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Murray, Paste this on your forehead: When Peggy posted this, I said "That is exactly what I feel." Very close to losing it every time (meaning the hysteria is right under the surface). My panic is very well controlled, but when the beast is there, I can't ignore it (who can? The anxiety, that is), and thought: I should print it out and, literally paste it on my forehead, soby lisa s - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Again Jim Just responding again to your post about anxiety after an episode of AFIB. I used to get it once every 6 months, then 5, then 4 and so on. Now I get it once a fortnight. I am 70 years old, working full time to pay a mortgage off so it is very inconvenient as well as scarey. As much as you tell yourself not to worry you can't help but be concerned when your heart 'goesby JoyW - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Jim, Fear and anxiety go hand in hand with afib, especially after the first episode. I was in the same situation a few years ago when I had my first episode. The worry and anxiety closed in on me and I was afraid to venture too far from home even while only driving short distances. If it was not for a good friend who pointed me towards seeking counselling, who knows where it would have goneby RalphL - AFIBBERS FORUM
All Many thanks to all for your kind wishes and guidance. The forum and the specific articles are a great source of knowledge and support. In no way is this criticism, but post op information from the NHS has been a bit lacking. Knowing what is to be expected (as I am sure you all know!) can stop a lot of anxiety, and Hans, your post op advice is invaluable. By pure coincidence I had ordered (viby Phil Davis - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks for the posts, After the 10 hr epidose, I Went to bed with a "lesser" form of AFIB. Woke up 5 am with ONLY fast heart rate and few PVC's every few minutes. Got worse when I layed down. Felt better after walking around. Finally went into NSR by 10am the next morning. Still have a strange pressure feeling in the middle of my chest all day...feel like I could go back inby ivan - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sorry Ivan - that's too bad..... if you have potassium, I'd start using that with food... 500 mg spaced out - a couple doses at least and try to eat balanced, small snacks... protein, fat and some carb. Hydrate well. If you have ribose, I'd use that as well - with food. The clotting worry comes at 48 hours so you do have some time... but many of us have gone longer than 48 hoby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
I've managed to wean myself off my PPI (which was Prevacid) by doing a course of Mastic gum (as my last endoscopy showed H pylori), avoiding all acidic foods, raising head end of my bed, not eating late, and DGL - the DGL has worked really well. I think my GERD may have been silent too as the gastro doc said it takes years to develop Barretts and I was not aware of any probs except for fluiby Heather H - AFIBBERS FORUM
I was just diagnosed two weeks ago myself...never even heard of afib before then. In my case, there were no underlying health concerns discovered during my stay in the hospital. So, the cardiologist didn't seem overly concerned. Had a follow up visit and was prescribed verapamil...been on it for only three days so far. I too found the rapid pulse rate to be the thinng that set off the alarby Alan - AFIBBERS FORUM
Lynn, I wrote an article about EMF 16 years ago. You may still find it of interest. Also the topic of heart rate variability (HRV> was discussed in my first book: HRV and Atrial Fibrillation HRV analysis has been used extensively in the study of atrial fibrillation. LAF episodes can be divided into two groups; those that are preceded by an increase in LF power and a decrease in HF power coby Hans Larsen - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hello Jack, I also feel your pain. My episodes are not as long, usually no more than and hour or two but after taking the supplements described on this forum, my episodes have been few and far between and don't last long. I may get a small run that lasts a few seconds or a minute or two. However, on friday evening, I strayed from the norm and had 4 slices of pizza and half a glass of rootby RalphL - AFIBBERS FORUM
As I write I am 16 hrs into a new episode. They have generally been one month apart and more often than not occur during my monthly cycle. My last episode was in January the one before that was 2.5 mos. prior. I would have hit a record of 3.5 mos. if I had not accidentally consumed msg in Nov. I have been wheat/gluten free for couple of years and have cut out most, but not all grains. I take appby Lynn - AFIBBERS FORUM
As I write I am 16 hrs into a new episode. They have generally been one month apart and more often than not occur during my monthly cycle. My last episode was in January the one before that was 2.5 mos. prior. I would have hit a record of 3.5 mos. if I had not accidentally consumed msg in Nov. I have been wheat/gluten free for couple of years and have cut out most, but not all grains. I takeby Lynn - AFIBBERS FORUM
steve, that's great advice and thank you! in my case, I'm still trying to figure all this out. i've only had two of these episodes so far. both were accompanied by a rapid heartbeat. not sure i would even think of exercising while actually in afib. i guess a lot of this is probaby just anxiety now that i have experienced it and i'm always anticipating "the next one!&quoby Alan - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hey everyone, I just got back from my first appt. with an EP this morning. Super nice guy and I'm sure well trained. After we went through our discussion on afib and what it is, the different types, etc. he said that the goal of therapy is to decrease frequency, decrease severity, decrease duration. Sounds good. He said we could try any number of meds but that would all be trial and erroby JackC - AFIBBERS FORUM
