Hi my names Angela, im 28 .. I believe i may have had a stroke or heart attack on Christmas eve. (Heavy smoker,overweight, stressed,bad diet,drink&Family history) On the day before Christmas eve day i had drank which i had mainly quit 6mnths prior i was a heavy drinker.. ok so on Christmas eve felt sick mosr of the day. Normal.. ok saved 3shots for right before i keep watch over kids rooms and hubby brings presents down.. i felt pain in my right shoulder and weird heavy heartburn like.. But i waited a bit felt ok.. went to stand by daughters room.. started feeling heavy n nauseous. . Weak.. vision started going grey.. Shakey.. felt real bad urge to puke.. weaker n weaker.. vision and motor skills fading managed to say help continued down the hall fading like felt like a robot powering down.. As i said help i colapsed.. hit my head real good on my bathroom doorway..hubby brught me to checking my pulse asking was i ok. I apparently was out of it.. he sat me on the couch i still couldnt hear right or see right n extremely shakey extremely pale n grey.. then Profuse cold sweats.. i sat n tryed to stay calm.. or well be calm.. and it passed but since then feel weak, fatigued.. keep having some pains in my shoulder n elbow,upper chest n back .. weird anxious feelings.. he checked my pulse today n said it was like hit n miss type pulse thinks i should get checked out.. id like your opinion.. stroke? Heart attack? What was that?.. im also pretty sure i may have had a fairly massive attack.. im mainly scared.. only 28.. 3 young kids.. ones autistic. . Please get back to me quickly thank you.. Sincerely Angela
Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. I can understand your concern. By your history and description, possibility transient ischemic attack (TIA) is more in your case. But better to rule out heart related disease first. So get done ECG, 2d echo and Holder monitoring (24 hour continuous monitoring of ECG). If all these are normal then no need to worry about heart diseases. Get done CT scan of brain to rule out stroke and TIA. If this is also normal then stress and anxiety are the likely causes for your symptoms. So consult psychiatrist and get done counselling sessions. Try to identify stressor in your life and start working on its solution. You may need additional anxiolytic Chat Doctor.  Don't worry, you will be alright. First rule out heart and brain related causes. Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.