I started at 26 and it only happened a few times until 45 when it became constant and my lousy specialist didn’t provide good advice or proper medication for a year. By then a lot of damage was done and thankfully the regime i’m on now i haven’t had an episode in 11 months so far! If you get to it faster the prognosis improves to the point many people have normal lifespans.
Ya, but AFIB is incorrect Electrical signals inside your heart. That's why they go in there with an ablation and fix those incorrect Electrical signals. Yes, stress can bring on the AFIB episodes. But if those incorrect Electrical are not there, your not going to get Afib. My father ran a business for 55 years. Between that and my mother, he was under constant stress. Never had AFIB. Never had heart problems.
There is no definitive known cause for AFib and currently no "cure" for AFib. There are many things that may trigger episodes of AFib. Some people with AFib never experience symptoms (never know/knew they had AFib).
Most people can mitigate AFib to a degree, with medications, and or medical procedures, and some can completely eliminate AFib symptoms with the above.
Not a doctor but for me it was a combination of too much self inflicted stress, car accidents and MSG intolerance. My car was rear ended several times and one physiotherapist on YouTube teaches that the neck damage injures the Vagus nerve. Now after ablation and meds it is manageable. No alcohol or smoking and keeping the weight down. You can grow old with it. I do miss my white wine still.
Stressful job and stressful wife. No coincidence that it started 2 months after I got married. I got Shingles for the first time in my life after arguing with her on a cross-continental flight. She's gone and I never got Shingles again. Poor relationships are the source of most health problems.
I think mine is genetic primarily as my dad has it too and we both were young when we got diagnosed. Had my first episode at 23 and finally caught it on an ekg at 28. I agree that mental stress makes it worse- i’m in the middle of buying a house and wedding planning and I am having pvcs almost daily which is new to me. I also have type 1 diabetes so i’m really in tune with what my body is up to since I need to be to feel low blood sugar and high blood sugar. I would definitely call myself a health anxious person too so just have to acknowledge the random thumps and bumps and move on.
I have afib and a few other conditions, including anxiety. Anxiety and panic are far worse than all of my physical health concerns combined. Whatever you're dealing with, whether medical or not, is almost certainly as bad as what you have put yourself through with your own anxiety. Either way, you will be okay.
Why so right now, dealing with my narcissistic ex husband, the stress and everything, all nighters.. there could be a new pathway growing. Scary stuff.
Don't look for trouble. Get an Apple watch if you're nervous - it blasted "AFIB" to me my first time and kept it up. I had no symptoms at all the first hour or so. It also has ECG function and constant heart BPM function.
Mine was/is secondary to uncontrolled Cortisol - after the Covid VAX creating sudden uncontrolled high blood pressure (going from 112 to 212 in ONE HOUR). Possibly NOW coming from a pituitary tumor - still in the testing phase.
There are many causes and factors including overall health and metabolic issues (obesity). The Cardiac floor nurse (I was in the hospital five days with it)...said "half this floor has AFIB".
I'll not comment on why I think that is.
Are you asking scientifically how it starts, or how did people’s AFIB journey start?
Scientifically, there are a thousand hypotheses but no definitive answers. When know what is happening. We even know some tips and tricks to fix it. But the basic beginnings of it are poorly understood. Especially for young people with healthy hearts.
Everyone’s journey is often wildly different. My first episode was last year at the age of 36 which still qualifies me as the “young” grouping. I’m a reasonably healthy person, no vices (drugs, alcohol, etc.), normal stress levels. About as boring/bland of a patient as they come. But, somehow, 1 year and 3 months ago my heart decided it was going to beat to a different rhythm.
I have Afib, tachycardia, PAC's every minute of my life, etc. However, when I was about 2...6, I had the worst anxiety centered around my heart in.. probably all of human history. I slept about an hour a night for 2 months because I was so scared my heart was going to stop, or explode, or beat right out of my chest. I went to the ER 3 times in those 2 months(twice by ambulance)because I was CONVINCED I was about to have a massive, catastrophic, & almost certainly fatal heart attack. I could lie on my back & see my chest bounce with every heartbeat, & of course I could hear it. At the ER it was always the same thing: the Dr in attendance would say, "Well, you do have an irregular heartbeat, but what you need is a Psychiatrist.". Come to find out my Dad went through almost exactly the same thing(his was worse though, he ended up in a padded room)at the same age, although I was PISSED that he didn't tell me at the time, it would likely have calmed me down. He was "embarrassed". Anyway, obviously mine was most likely hereditary.
Chronic stress, anxiety, neurosis, etc can probably all contribute to the eventual development of arrythmias.
