Medical Anxiety/Chronic Stress So most of you know my story of multiple ablations, failed ablattions, medication complications, etc. I finally had a successful ablation in October 30th and have been so excited and have developed some severe headaches/migraines post ablation. I feel like I may be suffering from some medical anxiety/PTSD if you will. Have any of you experienced that? I feel hyper vigilant and hyper focused in medical things and I am recognizing it, but not sure what to do or how long it will take to re-adjust. Any thoughts? Experiences? I am so haply to have a normal rhythm, feel miserable with the headaches, but need to get back to a normal existence. Is this normal? https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,198235,198235#msg-198235 Sun, 31 May 2026 12:45:47 +0000 Phorum 5.2.23 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,198235,198261#msg-198261 Re: Medical Anxiety/Chronic Stress https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,198235,198261#msg-198261
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Jeff W
Hi Megan,
Glad you are stabilizing rhythm wise. Maybe time to bring the thoughts and emotions down a notch. I think gloaming is right on mark with his suggestions... all very sound.
Jeff

It’s not that easy to bring it down a notch. Afib/flutter etc is an assault on one’s body. It’s PTSD for some. Navigating the ERs is stressful too.

Getting mental health will not work immediately. After my first afib, I was walking on eggshells. I made an appointment to see a social worker. He closed his eyes and started snoring. I had to wake him up but he was in a haze the rest of the session and I was ticked off by having to pay him. Second visit I saw someone else and they gave me a Rx. Who wants to be doped up? So then I took a biofeedback class which calmed me down and allowed me to ride out the wave until I was calmer.]]> susan.d AFIBBERS FORUM Sat, 14 Dec 2024 19:28:49 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,198235,198259#msg-198259 Re: Medical Anxiety/Chronic Stress https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,198235,198259#msg-198259 Glad you are stabilizing rhythm wise. Maybe time to bring the thoughts and emotions down a notch. I think gloaming is right on mark with his suggestions... all very sound.
Jeff]]> Jeff W AFIBBERS FORUM Sat, 14 Dec 2024 17:52:44 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,198235,198243#msg-198243 Re: Medical Anxiety/Chronic Stress https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,198235,198243#msg-198243
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The drug is a Schedule III non-narcotic that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved for use onlyTrusted Source as a general anesthetic. However, doctors sometimes prescribe it for “off-label” uses, such as depression. Off-label means using the drugs to treat conditions the FDA has not approved.

Some people use ketamine for its hallucinogenic properties. Ketamin can sedate, incapacitate, and cause short-term memory loss, and because of this, some people use it as a date-rape drug.

This is why it needs to be administered by a very knowledgeable doctor with a great deal of experience in administering it for conditions like PTSD— someone like an anesthesiologist or ER doctor.]]> Daisy AFIBBERS FORUM Thu, 12 Dec 2024 19:18:43 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,198235,198242#msg-198242 Re: Medical Anxiety/Chronic Stress https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,198235,198242#msg-198242 www.medicalnewstoday.com]

The drug is a Schedule III non-narcotic that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved for use onlyTrusted Source as a general anesthetic. However, doctors sometimes prescribe it for “off-label” uses, such as depression. Off-label means using the drugs to treat conditions the FDA has not approved.

Some people use ketamine for its hallucinogenic properties. Ketamin can sedate, incapacitate, and cause short-term memory loss, and because of this, some people use it as a date-rape drug.]]> susan.d AFIBBERS FORUM Thu, 12 Dec 2024 18:05:16 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,198235,198241#msg-198241 Re: Medical Anxiety/Chronic Stress https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,198235,198241#msg-198241
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I know an anesthesiologist who runs a ketamine clinic to treat patients exactly like you. If you consider such a treatment, you would need to go to someone with the kind of experience that he has – many years as an anesthesiologist and training in counseling, which happens during the infusion. The ketamine can be administered several ways, though he finds that an IV infusion gives the most control allowing him to adjust the flow according to patient response.I’ve heard from several patients that this was really transformative in overcoming medical PTSD.]]> Daisy AFIBBERS FORUM Thu, 12 Dec 2024 17:49:18 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,198235,198239#msg-198239 Re: Medical Anxiety/Chronic Stress https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,198235,198239#msg-198239
Yes I think PTSD is the right description. I may gave PTSD from the war—missiles, sirens, sounds of helicopters and fighter jets. Even the screeching from a motorcycle resembles the beginning high pitch sound of a siren. It has done havoc to my heart and has given me the Willie’s.

You have gone through a lot Megan . I hope with your successful ablation your stress will diminish and could become a distant fading memory.]]> susan.d AFIBBERS FORUM Thu, 12 Dec 2024 17:30:28 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,198235,198236#msg-198236 Re: Medical Anxiety/Chronic Stress https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,198235,198236#msg-198236
Is it normal? I'd have to assume that it IS normal...for you. It might no be how fear or anxiety, or simple exhaustion, manifests in me, but in you, that's as real as a sunrise.]]> gloaming AFIBBERS FORUM Thu, 12 Dec 2024 16:45:44 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,198235,198235#msg-198235 Medical Anxiety/Chronic Stress https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,198235,198235#msg-198235
Is this normal?]]> MeganMN AFIBBERS FORUM Thu, 12 Dec 2024 06:52:18 +0000