5. Fatigue
While this symptom is not always correlated to a heart attack, it may be possible. This fatigue is caused by the increased strain placed on your heart by increasing blood flow when a region of blood supply is obstructed. Even the simplest things can be difficult or demanding.
Just like chest pain and discomfort, this feeling may arise during an incident but may also begin months before a possible attack.
6. Symptoms of flu
As opposed to men, many women report their cardiac events as flu-like, making it harder to determine whether symptoms truly signal a heart attack. If you observe any of these symptoms, in addition to more common manifestations like chest discomfort, you should contact your health care practitioner or seek medical help.
Women are more likely than males to experience flu-like symptoms. Because of psychological reasons, these warning signs are frequently ignored.
It is easy to overlook regular flu symptoms as something else, but the key point to remember is to pay attention to your body and any additional symptoms you may be experiencing. Family members should still be prioritized, but nothing is more important than your personal well-being.
10 thoughts on “8 Signs of a Heart Attack Seniors May Feel”
I just went through that. however the tired and fatigue continue, I have no energy, still have problems with shortness of breathing. I had been complaining to my primary doctor he didn’t seem concerned. The cardiologist does not seems, concerned with my fatigue I do not know weather they checked my heart thoroughly I still suffer with shortness of breath when I work hard. one thing they were very thorough with the bill, 75,000 for 2 days in the hospital and one meal.
Why are you still seeing these doctors? I have had doctors like that and when I leave their office after a couple appointments, I choose another doctor.
What ever happened to: bend over and kiss your butt goodbye???
What’s wrong with you…
I am 84 years old. For almost 4 years, I have consulted with my PCP,
complaining of the mentioned symptoms. I even went to ER couple of times.
Recently, while visiting my Daughter (in a neighboring state) I was finally diagnosed with AFib in the ER. After a week’s stay in the hospital my heart rate was stabilized. I was given a 30 day supply of blood thinners and heart med, discharged and told to return to my PCP for ‘follow-up’.
My experience has taught me that the medical professionals are too often not as aware of the symptoms of heart problems, as the general public!!
True:
If you have pain or discomfort in your chest or arms that you have never felt before, head to the hospital,
Thanks for confirming some of my symptoms. Being a woman, I just poo poo being tired and shortness of breath. I didn’t know tightness in chest like indigestion could be a precursor to an MI. Also the jaw pain, shoulder tightness, and hi back pains. MI’s run in my Mother’s family too. Thank you so much.
If you are over 80 I found you might as well be dead. In Sydney under the government health service doctors have to get you in and out in 15 minutes which just about covers hearing your complaint and the inevitable taking of blood pressure on the machine. So two weeks ago with chest pains, ankle, leg, shoulder pains, one side of chest not working and an earlier operation to clear nasal passages that didn’t work – coupled with persistent headache, I went to the Hornsby Hospital. Well, to be kept for nine hours with five blood pressure fiascos, never having seen a full doctor and without a Bex for the headache, I was discharged with a nice letter complete with comments on Xray and scans with the treatment recommended “See a Doctor”. I’m now off to Thailand where I know they take these things seriously…
I would like to understand symptoms of heart problems.
My chest hurts very often , I don’t have health insurance, do you think that pain has something to do with my hear?