hard beats and light-headedness Posted: 05-16-08 07:33am
Just wondering if any can relate to this
experience, or maybe give an explanation
as to what they think might have
happened...
So, as my other posts indicate, I have
been experiencing A-fib as of late and am
currently on Bystolic, very low 2.5mg
dose. I've been on this med for almost two
weeks, and have had a much better
experience with it than I did on
metoprolol. So far, I don't think I've
felt any fibbing at all.
Last night as I was getting ready for bed,
I started to feel flush/hot in the face. I
took my bp and pulse rate, but all was
normal (117/79, 71). Then I started to
feel "swimmy" in the head, not really
dizzy, but very odd. So I layed down and
the feelings in my head persisted, and I
started to feel even more jumbled. I took
bp and pulse rate again, and all was still
normal. I was laying on my back then, and
felt two VERY strong heart beats in a row,
then got light-headed. My breathing felt a
little short but not seriously affected. I
kept trying to lay down and sleep for a
while, but couldn't shake the murky/swimmy
feeling in my head. I eventually dozed
off, and woke this morning feeling
alright.
Anyone have any idea what this could be?
Nerves, fibs, etc?
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Posted: 05-17-08 06:43am
If you have a cardiologist already, you
best bet would be take this up with him.
Even though I use to work on a cardiac
floor, this is a subject that can be very
personal and tempermental. There are just
so many things this could or could not be.
It could be as simple as anxiety. I have
seen that many times. Or one of many other
things. What I am trying to say is,
whatever this is, you only have one heart
and take care of it. Go get it checked out
and don't alarm yourself over this when it
could be something simple.
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