Experiences with

Loceryl

About a year ago I visited GP with chest discomfort on exertion. She referred me and I eventually saw a cardiologist followed by an echocardiogram and, last week, a stress echo. After this the consultant told me I had blocked arteries and explained this to me although I can't remember all he said. He

Anyone used it for this? Or even used it period?

Newbie here. Have been waiting three years for an appointment with cardiologist to materialise and because of increase in severity of symptoms my GP prescribed nitroglycerin and told me to use it if/when needed, plus take one baby aspirin a day. He described it as a bandaid and was going to try to light

has anybody had aches in their breast and ribs it feels muscular as if you have been to the gym.it eases when I take my bra off. I go to bed with a hot water bottle and the aches go away I told my gp and she said that was fine.can I do anything else or just wait and see if this calms down I have been

Hi, I was in hospital just before Christmas, and then discharged with an initial diagnosis of unstable angina. Told I need an angiogram (most likely to be done in the spring) and a follow up appointment with cardio team. As I hadn't heard anything I phoned the cardio team number last week. Quite dismayed

At last I got my hospital appointment with Cardio . I am not happy, to be honest. After lots of questions, ECG and blood pressure She thinks I may have angina. I had to drive myself to the appointment (I hadn't driven that far for ages) and park on the other side of the hospital, so by the time I got

I haven’t seen a rheumatologist for 2 years. The last time I saw him he started me on metoject and said he wanted to see me again in 8 weeks. 3 months prior to this I was seen by the rheumatology nurse. She started asking me if I had had any miscarriages. I had 3 early ones and also had preeclampsia

Hi. I definitely have a upper respiratory infection. Should i see the doctor as this afternoon i had to take my GTN spray for the first time since March last year. This is the 2nd chest infection ive had in 4 months.

hi everyone. I had a tilt table test today and was diagnosed with orthostatic hypotension type 3. Apparently I was supposed to last 20 minutes but only lasted 3 after the GTN spray was administered 🫠 the test was at 9am and spray administered around 9:45. I feel okay but I’ve still got a huge

Hi everyone… I’m a 75 year old male and two years ago I was diagnosed with angina. Had a stent fitted and was told the rest of my heart quite healthy with little bystander disease. Two years on and I’m suffering with almost complete intolerance of cold air. I’ve tried following the usual advice; breathing

hello everyone, hope you don’t mind me joining you all. I’m a 43yr old female who for the last 10 years has suffered with left sided chest pain. At the time was brought on by stress. It stated the day I sat down to the doctors to tell my dad he has weeks to live, he was diagnosed with liver cancer.

Hello. I didn't know I was having a heart attack (I am a nurse!!!) I carried on working for 4 days doing 12hr night shifts with what I thought was a trapped nerve in my left arm. I had no other symptoms other than an uncomfortable arm. I got a colleague to do some bloods and found out that my troponin

I wrote just now and lost it all so here goes again: on Friday I was on the bus back from shopping and about 2 minutes after getting on, sitting down, I became really unwell, my eyesight was impaired (not like migraine), felt nauseous and Inwas going to pass out, just managed to grip the metal bar in

Hi, Hope you are all well. I am a newbie here. I have been diagnosed with Microvascular Ischemia last week, plus I have high BP. I am waiting to have an Angiogram with contrast. I am struggling with awful symptoms. Everyday I have awful tingling in my head and lower legs. Also having horrible

I saw the cardiac nurse, she recommended I carry on with the GTN spray but they have not officially diagnosed micro vascular angina. I feel a bit abandoned now. I quite often get chest pain, breathlessness and palpitations, should I ask my GP for further advice and/ortrearment?

I want to share my recent experience in case it's helpful to others. I've had Raynaud's since I was in my late teens, 60 years ago. I was diagnosed with PV in 2019 and have been taking Hydrea ever since. Every winter, because of the Raynaud's, I get small painful sores that look like blood clots in

Had a mild heart attack @2 years ago a d lately fainting after gtn spray use. Quickly seen by nhs consultant cardiologist concerned about my breathless after treadmill test. She did not want to do anything invasive and has arranged a ct scan of the heart to see what's going on. My query is why does she

Had a face to face appointment with a really good GP yesterday , my symptoms are sudden sharp chest pain and feeling breathless when the temperatures drop to freezing or below that , it never used to affect me until this year . He wants me checked for anemia and angina , in the meantime he’s prescribed

Hi, Happy New Year! I am a newbie here, and would like to have a chat please on the Forum. I have an array of awful symptoms which have been ongoing for 2 years now. I am Hypothyroid and on Levothroxine for 12 years now and seeing an Endocrinologist who sees me every 6 months as my Ranges are never

Hi all (First time I've posted and not sure if I've put this query in the correct place). I'm 59 and was diagnosed with Hypothyroidism when I was 50. I'm currently on 75mcg 4 days/wk and 50mcg 3 days/wk. I recently visited my GP as I'd been having chest pain for a few months on & off. She immediately