Quotealfrae13 I have paroxysmal afib and am on propanolol 60mg. When I go into afib I take 100 flac. It stops usually after several hours. The thing is my HR stays steady in the normal range but my BP drops, sometimes the systolic going below 100 even after afib stopped. Is this to be expected I wouldn't say it's normal exactly, but it's probably also nothing to be alarmed aboutby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
I wish you health and the best of luck with your plan of treatment, but I think it's maybe a little dangerous. By all means be skeptical and question, but don't be blinded by your skepticism.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Yep, only about 5% of the population has afib, but far more than that are smoking, drinking, diabetic, obese couch potatoes who don't have afib. I think ultimately afib will be found to have a strong genetic component with a few other non-genetic causes such as chronic atrial enlargement (athletes and hypertension), hyperthyroidism, alcohol abuse, major injury/surgeries, and heart valve pby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sounds great! Are you taking any sort of antiarrhythmic drug?by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteBobsBeat Is this implying active/current AFib and not extended NSR in people who previously had AFib episodes? I don't think it says anything about whether they were in afib currently or recently, only that they had a current diagnosis of afib. This August I'll have been in NSR for 5 years, but if you asked my EP if I have afib, I'm sure he would answer yes. It's inby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
I've stopped and restarted Eliquis a number of times. Directions were to just stop, no weaning needed. I did the same with Pradaxa before that, again without weaning. Those directives came from three different EPs, including Dr. Natale who is very aggressive with stroke prevention. The first article investigated warfarin and antiplatelet medications, not the DOACs like Eliquis. You reallby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Very interesting. Thanks for the post, and give Tim a good scratch for me! Having dealt with cancer in our dogs more than a few times, I'll keep an eye on this topic.by Carey - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
A cleaning is going to cause some inflammation in the body because it can release mouth bacteria into the bloodstream, and inflammation is a well known trigger for afib. And, of course, it could be random coincidence. I'd be more inclined to believe it's the cause if it happens a third time.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotesusan.d You are fortunate you were physically able without additional symptoms to intensify your exercise when having >200hr. Yes, I was. Trust me, that was noted by me based on my EMS experience, and by my local EP and other medical professionals. Prior to my own experience I'd never encountered someone with a HR over 200 who wasn't in major distress. My EP's comment wasby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks for the article and the excellent summary. These are promising early results and this might be a major improvement over Eliquis, but everyone needs to keep in mind that we'll need to see clinical trials where stroke and systemic embolism rates are compared rather than just bloodwork. This was a dosage trial to determine optimal dosing, not a real world comparison of clinical effectby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteSteve Verplank Yes -I tried metoprolol with no results.Will only be taking the amiodarone for 60 days. I'm not surprised it didn't help because metoprolol isn't an antiarrhythmic. It lowers heart rate and blood pressure, but it doesn't stop or prevent arrhythmias. You're kind of scant on information about what your situation is and what's going on with yourby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteGiovanni I am looking for opinions about this. My opinion is that I would stop the amiodarone immediately if I were you. The blue skin thing is embarrassing and weird, but the lung issues are very serious and can be permanent. I'd rather have afib than permanent lung injury. Have you undergone lung function testing recently?by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteCaliGuy Thank you all for all your help. You really do need other people when dealing with something like this. Yeah, you do, and that's why we're all here. Bummer about the anesthesia. It's odd how most people breeze through it like it's nothing while others suffer major side effects like you did. Anyway, glad it ended up a positive in the end!by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
I also found that exercise could sometimes terminate flutter, but it was very much dependent on heart rate. I had two separate flutter circuits, one that produced a HR of 230-250 and another that produced rates of 120ish. I could quite often terminate the fast HR with exercise, but I was never once able to terminate the slower flutter with exercise alone. Later, I figured out why exercise canby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Amiodarone is the most effective antiarrhythmic drug there is, so most people who take it report good results. But amio also comes with the most serious side effects. Did your doctor mention periodic lung and liver testing? You should be having both monitored every 3-6 months. Other organs that can be negatively affected include the optic nerve and thyroid. Some of the potential side effects canby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteKenKY Has anyone had experice with pill in pocket for flutter- whether that would be an option if flutter came back after stopping Multaq inm a month or so? Yes, quite a bit of experience with that, and here's the thing I learned about flutter. Flutter is actually a very stable rhythm. It's regular and so once it starts it tends to keep going all on its own. Unlike afib, whicby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
If you want to check for interactions between all the drugs you're taking (or might take), drugs.com has an interaction checker you can use. Just enter all the drugs you're taking now plus the ones being recommended. The flecainide, metoprolol and Eliquis are all fine. MANY people take that combination of drugs. Just be aware that almost any combination of drugs will show interactioby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteTodd When i click on the big Yellow AF button / Afibbers Forum it only brings me to home page again. General Health yellow button brings me to straight to the General Heath page. Okay, duly noted. Kind of a minor nit but we'll get it fixed eventually.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Yes, there are still issues. It's better, but not 100% back to normal. Yes, that Carey Shannon guy is aware.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteJackie Still having problems seeing current posts... So, if I'm not responding, please send a PM so we can communicate that way. I'm attempting to get the fix via customer service with Earthlink, but still can't connect to discuss the problem. I assume Earthlink is your ISP, but there's nothing they can do for you. I believe this to be a problem with our web host anby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Well, that button works fine for me. Hard to imagine how a caching problem could break a button like that.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteTodd The Yellow AF button has not be working since. It just brings me to the AF or General health links. I'm not sure what you mean by "yellow AF button."by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
There have been issues involving caching all day. These issues are causing strange things like messages not being visible for some people while others can see them. It's not clear whether these issues are the Phorum software, which makes it our problem, or the server itself, which makes it our web host's problem. We're working on it. All I can say is be patient and the reload bby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Others have noted similar issues, including me. So we rebooted the server just a few minutes ago. Things should be back to normal but I recommend reloading the page in your browser.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
If you're in an HMO I think it's going to be very hard to see any doctor who's not in that HMO. Is it employer-provided insurance or a Medicare Advantage plan? If it's an Advantage plan, you can switch to traditional Medicare during open enrollment, which begins in mid-October. Your coverage would begin in January and then you could see any doctor you want. I would recommenby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
There are people who report that lying on their left side can trigger afib, but there doesn't seem to be many of them. There's nothing "bad" about it. The only hotel within easy walking distance of St. David's isn't one I would recommend. It's a Day's Inn and it's only a block away, but I stayed there once and it's rather run down. Austen'by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteElizabeth By the same token this board isn't interested in any thing contrary to a Watchman proceedure. This board is interested in anything regarding atrial arrhythmias that's from credible sources.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotesusan.d If you think medscape produces FUD, then don’t ask any pharmacist for drug advice. My husband took all his CE (continued education to renew his license) from this site. I didn't say Medscape produces FUD; I said Mandrola does.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Yes, I have. Not with sotalol but Multaq. Natale put me on Multaq for two months following my ablation. Being the sort of patient who does things like this, I started skipping the morning dose after about 3 weeks to just test things out. That went okay so I tried skipping both doses, and that didn't go as well so I resumed the drug. And then I tried again a week or so later, and this time noby Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM
Ablations don't fail after a year of sinus rhythm. In fact, that's the criteria for labeling an ablation successful: One year of normal rhythm without the use of antiarrhythmic drugs. Afib is a progressive disease, so it's possible the disease has progressed and produced a new source of afib that's outside the ablated areas, but one year is rather fast for that to happen.by Carey - AFIBBERS FORUM