Pacemaker Club: scary moment

scary moment

by Diane1521
2018-04-22 17:35:23
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hi everyone looking for a bit if advice.. I'm 2 weeks in with my icd and haven't had much info .. yesterday in the car with my daughter I felt what was just like a normal palpitation but then immediately felt a bit funny and dizzy it only lasted a couple of minutes but it did scare me a bit.. would this have been the icd pacing . grateful for any comments

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by Johnl - 2018-04-22 19:33:57

I'm 5 weeks in to my icd implant and I feel it has made everything worse, always get these light chest pains that I never got before and they last up to an hour at times, dizziness is a lot more frequent.

Honestly wish I never got it

dizzyness

by justice - 2018-04-22 20:36:38

I have had mine for 3 weeks now and am quite frequently dizzy and I do also feel slight but sharp pains in my chest also.
I am going to then clinic tomorrow to see if I can get any answers

icd and pacing

by islandgirl - 2018-04-22 22:18:56

I can only speak of my experience.

I have an ICD, replacing a pacemaker due to a sudden cardiac arrest resulting from ventricular arrhythmias.

I recently was paced out of an arrhythmia, and my rates for being paced out of the arrhythmias would be too fast to feel--I think 288 is what the EP said, with me taking beta blocker. I've been paced out quite a few times, but not shocked. I've had my ICD 1 1/2 years.

Send an upload and ask the EP to check. Or, ask to go in for an interrogation if you don't have the ability to upload the ICD. My EP was aware of the event, as he's been with other events where I've been paced out of ventricular rhythms.

dizziness

by Diane1521 - 2018-04-23 05:30:15

thank you all for your comments it does help some to know others experience the same I'm going to my go to talk and find out more about it on Wednesday .. good wishes to you all take care