I'm a 19 year old girl that worries about a heart attack. Any advise to help me stop.?
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hi .. instead of getting useless worries why not have some simple knowledge about it .. \n\nSTROKE IDENTIFICATION: \n\nMy friend sent this to me and encouraged me to post it and spread the word, I agreed. If everyone can remember something this simple, we could save some folks. Seriously. please read: \n\nDuring a BBQ, a friend stumbled and took a little fall - she assured everyone that she was fine (they offered to call paramedics) and just tripped over a brick because of her new shoes. They got her cleaned up and got her a new plate of food - while she appeared a bit shaken up, Ingrid went about enjoying herself the rest of the afternoon. Ingrid's husband called later saying that his wife had been taken to the hospital and passed away. She had suffered a stroke at the BBQ. Had they known how to identify the signs of a stroke, perhaps Ingrid would be with us today. Some stroke victims don't die, they end up in a helpless, hopeless condition instead. \n\nIt only takes a minute to read this... \n\nA neurologist says that if he can get to a stroke victim within three hours he can totally reverse the effects of a stroke . . . totally. He said the trick was having a stroke recognized, diagnosed and then getting the patient medically cared for within three hours, which is tough. \n\nRECOGNIZING A STROKE \n\nThank God for the sense to remember the "3" steps. \n\nRead and Learn! \n\nSometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim may suffer severe brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke. \n\nNow doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions: \n\nS *Ask the individual to SMILE. \n\nT *Ask the person to TALK, \nto SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE. (Coherently) (i.e. . . It is sunny out today) \n\nR *Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS. \n\nNOTE: Another 'sign' of a stroke is this: Ask the person to 'stick' out their tongue. if the tongue is 'crooked', if it goes to one side or the other, that is also an indication of a stroke. \n\nhope it will help ..
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You must not worry about your BP as it seems just OK.  As far as your pulse is concerned, the cause of it being 90 could be an anxiety associated while the pulse is being counted by someone or even if you are doing it yourself.  Let someone else take your pulse when you are relaxing and free from anxiety of any sort.  \n\nYour chest pain could arise for various reasons and the most common ones being costo-chondritis (inflammation of the chest cage at the points where the ribs meet with the cartilages), a chest infection like pneumonia or pleurisy), or it may be related to heart or the pericardium.   The best thing would be that you consult your own doctor for it.  However, a simple test would determine whether it is because of the heart or the chest wall/lungs or the pleural coverings.  Try coughing.  If the pain worsens, the chances are that it is not because of the heart.  Good luck.
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Reduce intake of Refined Sugars!!, do not drink soda or beverages that have caffeine in them, do not eat more than you need, try to cut the chocolate.  Try meditation ( it does not work foe evryone), try colour therapy ( green usually cams down) , drink chamomille tea, valerian tea  ( helps alot ). And remember . YOU CAN NOT DIE FROM A PANIC ATTACK!\n\nIf that helps or even if it does not ...and you feel the need to talk to someone just e-mail me. I know how it feels to go through panic attacks i used to have them all the time but then using the tools i told you about and support from my family ( no medication) i got rid of them!\n\nI wish you luck and strenght!
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go to the Dr. it could be a heart attack!
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Let me assure you, as a physician, that your own physician would be overjoyed to hear from you with regard to this question.  He or she would be less overjoyed to know you are seeking out advice over the internet, because the answer depends on many details of your medical history and not just the fact that you've had a heart attack.
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Concentrate on your breathing.  If you start to panic, just start thinking slowly about your breathing, breath in and out again, and in, and out, do this slowly, don't take huge breaths or fast breaths, just in and out.  Then think of something happy, something that you enjoy, do NOT concentrate on what you are panicking about, say if you are anxious because of all the people, don't sit and stare at them, or think about them at all.  If you have to, go into the bathroom and imagine that you are somewhere else, vedge out for a minute until your nerves get calm again.  \n\nI would also suggest talking to a doctor, they can prescribe medicines that you can take when you first get that panicky feeling, or even before you get into a situation that you know you may feel anxious about.  This stuff has worked for me, I have found that I can breathe my way through just about any panic attack, I haven't had one in about seven months now.  Try it, and seriously, talk to your doctor.
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If you feel that ill, then go to Emergency right away.  Call 911.  If your chest is hurting that badly then you probably need medical attention. You should not have to fear that you will die and so, then let the medical professional team assist you.\n\nIf you can get through the night, then call a doctor tomorrow and go see him or her on an emergency basis.\n\nWhatever the case, go back to drinking water, not tap water, but good bottled water or spring water.\n\nBeyond that - try to turn your thoughts around to the positive and believe in your body's innate ability to heal itself.  If you believe in God, then pray to God and ask for healing.  If you do not believe in God, then pray for healing anyway because it works, if you believe.\n\nBlessings to you, you are in my prayers and I wish you all the best.  Know that there are people out there who do care and I am one of them.  Good Luck.  I know you will pull through this.
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you need to eat food or are having a anxiety attack go see your family doctor and get you blood checked
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Go to the doctor. These have proven to be not only unhealthy but have killed several girls! Heartattacks, strokes, etc. Some have not died but are no longer themselves because of the strokes. Do not stop taking it until you talk to your doctor though. You need to go off of it with the doctor's help.
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There are 1780 results in the "search for questions" regarding chest pain and probably every one of them had someone suggesting that you call 911.  Read on.\n\nHeart attacks and true cardiac symptoms almost never present as sharp pains (I would have said never but there is probably someone out there who had true cardiac pain that was sharp.)  All you have to do on this forum is MENTION chest pain and one or a couple people will insist that you phone 911 or rush to the ER.  That is probably not necessary.\n\nYou provide no information about your medical history but risk factors for cardiac problems are even more important than your symptoms since the symptoms are unusual.  The big five for heart disease are:  cholesterol, family history for premature heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, and smoking.  If you are a woman and under age 40 I imagine you would have to have EVERY risk factor for you to have true coronary disease.  Even if this problem is not cardiac and you do have EVERY risk factor then (1) Its time to clean up your act - loose weight, drop the cigarettes and get your blood pressure and cholesterol treated.  (2) Talk with your primary doctor about getting a referral to a cardiologist.\n\nNow back to your question - this could be everything and nothing.  If you are really ill, use good judgement (short of breath, sweaty, nausea and vomiting, sense of impending doom) and have it evaluated and treated tonight.  If this is some sort of minor nagging sensation that just has you concerned, call your primary physician tomorrow and get it evaluated routinely.  \n\nA word of caution:  just because you go in does not mean that a cause will necessarily be found.\n\nGood luck and be well.
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Please see a doctor.  Yes, it could be something besides cardiac problems - and that is very, very likely.  But in some people, especially females, heart attacks don't follow a "traditional" pattern of clutching your chest and dropping to the floor.  Nobody can make a diagnosis online, not even a doctor.  Odds are, it's nothing to get worked up about - but please see a doctor to be sure.
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See a doctor, and request a second opinion from a cardiologist.  Doctors tend to dismiss healthy-looking young people as being hypochondriacs or just panic attacks, when it could be a simple heart condition treated with medication.  Insist on seeing a cardiologist and/or having an echocardiogram - NOT an EKG, which will not detect valve problems.\n\nIt could be panic attacks, could be mitral valve prolapse.  Either way, see a doctor because both are easily fixable and there is no reason for an otherwise healthy young lady to suffer.
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There is a strong chance you may be having a heart attack.  Take an aspirin. The aspirin is to thin the blood and helps your heart.  If you develop shortness of breath, call 911.
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Call and/or go to your doctor immediately. It could just be anxiety or indigestion, but you want to rule out myocardial infarction aka heart attack. Your doc can usually run a couple simple tests. You need to do so before it's too late. Good luck.
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Exercise is so important to health because it keeps your heart in shape, and unless you're looking for a heart attack at 30, clogged arteries [sic] and what not. I recommend exercise :)
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What are you talking about?  I love asking advice for what to do in the event of a heart attack from anyone I can, especially strangers.  They've never let me down.
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I believe that if you are haemodynamically stable & your endurance of physical exertion is good /climbing staircases, walking/ you can try (once in a while)using  sexual performing drugs but better look towards more physioligical methods like better partner understanding, creation of  ambient conditions, try to be more balanced and at peace rather be volatile, try to be more positive than result oriented. If you have certain fears which date back to your experiences of the heart attack/ or immediately after it you can ask you physician or a psychologist for advice.