Heart Attack Support Group

Heart attack is a serious, sudden heart condition usually characterized by varying degrees of chest pain or discomfort, weakness, sweating, nausea, vomiting, and arrhythmias, sometimes causing loss of consciousness. It occurs when the blood supply to a part of the heart is interrupted, causing death and scarring of the local heart tissue.

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Allimacdee 06/13/2013

Hello, my friends...

There was I, calmly pattering about on my computer as I lounged on my bed this evening and I suddenly felt VERY light headed. All of a sudden, I could feel my heart rate was galloping like wild horses, total arrhythmia, which lasted for about 5 seconds.

I quickly got up and my heart went back into sinus. Took my BP and HR - all returned to normal. As I pondered what had happened, I experienced a quick ectopic and, as I type this, all now seems to be fine.

Anyone else had this? It's left me feeling a little ...... unnerved.

God bless all,

Alli

Minor7th 06/14/2013

I've never had a runaway situation like your describe. I do have fairly frequent episodes where it feels like my heart has lost its rhythm. Instead of lub-dub, lub-dub, it's like both beats are happening at the same time and my heart is working against itself. Other times it feels like the pulse is weak and random. Often I feel a little short of breath at the same time. It goes on long enough (minutes or hours) for me to wonder if this is going to be the big one and then subsides, whereupon I realize I'm still alive, after all.

This has been going on for seven years now. It's impossible to get accustomed to it. It's a good reminder to try to live a little more in the present.

RoboPop 06/14/2013

Sounds like atrial flutter, atrial Fib, SVT or a host of other irregular beats. They can be annoying as all get out, and disruptive to your routine. Speak to your Cardiologist about it. While most are benign beats, it still pays to get it checked.

BonTemps 06/15/2013

My cardiologist told me something that helped me relax about the
flutters and PVCs. He said the average person heart beats over 9 billion times in their life and a few will not follow the regular pattern.
I wore a holter monitor for 24 hours which records every beat. He said
I had 22 irregular beats in a 24 hour period, several while I was sleeping. As I was about to panic , he said that would not be an unusual
number for an 18 year old. Its just that those of us who have had heart
problems are super sensitive to any feelings in the chest area.

deleted_user 06/17/2013

Hey Ali,

Ditto with the above entries. Yeah, most arrhythmia's are benign to the average 'Joe' but they can also be an indicator of heart disease which we all know we have. Soooooo, it may jus be a cruel reminder that we are all recovering and need to stay the path. I just got done wearing a 'Holter Monitor'on Friday last and had another stress test today. I did great. Last time I did an exercise stress test I had a HA and only lasted 2 mins. This time I lasted 13.5 mins. to target heart rate of 140 BPM and the Cardiologist says it looks pretty damn good considering. The PVC's and PAC's were absent and I felt real good on the tread mill. So we just need to stay our courses and accept the occasional reminder that the physical aspects of our hearts often pale in comparison to the spiritual/emotional contingent. Hey?

Best Regards Ali,

Just Joe

Allimacdee 06/20/2013

Well, thanks all. I think I may have kicked some adrenaline out as part of my panic disorder. I haven't had another episode and frankly, have been as right as rain.

Feel like a complete fraud!

I hope you're all well and keeping your collective chins up.

God bless

Alli
xxxxxxx

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