I'm 23 years, 172 cm, 62 kg and without any medical history or genetic diseases, suddenly from 2 months I was sitting on laptop to work and after I stand up I pass out 2 or 3 seconds only. after that I opened my eyes found my heart rate too fast, I went to emergency and they found my heart rate 170 and my blood pressure is 160. after they gave me cordarone everything back to normal. they diagnosed me with atrial fibrillation, and they said I will take cordarone 200 for 1 month and follow up with cardio. after one month I went to a cardio and he made a ECG and Echo and everything was good there is no any problems in it. The doctor said to me that I don't need a cordarone again and I will stop taking meds, all I need is to change my life style to a healthy life style. now I want to ask is Im safe without medicines? is afib will back to me again? why I pass out, people with afib said that most of them don't pass out ?
23 years old diagnosed with AF - Atrial Fibrillati...
23 years old diagnosed with AF
I recommend you check out Dr Rupy Aujla. He was a young medical student when he was diagnosed with AF. He has a great podcast and written a number of books.
Diet, exercise, sleep, stress reduction, self care, etc is so important.
All the best.
I am pretty convinced lifestyle changes as detailed here are the solution for most particularly with you being so young.
Hi, in very broad terms there are two types of AF , it can come and go, or its continuous ( on the forum people will use other terms for good reason) . I have the continuous type.
For me it's undetectable unless you use a stethoscope/ECG. I run , exercise, etc. I'm 57 and not on meds for it because it's judged I don't need them...yet.
The intermittent kind seems to me to be more traumatic and disruptive of life, and while you're in an AF period very concerning. But there's probably more chance of controling it by looking for trigger events (coffee? booze? excercise)? There's probably also more chance of some kind of therapy to stop it happening completely.
Im not a medical person but in the UK the NHS sees it as more of a stroke problem than a heart problem. When you're new in this can be difficult to get your head round, but for you as you are so young there is probably only a minute risk of this if at all.
Lastly loads of people have AF including many people you know who are just getting on with things. Hang on in there, best of luck.
Yes I don’t take any meds for stroke because I have 0 risk factors for it
Do you use recreational drugs? MDMA or Amphetamines?
They can sometimes cause heart rhythm problems.
I know from experience, Im 50 now but used a lot in the past and was told that it is likely it contributed to it.
I would say that what your doctor is saying is reassuring, but 23 is definitely early in life to be getting AF and passing out. To be on the safe side I would have the situation reviewed -seeing a consultant privately for a second opinion and a more detailed discussion might be a good initial step. You could also ask for a 72 hour Holter test if you haven’t already had one. Keep a diary of any symptoms. Will the AF come back? It cannot be predicted. Some people have “lone episodes”and the AF doesn’t reoccur for very many years; others find that episodes occur with increasing frequency. I would strongly recommend tackling any lifestyle issues aggressively.
Yes, the strange thing I didn’t understand why I passed out 🤦♂️ And the problem is my heartrate before I pass out was regular not fast, so its start to go fast after I pass out. I think I must search about a reason for passing out not for afib, because maybe it will be the reason of start afib also 🤷♂️
Standing up suddenly when you're in AF does cause a temporary lowering of blood pressure that can cause you to faint. I had this discussion yesterday with my sailing mate who had a heart attack after we capsized and now has AF periodically (long story). He said he felt faint on suddenly getting up. I've had that in the past. The thing to do is to take it slightly slower and just wait a couple of secs after getting up to let your BP increase - you get to feel that with experience. Also posture is important, if you've been slumped whilst sitting then the effect is greater. So sit up straight for a couple of secs before you stand up.
Cordarone is amiodarone, which is quite a nasty but effective drug. It has a lot of side effects and it's not good to be on it at such a young age. I would follow your cardios advice. Get off the drug and try life style changes. Did he make suggestions?
Yes, when I searched for a reasons of passing out, one of them was standing suddenly which may cause a low blood pressure. So I think if this what happened to me, when I pass out my blood pressure was very low my heart response fast for that and go fast to make my blood pressure normal, but that caused afib from the sudden high blood pressure 🤦♂️ I don’t know if that what happened to me or no I'am not a doctor but I think its a logical conclusion from my readings
As you are so young and your weight totally fine I was going to ask if you were an athlete and do you do high intensity training as that can cause AF
No, I was don’t make any type of exercises or sports 🤦♂️ My lifestyle was all depend on working on laptop, drinking cola, sleeping at 10 or 11 am and eating fast food 🤦♂️
Oh woe, well you know that's all got to change if you want to keep this beast at bay
Add in lots of fruit and vegetables!
I have paid and was passing out and the doctor said I didn't drink enough I haven't passed out since I drink more water
Have they checked you for sleep apnea or your thyroid function? Both are culprits of AF.
Being on the computer and other devices, a lot, can negatively influence your neck and back, the reason many young people are now getting AF. Your lifestyle change is helping that. Go see a corrective chiropractor. It will take awhile to fix your spine. You should get off any drugs. Spine issues will cause you to faint. Unfortunately, heart doctors do not consider this possibility and even chiropractors often do not either. A good one will check your entire spine and not just ask where you think you have a problem, like a sore lower back. Being young, you have a better chance of fixing your back. What is really taking place is you need to re-educate your brain to allow the adjustments to hold. The brain put your back where it is now; and, and as you know, reprogramming your brain can take time. The other possibility is you have physical spine damage and that is more difficult to fix. X-rays wii diagnose this.
Of course poor diet, poor health habits and too much stress will not be heart friendly and improvements in these areas will help. C1, T1, T2 and T5 are the vertebrae that impact heart nerves the most.
Good luck.
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