Has anybody been diagnosed with Microvascular Angina?

I have just noticed on the internet, that 5 HTP could be linked to heart spasms.  Has anybody had this ??.

I am still no good since my last attack and now breathless most of the day and flutter heart feelings and get a lot of pain, but doesn't seem to progress to a bad one...yet??  I am now waiting for another scan, for damage but have a 8 wk waiting list, so it's going to be a long 8 weeks!!!!!!!!!!!!!  I can't sleep on my back or left side now and rather annoying.  So something must have happened for the change.  They are also going to do a spirometry test, (lung), which I think is a waste of time, but may as well if they want to, never know what they might find.

Hi Pricilla, yes I have this and prinz metals angina, left bundle branch block and first deg heart block, i went to a cardiologist who diognosed micro vascular angina but when i was hospitalized and stress test done i was diognosed with pm, i too only lasted one minute on stress test, i cannot do any excertive activity att all, i have had this six years now and so I have learnt to lead a very sedentary lifestyle as if I do excercise I pay for it later and end up in hospital, I am on verapinal and nicorandil which I find very good GTN spray and monodure tablets plus blood pressure and cholestral tablets, it is a terrible thing because no one seems to think you have anything wrong when every ecg test is normal and troponin levels okay, I am 65 years old and thank goodness I have a lot of hobbies as i cant do much else, shopping is definately out of the question, some doctors are very informative and try to get in with the heart team at the hospital they are marvelous

 

Hi, I was recently diagnosed with microvascular angina and endothelial dysfunction (12/16/2014) after an angiogram with Coronary Reactivity Testing (CRT).  As a result I'm taking an ace inhibitor (lisinopril 5 mg), an anti anginal (Ranexa ER 1,000 mg) and L-Arginine (1,000 mg 3 x day). All other tests were "good" (lasted 5 min on the treadmill stress test, did not stop due to pain, stopped because I could not keep up the pace - nurse had her hand on my back and kept guiding me forward as I fell behind). Lipids great as a result of changes in diet. Coronary arteries "clean as a whistle". My experience has been that if the major coronary arteries are not a problem anything else is bothersome and learn to live with it. Luckily, I found a cardiologist very engaged in women's heart disease and is very concerned with trying to eliminate the chest pains. I've had "chest pains" for 20-25 years thinking they were indigestion until an abnormal EndoPAT. The abnormal EndoPAT led to the CRT. My chest pains happen most of the time, I have not determined the triggers. My sleep is disrupted as those pains tend to be more severe and last longer.  Right now focusing on weight loss via diet and "exercise" (walking, swimming or biking) as I'm about 50 pounds overweight. 

I haven't even been diagnosed but have similar medications such as GTN & bisoprolol etc .I even have  had an angioplasty to revive when I had the heart attack having been going to GPs weekly desperate  for help  re mobility  such as you mention,   for  4 years,  with classic symptons .Still noone is acknowledging even though getting worse so found the Dukes Activity Status DAS to prove the problem.

The other  Tests are set by admins - NICE often not allowing research via x rays especially in A&Es

.Cuts are made by the LA s via suspect  administrations .If you fall into the grey area [ chronic] unfortunately the future does not bade well.

I have  tried via DLA & did not get it till had died 3x .Now it is access assistance abroad as system discriminates .

Im new to this too. Chest pains for over a year and recently had angiogram which is clear. Am on gtn which works and bisoprolol and clopidogrel. Ive got to wait a few months before i see cardio again to see what they say. I struggle like you too

There is a facebook group with alot of people with this condition if you want me to add you.

Hi, I was diagnosed with microvascular angina three or four years ago. I'm quite an active person but was suddenly having pains if I ran or climbed stairs in a hurry. I still do get it if I run or do any heavy exercise all of a sudden but if I build up to it I am ok. I use tai chi breathing into the lower abdomen and manage to get through an hour of fighting fit class and can climb a mountain if I take it steady. I stopped playing squash though and any form of sparring/ partner work because I still get angina doing that. Not sure if that helps at all but I just know you have to make your body as efficient as possible at transferring oxygen into the blood which means keeping as fit as possible and breathing efficiently. 

I have been getting chest pains for 3 years now. Initially my GP put me on clopidogrel, something else (forgot the name) and GTN spray. I went for a treadmill ecg which they had to stop after 3 minutes because of chest pain and something on the ecg (I think they said it was an inverted T or something) and they said I had had a SIA.

A couple of weeks later I had an angiagram which the consultant said was clear.

He stopped the clopidogrel and other tablet and said if it helps take the GTN spray.

Over the past 3 years I have had to use the GTN in various ammounts sometines 3 or 4 times a day for 3 or 4 days, then ok for a couple of weeks.

In July I had a bad attack and after taking the GTN 3 times an ambulance had to be called and I was taken to hospital. They gave me some injections, a drip (I don't know what) and 3 doses of morphine to get the pain under control, the consultant saw me the following morning and said he didn't think it was angina as my angiagram 3 years ago had been clear, they then discharged me, still saying use the spray if I got more pains, which I do on the same frequency as earlier.

Do you think I need another angiagram?

I have other medical issues, I am a type 2 diabetic (on insulin), suffer from depression, high cholestrol, high blood pressure, ankalosing spondylitis and insomnia. I am taking medication for all of these.