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QuoteLynn Penner I am uncomfortable with flecainide and have visual disturbances but so far it is worth it. I wonder if propafenone, which works similarly to flec would work without the visual disturbance? If the flec is working, perhaps ask about trying to lower the dose to try to find what the minimum effective dose is. If low enough, perhaps no visual disturbance?by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteLynn Penner Has anyone else experienced a return to NSR while in persistent afib (not a PIP for short attacks) after 2 doses of flecainide? If so, did you stay in NSR only briefly or for a long period of time? How long did you take fllecainide? During my first 4 months of afib in 2004, I went from paroxysmal (6-10 hour episodes every 10-14 days) after 2 months to an episode that did notby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteSJU1976 I'll need to keep a log. I'd figured I was more stress/ caffeine/ alcohol triggered but perhaps it was exercise a day or so before. The log is a very good thing, though afib can be hard to figure out sometimes. My now 37 year old son in law has had afib for ~7 years now. Maybe 3 or 4 years ago, he got serious and kept a log. In his case it was obviously excess alcoholby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteSJU1976 That's interesting about the Bisoprolol - so far my episodes have been brief - 20 mins, 2 hours, 10 mins, 70 mins - and each time I thought the bisoprolol is what brought me back around (I was up to 130, 150, 120, 130). interesting on the exercise front too - I guess I need to just test the waters gradually and see where I can cope. So at this point, you are converting on youby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteSJU1976 Yes - so far it's just Bisoprolol. Will investigate further on flecainide. Thank so much for replying - it definitely helps reading the experiences of other. The Bisoprolol is a rate control drug. It won't convert, just keep your rate hopefully under 100 BPM. There are two potentially bad issues from afib. One is stroke & a Chads2 Vasc score of 0 means your strokby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteSJU1976 I guess what I'm really saying is - it normal to be anxious and to feel all these things, and if so, will such feelings fade over time / with management? Yes, it is normal to be anxious and to have hyper awareness. I've had afib for over 19 years, starting at age 49 and I'm now 68. I had a 2.5 month episode in at the end of my first four months. Chronic endurancby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotesusan.d I was interested in her satellite alert device. Does it only work in the states? I've never gotten one, but have considered it as we spend a lot of time in areas with no cell coverage. The generic product category is satellite communicator. Most work with your phone but your phone is not required. Your phone can provide a much easier to use keyboard than the devices wby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteLynn Penner Hello Ama1952, I just bought the unit and it has arrived. May I take you up on your kind offer to guide me through it? I hope we are allowed to post our telephne numbers. Lynn My suggestion, for your protection, is to PM Ama with your phone number and edit and delete the phone number from your post. Otherwise the public can know your number and you might get many uby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotegloaming Oh, I had understood that the snail mail option was not available to you. Well after I read your suggestion, I decided to try my hand at locating her mailing address through public records.by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotegloaming The way to get to her is to subscribe, enable notices, and then get right on her comments first thing when a new video pops up. Almost all of them check before long to see what the general tenor is of the latest comments. If you craft yours carefully, especially with effusive praise, every one of her devotees will gush and give you the thumbs ups, ensuring your comment stays high.by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteSamIAm So I'm just hoping for some input on Dr Atul Verma. Does he sound like the best I can do in Canada, the closest thing to someone who lives, eats, and breaths ablations? Pehraps he is the Canadian version of Dr. Natale? If I recall correctly, Dr. Verma trained with Dr. Natale. Here is a search on posts containing Verma.by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteCarey Maybe you should try to contact her and talk to her about the mouth taping. I tried a comment on her IG channel, but it wouldn't let me post. I posted this on the YT video. As there are a jillion comments, if you know a way to DM her, let me know. Hi, an admin in my afib group linked this YT video. I've had afib for 19 years and chronic endurance fitness was my path.by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
FYI, susan.d has the same link in this post.by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
