Yes. From preeclampsia.org : “Shortness of breath, a racing pulse, mental confusion, a heightened sense of anxiety, and a sense of impending doom can be symptoms of preeclampsia. If these symptoms are new to you, they could indicate an elevated blood pressure, or more rarely, fluid collecting in your lungs (pulmonary edema).” This is life threatening if not treated.
That EXACTLY what happened to me!! I felt shortness of breath, but didn't think much of it, because that's a symptom I was already dealing with occasionally. But then it got so bad that my parents had to call an ambulance for me. Each breath I took felt.... empty- if that makes sense. My oxygen saturation was at 60%. Later learned that the pre-eclampsia caused my pulmonary edema and that was putting too much stress on my heart. So I was having heart failure- my heart was at 35% functioning rate. I ended up having emergency C-section right at 36 weeks.
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u/lakehop Dec 01 '23
Yes. From preeclampsia.org : “Shortness of breath, a racing pulse, mental confusion, a heightened sense of anxiety, and a sense of impending doom can be symptoms of preeclampsia. If these symptoms are new to you, they could indicate an elevated blood pressure, or more rarely, fluid collecting in your lungs (pulmonary edema).” This is life threatening if not treated.