sleep apnea and heart spasams

needlesanthread · Post by **needlesanthread** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 4:55 am

I HAVE HAD SLEEP APNEA FOR YEARS ALTHOUGH I AM JUST NOW GETTING HELP FOR IT, I DID NOT TAKE IT SERIOUSLY UNTILL I HAD A HEART ATTACK CAUSED BY HEART SPASAMS. I AM NOW HAVING SPASAMS DAILY MEDS ARE BEING ADJUSTED AND IT IS BETTER , BUT NO WHERE GONE . I DON'T HAVE MY CPAP YET, COMING SOON. ANYONE ELSE WITH THIS PROBLEM? SCAREY!! HAVE NOT WORKED IN A WHILE, CAN'T DO ANYTHING FAST OR STRESSFUL. [/b]

mindy · Post by **mindy** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 6:38 am

Welcome, needlesand thread!

I'm not a medical professional but I can tell you that there has been research that has shown a connection between cardio problems and sleep apnea. My cardiologist is the doc who referred me for sleep study.

Lots of people don't realize how serious sleep apnea can be. Think about it: when you stop breathing, your blood oxygen level drops. The amount it drops and length of time varies.

I hope your CPAP therapy helps!

Mindy

cg30sailor · Post by **cg30sailor** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 6:47 pm

welcome... I too had spasms in my heart at age 30. had to wear a monitor for a week because of it. after years of saying nothing was wrong with me I had a sleep test 2 years ago. However, my spasms included pain that they could not diagnose.
After cpap, all is gone and I feel alot better. doc told me it was all the stress from the apnea events.best of luck to you.

RosemaryB · Post by **RosemaryB** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 8:06 pm

[quote="needlesanthread"]I HAVE HAD SLEEP APNEA FOR YEARS ALTHOUGH I AM JUST NOW GETTING HELP FOR IT, I DID NOT TAKE IT SERIOUSLY UNTILL I HAD A HEART ATTACK CAUSED BY HEART SPASAMS. I AM NOW HAVING SPASAMS DAILY MEDS ARE BEING ADJUSTED AND IT IS BETTER , BUT NO WHERE GONE . I DON'T HAVE MY CPAP YET, COMING SOON. ANYONE ELSE WITH THIS PROBLEM? SCAREY!! HAVE NOT WORKED IN A WHILE, CAN'T DO ANYTHING FAST OR STRESSFUL. [/b]

needlesanthread · Post by **needlesanthread** » Sat Nov 03, 2007 6:00 am

THANKS TO ALL FOR THE FEEDBACK IT'S GOOD TO KNOW THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO KNOW WHAT I AM GOING THROUGH. I HAVE FINISHED MY SLEEP STUDIES AND WILL SEE DR. NEXT WEEK. THEY ARE AWARE NOW OF MY NEWEST HEART PROBLEM SO I EXPECT THEM TO WORK QUICKLY. ALSO I DIDN'T MENTION IN MY FIRST POST THAT MY HUSBAND HAS SLEEP APNEA ALSO AND HAS A OLD CPAP MACHINE WHICH HAS BEEN TESTED AND IS GOOD, I JUST NEED A MASK AND FOR THEM TO FIND WHAT ADJUSTMENTS NEED TO BE DONE TO IT. THE NIGHT I SLEPT WITH IT AT THE CENTER I ONLY WOKE UP ONCE INSTEAD OF MY USUAL 3 OF 4 TIMES A NIGHT EVEN WITH ALL THOSE AWFUL WIRES HOOKED TO ME. MY HUSBAND IS HAVING A WONDERFUL TIME SAYING (I TOLD YOU SO). I WILL LET YOU KNOW HOW IT IS GOING. GOD BLESS

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