covid vaccination 2 days and in AF today.

[kkatz]

Hi I had my covid jab Saturday & I am in AF today.might have had it yesterday but put it down to lack of sleep & side effects.my bp machine didn't show it.Hr ok at my wrist.today showed on bp monitor & on eBay as possible Tachycardia.I suffer from paroxysmal AF & just when I thought has it gone it bites me in the bum.Will just sit it out.Could be hours could be days.ok if I sit still.

[jeanjeannie50]

Sorry to hear this news. Which jab did you have?

Jean

[kkatz in reply to jeanjeannie50]

Astra Zenica

[jeanjeannie50 in reply to kkatz]

Did you feel ok the day after having it?. My granddaughter and her uni friends were all ill the day after having the Astra Zeneca vaccine! All are dental trainees working in clinic, so needed the protection of the vaccine.

How are you now?

[kkatz in reply to jeanjeannie50]

I felt ok same day.didnt sleep well as a bit sore .Dizzy next morning & on & off .never thought about AF as I haven't had an attack since June 20.I am ok if I just sit it out.I wouldn't believe I had it.Just when I move about.Emay now says arythmia.I will just still & sit it out.

[reinaway]

I had an episode of AF after both my Covid vaccinations. I put it down to my heart objecting to a foreign substance in my blood.

[kkatz in reply to reinaway]

How long did they last?

[reinaway in reply to kkatz]

One was 13 hours and the second one 15 hours - yuk!! 😢

[Tapanac]

Oh that happened to me. I had the jab last Saturday week and after a light sandwich lunch on the Monday wham went into afib and fast tachycardia. It happened before two weeks previously so didn’t think about the vac! Still in tachycardia 9 days later taking higher dose bisoprolol and flecainide plus my usual Apixaban and other pills but not helping much. Hospital don’t want me in because high COVID and staff deployed to other departments hence the tablets. Hope you all stay safe

[kkatz in reply to Tapanac]

Oh dear, have the doctors given you any more advice? I have paroxysmal AF and hope this will go away on its own.usually do but can be up to 6 days.Hope u r ok soon.

[Tapanac]

No Kkatz. In fact they’ve even given up phoning me. Trouble is I did the dreaded thing of looking up flecainide on the internet and it worried me as said it was a black (box?) pill and could cause other arrhythmias. I had 3 CVs in December, 2 were electrical and 1 chemical but didn’t last. Now they want to send me to harefield for a left atrial/complex tachycardia ablation with 14 pages of risks posted to me, but long wait 6-9 months because of COVID. This afib/tachycardia is a pain when the beasts attack isn’t it

[kkatz in reply to Tapanac]

Yes I sometimes wonder if looking at all the info on the net is a bad thing.I worry the this is going to turn into something more serious as I have been very lucky up to now.I hope you improve. Do keep ringing the professionals if you feel things are getting worse.Seriously.Kathy

[Tapanac in reply to kkatz]

Thank you I will phone but when I do it’s an answerphone which says no one to take call as staff have been deployed to other departments because of covid. I leave a message but no call backs since last Wednesday. GP says out of his jurisdiction as I’m under hospital but he does try to help. You take care and stay safe. Pat

[kkatz]

What about 111.?if you are like me I am scared stiff of going to casualty. I had to call ambulance out with another of my illnesses but I decided not to go to A& E and monitor at home. I was ok after about 24 hours so good call. Your Gp should be able to help if just reassurance & advice.Hope it improves.

[momist]

This thread sounds full of anxiety, and anxiety triggers AF. I had the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine on Saturday, and I'm fine.

[kkatz in reply to momist]

Sorry you feel this way but I am only looking for advice & sympathysing with fellow sufferers.No different to many posts.I am glad that you suffered no effects & it is good to respond positively as well as negatively.

[momist]

Sorry if I seem negative. I apologise. I had a fake news video sent to me today from a vaccine denier within the family, and it has put me in a very critical mood generally.

[Ianp66]

Had my vaccine Pfizer shot on the 7th Jan, just felt a little achy and sore two days, but fine after that, maybe it's anxiety I used to be able to set my afib off just worrying about the "what iff", maybe itl ease when the body acclimatises to the antibody response. Valsalva breathing helps me a lot and I'd my pulse and BP goes high, is very good at sorting it. Lie down and raise legs, then deep breaths in expanding the stomach, then make sure it takes longer to expel the breath, I breath in via the nose, then partially close my mouth as if whistling to exhale , works for me, worth a try and try relax.

[Canada01]

i had covid vac last thurs on the friday i had 12hrs of fast AF not sure it was the injection though

[Wagonator]

Sorry to hear that this has happened. There was no sign of my (paroxysmal) AFib since the first AstraZeneca dose on 6th Feb. Just felt intensely tired for a week, so maybe that's part of it? Could be linked with the mobilisation of the immune system (and the sympathetic nervous system)?

[kkatz in reply to Wagonator]

Still hope it will go away .only 2 in 2 years .longest 5 days Nov 2019.had one about 2 years ago when I had flu with chest infection.It went after antibiotics.I'm fine if I don't excert myself. But I am normally a fit active person.