2 questions afib

[Casualvisitor]

Morning,

1) should you phone 111 if you get an afib attack and have a past history of heart issues ie heart attack or should you ride it out unless more worrying symptoms start to kick in.

2) the day after an afib attack is it normal to feel tired?

[Cliff_G]

2. Yes!

1. Depends. I think once one has obtained a degree of understanding and/or control of one's own fib patterns, and meds., then most people just ride it out, especially if it's paroxysmal. Getting to that understanding can be worrying. Phoning 111 is a reasonable option as they will have criteria for what constitutes a need for intervention. I'm not offering medical advice here, but I'd say your heart rate is key - anything above say 110-120 is worth calling about. If it's very high, like over 150, definitely call.

[Casualvisitor in reply to Cliff_G]

thanks Cliff 🙂👍🏻

[BobD Volunteer]

Most people ride out events at home BUT any chest pain or dizzyness. shortness of breath etc must be investigated. Lets face is, for some of us, if we called for help every time we had an event we would have a hot line 24/7 and an ambulance permanently parked outside.

[Buffafly]

I’ve found 111 tends to err on the side of caution when it comes to heart issues. Under your circumstances I would call if you have physical discomfort, the usual - chest tightness/heaviness, faintness, breathlessness, nausea, sweating - when not exerting yourself. If you are fairly comfortable at rest I wouldn’t. And also bearing in mind the HA I personally wouldn’t exert myself more than necessary.

The answer to question two is yes.

[Borderterriorist]

I tend to wait it our for half an hour if it's still well over the 100, I go to A&E. On both occasions when I've done this I've had an ECG and been taken straight into resus. The last time it was 150bpm and it was taken seriously.