QuoteGeorgeN As I write this, I recall that when I used to do high altitude races, after a race my resting HR could be elevated for a number of days. I'm guessing the HRV would have been low, then the resting HR would drop below my pre-race baseline, again for a number of days. Don't know what the HRV would have been during this time. Later, after I started having afib, the "resby MikeShue - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks for the response, Carey. I was thinking more in terms of using it to monitor my autonomic "readiness" during periods when I'm in NSR. In this way I can avoid hard workouts when my nervous system is compromised (due to lack of sleep, stress, etc.) so as to reduce the risk of triggering an AFib episode.by MikeShue - AFIBBERS FORUM
Is anyone using Heart Rate Variability (HRV) monitoring? Since endurance exercise was a meaningful contributor to my Afib, I'm wondering whether I could monitor my HRV to help me determine when I should back off in my workouts and when I might be able to go a little harder. I would be curious if anyone has any thoughts on whether this would be useful. I'm also wondering whether Aby MikeShue - AFIBBERS FORUM
Docboss, Like you I arrived at Afib via chronic endurance exercise - cycling for me as well. It's been four months since I was diagnosed and I'm having reasonable success with 200 mg Flecainide and 50 mg Metoprolol per day, all the supplements you mentioned and no alcohol, though my cycling is greatly limited. Psychologically it's been a real challenge to go from a self-percepby MikeShue - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuotePompon I had my first afib episode nearly three years ago. I had flutter too. My first EP was for a careful approach, proposing to ablate firstly for the right flutter, for the good reasons explained by previous posters. Had I known what I know now, I would have refused. As soon as the catheter got inside my heart, afib kicked on. I'm sorry to hear that, Pompon. Are you saying thatby MikeShue - AFIBBERS FORUM
Doing both at once seems most sensible. I think she was being thorough in laying out the options and perhaps reacting to my less than enthusiastic response to ablation in general. For whatever reason, it's taking me awhile to get comfortable with the idea although all signs are pointing in the direction of an ablation and, if all goes well, that does give me the best chance for a good outcby MikeShue - AFIBBERS FORUM
Brief update: because of my recent improvement, we're going to try to cut my Flecainide in half to see what happens. My EP believes that eventually I will need an ablation, however, because I have atrial flutter which tends not to go away once the circuit is in place. One option is a flutter ablation (relatively risk, very high likelihood of success). If Afib returns at that point, my opby MikeShue - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotewolfpack Don’t beat yourself up...The key questions to ask are 1) How many complex, left-atrial ablation have you done and 2) how many are successful, meaning total freedom from arrhythmia for one year or longer without continued use of drugs. I did beat myself up a little at first. I would imagine it's pretty common initially. At this point, I'm focused on educating myself asby MikeShue - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteJoe Listen to the experts and you'll have many pertinent questions to ask your specialist at your next consult. I listened to all 21/2 days of it and found it excellent (maybe i'm a bit nerdy?). One aspect that wasn't covered is genetics, bio-chemical individuality and how to optimize our macro nutrient mix intake and heightened requirements for other nutrients and mineraby MikeShue - AFIBBERS FORUM
I was diagnosed with afib in May, but have found this incredibly helpful forum only recently. I had become frustrated with the pace of my research until finding this forum (thank you SoCalSteve). I can’t thank you all enough for sharing what you know about afib. Some background: I am 50 and am not sure if my afib is vagal or adergenic, but suspect a mix. My blood pressure is normal (lessby MikeShue - AFIBBERS FORUM