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New to this board....I am a 56 yr. woman, had AFib since 2004. I was put on Flec. 100 , I take 1.5 in a.m. and 1 in p.m. Also toprol. Initially dose was 100 mg. 6 months ago after losing 50 lbs. it was reduced to 50 mg. Now I've lost 70 and the card. Is trying to reduce to 25 mg. and maybe stop altogether. BP has been quite low. Trouble is I have been taking all kinds of meds these last fewby Kate - AFIBBERS FORUM
Tom, GREAT that all is going well for you! I, like you, are most appreciative of the many hours spent and insights provided by the many knowledgeable forum regulars. A grateful thank you to all. Not just for the practical medical type info, but also for the support. Like you Tom, I am at the moment pretty much afib free (and in good health at age 66), but as all suby tibbar - AFIBBERS FORUM
Christy.... I will look forward to hearing more about your ablation results with your enlarged left atrium. In the meantime I remain in NSR here with aFib occasionally trying to make a breakthrough but warded off with my evil eye and Potassium infusion on those occasions. The may just be PACs or PVC's but nontheless are a big bother and an anxiety, needless to say. I have my second poby Murray L - AFIBBERS FORUM
Lynda, Dr. Wharton at MUSC has a good success rate and is certainly one of the top 10 EPs in the US as far as ablations are concerned. And yes, the anxiety was definitely associated with my afib and did indeed disappear except for the odd occasion when I feel anxious about something unrelated to afib. In those cases I find that a couple of l-theanine capsules makes it disappear. Hansby Hans Larsen - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hans, what if anything do you know about Dr. Wharton at MUSC? I had very little response when I posted and asked if anyone had experience with him. Do you know about his success rate, etc.? My ablation was done there on 9.8.11. I have experienced a lot of afib since and thinking of going to Texas to consult with Dr,. Natale. I also wanted to ask you about your anxiety experience with afib.by lynda - AFIBBERS FORUM
I find that excessive (read=almost any) salt will give me issues with PAC's PVC's etc. Compounds my anxiety, which as a dog chasing its own tail, exacerbates my rhythm issues. The punch line here is that I can bring my heart to calmness with an infusion of Potassium; in the order of 16 oz or more of Low Sodium V8 into which I have tossed a teaspoon (or even two teaspoons if I alreadby Murray L - AFIBBERS FORUM
After three years of constant 24/7 aFib I empathisize. There were a few posts earlier on about the anxiety being dibilitating. Indeed. It is amazing to me what a single ectopic beat does to my state of mind.... it still churns my stomache and puts me in a state of panic. I have looked down the barrel of a gun from the wrong end on more than one occasion, have thwarted two home invasions unarmby Murray L - AFIBBERS FORUM
Jackie, God bless you for caring! I have so many questions I don't know where to start. First a little more info. Before the afib began, I was taking a antidepressant and Inderal for panic and anxiety. Then the afib started,2years later I wore a heart monitor for 3 weeks to catch the afib. Was then sent to a EP doctor in Columbus, Ohio. He put me on Maltaq and changed the Inderal for Mby Carol - AFIBBERS FORUM
Nutrient Absorption, GI Interference, SIBO, Biofilm & Atrial Fibrillation Introduction • Optimal nutrition is generally recognized as fundamental to good health and longevity. • Absorption of nutrients is critically important, is often overlooked and generally misunderstood • Lack of nutrients in requisite amounts delivered to specific target tissue is contributory to arrhythmias and maby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Read and learn. Remember the small stuff too. Triggers can come in all forms. A breath of ice cold air; ice water; a cold soda (most contain a ton of caffeine) some headache meds (contain caffeine); artificial sweeteners, MSG, sugary drinks, dehydration, magnesium-potassium-taurine-CoQ10 out of whack. The list never ends. One thing I would do is add to my personal education as rapidly as possby Murray L. - AFIBBERS FORUM
I, like many here, first experienced afib at a time of fairly intense stress. Since then, afib has given me opportunity to re-evaluate some of my priorities and my stress level has gone down significantly and allowed me some perspective on stress and anxiety in my life. I've read a few of your posts on adrenal burnout Jackie, though I never read them too thoroughly (there is a lot of infoby montos - AFIBBERS FORUM
I dont have AFIB symptoms.. as some of you folks describe. I visited my Cardiologist a few day ago. he is upset I am not taking Pardaxa or Warrafin. MY EKG from Sept shows I have Afib, he listened to my heart with a stethascope and claims he hears the AFib.. Then he tells me there is no cure for AFIB, I will have it the rest of my LIfe.. (JUst turned 60) I told him I am feeling better and fulby john McDee - AFIBBERS FORUM
Even at that I think it would indicate that the iodine was giving greater effect than the potassium. I try to round off my Potassium intake daily to about 5g, mainly by dietary modification; bananas, organ meats, shellfish, veggies, low sodium V8, etc. I figure I pick up about 2.5g of Potassium just with the Low Sodium V8 every day. We keep the large jugs of it in the fridge at home and I packby Murray L. - AFIBBERS FORUM
