Does permanent afib come suddenly?

How common is two days of an individual nsr then afib then nsr and repeat again? My afib and STV (back and forth alternating) back again 12 hours after an episode that converted and during the night I self converted for 50 minutes before STV (12 lead Er showed fluctuations from STV to afib) returned. Basically afib, STV, nsr…repeat. Is this permanent afib?



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I wish you'll soon be fine, Susan.

Personally I feel you need to ask your EP/Cardiologist all these technical Questions. I was in Persistent AFIB when I was diagnosed in late 2011. I probably had been popping in and out of AFIB but I ignored it. I lost 90+ lbs in 2011. My AFIB was found during my annual physical.
I have had 2 Ablations both by Dr. Natale. One in Feb 2014 the second in June or July of 2016. I had been ECV so many times…..
You need professional advice. There are some very knowledgeable individuals on this forum but you obviously have a lot of issues that I feel needs to be professionally addressed.
I will be praying for you.

I converted for 45 minutes and it’s back in 150s. You are right smackman. However some EPs give questionable advice like when I was in the hospital yesterday and they suggested amiodarone. It contains 10% iodine and I’m allergic to iodine.



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Because I have long taken my BP almost every day and recorded it to show my doctor every six months, I have a long, detailed record of both my BP and my heart rate. Sometime between 5/25 and 6/9 of this year, my heart rate flipped from 60s-70s to 120s. It never went back. I have permanent, “silent” Afib. On 6/16, I started metoprolol and Eliquis. On 7/14, I had a successful cardioversion. In my case, it seems that my permanent Afib came on suddenly. Good luck Susan.

Thanks IceMan. It’s only a label and will not define me being in permanent afib. Just curious enough to post.

I think the simple answer is like so many things that has to do with Afib....Everybody is different so the variance is too wide to describe or guess at.....thats why so many different opinions from so many in the know people...1 size does not fit all.