afib or anxiety?

HI There ,  I started off with Af the same way after exercise or having a drink, once it started after a short time it went back to sinus rythm, not to occur until the next time , it was very intermittent.  Over the course of a couple of years it got worse with the missed beats tachycardia, until eventually they caught it on tape .  I too suffer from anxiety attacks which dont help the situation.  But when your heart is going fast and missing beats its enough to make you panic which makes its worse.   I have had an alblation 5 years ago and had to have another last year , but I am still having lots of missed beats and pauses which make me dizzy.  it does sound like you need to keep a check on this.  Caffine is also a trigger with AF as well as Alcohol and stress , hope this helps

Hi, I've been in the same situation as you although I'm now I'm my 40's, anxiety and panic attacks which one day felt different so went to hospital and was fully in AFIB

I've since had an ablation which so far (2 years) seem to do the trick.

In my experience red wine and excercise would almost certainly start it and my cardiologist confirmed red wine seems to start some people off.

There's a very very fine line where Anxiety and AFIB cross over, during high anxiety or panic attacks my HR would naturally go high on the fight or flight theory.

My cardiologist and I agreed before the ablation to buy a monitor that went on my smartphone which would give accurate readings so he knew what he was dealing with. Even now I take readings and send but I have learned that the anxiety is anxiety and I deal with it.

I have woken a couple of times with a heart rate at 100, this has always been after I've been out drinking

Hope this helps

Cheers

Darren

Thank you for answers. I am more anxious now i hope i have no afib. Yesterday in ecg only sinus tachycardia had been found. And a fib never documented. I felt only palpilations without dizziness or chest pain. How often occur a fib on you. I read holiday heart syndrome is temporary and lasts after 24 hours. How can i understand if it becomes chronic? Do you recommend exercise?

Hi I was the same as you at first didn't know if it was panic attacks or afib or even something more serious, it started with palpitations went to the doctor and he talked it down and said I was fine . But as you know we all know are own body and I knew it was more than that. So after treatment for panic attacks for three years I was in bed one night when as I was almost asleep my heart started thumping in my chest I jumped out of bed felt really ill and the panic kicked in big time . I started to go to a&e but didn't get that far had to pull in and phone for an ambulance. Long story short was diagnosed with afib at last put on citalopram and Bisoprolol and alls been good since apart from a few minor episode. Remember Afib isn't life threatening so I hope you get it sorted and keep your chin up

Ectopic beats or tempory afib 'Holiday Heart Syndrome'

Hi, sorry for making you more anxious...it was only my story and these thinks if you have them can generally be fixed.

Ectopic beats or tempory afib is viable, I have ectopic beats when under stress, it's just an extra beat thrown in from the ventricles, my cardioligst says not to worry  about them,I feel them some times and at first got very anxious but now don't worry and sleep well in my bed not worry about them

Darren

Thank you all guys

I have sinus tachycardia. I started irregular heart beats in early 20's and now am 43. About a year ago I went in to tachycardia and Dr's restarted my heart , stayed in ICU couldnt get rate down and they did an ablation last April. I am now having problems again and my surgeon has me on a heart halter. I take a beta blocker and anxiety meeds. I've always been a worry wart which does't help at all. Hope all goes well with you.