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You don't need to taper off sotalol. In fact, you only need to taper off any type of beta blocker if you've been on it for years, or at least many months. I've stopped it several times with no tapering. Are the tablets scored? If so, you can cut them in half. If they're not scored, check with a pharmacist but I'm 99% sure you can. That's what I would do if I werby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
A camera near your heart is nothing to be concerned about.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sure, why not? You know sotalol isn't a life saving drug for you, right? The worst that will happen from reducing or even stopping it is you'll have more afib episodes. So you don't need anybody's permission to reduce your dosage or even stop it altogether. But it probably would be a good idea to get your cardiologist on board and write a new prescription for you. Maybe 40by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Assuming you're doing the procedure in a single trip to Austin, here's how the pre-ablation process works: You'll receive pre-op instructions from Natale's office a week or two before the procedure. If you're taking an antiarrhythmic drug, it will tell you to stop it some days before the procedure (how long before depends on the drug). It will also tell you to have notby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotesmackman Will Medicare cover the Watchman? I had a LAA isolation in July 2016. I am still on 2.5 mg Eliquis 2x a day. Their policy used to be they would only cover LAA occlusion devices if you were unable to tolerate anticoagulants, but my understanding is they will cover it now if you're at least a CHADS-Vasc 2. But I only have that second hand so better to have a provider who does Wby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
That's just a mapping system, one of many. There's nothing revolutionary about it.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Pauses are a known side effect of metoprolol, which is what Toprol is. And the next time you experience symptoms like that you need to skip calling cardiologists and friends. Your best friend at that point is 911.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotesafib You are confusing evidence that coffee (caffeine) has long term benefit for preventing or reducing afib for those who tolerate it, with evidence that it is a trigger for those who are sensitive to it. A lot of people with symptomatic paroxysmal afib report triggers (74%) and caffeine is the second most common (28%) right behind alcohol at (35%); see HeartRhythm 2019. No, I wasn'by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteGeorgeN As Wolfpack says, it depends on the individual. I certainly won't argue with that, but the generic "wisdom" that coffee is a trigger needs to be reigned in. Everyone from doctors to your neighbors and relatives have been telling afibbers to avoid coffee for decades with zero evidence to support their advice. The only credible evidence I'm aware of suggests quiteby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quoteallserene This flutter/afib stuff is scary though and I even worry about my morning coffee..... I quickly take a meto too cancel it out Coffee doesn't cause afib or flutter. In fact, there's evidence that it's helpful.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
I find it ironic that people move there to escape radio waves when the place is where scientists go to listen to radio waves.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quoteallserene MY Conclusion is that coming off Metoprolol ... CAN cause a 170 systolic pressure quickly followed by a 150 beats flutter Although a spike in BP isn't surprising, you're jumping to conclusions with the flutter. It's very unlikely the metoprolol had anything to do with it. Flutter is just like afib -- it starts when it wants and usually for no particular reason. Ifby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
You can have an irregular pulse that isn't afib by having, for example, bigeminy. (Google it.) Bigeminy is irregular but it's regularly irregular. Afib is identified by doing an ECG and observing an irregularly irregular heart beat and a lack of P waves.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteJackie The estimates for the 5G rollout will produce an additional estimated 13 million new antennas (up from 210,000) an increase of 6,000% ...(by 2025). so the man-made EMF exposure will obviously increase significantly with all of the downside effects to humans, animals, insects, etc. You keep saying this like it's established fact when it's not -- not at all. I know youby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteJackie Carey - you are confusing the focus… ie, harmful, man-made electromagnetic radiation versus natural, electromagnetism exposure which is definitely both healing and life-prolonging. Huh? Electromagnetic radiation is electromagnetic radiation. There is absolutely no difference between man-made and natural. If you think there is please explain how they differ. The existence of aby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Unless your heart rate is very high, or you're experiencing other symptoms such as fainting, chest pain or shortness of breath, there's really no reason to go