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Suggest Remedy For Sweating, Shortness Of Breath And Lethargy

I had a heart attack 8 plus years ago had a stent put in felt great until last November2014 had another heart attack and a stent put in, felt horrible no energy , SOB, tired , sweating all time, and no stamina . Had another stent put in in December 2014. Felt better after that but not even 60% myself went thru 12 weeks of cardio therapy felt about 75% better . Dr said I should feel normal again. I don t my mind says go my body/heart says stop! I sweat terrible like buckets all the time am having shortness of breath again no energy tired all the time. Just feel exhausted like I can t do anything. Please help
Fri, 14 Aug 2015
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Hello. Thank you for your question and welcome to HCM. I understand your concern.

Every heart attack means that a part of the heart loses a part of its function or that part ''dies''. There is a total coronary artery blockage that causes that heart attack. If that artery ıs opened within 2 hours, ideally, even within 6 to 12 hours, that part of heart muscle can have a benefit on returning to its function, maybe not entirely, but some of its function surely dies. If these heart attacks you experienced have weakened your heart muscle, then we can say that cardiac failure was installed, hence your symptoms like fatigue, shortness of breath etc. If the stent is put within the time I described above then that part of ''stunned'' cardiac muscle, may take up to 6 months to recover itself. Therefore, I would suggest an echocardiogram should have been or should be performed now, to assess the remaining function of the heart, and it is only then we can determine to what strategy to use for treatment and what king of physical activity you should engage.

I hope I was helpful with my answer. Take care.

Best regards,
Dr. Meriton
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Suggest Remedy For Sweating, Shortness Of Breath And Lethargy

Hello. Thank you for your question and welcome to HCM. I understand your concern. Every heart attack means that a part of the heart loses a part of its function or that part dies . There is a total coronary artery blockage that causes that heart attack. If that artery ıs opened within 2 hours, ideally, even within 6 to 12 hours, that part of heart muscle can have a benefit on returning to its function, maybe not entirely, but some of its function surely dies. If these heart attacks you experienced have weakened your heart muscle, then we can say that cardiac failure was installed, hence your symptoms like fatigue, shortness of breath etc. If the stent is put within the time I described above then that part of stunned cardiac muscle, may take up to 6 months to recover itself. Therefore, I would suggest an echocardiogram should have been or should be performed now, to assess the remaining function of the heart, and it is only then we can determine to what strategy to use for treatment and what king of physical activity you should engage. I hope I was helpful with my answer. Take care. Best regards, Dr. Meriton