Why stop exercising 12 years ago? I exercise right through my episodes (am rate-controlled), and am more likely to convert spontaneously after a hard exhausting work-out. I don't know how that finding on your Echo effects exercise though. 12 hours in 3 years is not much AFIB. How long have been on 300 Flecianide? Flecainide does'nt even work preventively for some people, especialby The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM
Magnesium has been used, by IV infusion in a Hospital. you could try taking Magnesium pills. Start at a low dose like 400mg/day, and then titrate up to see what your system can handle. you get diarehha when you've taken too much. PIP with Flec or Propafenone is the main two drugs. Is dangerous should be done under Doctor's care, and monitored in Hospital the 1st time around, as taby The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM
Shannon: Alot of issues here maybe I will start a separate Anti-Ablation thread later on, as to keep the focus on the original post. I appreciate the feedback of correcting me if I am wrong. On the 12-lead EKG detecting normal Atrial pumping via the P-wave: While this an indication of full normalization, it still seems to me that this would not show if the LAA is functioning normally, andby The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM
That is what I meant to say, only way to know for sure that Atrial stunning is not occuring is via getting a TEE. I meant to imply that their was uncertainty or the possibility of stunning, I never meant to imply that Atrial Stunning would always occur for days. Anticoagulation is given not just to deal with exsisting clots, but to prevent potential clots and their is always uncertainty wheby The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM
Lynn how frequent are your episodes? You said weekly, does that literally 52 episodes a year? As far as I know if your in known NSR for longer than 20 days, then you don't need to be Anti-Coagulated. At least that is what I do, and I have LAF with a Chads score 0. I have been told that even if there was a clot in the Atria, that after 20 days it is reabsobed into the Atria wall, and bby The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM
P-waves don't show if the Atria is contracting like you want it to: There is Electrical Stunning of the Atria (no p-wave) There is Mechanical stunning of the Atria (normal electrical activity (p-wave), but muscles still not contracting) And there is mechanical stunning of the LAA (left atrial appendage) even while Atria is contracting. LAA functioning usually takes longer than Atriaby The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM
RonB I said "patient often", doesn't mean all patients. You sound like you are most indeed in steady NSR. There obvouisly is a wide spectrum of how well or often patients accurately monitor thier Heart rythm status. Doctors in US assume most patients are niave about the details of their Heart rythm status. I've consistently heard the figure that the Doctors think that oby The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM
If your having episodes every week, then I think most all Cardio Dr.'s would recomend anti-coagulation. When the Atria Fibrillates, the blood is stagnant in ther Atria, and thus the increased risk of stroke. Even after you convert back to NSR, the Atria muscle is stunned, and does not contract for a period of time from several days, even up to 3 weeks. That is why the more freqent the eby The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM
PeggyM Wrote: ------------------------------------> > > Ectopics are the sort of afibby feelings that are > not quite afib but not completely NSR either. Well articulated definition of Ectopics.by The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM
Slim, sounds like U need more data before U just blow it off, could or couild not be Stress related. Sounds like most of your issues are when sleeping. I suggest going to a cardiologist, and getting a "Holter Monitor", to wear while U sleep. That will record everything going on with Ur Heart. Also Sleep Apnea is a common cause of AFIB related IR Heartbeats. (Do you snore?) Alby The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM
Flec is known to have pro-arrythmic effect in some people, A-Flutter in particular. Flec is "use-dependent" meaning the effect is more pronounced the faster the Heart beats. Flec helps some people get out of AFIB, but makes things worse when they try to use it preventively. The max daily recommended dose for Flec is 400mg. Did you have side effects at 600mg? Were you ever monitoby The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM
I think Jackie is the expert on electroyte levels. No simple answer. One would need to establish what your potassium levels are, and even then they could fluctuate throughout the day. Also the ratio of Potassium to other Electrolytes is key. Tests include Blood test, Cellular X-ray analysis (exa-test), or potassium meter. The RDA is like 4700mg, but when you go to buy a supplement, it isby The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM
I've got that to. My Doc said it is stimulation of the Vagus nerve. I get eptopics, then sometimes Flutter going into AFIB, after I gulp down smoothies, and frozen yogurt. When I slowed down when I eat these things the symptoms subsided. Could be something about swallowing air, or maybe to much cold at once, anyway I noticed this like 30 times or so.by The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM
DIY Pulse check should spot AFIB. My tech's when I went to the Doctor missed mine for a long time cause my AFIB was really regular, sometimes it takes about 8+ seconds for the irregularity to show itself, so Doctors or techs can especially miss it, if they only check pulse for 6 seconds or so. Some tech's check pulse for 6 seconds, then multiply X 10 to get Pulse rate. After beinby The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sounds like if went from AFIB to Atrial Flutter to NSR. Flutter feels like NSR by Pulse Check, but is faster than your normal NSR. That is what mine does, with similair rates.by The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM
How to tell if your if AFIB? Check pulse, NSR like clockwork, AFIB irregular. Look at you EKG's of both NSR and AFIB, that will show the difference. Get Blood pressure machine, there not always accurate, but will show HR and Ireegular HR, in addition to BP.by The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM
So how did you go fron a solid year of AFIB, to a solid 9 years of NSR? Drugs? Carioversions? Ablations?by The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM
Yes I exercise alot, and very little difference up to 10mg of Bystolic. I also think I am mentally a little sharper, as the other Beta-blockers I took caused me to sleep more, and slowed me down during the day.by The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi everyone, I'm a LAF'er new to this Phorum. For the last several years I have been taking Bystolic 5mg all the time, I had switched from Coreg due to drowsiness, and had heard about the cardio-selectivity of Bystolic that causes much less sedation. When I have an AFIB episode, I immediately take Bystolic 20mg, and then take about 40mg a day total, until I convert back into NSR.by The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM