Can caffiene and ginsing combined cause a onetime angina attack, would there be enzymes in my blood?
Hi, I am a 32 f that experienced severe chest pain that radiated down through my leftarm and my left hand tingled like someone was putting needles in it. I had been drinking a drink for a couple of days because it was cheaper and it had extra caffiene and ginsing it. Anyways I was in the hospital overnight and all my tests came back normal I do not have heart disease. I was just wondering if the drink could have caused it. I do take an acid reflux medication but I don’t feel it was acid reflux because I reacted to the nitro(3 of them) and was real tired afterwards, but that could have been because I quit drinking caffiene all together. Any input would be appreciated. Thanks for your time.
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Caffeine makes your heart pump faster and harder, ginseng does the same thing. All though the doctors did not find any evidence, it sounds to me like a close call. I’d cut out any stimulants in your diet. Also if you do not eat well or get a decent amount of physical exercise, now is the time to start. Don’t push yourself because you don’t want another episode, but frankly you might have gotten a glimpse of your own death and that’s one hell of a wake up call.
There would not be any increase in cardiac enzymes unless the cardiac muscle was damaged ie. Myocardial infarction.
If the doctor says your fine than so be it. A lack of caffeine usually causes headaches not cardiac like symptoms. If this continues or happens again see a different doctor.
I was a heavy, heavy caffiene user, and had some similar reactions after many years. I have completely quit all stimulating drugs, and I can’t believe the difference! I work 10-12 hours, 5 days per week, heavy physical labor, and I don’t need a boost! I just stay hydrated, with enough blood sugar to make it through the day. At night I enjoy a few cocktails, and then wake up, and do it all over again. Age? 40. Caffiene sucks! I suffered for 3 days when I quit, but I haven’t looked back(except to laugh at how stupid I was).
Be careful with these caffeine drinks as well as the caffeine raising your blood pressure so can ginseng….as far as the enzymes in your blood I can’t answer that……