Heart Attack Support Group

I use nitro i've had 3 heart attacks, started using it after my 1st heart attack. I use it when I think i need it, but I don't use it all the time.
I have found if I have a problem and use nitro, then I don't have a head ache.
But if I do get a headache then I probably had nothing wrong with me just my imagination. Better to play than sorry.

I also use the slow release form of nitro 2 times a day, ISOSORBINE DN.

The thing about nitro is you can build a tolerance to it if you use it to much.

I hope this helps some.

Ray

Hi Ray,
Thanks for your input. I didn't know you could build a tolerance to it. I don't use it every day, but I have used it often in the last couple of weeks since my MD prescribed it. Sometimes I can't tell if I really need it or as you said it's my imagination since I'm a newbie. I don't ever get a headache, although I have been told it can cause headaches.

Thanks again and happy thoughts and prayers to you!
Pam

I was given nitro after having had a heart attack but I had a bad reaction to it, fainting and feeling ill, so the doctor prescribed Imdur for me. I take it every day, not sure if I really still need it or not, but he hasn't taken me off of it yet.

deanna
i am also on Imdur , but 1/2 tab. per day (i.e. 30mg)
i had a mild heart attack 1 month ago . got angioplasty & 1 stent in LCX .
as per one of my exprienced friends.. Imdur will not be long term drug to take.. at some stage , doctor will discontinue it .

I also use nitro, the minitran patches and the spray. I use it sometimes a few times a day or depending on how I feel not at all. I find that if I'm quite active and tired I get a pressure feeling in my chest, the nitro relieves it. I don't know why I seem to get more discomfort when I'm tired. And yes, I also suffer from headaches.

Hey guys,
Thanks for the comments on NTG. Some days I have to use it and some days not. Like CindyLW, when I get tired I sometimes get a tight feeling in my chest and it helps. It doesn't give me a headache, however.

Keep 'em coming!
Pam

Hello all...I have a bottle full of nitro...ive never used it.
I was told to use it only if i got another MI...which thankfully i didnt yet...so how come you folk use it on a regular basis?

I was givin nitro also and said only to use it if I thought I was having another attack and to call 911 right away. I had a milder heart attack though, maybe people with a more severe case need to use it?

My script says use it if I have chest pain every 5 min, no more than 3 in a 15 minute period. If I am still having chest pain after that call 911. I do find that I've used it less in the last few weeks than when I first came home from the hospital (thankfully)

Thanks for all your comments!
Pam