When Symptoms Start, How Long Until A Heart Attack Usually Occurs?
Friday
Sep 4, 2009
I thought I might be having heart attack symptoms about two days ago, and now today I have some chest discomfort. Do heart attack occur the day symptoms start? its been nearly 3 days now.
Comments
Tyler
September 4th, 2009 at 2:50 pm
For the sake of all, people tend to ignore heart attack symptoms- “it’s not happening to me”. As a result they make their condition worse and reduce their chance of survival. Heart attacks usually don’t come in the “movie” variety where everyone knows what’s wrong. More often it’s a little pain that comes and goes, indigestion etc. Sometimes they are silent and you cannot tell it happened; those are the worst. There are drugs that can be administered shortly after an attack that can remove the clot and save damage. If you wait, it’s too late for that and the heart muscle that died is gone forever.
It’s a standard routine in ER’s . The only way to know if it is a heart attack or not is to get there and get tested. Don’t worry about going and finding out it’s nothing. Worry about not going and finding out later it was something. That little ache in the arm or back pain may be the only warning you get.
Heart attack symptoms attached.
Quasi Moto
September 4th, 2009 at 3:35 pm
If you started having what you thought might be symptoms of a heart attack, you shouldn’t be asking here, you should be at the doctor, like right now. Heart attacks are not a “wait and see if they go away” type situation. If you’re having chest pains, you should get them examined right away. But a heart attack is a very scary thing to have happen.
Nathan E
September 4th, 2009 at 4:26 pm
Some symptoms of heart attack are chest pains, breathing difficulties, pain in your LEFT arm, and your heart could even skip a beat or two. You can also get tired very easily and vomit or feel notious. I would probably go to the doctor for a check-up if you really think you might have the symptoms of a heart-attack.
Jess B
September 4th, 2009 at 4:27 pm
It all depends some ppl it happens the same day symptoms occur & others it takes a couple of days tell your guardian so they can set up a doctors appointment ASAP
catnurse
September 4th, 2009 at 5:13 pm
If you think you might be having a heart attack don’t ask Yahoo Answers…
Take some Bayer Aspirin and get checked out NOW.