Persistent afib for 3 years, had 1st cardioversion last week
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Since cardioversion I have been feeling light headed, had shortness of breath and can't walk very far without resting. My current heartrate is 60. Did anyone else have these issues? I was expecting to be normal right away.
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sandiishealthy Teb2010
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Wow really!? So are you sure it wasn't an ablation not cardioversion? I've had many as recently as 2 days ago and never had a problem. It stops the A Fib in its tracks. Was it a chemical or electric shock cardioversion? Also could it be the drugs your on?
Teb2010 sandiishealthy
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sandiishealthy Teb2010
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Omg that's a lot of drugs just for A Fib! No wonder you felt bad. I hope you feel better soon. Are you going to see your doctor?
Teb2010 sandiishealthy
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Thank you, I'm going to give him a call in the morning. It does seem like a lot of meds, ridiculous! I would just like to be normal again.
sandiishealthy Teb2010
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Sandi
marco Teb2010
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High_Voltage Teb2010
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My guess is they have you on beta blocker or calcium channel blockers or blood pressure meds ( or like me all the above) which is causing your heart beat to slow way down and not catch up to your brain and body's desire to increase the heart rate.
Teb2010 High_Voltage
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I will look into that in the morning, I like you seem to be on many different drugs, (see above) I guess it's a cause and effect. The flecainide is new started 2 weeks before cardioversion.
tricia90900 Teb2010
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talk to your doc .. maybe you should be on lower dosages.
Teb2010 tricia90900
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Thank you, I feel better knowing it's not all in my head! I will start keeping track and I guess staggering the meds, I usually just take all at once, maybe that's not such a good idea. No one tells you what to expect after the shock. My rates went from 200 to 120 with the flecainide, to 60 with the cardioversion. After speeding for 3 years my body doesn't know what to do.
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PJoy Teb2010
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when i had my first bout of AFIB in August 2016 i felt awful- i thought it was stress and did not go to doctor for well over a weak- they did an ekg and said it was afib and put me on a beta blocker that nite- i had immediate relief from the pounding heart - i saw a cardiologist the next morning and he also put me on eliquis. He ordered tests - i had the halter moniter on Aug 22 and then the first part of a chemical stress test on the 29th somewhere during that week i went back into normal heart rhythm. But is tell you i was still weak and lightheaded and could not walk very far without feeling like i wanted to lay down and sleep somewhere- this was even after i was not in Afib- so i was thinking it was the beta blocker- but i seemed to have adjusted to the meds because my stamina has improved so much My stress test did show something- it could be false positive but i need to go on the 13th for an angioplasty- which i am not happy about- i am praying it is a false positive and that i do not have any blockages in the heart- i am a nervous wreck about the test- i get very sqimish with the heart and veins- so i am not a happy camper- did anyone else go thru this? Was anyone else false positive? I read there are a lot of those and it is a money make for cardiologists to do the angioplasty- if i did not have the bout of afib i don't know if i would do something so invasive- UGH-