A Month Before a Heart Attack, Your Body Will Warn You With These 8 Signals

It is always better to prevent some diseases than to cure them. One example of this is a heart attack. Thus, we are here today to present your all the symptoms that might occur a month prior to a heart attack. Just pay close attention if you are at risk.

8 Signals of an Impending Heart Attack

1. Chest Pain

Chest pain is experienced quite differently in the sexes. For instance, in men, this is the most important sign. Not so much in women, only 30% are affected.

Chest pains extent to uncomfortable sensations in one of both arms, usually the left one, the lower jaw, neck, shoulders, or stomach. They may be permanent or temporary.

2. Excessive Perspiration

Unusual or excessive sweating is definitely a warning of a heart attack. It can happen during the day or night. This symptom affects women more than man, and it is usually confused with hot flashes or night sweats that are connected to menopause.

This will manifest as flu-like symptoms, clammy skin, or sweatiness that is not connected to air temperature or physical exertion. The sweating will be more excessive at night and the bed sheets will be damp by morning.

3. Irregular Heartbeat

Usually, skipped beats or arrhythmias are accompanied by a panic attack and anxiety, especially in women. This can happen unexpectedly and it can be different- like arrhythmia (irregular heartbeat) or tachycardia (increased heart rate). Also, physical exercise might stimulate the heart rate, especially with atherosclerosis disease.

The irregular heartbeat usually lasts for 1-2minutes. If this does not pass, you can feel some dizziness and extreme fatigue. Make sure you contact your doctor immediately if this happens.

4. Hair Loss

Another sign of heart disease is hair loss. However, this usually affects men over 50, yet, sometimes women can be in the risk group as well. Baldness is also connected to an increased level of the hormone cortisol.

You need to pay attention to hair loss from the crown of the head.

5. Shortness of Breath

Breathlessness, or dyspnea, is when you cannot take a deep breath. It can happen to both men and women and it happens 6 months prior to having a heart attack. This usually means that you have some kind of a medical condition.

If this happens you feel like you cannot get enough air and you also feel dizzy.

6. Insomnia

Insomnia is also connected to heart attack and strokes, which are more common in women. It usually comes with anxiety and absentmindedness.

The symptoms will include difficulty initiating sleep, difficulty maintaining sleep, and early-morning awakening.

7. Abdominal Pain

Abdominal pain, empty/full stomach nausea, feeling bloated, or an upset stomach are connected to heart attacks as well. These happen to both men and women.

Some abdominal pain before a heart attack has an episodic nature, easing and returning in short periods of time. Physical tension might also worsen upset stomach pains.

8. Fatigue

Another symptom is unexplained fatigue. Women are more at risk here than men.

This is when the fatigue is not due to physical or mental activity and it increases by the end of the day. This will not go unnoticed and sometimes it can be difficult to perform easy tasks like taking a shower or making the bed.

Risk Factors

To finish this article off, we have to tell you some risk factors that are missed as well. The most common risk factors are of course obesity, lack of physical exercise, and smoking. If you notice the following ones too, they might help you prevent a heart attack.

• Early hair graying (in men)
• Ear canal hair (in men)
• Light soreness in the calf muscles brought on by walking
• Yellow patches on the inside corners of the eyelids
• Earlobe crease (presence of an earlobe crease that lies diagonally from the ear canal)

There you go, now that you are informed about all the symptoms of a heart attack, you will timely know how to prevent it.