QuoteYuxi I wonder if someone successfully managed to avoid all his/her triggers (I know it's hard but presumably), will he/she be able to put Afib into remission? Avoiding triggers may be difficult, but likely far easier than identifying them. Most people here struggle finding triggers.by Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotegloaming My son-in-law can no longer drink beer because his gut is intolerant to a component commonly found in beer...whatever it is. Hoping it's definitely not water ! All joking aside, you're right saying we've to find what works or not for us. I think we're a lot here not really knowing what's really good or Bad. Just guessing based on some personal events, wby Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Nothing really new for most of avid Afibbers.org forum readers, but it's an interesting talk.Thanks for posting !by Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM
I don't get why one would hope any "personal" HR monitor (or app) being able to display things like "it's AFib", knowing that professional grade 12-lead machines are not even able to diagnose anything reliably.by Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteKen Just about everything out there that you can eat, drink, or put in your mouth is bad for you in excessive quantities. Common sense and restraint are the control factors, and it takes many folks a long time to figure that out. I agree. But "excessive" does not necessarily mean the same quantity for anyone. For some, it may even mean zero.by Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuotePavanPharter Great story. Most of what we eat and drink are poison. No wonder the organs react the way they do. Life is our poison. We're getting older and there are things turning bad. To each his own. The stressful thing with AFib is it affects a little machine we don't want it displaying "game over".by Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotealfrae13 How do you distinguish as having ectopic beats or afib. Will the Kardia device distinguish between them? For sure.by Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quoteandreas22 Thanks for the inputs - I am just wondering has anyone had ablation for Afib and did that help with the ectopics as well? Ectopics are strange beasts. Before my very first AFib episode in 2015, I didn't even had ectopics. I know for sure, since I'm highly symptomatic. I'm feeling any single missed beat. Back then, I began having AFib episodes without any warning.by Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM
When the ectopics are generated in the atria (PACs), they can come just from time to time or very often, randomly or following some regular pattern. Lots of ectopics coming randomly and successively are called runs of ectopics. The longer the runs, the more they resemble AFib. When regular beats don't come any more to separate the runs of ectopics, you're in AFib. So, basically, PACsby Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks a lot. Happy winter and new year to all ! Cheers from Belgium. Pompon.by Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Considering there's still no cure for AFib, I'd go for the "lightest efficient choice". Flec works with no side effects? Why bother with an ablation? One can stop taking a drug. When the burns are done in one's atria, they're done. For the best and the worst. Ablation is commonly efficient. It's likely the most efficient treatment to date, but it does not workby Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteKen Just speculation, but it seems that ablations may cause a reduction in max HR if afib returns with no rate control drugs. Something I posted before, but my max HR (no meds or afib) is now around 120. Prior to afib and ablation, it was much higher. I even had a stress test to check it out and see if there was some other issue. I know age has an impact on max HR, but for my age, it sby Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM
AVG HR while in AFib, late 2015, before my first ablation and without meds was 160-180 BPM. NSR at rest around 50 BPM. 4 procedures later, since early 2019, AVG HR while in AFib and without meds is 115-135 BPM. NSR at rest around 60 BPM. Still no meds since my episodes are short and self-ending.by Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuotePavanPharter (...) Is it possible that many people esp sedentary never even know they are in AF? This is the way I think it goes. Athletes are used to monitor their HR or, at least, they 'feel' it. If it's going wrong, they know it. Sedentary people rarely mind their heart.by Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteCarey I'm convinced that genetics play a big role. I doubt if having the wrong genes dooms you to afib, but I think it likely makes you susceptible. The world is full of fat, chain smoking, heavy drinking, sedentary individuals with OSA who don't have afib. It's also full of thin, non-smoking, non-drinking, active individuals who don't have OSA but who do have afib. I thiby Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Absolutely. It's a common side effect of AFib. Burping is a relief. Repeated burping often announces the end of an AFib episode, at least for me. OTOH, I don't believe AFib is induced by stomach bloating. It's likely the opposite. AFib is an electrical phenomenon. It comes and goes suddenly, often without warning. Stomach issues, when they appear, don't make it suddenly andby Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM
- Stopping OAC a couple of months after ablation can be done if you're afib free and your CHADs score does not require still taking it. - Prescribing a PIP after ablation is common and well advised, but you've usually to take it for a short time. - An OAC can give some discomfort (stomach, guts...), but I'm doubtful about tiredness. - An EP having performed thousands of ablationby Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Most of the horror stories one may find on the WWW about Pradaxa are highly exagerated. The main reason for that is Pradaxa has been the very first NOAC introduced on the drugs market and, as it, has been a long time target for scepticism and bad comments since it was fighting the well established business of "rat poison" and laboratories making blood analyses...by Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM
I've tried several kinds of Mg supplements, and chelated type are said having the best bio availability. There are some kinds of Mg supplements where the packaging annonces they contain 500mg/tab, but most of it is wasted in the toilet instead of being absorbed by the body. Chelated type are far better, even if a single dose offers no more than 100mg of magnesium element, because their magby Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM
As Gloaming said. I think the most crucial thing for me is NOT RESTING after meal. Moving around, working quietly, being physically a little active is what I try to do.by Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteJoe Google says:How do you increase calcitonin? What stimulates calcitonin release? Your thyroid releases calcitonin based on the level of calcium in your blood. When your blood calcium levels increase, your thyroid releases calcitonin in higher quantities.3 Feb 2022 Yet others on this forum find that high calcium intake makes AF worse - go figure In the last few weeks i began eating milby Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Nearly 7 years since my first episode. I'm now close to my 500th one, and I still don't know why they come and go.by Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteGeorgeN What I've found is that walking at my Zone 2 intensity seems to be the "sweet spot" for blood sugar as it maximizes blood sugar drop without diverting too much blood from digestion and is not so intense that the liver with excrete glycogen, thereby increasing blood sugar. Exercise is a way to activate the GLUT4 transporters to get glucose into the muscle withoutby Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteCarey What I didn't want to do was eliminate something I enjoyed from my life based on nothing more than coincidence, and I see people do that all the time. They say, "I had chocolate last night and then I went into afib, so I'm never touching chocolate again." You can substitute anything you want for chocolate -- caffeine, alcohol, exercise, whatever. I hate it wby Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteCarey I was at one time convinced that MSG was a trigger for me, so I did what I always do with suspected triggers: I tested it. I went to the store and bought a container of "Accent," which is a brand name for pure MSG. I dissolved a tablespoon of the stuff in water and drank it, and... nothing happened. So the next day I repeated the test with two heaping tablespoons. Again, nothby Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM
MSG is generously incorporated in a wide range of processed food. It has a bad reputation for lots of reasons, but before telling it disturbs your HR, it's wise putting aside most coincidences. I bet GeorgeN can tell you about a good way to know.by Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuotePavanPharter I found the cannibus. Marvellous !by Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuotePavanPharter I was in England and saw some graffiti in giant 8 ft letters Legalize maryjuana Someone else came along and wrote in smaller letters. "We will once you can spell it correctly" I love the English. I read the title and wondered what was "cannibus". I thought about the latin "canis", which relates to dogs.by Pompon - AFIBBERS FORUM