Heart “ache”

[Roobydooby]

Hi everyone

Just wanted to know if anyone else experiences what I can only describe as a heart “ache”. Following an Afib episode last week, (your replies helped me so much by the way), first for 18 months, I still don’t feel well but can’t really put my finger on it. The nearest I can get to describing how my heart feels is “hot” & “aching”. Can anyone relate to that?

I’ve also noticed that my resting heart rate has gone down to mid 50s from mid 60s, & in the night it drops to high 40s. I mentioned this to my GP & his reply was “Oh I’m not worried about that”!

Any comments you may have will be gratefully received

Thanks

Jen

[Barny12]

Yep, I sometimes get the ache when I've had an afib episode or occasionally after a particularly bad run of ectopics. I mentioned it to my cardiologist last time I saw him but he didn't seem concerned, fortunately.

[Roobydooby in reply to Barny12]

Thanks for replying, nice to know I’m not alone!

[Hidden]

Yes

I get a left sided chest pain whenever I have a run off ectopics or A/F it is both very uncomfortable and anxiety inducing

It was suggested to me to look up Sanjay Gupta a Consultant Cardiologist at York Hospital who regularly posts articles on A/F ectopics and irregular heart beat etc.

I found his articles particularly the one on Ectopic chest pain very comforting and informative well worth a look

Keep Well

Regards M

[Roobydooby in reply to Hidden]

Thanks for that, I have seen some of his videos but not that one, I’ll certainly look it up.

[Goldfish7]

Yes, all of the time - it feels like my heart has done the grand national and then 10 rounds with Mike Tyson after PAF or currently and to a lesser degree after ectopics/tachycardia incidents. I just think it stresses and tires the heart out.

[frenchgoose in reply to Goldfish7]

Ive felt the same after a run of AF, A Flutter and tacky episodes. Just feel Ive run a marathon, which you have!!!

[Roobydooby]

Thanks for replying, tired out sums it up very well,

[jondeanp]

Bonnie Tyler might have some answers

[Roobydooby in reply to jondeanp]

😂😂😂

[OurCoach]

I am sooooo very pleased you posted this question as I too have heart pain that I have failed to interest anyone is taking seriously. Currently I’m on a list to get a test for GERD. I doubt it will show anything. I’m not a doc, but it seems a mystery to my why my heart would ache so much after AFib and even in between attacks. I have wondered if they are a sign that another one is trying to start up again. Surely this can’t be good for the heart to be stressed so much? Thanks for posting.

[Roobydooby in reply to OurCoach]

It’s always annoying when you think you’re not being taken seriously, my GP has the same attitude. I’ve been discharged by my cardiologist but was thinking of ringing the cardiac nurses to have a chat about it. Perhaps I’m worrying unnecessarily or perhaps not. Perhaps it will always remain a mystery!

[Polski]

If you are willing to consider 'alternatives', Stephen T Sinatra in his book 'Metabolic Cardiology - The Sinatra Solution' suggests that a good mult-vitamin-and-mineral, CoQ10, L-carnitine, Magnesium, Fish Oil and D-Ribose will all help to strengthen the heart. He is a cardiologist, and considers them all safe (and recommends using them together), although fish oil may tend to 'thin' the blood, so may not be ideal with anti-coagulants. I have found all these useful, except the D-Ribose.

(I always start with a minimum dose of any one item, so I can see the effects before considering increasing it, if I am self-treating. It is also best to check with one's doctor first, but they may know little about the effect of these supplements, so may well be unenthusiastic!)

The heart is a muscle, and, as I understand it, pain imples that the heart is under stress. These should help to decrease the stress, but read the book first - He explains what each of them is there to do.

[Roobydooby in reply to Polski]

Thanks for that, I will certainly look out for the book