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Shortness of breath due to menopause?
Jul 21, 2008 03:27PM in the Menopause Community
I sometimes wake up in the night with shortness of breath. This generally comes when I am due to ovulate or when my period is due. I am aged 48 and have not had a period for 6 weeks now. Back in august last year my periods stopped unitl january of this year and I did not get any of the breathlessness. Now since my periods have returned I appear to be getti...
Anyone Post menopause - Please reply
Jul 21, 2008 03:23PM in the Menopause Community
I have been getting a lot of skipped beats and palputations and by reading these threads it looks like a lot of them are associated with the perimenopause. I would be grateful to anyone who is the other side of their menopause (post menopause) if they could perhaps let me know how long it is until these symptoms subside or do they never go away once you have...
Is afib a permanent condition
Jul 03, 2008 04:04PM in the Heart Rhythm Community
Hi Anthony I have had one bout of a fib and have seen a cardologist and an electrophysist and both have said that once you get it, it is always with you. However, it can be caused by certain triggers, mine was a very heavy duty drinking session (holiday heart). I know someone else who took medication for sinus problems and went into a fib and another who...
Post menopause symptoms...
Jun 27, 2008 04:27PM in the Menopause Community
Hi, I dont think that it carrys on much past 2 years at its worst from what i have read about it. If you look at the posts on menopause eiterh on this wite or any others it seems that more woman write in for perimenopausal symptoms than they do for post menopausal so my theory is things just must get a whole lot better after than before. I wish you lot...
having chest pain and pvc sinus tachycardia after ablation
Jun 27, 2008 04:22PM in the Heart Rhythm Community
Hi I had an ablation 3 years ago. Boy did I have chest pain. I didnt have the tachycardia, but had to stay in hospital because of the chest pain for 3 weeks. It feels like something is laying heavy on your heart and you just want to cling on to it or hold your hand over your breast to protect it. I was on a cardiac monitor linked to a central computer ...
Shortness of breath+ fainting spells
Jun 25, 2008 03:57PM in the Heart Rhythm Community
I have had similar episodes. Mine are realted to Atrial Fibrillation. This can be treated with medication so I would recomend that you see a cardiologist or better still an elecphyisist who will do an ecg and an echo of your heart to see how it is behaving