. It is a relief that I can put a name to my condition but equally not great because it’s not

morning all😊.. just a wee question.. had a nagging headache this morning… felt nauseous and hot.. took my bp a couple of times 190/95.. then pain on the left above left breast.. this lasted about an hour.. took gtn which lowered bp for about 10 mins then raised again to 159/90.. chest pain seems to

First time flying since diagnosis of MVA (provocative angiogram) I mainly have SOB as a symptom. I would say I have it mild but it still impacts my life.I have just returned from a week's holiday in Majorca flying out was ok besides feeling tired with all the walking at the airport. Actual flight I

I was diagnosed with angina a few years ago and at the prescribed GTN spray, I have to say I rarely use it partly due to the headache it causes! I also have severe COPD for which I use various inhalers, I was just wondering would the GTN spray be beneficial to me for help with breathlessness? for example

Hello to you all. Just a little question about angina.For over a year I've been suffering with chest pains which start in my neck, it lasts about 5 minutes and is in the centre I Ended up in A&E a couple of times after visiting my gp. I was given a gtn spray to help which it does. I always get the pain

I want to thank everybody who supported and reassured me on my post two days ago. Thank you all for sharing your own experiences with me and to Barbara and Kat for sharing photos of their rashes which did suggest it was indeed a Lupus rash I had, as I’d suspected, when it looked so similar and was running

Hello Was diagnosed with stable angina on Monday after a couple of episodes running (chest pain, clammy, shaky). I've had an ECG today (all clear) and bloods taken. The doctor on Monday basically signed me off (that's what it felt like) and told me not to worry too much (easier said than done) and

Hi. I'm due to go away for 3 months to a very hot area without Aircon or refrigeration. I not on my GTN spray it has a temperature storage range and I'll not be able to meet that range - it will be too hot. Would I be better off with tablets? Incidentally I've not had to use the spray once since a stent

I posted the other day about having a stress echo, I knew it hadn’t gone well after all it lead to an angina attack. I’ve been having mild chest pains ever since my quadruple CABG last June which I thought would improve but it hasn’t. My surgeon called me today to tell me it looks like there is a problem

Please can one some one explain if angina is always chest pain related. Since my Stents in Sept 2022 I have been having pain both arms neck and shoulders. I went into A&E once only after that and they said it was muscoskeletal pain. All the tests showed no HA. Also at what point do I take GTN spray if

Had triple by pass 2019 followed by 1 stent 3 weeks later. Have had periods of unstable angina ever since. Cardiac team have tried to get to the source of the problem …. 5 day monitoring in hospital, angiograms ( 3 since 2019) etc So last week I attended Southampton hospital for a perfusion scan

Hello, I am new here. Hoping everyone is well :) I had a question regarding the GTN spray. I do not use it frequently however, whenever I do, I have noticed that my BPM (heart rate) accelerates quite quickly and is up and down for the first 10 mins or so. Is this a normal response to the spray as I

I had HA and 1 stent (LAD) in Oct 2020. At the time my ef was 37% . I was told this was the only blockage but left with some damage to my heart. In march last year I had a heart scan and recieved a letter in May stating my heart was nearly back to normal, great news. Then in December I started to get

Hi All, I hope everyone’s doing well! I was walking on the beach with my wife and suffered a crushing chest pain (worse than the pain I had had with my previous two MI’s) shortness of breath and sweating. I used my GTN spray twice but it had no effect. I was blue lighted to hospital. All test proved