Is it fair?

Why should you have to go and sit in the car in a parking lot with him?? If he is afraid something is going to happen he can go by himself, tell him to sit in the emergency room incase he can't walk in by himself-just kidding-sorta. I wouldn't ba able to do that night after night. Tell him he needs to go get everything checked out and find out what is wrong or you are not going to go with him anymore. Don't feel bad!!!

Your poor husband doesn't seem to have a heart problem, rather an anxiety problem. He really needs treatment for the anxiety problem as it won't just 'go away.' He can't expect you to continue to go to hospital each night and sit there. However, what he is feeling is real to him and very uncomfortable, which is why he needs to get on some medication. It isn't worth ruining the marriage over!

Can you say hypocondriac. okay maybe that is not the case. how many times have you taken him to the emergency room and he won't go in? is it really because he can not afford it or is it because there is nothing wrong with him. i guess i really do not know the situation but from what you wrote that is what i got out of it.

You should try to get him to go to his family doctor and describe what he's feeling. A simple prescription for some medication (lorazepam or zoloft or something like it) will take care of the attacks. I'm sorry but I think you should have taken him. The more anxiety he has, the more likely they will continue. Try and imagine how scared you'd be if you had a medical problem and needed his support. If it happens at night maybe a sleeping pill would help. Get him to go see a doctor.

You should try to get him to go to his family doctor and describe what he's feeling. A simple prescription for some medication (lorazepam or zoloft or something like it) will take care of the attacks. I'm sorry but I think you should have taken him. The more anxiety he has, the more likely they will continue. Try and imagine how scared you'd be if you had a medical problem and needed his support. If it happens at night maybe a sleeping pill would help. Get him to go see a doctor.

There are 3 simple tests he can do to see if he has any heart problems. Do a blood test or a blood chem. It's cheap. To see his LDL(bad cholesterol) and his HDL(good cholesterol level. Also a complete blood chem will check his sugar levels, uric acid..etc. The other simple test is the ECG. That'll confirm if has a heart rhythm problem or if he has tachycardia(more than 100 heartbeats per minute) or bradycadria(less than 60 beats per minute) It could just be stress, panic attacks just like my case. I felt dizzy and nearing passing out. My blood pressure would rise and even my pulse rate would be around 120bpm and I was just 25 yrs old back then. Being fed up, mid last year I went to my cardio and did a blood chem, ECG, 2D echo imaging exam and even the stress test. According to the ECG I had arrythmia, an irregular heartbeat but according to my stress test and 2D echo which were a lot more accurate I had nothing to worry about. In fact my heart valves opening were too good that they open really wide and close without any backflow problems that if I showed them to a sports therapist the sports therapist will immediately train me to compete in races. I had the heart of a horse. I think it was unfair though that you left your husband in his time of distress. I know getting up in the wee hours is hard. I used to do that with my girlfriend. She would drive me 8km away to the hospital and wait for me to be released. I was so ashamed of my situation that one time when I had that bad feeling again I just told her to go back to sleep and I'll go there alone. She got angry and told said to me if I was looking for an accident!? What if I pass out in the middle of the road? What if this problem really is serious!? As a couple it's is sacrifice and compromise. What's a night's disturbance compared to the life of your loved one?