Emotional Issues

Hi Everyone,
Going on 3 months with my PM. Occasionally I get a high anxiety and mild feelings of depression. It comes and goes. I have checked my heart rate and blood pressure. They all appear normal. I am back to work and feeling healthy. I have gotten over the issue of knowing I am still around do to technology. A whole lot of gratitude and faith took care of that!

Is their anyone one else out there with this kind of experience?
Looking forward to hearing from you.

Wingman.

6 Comments

Support

by Mywingman - 2014-06-19 01:06:41

Thank you, Sheila & Jim for your supporting comments. It truly feels good to know I am not alone on my journey of the second chance. Family and the grand childeren are very happy that I am still around. I know that emotions flow in and out. Just allow it to flow and breath into it.

Blessing to all.

Victor - Wingman

Yup..

by owls__ - 2014-06-19 09:06:59

I had my ICD implanted 2 years ago when I was 15 and immediately had exactly what you're describing after the implant. I couldn't figure out what was causing it but I knew it hit me literally straight after the surgery. I didn't know what or who to blame and my parents blamed it on hormones (how original...) but it's now obvious that many of us experience this.

It's personal preferences for everyone but many people including myself find that keeping yourself occupied really helps and just talking to someone about it (yep, we've all heard that saying about 1000 times). It'll pass overtime, I never thought it would, although I still get those occasional feelings.. It's just a phase that will pass or at least get better...
Good luck (:

anxiety/depression

by jimb - 2014-06-19 10:06:23

Yes, I have had these emotions also, I think pretty much everyone here has had this to some extent. It does get better as time goes on but some people do need professional help to cope with all these changes that we are going thru. Anxiety does come and go at the weirdest times, I was walking about 10 days ago and was almost overcome with the thought what happens if I fall now, who will know me, who will tell my son and girlfriend (who were sleeping at home). I am wearing a medical ID and carry my pacemaker reg card at all times. It is all about coming to grips with our new normal, you can look at it as a blessing or a curse, your choice.
It is a blessing,
Jim

emotions

by bluebowtye - 2014-06-19 10:06:57

Hi Wingman,

I too experience this. Not so much the anxiety part but mild feelings of depression on and off. I honestly don't know if it has anything to do with the pacemaker (I got mine 4 months ago) or just with life itself. I read something on here the other day that said once people get a device they tend to blame everything on that so it's hard to say but I too have been back to work and seem healthy. I just try to take it one day at a time and try to keep a positive attitude and not let the thought of me needing a PM get me down. I really think our minds are still getting used to and trying to accept the fact that we have a problem with our heart and need a device to keep us going and that it is just going to take time to come to grips with it all emotionally.

I wish you the all best. It does help me knowing I'm not the only one going through this and hopefully it will get better with time.

Take care,
~Sheila

Anxiety and Depression

by RMTGS - 2014-06-27 07:06:47

Had PM implanted a week ago today. Here come the tears. I wish these feelings would soon pass. As long as I keep myself busy I am ok. But when alone it hits me and is hitting me hard. Plan to discuss with my primary care doctor and make an appointment to see a therapist. I constantly feel like I cannot breath and seem to be holding my breath all the time and just waiting to exhale.

As they were preparing me for the implant the last feeling I had was the anxiety when they put that covering over my face and secured my hands because I kept moving it to get air. I think is somehow tied to these emotions.

Don't want no drugs, don't want this pm, just want to feel normal again. This is not it. Maybe what was, was not normal, but it was what I knew.

This is raising my pressure more than anything else.

anxiety and dpression

by Ms.Cryer - 2016-02-09 05:02:45

I also had anxiety and depression after my pm was implanted.. I cried everyday.. at work at home.. I was stressed and depressed worried about it all the time.. went to my doctor he put me on Xanax and Lexapro.. I'm just now getting used of the fact of me having a pacemaker..it we let our minds take over leading us to stress we will have anxiety and it will raise your blood pressure . just keep calm, take deep breathes and everything will be fine.. hope you feel better
Cassandra

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