Chest Pain - alka seltzer not helping Posted: 11-02-07 15:18pm
im having a pain in the middle of my chest
(right between my breasts) its an
uncomfortable pain, ive been eating pretty
crappy the last few days (halloween) and
im assuming thats why im having it, but
its lasting a while now (more then 25
minutes) i took an alka seltzer but its
still not going away... i'm 19 years old,
i shouldnt have anything to worry about,
but it wont go away... should i be
concerned?
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gamma2
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 2
Posted: 12-18-07 23:21pm
if your sternum (that breast plate in the
center of the chest) starts to feel
pressure or pain, or if your jaw hurts or
if you have shooting pain in either arms
you should call 911 or go to ER.
You wrote this a month ago, so I'm
assuming you being only 19 you should be
fine by now.
The irony of this is you took Alka Selzter
for indigestion. What's Ironic about it is
indigestion mimics a heart attack in many
ways. So much so, People who have it
severe enough will get an ECG (EKG) in ER.
I get them a lot. The other irony of this
is Alka Seltzer has 500mg of Aspirin in
it, which is used to break up the plaque
that causes blood clotting which causes
heart attacks. it's why people with heart
or stroke problems take a baby aspirin a
day. Its why doctors tell you to carry a
chew able aspirin with you at all times.
Then there is this irony that aspirin can
make indigestion far worst by causing
irritation to the stomach wall.. enough to
make it bleed.
LOL. it is also said that the type of acid
in Alka Seltzer also helps heart problems.
So if it's indigestion, it can get worst
with alka seltzer but it will most likely
stop the heart attack in 12-15 minutes
(The time it takes for the aspirin to get
into the bloodstream using alka seltzer.
Chewable aspirin take 8 minutes.
But the bacarbinate in Alka Seltzer
reverses the irritation of aspirin and
make the indigestion go away. unless
you're allergic to it.
So next time, take Mylanta extra strength.
chew a aspirin first (I think its a baby
aspirin of 89mg and not 320mg as a normal
aspirin) wait 5 minutes then take 2
spoonfuls (I think tablespoon) of Mylanta.
if that doesn't help, have someone ruch to
to ER or call 911.
if it's really bad indigestion, they will
give you a mylanta cocktail. It's really
great. It's about 2 shots of mylanta
(about 1/8th of a cup) mixed with Lidocain
and Tylenol. numbs your pain right up.
They would give it to me first to see if
it was heart related. If the pain didn't
go away, most likely it was muscle or
heart.
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gamma2
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 2
Posted: 12-18-07 23:25pm
BTW.. I'm not a doctor (obviously) and I
don't play one on the Internet. Just
sharing a common experience with you. Go
talk to a Doctor or Advice nurse and not
someone on the Internet. With all respect
to the physicians and registered nurses on
here, Someone on here might be posing as
one and give you disinformation that could
be life threatening. So with respect to
the doctors on this site, I think you
should get medical attention in a real
facility next time. Cheers!
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