Fatigue after therapeutic shock?

Fatigue after therapeutic shock?

I have an ICD to deal with some tachycardia. It has not discharged in several years, but did recently (twice within a month),I’m having a some fatigue and mild dizziness after the last discharge, this is new to me, anyone else have this sensation after a therapeutic shock? I’ll be seeing my doctor Friday, to follow up with her,
Thanks all,
Michael

7 Comments

Good idea

by ElectricFrank - 2011-11-15 11:11:57

Keep in mind that the ICD is there to deal with some potential heart conduction problem. The shocks don't fix the problem, they just kick your heart out of a condition that could be serious.

So it's likely that the shocks aren't causing the fatigue and dizziness. Instead the condition that is causing the fatigue and dizziness is also triggering the shocks.

If it worsens before your Friday appt be sure and call them and get in sooner.

best,

frank

marsupial

by walkerd - 2011-11-16 06:11:43

I would call the Drs office and tell them your difib has fired twice, I was told by my doctor if it fired to call them. I wouldnt wait since its went off twice I would at least call and ask. Doesnt sound right to me.

dave

walkerd

by marsupial - 2011-11-17 12:11:33

thanks walkerd I did and followed up both times, what is new for me is the symptoms, never felt t hem before....they do seem to be getting better......

thanks for the comment,
the advice my doc has given is one shock is not a huge issue but to call and basically let them know, more than one in 24 hours a definate call probably go in

thanks again,
Michael

symptomatic means a lot by itself

by polrbear - 2011-11-19 02:11:50

A device firing obviously isn't good, but means that you either had an episode that required intervention or a settings issue/device malfunction. Combine that with not feeling normal afterwards and it becomes more important. It more strongly suggests that something was wrong with you.

The advice I received when I had my device implanted was that if it fired and I was symptomatic, be seen in the emergency department. If it fired once and I felt fine, call my electrophysiologist's office within a business day and likely get an interrogation. Also, if it fired more than once in a day, regardless of how I felt, an immediate interrogation was warranted. [This last one happened to me one time, at the end of a 7.5 mile run, and wound up being a settings issue; my T waves were being oversensed.]

Did the cardiologist have anything to say about your symptoms after the events? That should have been a concern when interrogating your device.

polorbear

by marsupial - 2011-11-19 06:11:13

Hi Polor bear, her comment was most likely to reduce my Verapramil dose......as far as the V Tach things hav settled down quite a bit.....I have a trip to Japan for some stuff and upon retuen she wanted to due an e sonogram and a little tweeking on the PM
thanks PB!!
Michael

no problem

by polrbear - 2011-12-24 01:12:35

Sorry for the late reply.

Medication adjustments and tweaking of the device is a common theme.

I'll need to get a very minor tweak done on my device in two weeks when my next interrogation is scheduled. I had a change in job that has later shifts and, regardless or shift, later bedtimes. That then combined with the end of daylight saving time. The minor result is that I now notice every time it performs its daily checks. I can really tell every time it paces my in the ventricles only--I quite suddenly feel like s*** until it finishes. I think we can bump it back a fwe hours now.

Thanks PB

by marsupial - 2011-12-24 01:12:37

I'm guessing time zones might be an issue also......anyway back home it is great to be back...thanks for your post!

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