to a hospital for afib or flutter. Take the metoprolol to slow the rate down, continue the Eliquis, and wait it out. If it continues longer than you can tolerate it then consider going to emergency, but when you do I would suggestby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Actually, you'd have to live in a deep tunnel or inside a Faraday cage to avoid EMF. We're surrounded by hundreds of sources of radio waves far stronger than wireless and have been since the day we were conceived. Radio stations, TV, radar, satellite signals, police radio, etc -- all those things dwarf what wireless devices put out. And even if you had a time machine and could go back bby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Beta blockers lower BP, so it's unlikely that the metoprolol is at fault, but who knows. Maybe you have a paradoxical reaction to it. The pauses you experienced were probably due to the diltiazem, not the metoprolol. There's really no benefit to taking metoprolol if you're not actually in afib or flutter. Just carry it with you and take it if/when you go into that rhythm again.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quoteallserene Can they really prevent another event or is it just to 'get a start' in case one kicks in ? Beta blockers don't prevent anything. All they do is slow your heart rate down if you have an episode. I do know one person who says BBs prevent afib for her, but I'm skeptical. If true, it's probably just because they reduce stress by blunting the effects ofby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Flutter produces a regular rhythm while afib produces a very irregular rhythm. You can tell them apart by simply feeling a pulse. That wouldn't be diagnostic, of course. The only way to diagnose either rhythm is with a 12-lead EKG. As a general rule, if your heart rate is over 100 when not exercising and it doesn't come down to normal when you relax, you need to visit a doctor. Thatby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotesmackman My Question is should This device be used? There's no evidence to suggest it shouldn't.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotesafib This would be far more convincing if there was a single citation to a proper peer-reviewed study of the specific relationship between EMF Radiation exposure (carefully defined) and AF. Exactly.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotekatesshadow What is the difference between Afib and flutter? (In dummy terms please ) Afib is chaotic firing of cells in the atria. That's why it produces an irregular heartbeat. There's no rhythm to these signals and they cause the atria to just quiver instead of pumping. In contrast, flutter is a stable, regular rhythm that often produces very high heart rates (mine routinby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Personally, I wouldn't pursue ablation after a single episode. Although it's true that flutter often progresses to afib, you don't know how frequent it's going to be. For all you know this event was a one-off event due to something like an electrolyte imbalance and won't happen again.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
How's your blood pressure? Do you have diabetes? Are you over 75? If the answer to all three questions is no, then if I were in your shoes I would discontinue the Eliquis. I'd stop the metoprolol too. It's a rate control drug that prevents nothing. It only slows your heart down when you're in an abnormal rhythm. If flutter happens again, I would resume taking both of themby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
What wolfpack said. There are a number of mapping systems and EPs have their preferences, but in the end it's the doctor at the end of the catheter who matters, not the machine.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Yep, those are PVCs. Good find on the article, George. That's been one of my complaints with Kardia all along. It tends to label anything irregular as possible afib.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
If you've been lying down almost all day every day for two months, your body is going to be physically deconditioned. You've lost muscle mass and muscle tone, and your body is no longer accustomed to adjusting BP rapidly as it has to do when you stand from a lying position. So even though you tested negative for orthostatic hypotension, I think that's basically what's going onby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteErin Has anyone ever heard of Eliquis causing shortness of breath and/or bloating. Sometimes it is almost normal. also, if you have valve leakage does that mean you get another point on scoring and you must take blood thinner? Thanks for anyninput. I've never heard of Eliquis causing SOB or bloating. Since this all began with a bout of flu, I would suspect it's lingering effectsby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
And if nothing else works out, I would suggest getting it from planetdrugsdirect.com. It's a Canadian pharmacy that will ship to the US. Perfectly legitimate and reputable. We've been using it for several years to buy my wife's Restasis eye drops, which is outrageously expensive in the US and barely covered by our insurance. A one-month supply of Eliquis is $164.99, and a threeby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM