Atrail Fibrillation Questions

[Joystick22]

What exactly does it feel like when u go into a-fib?
I get lots and lots of pvcs and sometimes i get a whole bunch of pvcs all in a row one after the other. My cardiologist said this is bad.
Is this afib or no? I hope not.

[bip]

How many seconds do you get arrythmia?  Do you get dizzy and pain when you feel this? I was just asking you cause my cardiologist told me if I feel it for a few senconds don't worry easy said than done.

[bip]

did you ever have a 24 hour monitor?

[va_tony]

What you feel with afib varies from person to person.  Some people feel extreme palps, a racing heart and dizzy.  Others don't even know they are in afib. I'm currently in continuous afib (have been for the last two weeks) and hardly notice a thing (other than an irregular heart rate, which in my case is between 55 and 75 because of rate control meds).

[Joystick22]

Well my heart is quite fast and irregular.
I have no chest pain when I get it, but I dont know if the lightheadness and dizziness is from anxiety or not.
It feels like my heart is sitting there fluttering with pvc after pvc with no normal beat in between for about 5 - 10 sec or so and then snaps out of it and starts beating normal again.
And to bip, I have worn a 24 hour holter monitor, however when i wear it i barely getting any pvc's. However, this was last summer and this new flutter feeling I get is new.
Should I go get another 24 hour monitor?
And what is a 30 day event monitor, is it as visible as a holter monitor, and how do you shower with it?

Thanks for the help appreciate it.

[bip]

Hi, Ya I would ask for a 24 hour monitor if your concern. A 30 day monitor you will be able to shower the doctor  will tell you what to do. I hope you catch your paplations


GOOD LUCk!!!!!

[tanns]

I'm wearing the 30 event monitor now---again.  It is a small device, about the size of a pager, and has only two electrode attachments.  One goes under the left breast and the other under your right collar bone.  It is NOT worn in the shower but you can disconnect the wires and take one as the electrode things (that stick to your skin) can get wet.  When you get out, just hook yourself back up.  

Anything new should be checked out, but as I'm learning anxiety can cause things you'd never imagine.  And really, I'm not all that stressed.  Crazy thing.

Good luck to you.

[ttus]

I'm wearing the 30 event monitor now too.

They the Only way to get both signs at the same time.

In fact I had two Afibs yesterday, that the Event monitor caught them.

Good Luck