Experiences with

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)

hi was wondering if you could help me. I was referred to the rapid chest pain clinic as I had an episode witch I thought was just a bad case of acid reflux, a little chest pain but went quickly and a pain in my arm. I had my appointment a couple of weeks ago and my ecg was abnormal. The consultant said

Has anyone experienced heart arrythmia whilst taking zoladex. This is my husbands second time taking adt in 5 years since a ct scan shows 2 pelvic lymph nodes. we cannot recall this side effect first time around, although it is classed as a side effect. He is having a Holter monitor on for 24hrs next

Can anyone give any advice on Wolff Parkinson White Syndrome? Does the syndrome usually exist on its own without other heart problems, or does it exist in conjunction with other congenital heart defects? I’ve recently had an ECG that displayed a WPW pattern. What treatments have people had?

Thank you to everyone who replied to my post on A Fib. I had an ultra sound test yesterday, which confirmed both atrium are slightly enlarged, and I am wearing an ecg monitor (diff sort to the ones I have worn previously) for 3 days. I now wait for my meetings with the senior cardiology nurse (end

I spent yesterday morning at A and E awaiting a troponin blood test to see if I'd had a heart attack in the early hours of Sunday morning. I hadn't thank goodness. Flash back to March/April this year when I first went to the GP for a weird feeling in my chest. Bloods showed Vb12 deficiency and my

Sorry but need to vent - over the past 6 years I've been up cardiology - and since then I've been diagnosed with PSVT -1st Degree AV block- Dialated left atrium- grade 2/6 mid systolic murmur and I've had a few other bumps along the way too. I genuinely feel the skipping of my heart rate and he also

Hi, this is my first post. I just need a bit of reassurance. My husband had a quadruple bypass in July this year after 3 months of waiting in hospital. He’s 52 and had been having chest pains for a few months before being admitted because of his ecg results. After the bypass he recovered really well

Just a little advice. Been having episodes for around 10 years starting around 2 a year. Never knowing what it was I put it down to blood pressure when hunched forward or standing. Now know that's my trigger.Dizziness some palpitations for a around 8 hours or so then normal. Few gp visits with one 24

I'm writing to add a soft warning to be mindful. I was diagnosed with GCA in 2019 and finally got down to single digits this summer, I'm taking 5 mg per day plus Actemra. I'm only dropping .5 mg every six weeks. It has been fairly smooth except the fatigue, I did nothing and was [i]so, so tired![/

This is an open-end question, for which there might not be an answer. After diagnosis of PMR my Rheumy prescribed a DEXA scan. Showed mild Osteopenia. Was told to take 1,000 mg / day to help prevent degrading into Osteoporosis as taking Prednisone can progress that disease. So, started reading scientific

I am so confused now I think the GP on call said it was micro coronary artery disease I have as my electrical pulses or whatever they are called were not working in the top and bottom of my heart I just googled I have a life expectancy of 6.5 more years. Can't cope anymore This was one of the ECGs

Hi, my daughter started to have seizures in September out of the blue, she’s 14 soon to be 15. She went to a&e who said bloods and ecg heart trace was all good and sent us in our way - being discharged during a seizure was the biggest let down yet! We were scared and unsupported. We had a neurologist

Since my Open Heart Surgery's twice in April 2019 for an Ascending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm I've had Afib and Tachycardia issues and was on Amiodarone for a few and months and now on bisoprolol. It settled for a while but its gradually came back and more recently its gotten more frequent. My heart

Hello, I got told yesterday that I have the above genetic condition, I am also having all day eptopic beats. I am very very scared of what is causing them. I went to A and E and the GP looked through all my GP notes,. 24 hr ECG results, cholesterol results and did an ECG. He sad my bottom heart Chambers

Now, I'm back to 10mg where I started prior to returning to 15mg due muscle aches, fatigue, morning stiffness and ect. Goal was to get to 10mg prior to my rheumatology appointment on the 10th of Aug.

hi all. My husband has had paroxysmal a fib for last 4 years and takes digoxin. We use the Kardia mobile with great success. I’m wondering whether to get him either a Fitbit or more expensive Apple Watch so he can keep an eye on how high his rate goes while out on his daily walk. I don’t think it’s

I went to the Urgent CAre centre last Thursday because my BP monitors had been showing an erratic beat every day for 5 days They did a very brief ECG, blood test and chest x ray, told me I had atrial ectopics , gave me antibiotics for goodness knows what and sent me home. Friday , Monday and Tuesday

not sure if anyone can help on here. I am wondering whether to get a GP second opinion or get further tests… basically the GP has said no further action required but the ecg states two cycles of trigeminy? Im new here so im not 100% sure what this means apart from mr google. i do feel flutters

If you do then ignore this but I wish I'd been told this when first given orthoses. Thanks to a high instep, many shoes already didn't fit me properly/where uncomfortable on the bones of my instep so when I was prescribed custom orthoses for collapsing arches thanks to me eds, I found the increased

Hi guys Haven't been om a while has had quite a few appointments and still git few on the way ,I mentioned symptoms to my haematologist in August she saw me face to face explain to me now am in the medium risk group has age (40-60 years old ) and has platelets are rising up and not going down not alot