Heart Rhythm Conditions – Welcome to the group

Please let me say that my skips are misery....I posted a new topic, thanks for your post

Hi I’ve been feeling crapy for a couple of days and I have a numb throat weird felling in center of chest and felling like I’m not getting enough air cheeks feel like they have pressure and I have a headache I do have anxiety sometimes but this scares me I’ve also been having a pulse of 105 and then it will go back down to 77-88

Hi @austin202001, thanks for sharing what has been going on with you.

You will see that I moved your comment to the heart rhythm welcome groups so you can connect with others that may have similar questions. You can find your comment here:
Heart Rhythm Conditions – Welcome to the group: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/heart-rhythm-conditions-welcome-to-the-group/

Here is an article about heart rhythms that you may be interested in:
Heart Rhythms: What's Normal Versus Cause for Concern?: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/heart-rhythms-whats-normal-versus-cause-for-concern

You've mentions several different symptoms in other conversations, have you considered asking your mother to help you find an internist who can address the bigger picture and look at you as a whole?

I have but my insurance doesn’t start for another 27 days and all this scares me I’m afraid

I have a fluttering heart at times. Is this dangerous? Jane

Hi Jane and welcome to the group! If you could give us a little more information about what's going on, it would help us give you some better opinions. Could you tell us what, exactly, you mean when you say you have a "fluttering heart at times." Does it "flutter" for just a few seconds, then stop? Does it "flutter" off and on all day? Does it "flutter" for hours? Do you feel any other symptoms when it's "fluttering?" Does your pulse rate increase and/or does it feel "out of rhythm?" When did this start? Do you remember what you were doing when you first experienced this? Could we ask you age and if you have any other underlying health issues? I know that's a lot of personal questions, but it will help us give you better ideas of what might be going on. I'm sure you understand that NONE of us are doctors, so our thoughts, opinions and advice need to be taken with a grain of salt and ONLY your cardiologist can diagnose what's REALLY going on. We'll look forward to receiving more information so we can start offering you some possibilities for your "flutters!" If you are not having pain during these episodes, then please try to relax. More than likely you're just feeling some benign palpitations. RubyWitch

Hi! I'm Sandra and I have had AFIB for about 15 years. I had an ablation and did fantastic for about 8 months and then AFIB resumed. Happy to be a part of this group.

I too have been in afib for 9 years and only been on 1 325mg aspirin and atenolol 100 mg. My cardiologist wants me to start a blood thinner on my 66th birthday in November. I trying to hold out for a generic
to come out so costly. I think I will start Eloquis when it’s time. Being in afib all the time I’m at times in need of a nap in afternoon after work. (Para at a high school 6 1/2 hours per day)
Dan

Dan...Sorry to inform you, Eliquis is very expensive.I was on it for a while after my Watchman was put in. I was having AFIB on and off for a number of years along with palpitations. Both have slowed down a lot after my Watchman. I know the watchman had nothing to do with that but I am still thankful the issue of AFIB and palpitations have slowed down. My next procedure will be a heart cath to see if I need a stent put in.

Welcome, Sandra!
Sorry to hear that the ablation held for only 8 months. What is being suggested as a next step? What challenges do you find the most difficult with afib?