I agree, I don't think they mentioned how they converted her. She kind of emphasized how long it took for her rescue and my perspective is it happened really quickly. I spend a lot of time away from civilization and we live where rescues are fairly common. Having a satellite communicator was an excellent idea, especially since she was by herself! Once I had an afib plan in place, Iby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Here are some quotes from a few studies on oral anticoagulants. "Warfarin reduces stroke risk by 64% and mortality by 26%" "Low-dose new oral anticoagulant regimens showed similar overall reductions in stroke or systemic embolic events to warfarin (1·03, 0·84-1·27; p=0·74), and a more favourable bleeding profile (0·65, 0·43-1·00; p=0·05), but significantly more ischaemic strokesby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteMarco Conclusions In conclusion, we observed a different microbiome composition in prevalent and incident AF compared to non-affected individuals with a number of genera and species which differed in abundance. /quote] Some years ago (5?), my wife & I were consulting with our "longevity" doc. Independently, we'd gotten a stool sample test of our fecal microbiome. Heby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteKenH My heart has been rock solid for 10 years after an ablation by Dr. natalie. I finished a bout of covid two weeks ago and I am noticing I am getting some ectopic or something. I did a few ECG's on my watch and notice that when looking at the length of blocks a typical series takes when I feel the ectopic if the normal took 5 blocks I would get a 4 block and then a six block then itby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotegloaming So, I can personally sympathize with these stories, but I also see, with the rational eye, Carey's point that hurrying to an ER is most often not necessary. Swallow a pill, chillax, and let the usual turn of events happen. Go for a walk, read a book as best you can, but relax and it will be all right. Everybody can have a different situation. I went to the ER (driving myseby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteSimonR thanks for the triangular breathing technique which worked to reset my last episode. I'm glad that worked for you. I'm also glad you mentioned it, as it is always good to get feedback and learn that it works for others. For those who haven't seen that post, it is here.by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
I'm guessing your watch is using a normal ECG scale of 25 mm/s. With this scale, the large blocks would be 5/60 or 0.20 seconds long (the small dots would be 0.04 seconds). In heart rate terms 4 blocks would be a beat that is 0.8 seconds long or 75 BPM. 5 blocks would be 1.0 seconds long or 60 BPM. 6 blocks would be 1.2 seconds long or 50 BPM. If the watch ECG has the finer grid (eachby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
To Carey's point, in my case, calcium was not my initial trigger, which was likely too much long duration, high heart rate endurance exercise. At the time of my initial afib episode in 2004, I was eating a whole food vegan diet, so not high in calcium (however low taurine from the vegan diet could have contributed). It was around 8 years later, eating a low carb diet, that my material consby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
If you aren't familiar, PIP = "Pill in Pocket" meaning a rhythm med to take on demand that can convert you back to NSR. Here is the 2004 paper on the topic. In your case, with high afib heart rates, this could also mean a rate control med, such as a beta blocker, to slow your afib heart rate down and perhaps mitigate symptoms. Per Carey's comment, are you on an oral anticby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotesusan.d Someone on this forum tried contacting them multiple and multiple times and they are not answering their phones or emails..thus I wonder if they are still in business. I assume this is the post you are referring to: If you are in the US, in most states, you can order your own RBC magnesium from Labcorp or Quest here: Though I did an Exatest in 2004, that showed I was magnesby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotesusan.d George shoved snow wearing shorts barefooted. But he wasn’t in afib if I recall. Correct, but I do train the cold in the winter - 3 minutes/day in this: Just cold showers in the summer.by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Tom, best to you and your wife. Hope her afib sorts itself out quickly!by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuotePompon Isn't vagus nerve stimulation worthless for "vagal type" afibbers? I think your statement is generally true, in the acute sense. Here is a list of some acute vagal stimulation approaches. Mostly I've not had success trying them over the years. One of the items on the list is "diving reflex" or cold water on the face. As a afibber with vagal triggers,by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteKingFizzy Fine print: Won't ship to US either. If you search reship UK to USA you'll find companies that will give you a UK address to ship to & then they'll ship to US. Same for USA to Canada. When a family member was in the military, some businesses would not ship to the APO (deployed military) address & I used a reship company for this purpose (of couby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteSamIAm Thanks GeorgeN. That one doesn't ship to Canada either... It's like we live in Igloo's up here or something and only get package delivery by Moose. Funny! QuoteSamIAm Does this setup sound like it could work similarly as the Tenspro? It does as I read it. I believe this is the manual for the unitby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteSamIAm This sounds promising! A bit of googling alludes HRV could improve too. I have abysmal HRV... Just tried to buy that device but they don't ship to Canada. Any suggested similar ones in Canada, or what to look for in a unit? Good price would be nice, specialty stuff like this tends to cost 4X in Canada. I've looked on Amazon.ca and prices are reasonable, but none mention fby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
On the topic of the OP - using AF burden as a metric to define successful ablation. In AMA1952's post on using a TENS device to stimulate the vagus nerve, in the paper I read closely (her 2nd link & I linked the full text later in the thread), they used AF burden as a metric. When I apply this to my own case, in my first four months of afib in 2004, I had an AF burden of 57%. Afterby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM