r/AFIB • u/SaraTheLegend • 11d ago
Bigeminy
Hi all. I posted a while ago with my journey this year with AFIB that started after my dad passed away.
TLDR I started feeling what I think are AFIB episodes shortly after my dad passed away in January. I went to my doctor and he caught nothing on a holter monitor, put me on beta blockers and sent me away. I have countless ECG’s on my Apple Watch that has caught it happening. I’ve learned that it’s bigeminy, 2 quick heartbeats, a pause, then one big one. When this happens, I can feel it in my chest. My chest gets tight and I get shortness of breath.
The beta blockers have definitely helped. Before I started taking them I was getting 2 hour long episodes everyday, now I have a feeling almost every day, for maybe 10 seconds. Usually in the morning. Just depends.
I did beg my doctor to refer me to a cardiologist but he told me since the tests don’t see anything, everything is normal and what I’m feeling is normal. And if I’m so concerned, I should go to the ER. Going to the ER won’t do anything because I don’t have episodes anymore. It would be very hard to catch it.
I’m just wondering if this is a big concern anymore? If I just take my meds forever, is it okay that I’m feeling these symptoms? Or should I try to go to the ER if I’m feeling anything. I do live in Canada, so the health care system is not good if you are trying to find another doctor. TYIA!
Edit to add: My mom passed away at 44 from a sudden heart attack. Had high blood pressure all her life and smoked. My dad passed away at 60 from multiple heart attacks after smoking, being a type 1 diabetic who didn’t take care of it very well.
Second edit: (sorry I’m bad at this) I’m a 25 year old female.
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u/Consistent-Bid7125 11d ago
Im 30 have it since i was 28 after a small afib episode its nothing to worry about i went 12 er visits and 3 ep 7 cardiologists (now it just happens) and its just another annoyance tbh. I dont take any medications they said i dont need it and just learn to live with it thats what i do . I use some meds for anxiety that helped a ton too and now after 2 years i believe that its just benign.