urine pH goes up, although strangely not immediately during the night but the next day and usually for several days. If I have increased urination during the day, which I do sometimes rather than at night, then the urine pH will go up more immediately. These days when urine pH is higher is high risk for me. The increased urination usually follows a period of flattened urine pH (no alkaline tby LynnJ - AFIBBERS FORUM
Jake You can try a Google search using combinations of these terms, Mycoplasma, dental implants, biological dentistry, cavitation. Some years ago, I recall hearing some heated discussions on the content of this book. You can browse through a few pages here: <> As far as removing the PL, you can ask the dentist that did the extraction and prepared the site to receive the implant. He/she wouby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Phil, I think your question is definitely ok for here because many of us have suffered with anxiety because of the afib. I went to a psychologist when i got afib and i take klonopin twice a day a very low dose but its for anxiety. I have not heard of seredyn. good luck to you. I had an ablation in 2008.by STEVE DALEY - AFIBBERS FORUM
Katy, It could be muscle tension. Anxiety can cause your body to tense up, and after a few hours, lactic acid builds up. Next time, concentrate on relaxing (easier said than done, I know). The easiest way to do that is to breathe from your diaphram. lisaby lisa s. - AFIBBERS FORUM
Mellanie, Thank you for what you are doing. You asked what it feels like to have afib. We know everyone is different. One group of symptoms are almost like feeling sea sick, being distracted because your attention is multi tasking and sharing time with a internal malfunction going on inside your body, anxiety waiting for it to stop, fatique, irritability, and some fear (especiallby Tibbar - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hey DB, I am pretty much in the same boat as yourself. First episode at age 37, now 39 and have had 4 more episodes. I was given metoprolol in the ER the first time I went but opted not to take it regularly. I found taking it when I had a episode made me convert faster and feel better while still in afib. Despite being vagal I have considered taking it regularly since it doesn't seem toby montos - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi DB, Inderal or generic Propranolol is a beta blocker that will typically slow your heart rate down when you have an episode. As your rate slows down, it gives your heart a chance to self convert back to NSR. If you don't have high blood pressure, you will not have to take it on a daily basis. I take a beta blocker daily to control my high blood pressure and it also helps when I take aby RalphL - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi all - Been reading off and on since diagnosed with LAF at 38 two years ago. I average 2 to 3 episodes a year, self-terminating in about 4 to 6 hours. Next to no symptoms, except anxiety and distraction. Every episode has been predicated by stomach distress, which further suggests a vagal cause. I'm in NYC, so I've been to a top cardiologist, plus an EP who writes on afib, and aby DB - AFIBBERS FORUM
jaydee - L-theanine has helped me a lot in terms of anxiety and thinking clearly - it might relieve you of the "head is spinning" with too much info, stimulation, etc. It is an amino acid derived from tea which Jackie has recommended at verious times and which I decided to try - has had a dramatic effect on my stress levels and therefore on afib frequency.by LynnJ - AFIBBERS FORUM
I went googling and found this as I didn't know anything about Clonazepam: It is an anti-anxiety medication in the benzodiazepine family, the same family that includes diazepam (Valium), alprazolam (Xanax), lorazepam (Ativan), flurazepam (Dalmane), and others. Clonazepam and other benzodiazepines act by enhancing the effects of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) in the brain. GABA is a neurotrby Justine - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi guys, just stopped in to say hi. I'm still alive and kicking, as is my afib. I spend about 50% of the time in afib these days, although it doesn't bother me nearly as much as it used to. I send a few days, in and a few days out. I pretty much go about my business as ususal when in afib now. No more high anxiety when it strikes, no more ER visits. Really I hardly notice it now. I canby curt r - AFIBBERS FORUM
Extremely interesting article George, which, on the face of it, leaves little doubt that the ultimate root of PLAF is "in the neurones" rather than the chest! This is exactly the kind of thing that I was droning on about re looking for clues by applying every conceivable type of test to cycles of PLAF. No doubt the fact that it is in Russian (or, more accurately, in a Russian journal) hby Ian - AFIBBERS FORUM
But Katy, are you sure it is the anxiety causing the afib, or is the afib causing the anxiety, as an early warning signal, maybe? PeggyMby PeggyM - AFIBBERS FORUM
Anxiety is definitely one of my main triggers. I have done what I can do to control my natural anxious tendencies over the years. My main focus was on meditation and bio-feedback. They do help. But even with that I can feel anxiety piling on once & a while, and no surprise, afib following that. I wish you well whatever decision you make.by Katy - AFIBBERS FORUM
i think there are other factors in flying besides altitude - stress, anxiety, dehydration (don't drink much because don't want to use restroom perhaps), bad food, off schedule in general, physical discomfort from being squeezed into a cattle car type environment - I have problems after flying but not during, which is my stress pattern of having problems after a stressor is done. At oneby LynnJ - AFIBBERS FORUM
Murray, You may be interested in this excerpt from my first book "Lone Atrial Fibrillation:towards a Cure" "The Stress Connection According to the LAF surveys stress (emotional or physical) is the single-most common trigger for afib episodes. It is particularly significant for adrenergic and mixed afibbers with over 90% of adrenergic and 56% of mixed afibbers listing emotional or work-relatedby Hans Larsen - AFIBBERS FORUM