Heart racing after Azithromycin??

[FQLover]

Thank you, @JimMIA and @Dan Murphy! I think because I am largely asymptomatic, even though it is with me 24/7, he just has me on Eliquis and sees me every six months. I have become very sedentary, though, working from home for the most part and have lost stamina and strength. Some of that may be the heart but lots is just letting my weight get really out of control and that makes walking harder, and the whole domino effect. Maybe cardio ablation could be a "carrot" to hold out for myself to try and get in better shape. I read somewhere that overweight folks do not have as much success with ablation. Maybe I can talk with my cardio at my next appt in November, coming in lighter and stronger, I hope.

I am two hours from downtown Chicago so that is a good reference to keep in mind.

Thanks, fellas! Glad to hear that you are doing so well.

OP, it sounds as though some posters here have knowledge and experience that will be helpful to you. I wish you improved health and soon!

 

[Pea-n-Me]

Thank you, @JimMIA and @Dan Murphy! I think because I am largely asymptomatic, even though it is with me 24/7, he just has me on Eliquis and sees me every six months. I have become very sedentary, though, working from home for the most part and have lost stamina and strength. Some of that may be the heart but lots is just letting my weight get really out of control and that makes walking harder, and the whole domino effect. Maybe cardio ablation could be a "carrot" to hold out for myself to try and get in better shape. I read somewhere that overweight folks do not have as much success with ablation. Maybe I can talk with my cardio at my next appt in November, coming in lighter and stronger, I hope.

I am two hours from downtown Chicago so that is a good reference to keep in mind.

Thanks, fellas! Glad to hear that you are doing so well.

OP, it sounds as though some posters here have knowledge and experience that will be helpful to you. I wish you improved health and soon!

If they put you on Eliquis for this, it is likely AFib. That’s because the atria (top two chambers of heart) are not contracting strongly like they should, and are fibrillating instead. When that happens, blood can stagnate in those chambers instead of flowing through quickly, and it can clot when it sits still. If a blood clot forms, it can then travel out to other parts of your body and cause problems there (lung, brain, heart, etc.). The Eliquis helps prevent that. As others have mentioned, sometimes they will try an electrical cardioversion (low level shock while you’re sedated) to try to get you back into a normal rhythm (with everything beating and pumping normally) but it may not work to keep you in a normal rhythm (for various reasons). Some people elect to do an ablation. And some stay on the anticoagulant and medications to slow down the rate, at least, even if they remain in AFib. It is a very common dysrhythmia.

 

[JimMIA]

Thank you, @JimMIA and @Dan Murphy! I think because I am largely asymptomatic, even though it is with me 24/7, he just has me on Eliquis and sees me every six months. I have become very sedentary, though, working from home for the most part and have lost stamina and strength. Some of that may be the heart but lots is just letting my weight get really out of control and that makes walking harder, and the whole domino effect. Maybe cardio ablation could be a "carrot" to hold out for myself to try and get in better shape. I read somewhere that overweight folks do not have as much success with ablation. Maybe I can talk with my cardio at my next appt in November, coming in lighter and stronger, I hope.

I am two hours from downtown Chicago so that is a good reference to keep in mind.

Thanks, fellas! Glad to hear that you are doing so well.

OP, it sounds as though some posters here have knowledge and experience that will be helpful to you. I wish you improved health and soon!

I agree with @Pea-n-Me that the Eliquis immediately makes me think A-fib. When I first was diagnosed, I was put on Eliquis and Metoprolol. Eliquis is a "blood thinner" and Metoprolol is a beta blocker.

The caution I would offer everyone reading anything medical anywhere on the Internet (including super-reputable sources like NIH or Mayo Clinic) is that whatever you are reading does NOT apply to your particular case. Every human being is a totally unique critter -- nobody else has exactly what we are concerned with, and nobody else has the same underlying conditions, which are just as important as our primary complaint, if not moreso.

When I was in EMT school, I learned if a patient presented A, you did B. But during clinicals and later experience, I quickly learned that the number of patients who present A is zero.

Patients present A Minor prime, with J4 and m-squared, and with underlying Mongo 12, Blue N, and sunburn. There is no such thing as if A, do B unless the patient is not breathing!

The human body is so much more complex than that, and only your doctor has the vaguest clue of your particular needs. Following the advice or experience of others can be very dangerous to your health. Trust your DOCTOR.

 

[FQLover]

Yes, you guys are right. I was diagnosed with A-Fib six years ago; it was kind of found accidentally when I was under anesthesia for a D & C. My primary put me on warfarin and had me get an echo. I wish he had sent me to a cardiologist for a cardioversion. By the time that happened, 2.5 years later, the cardioversion did not work. I did get moved off of warfarin, thank goodness, because I was having to change my dose constantly and was, instead, placed on Eliquis. No more constant blood testing. Yay!

Anyway, I have the more uncommon type, persistent A-Fib. I have it 24/7. Because I am largely not symptomatic, my doctor seems to be leaving it alone. I already had been on a beta blocker for years, due to high BP. He did up it some, though. I was 57 when A-Fib was discovered, so kind of younger than most, or so he told me.

I should say that I am not the OP, so I should probably back my story out of this thread. She is still looking for an answer as to why she is having tachycardia.