Re: What does your heart rhythm feel like?
Hockeygirl55
At the tender age of 23, when I was a "weekend warrior" with alcohol, I experienced an episode of alcohol-induced Atrial Fibrillation. I believe in the US they call it "holiday heart syndrome".
When I felt my heart flip from sinus rhythm to Fast AF, I knew it right away that I was experiencing a very abnormal irregular beat. I was in Accident & Emergency within 30 minutes.
If you flipped into AF right now, you would NOT be asking NoMorePanic. To do so wouldn't even cross your mind. You'd know it and be on your way to the hospital for an ECG.
Good luck
(EDIT)
I must say that day on the way to A&E, it did cross my mind that it could've been the first symptom of a structural heart problem. It inevitably crossed my mind that I could die, but amazingly I wasn't an anxious mess like you'd imagine. It amazed me how strong I was in such a situation which would have caused me great panic just to think about. You'd be surprised how strong we can be when we need to!
All subsequent ECGs, holter monitoring and echocardiogaphy came back as normal :-)
Last edited by RadioGaGa; 08-12-18 at 00:48.
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