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23 Year Old Male With Atrial Fibrillation & PVC's/Ectopics Every Day

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djlovell
djlovell

Hi everyone,

Have basically come here because I really need someone too talk to with how depressed and down i'm getting.

Basically to give you an understanding of what im going through, i've had palpitations/ heart racing/ skipped beats etc since the age of about 16 until I woke up last September with a tightness/pressure in my chest that can only be described as what I thought was a heart attack. Pulse was unreadable with how fast/erratic it was going, so I phoned the ambulance. Was taken into hospital straight to the resuscitation unit where they were going to perform a cardioversion because I had been in fast atrial fibrillation for nearly two hours, when all of a sudden my heart went back into sinus rhythm. Two weeks later, with no episodes in between I was referred to a Cardiologist who diagnosed me with Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation and prescribed me with Bisoprolol 2.5mg to take daily and Flecainide too take if I go into Afib. Fortunately since then I have not gone into fast Afib, or so I think, but litereally every day & night since, I get lots of PVC's/PAC'S/Ectopic beats whatever you want too call them, And they are the most scary horrific feeling in my chest almost too hard to explain, could call it a skipped beat feeling but times that by 100 and I feel each and every one of them and just dont know what too do. I just want my old life back. Never thought this would happen too me so young, Its also getting my parents down because they dont understand how they feel and i'm always irritable because I feel its impossible to live with them.

Any comments would be really helpful guys as am just feeling so down and would love to talk to anyone about it.

Thanks 

Dan 

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  • pauline31919
    pauline31919 djlovell

    Posted

    How are you this days Dan, have you accepted this and found a coping strategy.  Hope all going well. 
    • djlovell
      djlovell pauline31919

      Posted

      Hi Pauline, am having a bad last couple of days which is why im back on here, Just having constant skips/thumps which is frightening again. Am getting good days and bad days, maybe one day ill have 50 in a day, 1 day ill have up to 1000 and i feel each and every one of them. It is really getting me down. Fortunately itthe PVC's PAC's havent trigged me going into AF since I seen my cardiologist nearly a year ago. But have had a letter in the post too go and see him again on the 19th September so hopefully he has some sort of suggestion to minimise them then. Be nice too hear back from you

    • pauline31919
      pauline31919 djlovell

      Posted

      Hi Dan, great t hear from you but sorry you're going thro the mill again.  Are you checking in certain foods that can trigger extra beats?  Good that you have appt in September now.  It doesn't help you I know but I'm having a bad anxious time too, I've been out of rhythm since June.  My GP has changed me from Sotalol to metoprolol, I'm not that keen on it, I have to take it 3 times a day but it isn't controlling rhythm but slowing heart not to go into proper a.fib.  They don't seem to think rhythm important, but I hate the feeling, it's neve wracking.  On top of all this my lovely fit, non smoker, teetotaller of a hubby had a stroke out of the blue in July, and shocked the whole family!  I'm so anxious now, panicky and now on anti depressants which I'm trying to get used to, apparently you get worse for 2-3 weeks.  Life not good at the moment.  I feel for you Dan, please try relaxation or meditation to desensitise yourself, and try to keep calm, I know it's damn hard but don't let it spoil your daily living.    All the very best to you. Make sure you get enough sleep,too.  

  • XoMonkey
    XoMonkey djlovell

    Posted

    Hi there. I'm 17 and going through the exact same thing!

    The thing I usually do which doesn't always work is just sleep it off. Sorry i'm not much use but you're not alone smile

    • djlovell
      djlovell XoMonkey

      Posted

      Hi there XoMonkey, Is nice too know theres other people that suffer from the same thing, have you been diagnosed or anything yet? be nice too talk too someone who understands how i feel when i get them, as no one who doesnt seems too understand atall.
    • XoMonkey
      XoMonkey djlovell

      Posted

      I had traces of PAF on my tests but because of my age they weren't entirely worried about it. I got the diagnosis of tachycardia instead but I do go into AFib sometimes but it resolves on its own. 

  • Guest
    Guest djlovell

    Posted

    I have Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation. When I started riveroxaban the etopics subsided. Im still waiting for cardio to tell gp what is going on with me. Ive worked out it is probably due to blood pressure. the riveroxaban is an anticoagulant but also reduces bood pressure. So my heart is not working as hard as before the riveroxaban reducing symptoms, etopics. Go back to the doctors and keep going back until you are happy! They dont know uness you tell them.
  • mary_ann98184
    mary_ann98184 djlovell

    Posted

    Hi Dan,sorry to hear you are having a hard time with depression.I am a 57 year old female ,who has had extra beats,racing heart and a palpating heart  since I was 19years old.Im also a worry wart lol.I have been diagnosed with GAD generalized anxiety disorder in my late 30s.I have been on Zoloft and I find it helps with anxiety  and depression,over the fact of having A-fib,along with all of my other physical ailments,maybe you should talk to your GP and he can refer you to a Therapist to talk with,to discussion your feelings.Take Care, Mary Ann
    • djlovell
      djlovell mary_ann98184

      Posted

      Hi Mary Ann, Its jsut i only get depressed because of the extra beats, just want my old life back. Seems so far away rolleyes x
  • victor59898
    victor59898 djlovell

    Posted

    Hey was going on djlovell im 24 and male going through  the same things its only happened to me like 3 times like once a year but it freaks me out the last two i went to hospital and they put me on metropolol and a full dose aspirin a day they tell me its because alcohol wich idk sometimes because they say im healthy heart is healthy bp is low so im confused but it does scare the crap out of me just wanted to let you know your not alone !take it easy bro
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