Interesting discussion. My AFib "trigger" is simply getting up in the morning. I'm on Tikosyn (dofetilide) and Diltiazem. I feel like I can't wake up completely in the morning hours and I lapse into Afib with light-headedness. Then after lunch I feel great--no Afib symptoms period until the next morning. At lunch I always drink a Diet Coke. So today I decided to try drinking aby dcadwallader - AFIBBERS FORUM
Interesting discussion. My AFib "trigger" is simply getting up in the morning. I'm on Tikosyn (dofetilide) and Diltiazem. I feel like I can't wake up completely in the morning hours and I lapse into Afib with light-headedness. Then after lunch I feel great--no Afib symptoms period until the next morning. At lunch I always drink a Diet Coke. So today I decided to try drinkby dcadwallader - AFIBBERS FORUM
Ah, thanks so much for this info on Tikosyn effectiveness. Docs never mentioned this.by dcadwallader - AFIBBERS FORUM
I'll tell you what I think might be going on in answer to my own post. After doing some research and thinking about what my EP said a few days ago, I think hypoxia may be contributing to this problem. I will be getting CPAP in a few days to deal with sleep apnea, and then I'll let you know for sure. But I think I am not getting enough oxygen into my tissues during the night. Then whby dcadwallader - AFIBBERS FORUM
I recently went through the three-days hospital stay while acclimating to Tykosin (dofetilide) for my AFib symptoms. After two weeks on Tykosin and doing pretty well, except for feeling lethargic and kind of like a zombie, I began having a recurrence of AFib symptoms with sudden fainting feelings--but never actually passing out--but only in the morning hours after arising. Have any of you wondeby dcadwallader - AFIBBERS FORUM
I realize that there are a variety of sensations we Afibbers can feel when our hearts are out of whack, and many medically dense cardio terms can be applied to these events. I am wearing a monitor that reports abnormal heart events when I feel them. However, I'm not sure what I'm feeling. I'm assuming "fluttering," "skipping," and "rapid" heartbeatsby dcadwallader - AFIBBERS FORUM
I may stop it and just not tell the cardiologist til I go to the EP who ought to know better what the heck is going on.by dcadwallader - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks, AB. I feel like I'm all of a sudden some kind of science experiment gone crazy.by dcadwallader - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks so much for your reply. This is the road I feel I'm going down with Multaq, and I appreciate your relating your experience.by dcadwallader - AFIBBERS FORUM
I'm a newbie here, and I greatly appreciate this forum. I had my AF under control for many years with Atenolol, but a month ago it suddenly stopped working, and I began experiencing daily AF episodes. A week ago, cardio switched me from aspirin + Atenolol to Eliquis + Multaq. Well, I'm glad to be on the Eliquis because I have heard so many good reports of its effectiveness and I feelby dcadwallader - AFIBBERS FORUM