I had an ablation about 15 months ago. No afib or flutter since but I did have some tachycardia and ectopic beats that drove me crazy for awhile. And I still have the anxiety with symptoms such as you describe. I think it may be getting better as time goes on but even so, the afib is just something that is always there in the back of your mind. I wish you NSR and peace. Lauraby Laura - AFIBBERS FORUM
i had an ablation in 2008 and have had only 2 small breakthoughs since. However the anxiety of the afib possibility is incredible. I guess its just the way i am. Any change in my chest area sends a shock of anxiety or like when i feel like i have too burp and can't leaving that strange feeling in the chest you got it shock of anxiety and it is so frustrating. Anyone ever feel this wayby Steve Daley - AFIBBERS FORUM
Jackie and Erling, Thanks for the intro to this idea -- and the implications and questions that arise from it. I would assume that there are great differences among individuals in the degree to which they are imprisoned by their genetics + circumstances. The example of the ultimate "prison" may be the quadriplegic on a ventilator with brain biochemistry/neurotransmitter levels thatby DickI - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Marian: It is always a good idea to consult your doctor if you have any concerns. Lizby Elizabeth H. - AFIBBERS FORUM
Miriam, It's my understand that if you're a woman you already have a CHAD score of 1. When I was in aflutter, I would often wake up from a bad dream with a racing heart rate but a whole lot higher than 90.by Maria - AFIBBERS FORUM
Consider the possibility that this was detox reaction, as the body does detox when it can (homeostasis). Physicians used to prescribe a glass of warm salt water for this, moderns use a "salt push", and some use vitamin C. There are other ways of stopping the sensations, and some even help the detox. Of course, these ways of coping are DIY, unless you consult a competent physician. Wilby William - AFIBBERS FORUM
Miriam - check your bedroom for EMFs.... do you have a cordless phone, cellphone, wireless anything in your bedroom? Remove from at least your bedroom, if not your home. Disconnect at the wall any electrical devices you have within 8 feet of your headboard or pillow area. It's well known that insomnia and heart irritability comes from high EMF exposure. See the Electropollution posts.by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi guys, I would appreciate your feedback. After not sleeping for more than three hours on two consecutive days, I woke up this morning after experiencing an anxiety provoking dream with my heart racing at approximately 80--90 BPM (my usual HR is 38-48 BPM) that lasted for approximately twenty five seconds, abruptly terminating after belching. Although I may have dismissed this episode as merelby Miriam - AFIBBERS FORUM
We often talk about a suspected genetic link to AF and we have observed that various nutritional deficiencies can contribute to arrhythmias. Just as the majority of the population at-large is deficient in magnesium (and we know virtually 100% of the typical afib population is Mg deficient),consideration should also be given to a vitamin D deficiency since we now have become a nation of gun-shy pby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Dick... I will try and answer some of your questions.. The first Ablation did not go so well... infact not good at all.. 1. I was in NSR from the start. 2. 3 drugs total. a. Warfarin (2.1 INR) at the beginning of Ablation. Toprol 25 mg. and Protronix for prevention of gerd. (take for 30 days after) 3. I made sure my potassium, magnesium and my basic bloodby Doug L. - AFIBBERS FORUM
Lynda, what kind of meds are you on post-ablation? I've stayed in NSR since the cardioversion on Wednesday, but I'm also taking Multaq and Atenolol, and of course Warfarin. I continue to take the trio Potassium, Magnesium and Taurine hoping that when they wean me off meds they will help to keep me in NSR as well. As others have said, it's normal to feel some anxiety and discouraby MBuscher - AFIBBERS FORUM
Louise, did you have trouble with anxiety during that period?by lynda - AFIBBERS FORUM
Mike - good question. Typically I think of stressed out people as being in sympathetic dominance 24/7... that's what we see typically. That may not mean that they don't have parasympathetic tone from time to time (relaxing, digesting, etc). The use of L-theanine for anxiety always works well for me even in small doses and while I was a vagal afibber, even post ablation, I tend to beby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Jackie, If Pharmagaba "works quickly to activate the parasympathetic nervous system" would this be good or bad news for VMAFrs?? Mikeby Mike F - AFIBBERS FORUM
Josiah - I'm sorry. I had not realized both were fermented. The audio clip I heard on PharmaGaba was comparing the synthetic version versus the fermented. They were emphasizing, though, that the chewable form allowed for very fast delivery into the system (helped by the rapid salivary action effect) ..in as little as 5 minutes... so they were saying that was the best form to use to lesseby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Jackie - Here's the confusion, Natural Factors offers both a chewable and a capsules form of PharmaGaba. It is my contention that both of these products have the same active ingredient created by the fermentation process. Josiahby Josiah - AFIBBERS FORUM
Josiah - the (natural) chewable form is made by fermentation versus the oral supplement version which is synthetic GABA. Sorry - that is confusing unless you realize that the fermented form is the key difference in the two products and it's the fermented form that is the effective one for this purpose. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM