Pacemaker Syndrome

[bill276]

My wife had a pacemaker installed last April to control Atrail Fibrillation.  She also had an abration process to make her pacemaker dependent.  She has progressively had extreme fatigue to the point that she is not able to walk very far without resting, nor exercise at all.  She has had banks of tests including blood, adrenal, nuclear stress test, etc., and all were in the "normal" range.  Some have mentioned "pacemaker syndrome" as a possibility, but has not experienced the symptoms for this as described in the literature we could find to read about it.  What would you suggest we consider to determine why this extreme fatigue persists?  She has consulted with her cardiologist, an electro physiologist, a rheumatologist as well as her primary care physician to no avail.


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[bill276]

Yes, her rheumatologist has checked her for extreme fatigue syndrome and that was negative.  However, we have not looked into Valley Fever as a possible cause, and will do so.  She has also had her pacemaker checked and it is functioning correctly.  Thank you for your thoughts and comments!

[mecpooh]

Has she been checked for chronic fatigue syndrome? Epstein Barr is what it is called. Also, check and see if there are other local viruses that it could be. In Arizona you need to worry about Valley Fever. Just some thoughts.
As far as her heart goes I would have them check the pacemaker to make sure it is pacing fast enough for her. If it is then maybe it is something else.