I just had a brief (less than 5 minutes) FIBS episode. Heart bounced from 90s to 120 or so for that time. Then when NSR returned, my heartbeat was steady but in the 80s. Took about an hour before it returned to the low 70s (my norm is 60s-70s). This has happened before and I was wondering if anyone knew why this happens - does it happen to others? Nancy https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,146604,146604#msg-146604 Wed, 09 Sep 2026 19:50:54 +0000 Phorum 5.2.23 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,146604,146694#msg-146694 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,146604,146694#msg-146694
I saw my EP this morning and asked him about my fast heartbeat after my afib episode terminates and going into NSR. He said it could be flutter, the only way to know would be to wear a monitor or go immediately to ER and get a ECG and have it sent to him, this I will do, so that I know once and for all what it is. He said there are meds for this, I would guess a beta blocker, don't like those.

Liz]]> Elizabeth AFIBBERS FORUM Fri, 01 Aug 2014 18:44:23 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,146604,146631#msg-146631 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,146604,146631#msg-146631 Marg]]> Marg AFIBBERS FORUM Sat, 26 Jul 2014 20:31:22 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,146604,146628#msg-146628 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,146604,146628#msg-146628
This past few year or so, after an afib episode when I go into NSR, my hearthrate goes into the 90s and stays there my resting heartrate is in the sixties, this lasts for probably around 4 or 5 hours, I don't know why this happens. I will be seeing my EP on Aug. 1, so will be asking him. I don't agree that it is due to a mag./pot. problem, I take mag. and my potassium levels always test around 4.5.

I had a new battery put into my pacemaker a few years ago and I have noticed this happening since around that time, I am told the settings are the same, so I don't know why this is happening.

Liz]]> Elizabeth AFIBBERS FORUM Sat, 26 Jul 2014 19:10:44 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,146604,146626#msg-146626 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,146604,146626#msg-146626 Nancy]]> Nancy AFIBBERS FORUM Sat, 26 Jul 2014 18:08:34 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,146604,146621#msg-146621 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,146604,146621#msg-146621
If you haven't been religious on the Strategy magnesium/potassium repletion program then by all means do so now and see if that doesn't minimize those I little occurance and further stabilize your heart? If not and its well past the blanking period after an ablation, then it could be an early sign that a touch up
could be in the Cardas, but your very short and few runs so far of not formally diagnosed nature makes it still premature to concern yourself much with setting up a follow up ablation at this time. Do your best with trigger avoidance, electrolyte repletion, good diet, moderate exercise and regular stress reduction measures and see if this doesn't calm down...

If not, there is always Plan B with a touch up which can do wonders in the right hands at truly stabilizing the heart.

Shannon]]> Shannon AFIBBERS FORUM Sat, 26 Jul 2014 13:06:18 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,146604,146620#msg-146620 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,146604,146620#msg-146620 Nancy]]> Nancy AFIBBERS FORUM Sat, 26 Jul 2014 12:41:20 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,146604,146616#msg-146616 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,146604,146616#msg-146616 The Anti-Fib AFIBBERS FORUM Fri, 25 Jul 2014 23:25:50 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,146604,146607#msg-146607 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,146604,146607#msg-146607 -------------------------------------------------------
> I just had a brief (less than 5 minutes) FIBS
> episode. Heart bounced from 90s to 120 or so for
> that time. Then when NSR returned, my heartbeat
> was steady but in the 80s. Took about an hour
> before it returned to the low 70s (my norm is
> 60s-70s). This has happened before and I was
> wondering if anyone knew why this happens - does
> it happen to others?
>
> Nancy

My guess would be Anxiety/stress of the episode. I base this on my experience of High Anxiety and I am in NSR.]]> smackman AFIBBERS FORUM Fri, 25 Jul 2014 21:07:15 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,146604,146604#msg-146604 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,146604,146604#msg-146604
Nancy]]> Nancy AFIBBERS FORUM Fri, 25 Jul 2014 20:15:53 +0000