7. Sweating
During a heart attack, your body is fighting against whatever is blocking your heart arteries to deliver oxygenated blood to your heart. In this extra effort, the rest of your body tries to keep the normal temperature by making you sweat, even if you’re not doing any physical activity.
They are perceived as cold sweats, and it is a very common symptom when heart attacks wake you up in the middle of the night. Sometimes, senior women may think this is the effect of their menopause, but if your sweating is profuse enough to keep you awake in the middle of the night, you should get checked even if you don’t feel chest discomfort.
