Wade
I have the same breathing problem. I have chf which causes a lot of fluid
buildup which causes breathing problems. I take Lasix, 80mg twice a day,
which helps somewhat but not every time. In the past month I been in the
hospital three times due to difficult breathing.
Take care.
"PDW" <pd88w@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Two months ago, I had a heart attack with stent insertion. Since then,
> I've been taking blood thinners, as well as medications to lower
> cholesterol and blood pressure, and also to slow my heart rate. My
> problem is that I am often very short of breath, sometimes while just
> sitting and watching TV. I also have breathing difficulties while
> under exertion, but sometimes it's not much worse than when I'm
> resting. It often happens at night in bed. When I try to take a deep
> breath, it feels like there's not enough "air" in the air. I also feel
> a pressure in my chest and also a tightness in my throat that actually
> causes my voice to get higher. I am in a cardiac rehab program, and
> while exercising I sweat profusely, sometimes it feels like my ears
> are closing, and about a half-hour after I'm finished I get very dizzy
> when standing up.
>
> My cardiologist says the dizziness is probably caused by my
> medications, but he is at a loss to determine why I have trouble
> breathing. He ordered a myocardial imaging scan, which was done in two
> phases (resting and on a treadmill). My heart showed a very small
> amount of damage (on a scale of 1-10, with 10 being good, I was rated
> 9). There are no other major arteries blocked, a minor artery is 80%
> blocked, but the doctor says it's such a small artery it would be
> difficult to even insert a stent.
>
> I am wondering if my breathing problems could be caused by asthma. For
> the record, I did not have asthma before my heart attack. I am a
> former smoker, but I never had any difficulty breathing even when I
> smoked. My chest x-ray is clear, and I hardly even cough anymore. I am
> 53 and weigh just over 200 lbs. (Lost 20 lbs. since the heart attack.)
>
> If anyone who has had a heart attack and is now experiencing trouble
> breathing or a feeling of tightness in the chest, I would like to hear
> your experiences and how you are dealing with it. I also wonder if
> anyone taking asthma medications (such as Singulair) is also taking
> medications for cardiovascular heart disease. I realize that most
> inhalers cause a rise in heart rate, so I would have to stay away from
> them. All comments welcome, as I am very frustrated with my current
> condition. Thanks. Peter
buildup which causes breathing problems. I take Lasix, 80mg twice a day,
which helps somewhat but not every time. In the past month I been in the
hospital three times due to difficult breathing.
Take care.
"PDW" <pd88w@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:da35365a.0304301048.6113f294@posting.google.com...
> Two months ago, I had a heart attack with stent insertion. Since then,
> I've been taking blood thinners, as well as medications to lower
> cholesterol and blood pressure, and also to slow my heart rate. My
> problem is that I am often very short of breath, sometimes while just
> sitting and watching TV. I also have breathing difficulties while
> under exertion, but sometimes it's not much worse than when I'm
> resting. It often happens at night in bed. When I try to take a deep
> breath, it feels like there's not enough "air" in the air. I also feel
> a pressure in my chest and also a tightness in my throat that actually
> causes my voice to get higher. I am in a cardiac rehab program, and
> while exercising I sweat profusely, sometimes it feels like my ears
> are closing, and about a half-hour after I'm finished I get very dizzy
> when standing up.
>
> My cardiologist says the dizziness is probably caused by my
> medications, but he is at a loss to determine why I have trouble
> breathing. He ordered a myocardial imaging scan, which was done in two
> phases (resting and on a treadmill). My heart showed a very small
> amount of damage (on a scale of 1-10, with 10 being good, I was rated
> 9). There are no other major arteries blocked, a minor artery is 80%
> blocked, but the doctor says it's such a small artery it would be
> difficult to even insert a stent.
>
> I am wondering if my breathing problems could be caused by asthma. For
> the record, I did not have asthma before my heart attack. I am a
> former smoker, but I never had any difficulty breathing even when I
> smoked. My chest x-ray is clear, and I hardly even cough anymore. I am
> 53 and weigh just over 200 lbs. (Lost 20 lbs. since the heart attack.)
>
> If anyone who has had a heart attack and is now experiencing trouble
> breathing or a feeling of tightness in the chest, I would like to hear
> your experiences and how you are dealing with it. I also wonder if
> anyone taking asthma medications (such as Singulair) is also taking
> medications for cardiovascular heart disease. I realize that most
> inhalers cause a rise in heart rate, so I would have to stay away from
> them. All comments welcome, as I am very frustrated with my current
> condition. Thanks. Peter
