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Afib?
A few times in the past several months (and again just a fe whours ago), I experienced what I think may be Afib. I am genrally not doing anything in particular when these episodes occur. I will try to describe as best that I can.
My heart feels like it is beating rapidly, hard and just flopping around. It doesn't feel like the normal pause then thud of a PVC. It feels out of rhythm for about 10-15 seconds and then is normal again. During the attack, I feel very weak, lightheaded and out of breath. I feel the urge to squat down when this happens which causes the feeling to terminate.
Could these be episodes of Afib? I have had numerous EKGs and two holters. The only finding have been infrequent PVCs and PACs. I think I have these episodes too infrequently for any monitor to catch.
I started taking Toprol XL last week. Do beta blockers help Afib? I am hoping once enough of the beta blocker is in my system, it will help stop these attacks. They feel so much worse than the worst PVCs feel and I never thought I would experience anything that felt worse than those things.
My heart feels like it is beating rapidly, hard and just flopping around. It doesn't feel like the normal pause then thud of a PVC. It feels out of rhythm for about 10-15 seconds and then is normal again. During the attack, I feel very weak, lightheaded and out of breath. I feel the urge to squat down when this happens which causes the feeling to terminate.
Could these be episodes of Afib? I have had numerous EKGs and two holters. The only finding have been infrequent PVCs and PACs. I think I have these episodes too infrequently for any monitor to catch.
I started taking Toprol XL last week. Do beta blockers help Afib? I am hoping once enough of the beta blocker is in my system, it will help stop these attacks. They feel so much worse than the worst PVCs feel and I never thought I would experience anything that felt worse than those things.
Hi. Sorry to hear about your episodes. I've had the same thing happen a few times but only for about 3-5 seconds. I also think it was a-fib. I'm also taking a beta blocker...atenelol. I take it as needed because I'd like to be off meds, but ever since these started happening randomly I've been terrified to exercise. Just walking up a flight of stairs gets my heart pumping and I fear another one of those runs. I feel like it's going to start doing it and not stop. I used to be very active too.
Do you exercise? If so, do you have these episodes when you do? Hope you feel better soon.
Jose
Do you exercise? If so, do you have these episodes when you do? Hope you feel better soon.
Jose
I have both a-fib and tachycardia. with the light-headedness, it sounds more like tachycardia, but who knows. luckly it's only lasting a few seconds and you seem to have found a way to come out of it. should it continue, perhaps you need to see an electrophysiologist and have some mapping done. An ablatoin can correct both of these (should it be either). good luck
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