Feeling Rough

[azubah]

Hello am new member.I have had Woolf Parkinson White Syndrome for years but never a problem.Last Monday my heart rate was all over the place so had to go to hosp: they could not get the back in SR so had to have Cardioversion which done the trick.I left hosp; later that day with just apixaban twice a day till appt: with consultant.It is a week now ,but I just don`t feel right heart ok just no energy aching jaws , stiff neck,headache,and a very foggy head and a bit of depressed feeling and I just wondered if this seems right .I would be grateful if anyone could advise me as I just don`t feel like me. azubah9

[Paulbounce]

Hi azubah.

The med`s are likely to have an effect - try not to worry (easier said than done I know).

All I can say is it`s not long until you see the consultant from reading your post - there`s light at the end of the tunnel. Med`s can have the effects you describe for the first few days and then quickly pass.

I`m sure you`ll be OK but contact your doctor if things get worse. However I think you`ll be fine Good luck.

Best,

Paul

[Kellyjelly]

Hi azubah,

I can’t answer your question as I don’t have WPW and I haven’t had a cardioversion but I am quite new here and I just wanted to say hello. I’m sure there will be someone that can answer your questions.

Take good care 😊

[Buffafly]

I had a cardioversion during my ablation and had painful neck etc for days afterwards, so I'm wondering if you have a bit of spinal arthritis as I do? Also it is natural to feel bad for a few days if your heart has been strained, which it must have been otherwise the cardioversion wouldn't have been necessary. I hope you feel better soon.

[Melchet]

Hello azubah,

Sorry to hear you are experiencing discomfort. I was diagnosed WPW in 1988 aged 36 which sometimes came on when playing squash. Mostly it would terminate if I stopped playing but eventually I had to go to A&E where it subsided using the valsalva manoeuvre. Heart rate was exactly double what it should have been and reverted in a couple of seconds. They were just about go the cardioversion route!

By the late 1990s I was having infrequent runs of tachycardia and a couple of visits to A&E where they told me my WPW had morphed into PAF (Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation). I was then prescribed Propranolol 40mg and Flecainide 100mg as pill-in-pocket.

By start 2018 my PAF was breaking through 200mg daily dose of Flecainide and consultant switched me from Aspirin to Apixaban in preparation for a PVI cryoablation in Aug 2018. Experienced headaches, shoulder and neck pain during first two weeks on Apixaban which eventually subsided. Fortunately my PVI cryoablation seems to have been successful and have come off Propranolol and Flecainide, though now on Apixaban for life. No apparent side effects. I would encourage you to endure the Apixaban and hopefully the side effects will subside. Yes, the cardio version may also be playing a part. Sending you my best wishes.