2. Flu-like Symptoms

Women often tend to explain how they feel by comparing it to something familiar that they’ve experienced in the past. By doing this, they unwittingly miss what their body is trying to tell them, delaying themselves from calling for help until it’s too late.

Some patients who’ve had a heart attack say that they thought they were merely coming down with the flu. This is because heart attack symptoms such as fatigue, body aches, and nausea, mimic the flu’s quite closely. If you feel that these symptoms feel a little different or more intense than what you’ve felt before, call for a doctor immediately, especially if you have a history of heart disease or have the risk factors that can lead to heart disease such as smoking, being overweight, or being diabetic.