I have to admit, after having my first incident with the ICD, my anxiety and phantom feelings of it happening again are tenfold worse than after my SCA. I do see a therapist, but any other experience or advice on coping with things? It can get bad at times.
How many on here have or are taking Amiodarone? It appears that I will at least be on it for 90 days, and then some other game plan will be formulated. The potential side effects are what make me nervous. I've had two separate cardiologists at two separate practices tell me it's the right choice at this time though. What is your all experience with this medication? Just really nervous about everything. I also take Metoprolol.
A history about me. I had a SCA in January of 2024 which I survived due to bystander CPR and AED usage. As a result I received an SICD Fast forward to last week, I had my first event with my ICD where it says I had two separate events roughly in a minute-10 seconds-ish. It says VT possible torsades and then I was also told VFib. A cause of these have never been identified. I was reviewing my provider notes today and saw this in my chart from a couple days ago. Help me understand it and what questions I should ask.
"his past EKGs from 2025 where there was subtle notching and slurring at the terminal complex of QRS with ascending ST segment elevation, findings suspicious for early repolarization/J- wave syndrome. Though it is difficult to conclusively diagnose given his clinical presentation, this remains a very plausible diagnosis."
Thanks!
Hello! This is my first time posting, as I have read before. I received an SICD due to a SCA in early 2024. Earlier this week I received my first shock. I passed out/fainted in my bathroom and apparently had two events total which resulted in three shocks. Looks like I may have been in torsades then VFib. I'm 40 now and was 37 during my SCA. Still processing a lot of anxiety from this latest incident as I rememeber all bit a small portion of it. The anxiety is REAL of it happening again whereas before I thought it may never happen. I have no known cause identified for my SCA event and this most recent. I was hoping this community could provide a bit of support. Thanks!