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3am Anxiety after AFib diagnosis
Heart Rhythm Conditions | Last Active: Oct 25 2:10pm | Replies (35)Comment receiving replies
This is Lett
Was put on Eliquis 2.5 mg twice a day and Metoprolol Tartrate 25 mg 11 half twice a day for Afib about three weeks ago. Just feel so bad no energy and very tired all the time. Can’t get anything done. Anyone else have this problem?
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@lett Have you reverted to normal sinus rhythm or is your heart still fibrillating? It does make a huge difference as the fibrillating heart loses almost 30% of its efficiency when the left ventricle isn't being filled properly by the normal beat of the left atrium above it. You get less oxygen going out to the rest of your body, and even the heart muscle is getting less oxygen. Also, are any of your four valves compromised in any way? If you also have a fair or poor ejection fraction percentage, you also have that inefficiency working against you.
But yes, it is common for people in AF to feel faint, out of breath, sometimes a little dizzy, and otherwise just not feeling well. Anxiety can be a problem.
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