Guest guest Posted May 28, 2004 Report Share Posted May 28, 2004 Hi everyone, I have been reading up on this group, and seems to be so full of information...my 36 year old husband was just diagnosed with A-fib. He was having what he thought was heart palipitations due to a lot of stress he was feeling. For the past two years, he has been battling generalized anxiety and mild depression. These A-fib episodes just started about 1-2 months ago. He was having them daily...mostly noticing them at night. 2 1/2 weeks ago he started on Celexa, and at the same time, was given an appt for a holter monitor. With those results, was sent to a cardiologist, who told him he has a-fib, set up a stress test and an echocardiogram for next week. He has been put on Toperol and aspirin. On MY urging, he has stopped caffeine, and does not drink anyways, and it seems to have decreased the # of episodes he is noticing. I am not sure what questions I have...I guess one is can stress cause these? I have read mixed information....I am very overwhelmed with all of this. We live about 1 hour from Boston, and would really like him to see one of the docs up there for a second opinion on how this should be treated. Thanks so much for listening! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 28, 2004 Report Share Posted May 28, 2004 > I have been reading up on this group, and seems to be so full of > information...my 36 year old husband was just diagnosed with A-fib. Hi, , It sounds like your hubby's doc is doing the right stuff. I would not worry about the upcoming heart tests. They are always done to rule out an underlying heart problem, but almost always the heart is fine other that the afib. The meds your husband is on are the same that my original cardiologist put me on as well. They are safe, and the toprol will help reduce the tendency to have afib as well as calm it down if it does recur. Absolutely stress can cause afib. Many people have their first episode in a period of high stress. If they are lucky, once the stress is under control and the heart has a chance to calm down (probably weeks) the problem will not recur. Getting rid of coffee was an excellent move. Try to reduce the stress as much as you can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 28, 2004 Report Share Posted May 28, 2004 > I have been reading up on this group, and seems to be so full of > information...my 36 year old husband was just diagnosed with A-fib. Hi, , It sounds like your hubby's doc is doing the right stuff. I would not worry about the upcoming heart tests. They are always done to rule out an underlying heart problem, but almost always the heart is fine other that the afib. The meds your husband is on are the same that my original cardiologist put me on as well. They are safe, and the toprol will help reduce the tendency to have afib as well as calm it down if it does recur. Absolutely stress can cause afib. Many people have their first episode in a period of high stress. If they are lucky, once the stress is under control and the heart has a chance to calm down (probably weeks) the problem will not recur. Getting rid of coffee was an excellent move. Try to reduce the stress as much as you can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 28, 2004 Report Share Posted May 28, 2004 > I have been reading up on this group, and seems to be so full of > information...my 36 year old husband was just diagnosed with A-fib. Hi, , It sounds like your hubby's doc is doing the right stuff. I would not worry about the upcoming heart tests. They are always done to rule out an underlying heart problem, but almost always the heart is fine other that the afib. The meds your husband is on are the same that my original cardiologist put me on as well. They are safe, and the toprol will help reduce the tendency to have afib as well as calm it down if it does recur. Absolutely stress can cause afib. Many people have their first episode in a period of high stress. If they are lucky, once the stress is under control and the heart has a chance to calm down (probably weeks) the problem will not recur. Getting rid of coffee was an excellent move. Try to reduce the stress as much as you can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 28, 2004 Report Share Posted May 28, 2004 , p.s. I'll add that I took Lexapro (a relative of Celexa) for awhile for anxiety, but I found that it was actually causing depression. Just something to be aware of as a possibility. It stopped within a couple of days of my discontinuing the Lexapro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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