joey13 wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 19, 2022 8:03 pm

Currently in high dependence unit in hospital with this , anyone else had it ? , thing is I don’t feel to bad but I need constant monitoring, so I would have missed the Arsenal game regardless

joey13 wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 19, 2022 8:03 pm

Currently in high dependence unit in hospital with this , anyone else had it ? , thing is I don’t feel to bad but I need constant monitoring, so I would have missed the Arsenal game regardless

joey13 wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 19, 2022 8:03 pm

Currently in high dependence unit in hospital with this , anyone else had it ? , thing is I don’t feel to bad but I need constant monitoring, so I would have missed the Arsenal game regardless

LoveCurryPies wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 19, 2022 9:52 pm

Which hospital?

joey13 wrote: ↑

Thu Jan 20, 2022 10:10 am

Thanks again everyone, cardio version booked in 3 weeks time , hopefully that will sort it .

Zlatan wrote: ↑

Sat Jan 22, 2022 8:49 am

I hope it sorts it too joey. Can I ask, how did this present? What were the initial symptoms of this? I’ve been having what feels like missed beats for weeks now combined with headaches when they’re bad. I put it down to stress. Had an ECG last week but it was all normal (apart from atrial p wave whatever that is!) but when I had the ECG I wasn’t experiencing these bloody missed beats - are these flutters do you think? Should I go back again?

To add - these seem worse at night and I have trouble sleeping too which is compounding the problem I think

joey13 wrote: ↑

Sat Jan 22, 2022 9:27 am

Yes mate
Started off with missed beats and I was diagnosed with eptopic pulse , over the next couple of months I started waking up out of breath in the middle of night , also just feeling really tired , I walked up a hill close by which I have done loads of times but was so out of breath I thought something isn’t right .
I’m on a blood thinner and a med which slows down the heart rate .
Get yourself throughly checked , echocardiogram/ treadmill it’s not worth the risk .
Hope you get sorted soon .

Zlatan wrote: ↑

Sat Jan 22, 2022 7:43 pm

Spent all day in A&E being checked over, another ECG. Got an irregular beat going on, probably stress related and no “red flags” from bloods or anything else. Being booked for a 24 hour monitor in the coming week. I need to reduce caffeine and alcohol etc and try to relax a bit more…

Just a thanks to joey for posting this thread otherwise I would’ve just carried on and worried myself silly and probably making it worse.

atlantalad wrote: ↑

Mon Jan 24, 2022 1:21 pm

Interested to know if anyone with atrial flutter wears a Fitbit/ Apple Watch ( or similar) and if so, are these devices sensitive enough to pick up the flutter. I've experienced palpations for a few years now and just accept and live with it. It generally occurs, and wakes me up, during the night. Mentioned it to my GP a few years ago and he said measure my pulse rate - jeez, nigh impossible to count and sense that fast so wondering if the above devices can trace the irregularity. Should mention I've had the 24 hr monitor fitted on 3-4 occasions but nothing shows up - mainly, as stated already above, because hadn't experienced the flutter while been worn. On meds for an unrelated heart condition needing angioplasty and the flutter only seems to have started since being prescribed these meds.

ps Joey, wish you a recovery.

beeholeclaret wrote: ↑

Mon Jan 24, 2022 5:09 pm

I was first diagnosed with Paroxysmal AF when I was 49 years old (just gone 63 last Saturday). Paroxsysmal means it can occur at anytime. As the condition is not regular or permanent Ive been on medication (sotalol) for most of that time and it has generally kept things under control. Ive tried the health stuff and stopped drinking coffee and tea (used to have about 8 or 9 brews per day when I was working in the bank). I even had an alcohol break for 6 or 7 years but have enjoyed a drink or three once again for the last 8 years or so without any particular bad effects. Ive had a few funny turns since November when I was taken to hospital A & E as my heart rate had fallen below 45 bpm. I tried manually feeling my pulse but it was difficult to monitor due to it being so slow and it was also stopping for about 3 or 4 seconds before then kicking in again. A & E just suggested I reduce my sotalol by half (which has got my beat back to a regular 60 bpm again).

Im not convinced this is an answer to the overall problem though. I am booked in February for an echocardiogram (ultrasound scan) and also being fitted with a 72 hour monitor afterwards. For much of December and January I have felt breathless and poorly generally although this last week I am good. I know that when I have the monitoring done in February sods law will come into play and everything will probably show up as OK.

Someone above was asking about a wrist monitor. Ive had a wristband (not Apple ) since Christmas which indicates a few things regarding my health although it doesnt specifically pick up any "heart flutters" - just the bpm are counted. It has blood pressure monitor which has generally always been fine in any case. It does have an ECG facility which produces a record of the beats over a very brief period of time (30 seconds perhaps?) and sends them to me by email. I only use it when Im feeling rough as it does indicate things have gone haywire but Im not an expert on reading these things. When things are ok there is a regular pattern to the beats but my ECG graph when feeling poorly appears to be very volatile. I sent it to a friend of friend who is a heart nurse and she simply said get a monitor fitted so they can build up a loinger term picture. Touchwood I'm feeling back to normal this last week and hope that continues.

Good luck to all who are afflicted by the different variations of this complaint. Stress is probably the biggest cause of my problems. Im now retired and the main work stress is removed. Of course I now find more minor and less important things to worry and stress about nowadays. Supporting Burnley and reading this forum is a major cause of stress and watching news on covid, the build up of troops in Ukraine and the stockmarket plummeting doesnt help. At least we've had the more sedate game of cricket to keep us calm and in a good mood whilst watching the Ashes. Oh but..........

beeholeclaret wrote: ↑

Wed Aug 10, 2022 1:48 pm

Sorry to hear this Joey.

Have you been on any arrhythmia tablets since your pre ious episodes in January?

Good luck with your treatment.

warksclaret wrote: ↑

Wed Aug 10, 2022 2:45 pm

Don't know you Joey, but would want to wish any fellow claret a speedy and full recovery. Hope you are well enough to return home soon

joey13 wrote: ↑

Wed Aug 10, 2022 3:20 pm

Yes beehole Sotalol unfortunately not really helped

jdrobbo wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 09, 2023 9:17 pm

Best wishes. Glad you’re well