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is this AF?

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jo7879
jo7879

hi im 35 and have had a fluttery heartbeat for years,i had an ecg and was told it was normal and down to anxiety. ten years later the flutters have become all the time and then 5 weeks ago i started having palpatations,my heart will race and beat irregulary.it lasts a few mins then stops.i had another ecg on tues and it picked something up,my gp said it looks like my atrial on the right side is firing off too many beats.im awaiting blood test results as she said it could be an overactive thyroid.does this sound like af ?

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  • popeye62
    popeye62 jo7879

    Posted

    Not sure go onto the af site and read up hope its not af i remember reading and its mentions overactive theroid so have a read up and good luck
  • Dazzler
    Dazzler jo7879

    Posted

    Sounds like you need to see a cardiologist

    That sounds very similar to how mine started, for years they said I had GAD the. One day went to hospital feeling really rough and the ECG showed this

    Do you have any other symptoms ?

    DC

  • Carneuny
    Carneuny jo7879

    Posted

    Hi Jo,

    I'm only a patient so not medically qualified but there is anecdotal evidence I've come across in other forums and online to suggest a link between thyroid and AF. I had palpitations frequently for 2 and half years before AF hit me ... when I was admitted to A & E I was told it was flutter on admission but during the night it converted to AF. I was ultimately treated for paroxysmal AF. With the benefit of the knowledge I have now acquired over the last 5 years I would ask my GP for a referral to an EP - an Electrophysiologist - a cardiologist who specialises the the hearts electrical circuitry. The Atrial Fibrillation Association  on its website has a directory of EP's in an area near you if you are in UK.

    Hope this helps.

    John

  • devin10218
    devin10218 jo7879

    Posted

    Hello- Sounds familiar. I've lived with irregular heartbeats since I was 20 and now I'm 43. I had a heart ablation done almost a year ago because I went into Tachycardia and the hospital couldn't get my rate down. I am see a new EP surgeon who has me on a halter because my heart pounds walking not a long distance. I hope everything turns ok and if does turn out to be your heart I would suggest meds before surgery first. That surgery changed my lifestyle completely. Best of luck.
  • jo7879
    jo7879

    Posted

    hi thanks everybody,i forgot to say ive an appointment on the 12th march with a cardiologist to get a 24 hr monitor.the flutters and pounding heart happen mostly when im moving about.it does do it when im resting just not as much.i walk the 2 miles to work everyday and sometimes my hearts beating so hard i feel like ive been running. my gp said to carry on as normal but its so scary when it happens

       

    jo

    • jay7196
      jay7196 jo7879

      Posted

      Hi, for the days till your appointment I would use the car, no point in aggravating your heart further . Good luck .......
    • jo7879
      jo7879 jay7196

      Posted

      thanks,ill do that.i recieved a letter today that im having a 3 day ambulatory monitor fitted on 16th march. jo
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