Should You Indulge in Intercourse after You Had a Heart Attack?
After a heart attack, you probably experience fears in bed that you will have another heart attack. Read the following article to calm down.
Intercourse is still welcome in your life after you had a heart attack. (jlp)
A heart attack is a great shock for an individual as well as for his or her family. Some people cherish life that follows this experience, while others are scared of it. It's understandable that those who had a heart attack usually avoid sexual intercourse, because they are afraid of a new attack. Research shows that many people stop having sex or significantly reduce sexual activity after they had a heart attack. However, there is no need for that.
First, some facts: less than 1% of people experience a heart attack during sexual intercourse. It is, however, good to know that 75% of heart attacks during sexual intercourse happen when people cheat, particularly in men who are much older than their mistresses.
Should you worry?
Sexual intercourse takes approximately the same amount of energy as if you went for a 20-minute walk, and an orgasm can be compared to going up the stairs. You can still do that, right? Exercise has a very beneficial effect on your heart and sexual intercourse is only one form of exercise. Therefore, sex protects you against another heart attack instead of causing one. After you had a heart attack, you can begin having sexual relations again after three to four months. This depends on your health state.
There's very little chance of you having a heart attack during intercourse. (jlp)
You will undergo examinations in the hospital to check in what state is your heart. Along with the results of the tests, the physician will surely inform you of the effects of sex on your health (he or she will also talk about the recommended 
exercise, weight loss, a well-balanced diet, no smoking and the way you should take your medications). Don't be afraid to ask anything. The information that you feel you need is of key importance for your future sex life. A physician will definitely tell you that sex is safe unless walking and climbing the stairs makes you breathe heavily or gives you chest pain.
What do I do if I have chest pain or breathe heavily during sexual intercourse?
If this is happening to you, it is necessary that you visit a physician and talk to him or her about it. The physician will probably prescribe you some medications that will solve your problems. It is, however, possible that these symptoms are of a psychosomatic nature, which means that they appear because you're scared of having another heart attack during sexual intercourse. In that case, don't be embarrassed to visit a therapist.
You should consult your doctor if you feel pain in the chest or if you breathe heavily. (jlp)
What can you do on your own?
You definitely have to avoid sexual intercourse when you are angry or under stress – the heart rate is then faster. Ask your physician whether he or she can prescribe medications that will alleviate the effect of sexual relations on your heart but won't cause problems in your sex life (such as problems with erection). You should by no means take any medications that aren't prescribed by your physician. You will also do a great deal on your own to have nicer and fuller sex life if you talk to your partner about your fears. Don't try to prove that you can manage everything in bed despite the fact that you had a heart attack, as your partner doesn't need such proofs. She or he needs you – alive and healthy.
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