200mg test cypionate and 20 IU 2x/week hcg 23 years old
I started getting atrial fibrillation which is affecting me almost daily. Getting light headed, cant handle the same cardio work that I normally could, etc. Difficult for me to say exactly when it started but I believe it may have started at the same time that I started doing intense cardio work.
The doctor says that I have an enlarged heart and that the walls of the heart are thickened.
We were going to try medication and after that ablasion surgery but he believes that TRT + Lifting = enlarged heart and atrial fib.
He told me to immediately stop the test and hcg and to also stop lifting intensely. I assume that he believes if I stop those two, my heart will shrink a bit and the afib will stop.
[quote]JonBlood wrote:
200mg test cypionate and 20 IU 2x/week hcg 23 years old
I started getting atrial fibrillation which is affecting me almost daily. Getting light headed, cant handle the same cardio work that I normally could, etc. Difficult for me to say exactly when it started but I believe it may have started at the same time that I started doing intense cardio work.
The doctor says that I have an enlarged heart and that the walls of the heart are thickened.
We were going to try medication and after that ablasion surgery but he believes that TRT + Lifting = enlarged heart and atrial fib.
He told me to immediately stop the test and hcg and to also stop lifting intensely. I assume that he believes if I stop those two, my heart will shrink a bit and the afib will stop.
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Sorry to hear about you A-Fib and enlarged heart, you are so young too.
I was diagnosed with A-Fib when I was 30 years old, I am now 44 and have had it ever since. I am what you call a ’ Lone Afibber’.
You should do some research online, it is possible that low testosterone caused your A-Fib. There have been studies to confirm this.
A good site\forum for A-Fib is http://www.afibbers.org/.
Where are you located and who is performing your ablation?
Google Dr. Andrea Natale, who is world renowned for ablation procedures.
Note: I just started TRT (Androgel 1.62%) 5-days ago.
If you have any questions feel free to PM me.
Good luck.
JonBlood
I have been on TRT (1 ML 200 mg test cyp. per week split in to two shots) for just about three years and also take thyroid meds for Hypothyroidism. I workout with weights pretty heavy and also perform cardio. In Novemeber of 2011, I was diagnosed with a-fib during a routine exam at my cardiologists office wherein at the last minute he decided to give me an EKG because I hadn’t had one in over two years.
I would have never known if not for the EKG because I never had symptoms and experienced no complications during workouts.
The Dr. put me on the blood thinner Pradaxa for six weeks and decided to perform a cardioversion. I’m not sure if your Dr. discussed this with you, but they basically shock your heart back into it’s regular rythmn. I was in the hospital for about four hours and it actually took 1 shock and I was back in rythmn and have been that way since, I was actually back working out the next day.
What Mr. Tude suggested regarding low T being the problem that may have put you in to a-fib is correct; I’ve had lengthy discussions with my Dr. about this and he confirms it as a distinct possibility. My Dr. did not want to discuss Cardio ablation due to the risks and, he considered it to be a last choice sort of thing.
I did a lot of research and spoke with whomever I could (inclusive of posting on this forum) about a-fib and what I could do to help myself. One thing I started doing is taking Magnesium (Chelated) at a dosage of 750 mg per day. It is essential for heart function and your body doesn’t produce it or get it from any food source at the level that we require. You should start at a lower dose and work up and keep your body weight in mind, I’m 245lbs, hence a larger dose.
I started that when I started taking the Pradaxa and I continue to take it today. I suggest that you ask your Dr. what your options are and get a second opinion, but certainly do not let him steer you in to a procedure that may not work and could require multiple follow up procedures, at least not until you can get the opinion of others in the profession.
I know it’s a tough situation and can be worrisome, but you have to become your own guardian, ask questions and do research in to this. Good Luck Jon.
[quote]JonBlood wrote:
200mg test cypionate and 20 IU 2x/week hcg 23 years old
I started getting atrial fibrillation which is affecting me almost daily. Getting light headed, cant handle the same cardio work that I normally could, etc. Difficult for me to say exactly when it started but I believe it may have started at the same time that I started doing intense cardio work.
The doctor says that I have an enlarged heart and that the walls of the heart are thickened.
We were going to try medication and after that ablasion surgery but he believes that TRT + Lifting = enlarged heart and atrial fib.
He told me to immediately stop the test and hcg and to also stop lifting intensely. I assume that he believes if I stop those two, my heart will shrink a bit and the afib will stop.
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There is a saying that “afib begets afib,” meaning that the longer you are in that abnormal rhythm the more likely it is that you are going to stay in that rhythm and be unable to go back into a normal sinus rhythm. If you are not always in atrial fibrillation, but only sometimes in that abnormal rhythm and actually going back and forth between the two, and are also experiencing symptoms, then there are medications that can be prescribed to help keep you in the normal rhythm. If you’re always in atrial fibrillation and don’t go back and forth between AF and the normal rhythm, then you might be a candidate for “cardioversion” - a way to put you back into the normal rhythm permanently. This can be done with either with an electrical shock or with medications.
I don’t know if you are already seeing a cardiologist or if you’re seeing a general doctor. But if not then I’d ask to see a cardiologist sooner rather than later, maybe even a specialized cardiologist called an electrophysiologist (EP). They can help to determine if you are a good candidate for cardioversion. It sounds like the symptoms you are describing could be from the atrial fibrillation, but it could also be from something else too, so make sure you let the cardiologist know all of the information like symptoms, previous tests, all the drugs you’re taking now or have been taking in the past. Good luck to you.