QuoteMeganMN I would beg to differ on the harmfulness. It really depends on the daily burden. You've seen such data for PACs and not just PVCs? My understanding lines up with the second link gloaming posted. But even if it does apply to PACs too, when I counted the PACs in WhyMe's ECGs and do the math on hours per day, it doesn't add up to 15,000.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
A HR in the 90s isn't a big deal. No reason to be anxious about it. That was pretty typical for me following an ablation and it lasted months, but it does come down eventually.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Afib isn't an absolute contraindication to stimulants. There are people with afib and ADHD who take them without problem. Talk to your EP about it.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteLarryG Is the search function not working? Tried it a few times from my PC and got no matches. Works fine for me. Did you remember to use the advanced search and set the search period to All Dates? If you don't do that, it only searches back 30 days.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
They're not harmful. You could live with that for years. Can they be fixed? That's a question for Natale, and I don't know if even he will be able to give you a certain answer, but it's worth asking.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
I don't know if you noticed but they occur in a bigeminal pattern (beat... beat.beat... beat... beat.beat...). That's not unusual and not particularly meaningful. Just an observation because we hear about this a lot here. But I must say you have the most specific start/stop times I've ever heard of.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
I doubt your doc would say no. They would just tell you to reduce the diltiazem if you experienced symptoms like dizziness, feeling faint, etc. I take 120 mg once daily for hypertension in extended release form. You're taking close to that but need 4x5 doses. Wouldn't it be easier to ask for extended release?by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
The Paxlovid can modestly increase the effects of diltiazem, so your doc can just adjust the dosage if needed.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
It stopped entirely on its own. I never noticed any correlation with anything I did or didn't do.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
I lived with bigeminy for about 6-7 months in 2015. The thing I noticed is that after about 2-3 weeks my brain would start filtering it out and I noticed it less and less. But my problem was then it would stop for a week or so. That kind of reset my brain and I noticed it all over again when it restarted a week later. That pattern repeated for months. So you might be better off if it remains contby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteCC Looking at the time stamps, are we on German time now? lol... No, German time would be 6 hours ahead of Eastern Time. But I did do a test post and the timestamp showed as Central Time (I'm in Eastern). I hadn't really noticed that before but the web server is in Central so it's not surprising. I think it falls under the heading of "If it ain't broke, don'tby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks for getting the forum back up and running go to user Oliver Riesen who jumped in from Germany at our request and fixed it overnight after our web host failed miserably to help at all and the consultants who rebuilt the main site declared it unfixable. This isn't the first time Oliver has saved our bacon.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Our apologies for the lengthy outage, folks. It was caused by a combination of technical issues and a web host that was less than helpful. I won't bore you with the details, but everything seems to be resolved now.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Okay, that's what I was wondering about. You're taking 448 mg of elemental potassium per day, not 1400 mg. Elemental is the only number that counts. Interesting that the FDA restricted pills to 99 mg but didn't put restrictions on powdered forms.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Yeah, I'm aware you can buy potassium as bulk powder. I spent two years consuming more of that than I care to recall because it was the one and only thing that could terminate my flutter (other than cardioversion). The difference is I had to take it as a bolus to achieve results, not a slow release. I just assumed that's not what Megan is doing, but potassium in prescription form is meaby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteMeganMN 1400mg Potassium In what form? You can't buy OTC potassium supplements in the US that contain more than 99 mg of elemental potassium.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteRucan I thought SVT would not be in normal sinus rhythm? My episode always shows tachycardia but normal sinus rhythm. SVT is always a regular, sinus rhythm; it's just very fast (can't call it normal sinus rhythm because > 100 bpm isn't normal). That's why the Kardia is saying it's tachycardia because there's nothing it can see that makes it different. Iby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
A Kardia can't identify atrial flutter or SVT. Nothing can if it doesn't have at least two leads, and even then it's dicey because the Kardia leads are so far from the heart. P waves are the key to diagnosing flutter, but P waves are very low amplitude and they're very diminished by the time they reach the Kardia.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Let's not forget the king of potassium: kiwi fruit.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteRucan I have done this and my kardia mobile only ever shows tachycardia and nothing else. Then it's very unlikely to be afib. I think what you really need is to wear a monitor again and keep wearing it until you capture an episode. Even a PCP can order a monitor.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Are you on any meds? Prolonged fatigue is not a normal expectation of an ablation.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Well, to begin with, do you have a history of panic attacks? If so, is a HR of 140 typical of your panic attacks? Second, feel your pulse. If it's a panic attack you'll be in sinus tachycardia, which is a rapid but perfectly regular rhythm. You should be able to tap your finger along with your heart beats and it should be a rhythm a drummer would play. Or is it totally irregular and witby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Wow, this sounds great! Hurray for you!by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteZb3 Well shit….i was diagnosed at 28. 33 now. Guess I should revise my lifespan expectations thought for some reason I’d live a normal life if I kept myself medicated and in NSR See my comment on the study. Studies show you will live a normal lifespan if your afib is well controlled. Although medications may be sufficient for you, you're going to depend on those meds for an awfully lby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
The minute I saw your description of the article I knew I was going to see Natale's name on it. He's been preaching this for years. If all you do is isolate the pulmonary veins, you're going to have a lot of unsuccessful ablations.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
I think gloaming was saying they don't think it's AT even though said you thought it was. You're a nurse so I assume when you say tachycardia that you mean your HR is over 100. Correct? If so, that's not just the HR elevation that normally happens after an ablation.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
I have no idea, but have you read the PM I sent you? A PM won't show up here. You find it by clicking "Private Messages" near the top right of the page.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Yeah, atrial tachycardia is the devil. It just doesn't offer any easy ways to stop it.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM