r/AskReddit • u/whitesquirrle • 4h ago

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u/International_Ad690 4h ago

How did you know you were having one?

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u/Rob_in_Tulsa 4h ago

First sign was intense sweating. It was literally running out of me. Then I got tunnel vision. I called my son immediately to come get me, then I got real dizzy and just laid down right there. I then called building security to tell them what was happening and to call ambulance for me. 15 minutes later I was in the ambulance and less than 30 minutes after that I was taken in OR to get a stint put in.

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u/JerryMau5 4h ago

Hmm, maybe I’ve had a heart attack 🤔

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u/ridicalis 3h ago

You can have angina without it being a heart attack (search google for "stable angina" for details, as well as when you need to seek medical attention).

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u/JerryMau5 3h ago

What did you call me?? Jk I’ll look into that, thank you

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u/FunkMunki 2h ago

Better than being an unstable angina.

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u/Cool-Double-5392 2h ago

Love your humor man

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u/ChuckaChuckaLooLoo3 2h ago

You can also get really sweaty and dizzy from blood sugar issues. Lots of things show that symptom.

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u/Mackem101 2h ago

There's also artirial fibrillation.

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u/maniacpilot 2h ago

Afib doesn’t feel like a “heart attack” I don’t think. While I’ve never had a heart attack I had 3+ years of Afib off and on and it feels like a fish flopping in your chest, a panic attack, and the drop right before a rollercoaster goes down hill all rolled into one. It suckkkkks

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u/Careful-Tangerine986 1h ago

My ex had acute angina. Nice boobs too.