slight faint and palpitations

[10gingercats]

I have never had faints with palpitations although i read they can be common. This morning while our walking and again a while ago at home I had sudden strong palpitations and feeling faint.Faint was transient and lasted for only moments but quite scarey nonetheless. Blood pressure was high for me....159/95.It is usually around 130/80 ish.Any ideas...To worry or not worry?Had AF for many years with bad and good times but nothing like this Any ideas?

[Luludean]

Worth phoning 111 , tedious but , get reassurance. Hope it calms down.

[Rosie1066]

Phone 111 - if you have dizziness/ feinting with palpitations it can be an emergency. Speak to them, I have found them very good and will send an ambulance if necessary.

[Wanderinglady]

I have Afib and MVD. I get the symptoms you describe when my heart rhythm flips from Afib to sinus or back the other way. It’s worth discussing with you dr.

[wischo]

It basically means that for a brief moment your brain is deprived of blood much like standing up too quickly from bed. What you dont need is to pass out hurting yourself so get it checked ASAP.

[KIMMY60]

AF can do this I nearly completely blacked out when my heart suddenly returned to normal with the drugs. Then there was a period of about ten mins while I was sat in a chair and nearly blacked out had to get on the bed quick and lie down or would have collapsed