Following my most recent cardioversion the test indicated BNP at 166 and they indicated it as high. Checking back on other tests prior to that one, that result was never includedby JDfiB - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks for the explanation Carey. It seems as if the fast version, 200+ BPM, presents itself when I do some strenuous physical activity i.e. lifting something very heavy and most recently walking up multiple flights of stairs. Also, it only occurred while I was in the slower 120 BPM version. Since my cardioversion and return to NSR I haven’t done anything of that type of stressful nature to knowby JDfiB - AFIBBERS FORUM
I am re asking the last question from my original post. What I would like to know is are my episodes of SVT most likely happening because of being compromised by continuous A flutter and Afib or am I now dealing with something independent of the other? Is it common to have all three? My rate with SVT seems much higher than with A flutter which is terrifying when it happens..by JDfiB - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotesusan.d Same with my story. I was stable in Sotalol unhh the uk I came down with vivid and then the flutter started. Hopefully the new meds will work. I hope they work for you. After they found I had a flutter this fall they added metoprolol. I was already taking cardizem as a rate control for my afib. I can't say that the new med was effective but maybe they were doing something thby JDfiB - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks for confirming my hunch Carey.by JDfiB - AFIBBERS FORUM
Back in September I became sick with something cold and flu like but never tested for Covid. It took a few weeks before I felt better and it seemed that I never really did recover for even longer but I pushed on. Somewhere in the middle of October I noticed my heart rate was much faster than normal and by the end of October any strenuous activity, carrying something heavy going up stairs, snow blby JDfiB - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteGeorgeN Thanks for the info . I don't know if it's just me but the pdf's seem a bit fuzzy to view Thanks for noticing that. The original files were over the 1MB limit (what we were given were image scans rather than text), so I'd exported & compressed them. Obviously compressed too much. I redid with less compression and a different filter and it looks betterby JDfiB - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks for the info . I don't know if it's just me but the pdf's seem a bit fuzzy to viewby JDfiB - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteYuxi Sinus problem is often a manifestation of infection or allergies. I am not surprised when body is under attack of those, it affects the heart. Little over a year ago my sinus congestion and headache were really bad, so was my Afib. That's when I went to see an EP first time and eventually had an ablation last July. After reading Dr John Day's The Afib Cure, I modified my dietby JDfiB - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotegloaming Have you had a polysomnography? It could be that your condition is more related to sleep apnea. A sleep lab, over night, will soon let you and your caregivers know if you have obstructive sleep apnea. That, more than anything, is likely to be the cause of your AF. Was for me. Thanks for the response, I totally agree as this being part of the initial cause. I have used CPAP since 2by JDfiB - AFIBBERS FORUM
Four years ago I had a question here about a possible connection with AFiB and nasal congestion and allergy type symptoms. There wasn’t a lot of response and then I went through a good year and a half without any episodes. Fast forward to now and the nasal congestion is chronic including more sinus pressure than before. Also back is many more episodes of Afib now along with aflutter. I cant findby JDfiB - AFIBBERS FORUM
I’ve read many times here about failed ablations and cardioversions and have also read of the Drs who perform these with great success. This of course is a small slice of what actually happens in the world because obviously there are many more performed that are never heard of here because they either worked and they don’t need any more advice or they didn’t work and they don’t know of this groupby JDfiB - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteFibberMcGee I am on both diltiazem and metoprolol. I call the feeling I get from them "Balloon Head". Not really pleasant. Would you say it is the combination of both or one or the other. I have recently been put on both and sometimes I wonder if they are working at all and if they contribute to not feeling normal.by JDfiB - AFIBBERS FORUM
At what rate is it pounding ?by JDfiB - AFIBBERS FORUM
I've read in an earlier post about the benefits of low Sodium V8 for managing flutter and being newly diagnosed to the flutter world I am interested in the idea..I have also read on other sources that combining that and metoprolol was not a good idea. I am looking for some input regarding this.by JDfiB - AFIBBERS FORUM
Carey, Not that you are looking for any more votes of confidence but I never find you harsh. Being the worrier that I am, sometimes I need to hear and read the words "Afib won't kill you". Perspective helps.by JDfiB - AFIBBERS FORUM
I would guess quite a few, my self included,by JDfiB - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteCarey Your lack of symptoms with the diltiazem is because it caps your heart rate. No matter how hard you push yourself, it won't let your HR go above some number. For me on 100 mg of metoprolol, that number was 105. No matter how hard I pushed, I could not get my HR over 105. Unfortunately, the outcome of that equation is it limits performance. For example, there's a local hillby JDfiB - AFIBBERS FORUM
At a follow up test to my recent ER appearance it was determined that I am also dealing with flutter. When my rate returns to to an appropriate level is when afib is noticed but at such a different irregularity than I first experienced when the fun began in 2018. I have had flutter symptoms in the past week and still don't feel my near passing out was related. It did bring to my attention thby JDfiB - AFIBBERS FORUM
Yes I had an ECG and they did say tachycardia. When the rate came down is when the irregular beat was discovered and not during the rapid rate. They felt that was an unusual time to notice it.They felt they would notice any irregular beats during the tachycardia I just want to know if that is an accurate. assumption from themby JDfiB - AFIBBERS FORUM
I was first diagnosed with Afib in 2018 and pretty sure I was dealing with it prior to that. For the past year and a half I have been in NSR, or was I? Tonight I almost passed out which I think, as did the doctors, that it was unrelated.I am aware that it could be. After that I noticed my heart rate was extremely high, at least 130 and probably higher before they put a monitor on it, I was adviby JDfiB - AFIBBERS FORUM
Are there any thoughts or concerns regarding all the air quality alerts in the country due to the Canadian fires? What might be the potential effects to those with AFib? The more dangerous alerts ricks include those with heart conditions so I was just curious as to how it may play into the AFib population.by JDfiB - AFIBBERS FORUM
My Sleep study showed 11, also mild. Years of sleeping that way resulted in AF. I now have used a CPAP for 4 years and am much improved. Just don't expect immediate results.by JDfiB - AFIBBERS FORUM
"As an aside, I am still unsure about getting the bivalent booster after talking with Dr. Natale" was the original statement "As aside Dr. N is still not supporting the bivalent booster". is what was quoted. I am wondering if he actually said that he didn't support it, because the quote is not accurate. I realize this is off the original topic but but it seems likeby JDfiB - AFIBBERS FORUM
Seems as if the topic has changed and is no longer about Sleep apnea and Afibby JDfiB - AFIBBERS FORUM
in my personal experience I would have an afib event once every three weeks prior to being diagnosed with sleep apnea in 2018. In the past two years since beginning CPAP treatment in 2018, it has been on the average of once every 4 months. I'm sure there are many other variables involved, but that is definitely one of them for me.by JDfiB - AFIBBERS FORUM
Does the decongestant Coricidon affect afib in any negative way?by JDfiB - AFIBBERS FORUM