andrews

I'm a 38 yr old male in decent physical shape and have been on a beta blocker for 20 yrs and ace inhibitor the last 5 for hypertension. I do not smoke but drink red wine 3 times per week. My cholesteral profile has been up and down the last few yrs and most recently about a 5.0 but getting better.

My question is that lately (the last 3-4 months or so) when i do anything physical like walk on treadmill, chop and stack wood, wash car etc., i seem like i get so exhausted so easily. I feel like my heart is beating so hard and i sometimes cant catch my breath. Early signs of CHD ? I'm on my feet all day and am always active. My diet is decent, fiber, water, fruits and veg etc. I just dont feel like my heart is as efficient as it should be. i get real nervous lately when I try to push myself riding the bike or doing anything overly phsical. I've had to lay down after alot of exertion and sometimes i feel like i'm having almost a panic attack cause of the exertion. I had a stress test 4 yrs ago and passed with flying colors. I just recently had the pro-reactive c blood test and it was incredibly low. I'm just not to sure and my doctor just gave me a quick phsical and said my heart sounded great. That took all of 5 minutes. I just need to be reassured. My doctor said any further tests would be not neccesary since i have no chest pain or dizziness. what do you think ? thx alot........