Hello,
I hang out in the other parts of the Mayo Clinic Connect. Now, I'm over here because I was just told that I have Arrythmia's and 1 ascending and 1 descending aortic aneurysm. The largest one measuring 4.7 but that is going to be clarified as soon as I get my Cat scan report. My Cardiologist put me on Metoprolol and Eliquis after the results of my 7 day heart monitor. I knew I was having a few palpitations and PVC's but really didn't mention them because they were few and far between, so I thought. On day 2 of wearing the heart monitor, my heart started racing and I could hardly count the beats because the arrythmia was going so fast. I'm glad they were able to catch that episode. My heart was beating 150 rate lasting about 3-4 hours. I considered going to the ER but I hate going there. (I know, stubborn) so , I drank a lot of water and went to bed. I thought I was probably dehydrated. My heart settled down and I felt ok the next day. According to the report, I had more episodes than I realized I was having.
Having 2 aortic aneurysms and tachycardia and finding out there's a place for me in another area of the Mayo Clinic for both, If you don't mind, I'll be hanging out here for awhile. I can learn a lot from you folks in here just by sharing your story. I'm 69yrs old with a fairly amount of problems. But, right now this one is rearing it 's ugly head and I have questions. My Cardiologist put me on Metoprolol 25mg and Eliquis5mg X2 daily. The Metoprolol is making me lethargic but they say it gets better. To be honest , I'm feeling discouraged and that's ok as long as it doesn't go on and on. I'm having moments of sheer panic as to how my life will go from here. Having 2 aneurysms already was causing me stress and now it's something else. I'm not feeling sorry for myself, I just need to hear how others are coping. I just need time to get into acceptance. Educating myself as much as I can about the diagnosis's is going to give me important information that I need to know. I've got an appointment with my Cardio doc this Friday so that I can hear what he has to say. 4 days ago I spoke with the P.A. and I'm not sure she gave me all the information I need, I didn't know what to ask. Metoprolol is medicine that is a beta-blocker taken once daily to treat high blood pressure, manage long-term chest pain (angina), and improve survival and reduce hospitalization in heart failure. It works by slowing your heart rate and easing the heart's workload. I read this when I got home. My question to the doctor is which or all of these reasons is the reason why I'm taking this drug. I also read that once you are on this medicine, you have to take for the rest of your life. Thank you for "listening" to my story.
Jan A. so California