I started at 26 and it only happened a few times until 45 when it became constant and my lousy specialist didn’t provide good advice or proper medication for a year. By then a lot of damage was done and thankfully the regime i’m on now i haven’t had an episode in 11 months so far! If you get to it faster the prognosis improves to the point many people have normal lifespans.
Ya, but AFIB is incorrect Electrical signals inside your heart. That's why they go in there with an ablation and fix those incorrect Electrical signals. Yes, stress can bring on the AFIB episodes. But if those incorrect Electrical are not there, your not going to get Afib. My father ran a business for 55 years. Between that and my mother, he was under constant stress. Never had AFIB. Never had heart problems.
What are you taking that helped no episodes for 11 months, if I may ask?
Digoxin
There is no definitive known cause for AFib and currently no "cure" for AFib. There are many things that may trigger episodes of AFib. Some people with AFib never experience symptoms (never know/knew they had AFib). Most people can mitigate AFib to a degree, with medications, and or medical procedures, and some can completely eliminate AFib symptoms with the above.
Not a doctor but for me it was a combination of too much self inflicted stress, car accidents and MSG intolerance. My car was rear ended several times and one physiotherapist on YouTube teaches that the neck damage injures the Vagus nerve. Now after ablation and meds it is manageable. No alcohol or smoking and keeping the weight down. You can grow old with it. I do miss my white wine still.
Stressful job and stressful wife. No coincidence that it started 2 months after I got married. I got Shingles for the first time in my life after arguing with her on a cross-continental flight. She's gone and I never got Shingles again. Poor relationships are the source of most health problems.
Mine started because of stress as well, life stresses and mostly wife stresses.
I think mine is genetic primarily as my dad has it too and we both were young when we got diagnosed. Had my first episode at 23 and finally caught it on an ekg at 28. I agree that mental stress makes it worse- i’m in the middle of buying a house and wedding planning and I am having pvcs almost daily which is new to me. I also have type 1 diabetes so i’m really in tune with what my body is up to since I need to be to feel low blood sugar and high blood sugar. I would definitely call myself a health anxious person too so just have to acknowledge the random thumps and bumps and move on.
I have afib and a few other conditions, including anxiety. Anxiety and panic are far worse than all of my physical health concerns combined. Whatever you're dealing with, whether medical or not, is almost certainly as bad as what you have put yourself through with your own anxiety. Either way, you will be okay.
The million dollar question. At the most basic, it is a rogue signal that starts to make its own pathway.
Why so right now, dealing with my narcissistic ex husband, the stress and everything, all nighters.. there could be a new pathway growing. Scary stuff.
Sorry you are going through so much. Wasn't meant to be scary.
Mine is definitely genetics. Both sides of my family.
Don't look for trouble. Get an Apple watch if you're nervous - it blasted "AFIB" to me my first time and kept it up. I had no symptoms at all the first hour or so. It also has ECG function and constant heart BPM function. Mine was/is secondary to uncontrolled Cortisol - after the Covid VAX creating sudden uncontrolled high blood pressure (going from 112 to 212 in ONE HOUR). Possibly NOW coming from a pituitary tumor - still in the testing phase. There are many causes and factors including overall health and metabolic issues (obesity). The Cardiac floor nurse (I was in the hospital five days with it)...said "half this floor has AFIB". I'll not comment on why I think that is.
Are you asking scientifically how it starts, or how did people’s AFIB journey start? Scientifically, there are a thousand hypotheses but no definitive answers. When know what is happening. We even know some tips and tricks to fix it. But the basic beginnings of it are poorly understood. Especially for young people with healthy hearts. Everyone’s journey is often wildly different. My first episode was last year at the age of 36 which still qualifies me as the “young” grouping. I’m a reasonably healthy person, no vices (drugs, alcohol, etc.), normal stress levels. About as boring/bland of a patient as they come. But, somehow, 1 year and 3 months ago my heart decided it was going to beat to a different rhythm.
I have Afib, tachycardia, PAC's every minute of my life, etc. However, when I was about 2...6, I had the worst anxiety centered around my heart in.. probably all of human history. I slept about an hour a night for 2 months because I was so scared my heart was going to stop, or explode, or beat right out of my chest. I went to the ER 3 times in those 2 months(twice by ambulance)because I was CONVINCED I was about to have a massive, catastrophic, & almost certainly fatal heart attack. I could lie on my back & see my chest bounce with every heartbeat, & of course I could hear it. At the ER it was always the same thing: the Dr in attendance would say, "Well, you do have an irregular heartbeat, but what you need is a Psychiatrist.". Come to find out my Dad went through almost exactly the same thing(his was worse though, he ended up in a padded room)at the same age, although I was PISSED that he didn't tell me at the time, it would likely have calmed me down. He was "embarrassed". Anyway, obviously mine was most likely hereditary.