I was taken of my migraine abortive because of angina and breathing problems, and while it is true the Imitrex made these a whole lot worse, the symtpoms have not entirely gone away. The chest pains do not concern me overly, since they are not that bad... I think more a result of my heart palipatatio...
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Diagnosis
Patricia Theiler
Sunday, August 05, 2007 at 04:02 PMre: Diagnosis
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Saturday, September 08, 2007 at 03:30 AMA doc at the er suggested it sounded like asthma, because of the wheezing. He said when my heart rate does a strong beat, it is my heart working harder to distribute oxygen. He did a chest x-ray and ekg and it was fine, but he wants my doc to do a 24 hour heart monitor and something to see how much air I am getting into my lungs. I am not sure if it is asthma, but I do know it is something that is sticking around. He gave me a puffer to use, but I am not sure the reason to when the episodes don't last long and altering my position using relieves the worst of it, well, except when my heart goes funky or when I attempt to do anything physical.
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You can find more information about Imitrex at the federal government's Medline Plus Web site. Only your health care provider can make the individual Diagnosis of asthma, which should include making sure your symptoms aren't the sign of heart failure. You don't mention whether your doctor made the suggestion that your symptoms could be asthma and not related to your medications or other conditions, such as heart disease. In any case, it is understandable why you are concerned about shortness of breath and a heavy chest as these can be signals of serious medical conditions. Only a health care professional can make an accurate diagnosis of what's going on.
Patricia Theiler
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