Broken Heart - A Medical Event?
 

I thought it was interesting that they are now putting a medical diagnosis on what it means to have a "broken heart". Check out the article:

Broken Heart

Has anyone experienced a "medical event" as described here?

No, I've never had heart attack-like episodes or heart palpitations. I can't imagine what it would be like, to be honest. You must be pretty whacked out of your mind with grief for this to happen, though. :(

It sounds like an anxiety attack to me. :shrug:

No, I've had anxiety attacks related to love, but it wasn't like what they describe, and it wasn't from somebody dying. So basically, no. :laugh:

It is hard to say because an anxiety attack does feel like what you would think a heart attack feels like. I have had an anxiety attack, but never a heart attack. Your chest does tighten up with an anxiety attack - in fact, my chest wall was sore for several days afterward.

The symptoms they describe are very similar to those of panic attacks. I used to have them every day, and I would become short of breath and feel just like I was having a heart attack.

yeah, I thought that too, but i'm not sure i had "chest pains" unless you count not being able to breathe and your limbs going numb as chest pains. :shrug: God, that's the worst. I had them a couple times while i was driving, and i was scared ****less, as my hands, arms and legs were going numb. Holy crap! :eek: And then the weird thing where I would fall asleep immediately afterwards. Gosh, that was really convenient... :rolleyes: :shocked:

I've had a handful of panic attacks. They are very frightening. My first one was over my upcoming wedding at the time. It was my wake up call that I couldn't do it. :eek: I got very dizzy and short of breath. I also did feel a tightening in my chest and some palpitations.

Unfortunately after breaking up with my fiance I had some more, man that sucked. Maybe that was the heartbreak thing, but I haven't had one for years.