I'm thinking of adding a Potassium supplement to my regimen. I was gonna research how much, what brand, etc., but thought I could save some time by just asking advice here I know i can get it though food, and that you have to be careful with it, but can anyone recommend a brand and amount? THANK YOU.by katesshadow - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteJoe Pretty sure the cardiologist told me to anti-coagulate if/when my Afib lasts for more than 2 hours regardless of Scores? Have i got that wrong?[/quote I have had one Afib episode back in November 2018. I took Eliquis for about 3 months until the EP told me to stop and only start again if I had another episode.by katesshadow - AFIBBERS FORUM
I don't know how I missed your post earlier, but I did. Very interesting. My sister has early onset dementia and how it came about is a mystery. We have a vary large family and, as far as I know, she is the first one diagnosed with dementia over the last few generations.by katesshadow - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteCarey I understand the rate control aspect, but isn't the atria quivering a problem? It's not functioning correctly and doesn't that affect circulation, etc.? When I had my Afib episode, after a little while, I was short of breath and lightheaded (that's when I headed to the ER). Was the rate causing that? When you're in afib you do lose the so-called &quby katesshadow - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotepgrove1 Kate, Did you ever get through the "doom"? Did it ease over time? Did you have some tools (distractions/techniques) to help you through it? I'm significantly better now than I was 3-4 weeks ago but I still feel it. I have to say I am better. I don't think about it constantly. I think it has helped to educate myself. Before my episode, I knew NOTHING aby katesshadow - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteMikeN I have a colleague at work that I eat lunch with every other week or so, he is 60. He mentioned one time that he was on an anticoagulant. I usually don't pry but since I had AFIB I ask why he was on it. He said he was in permanent AFIB and has been for the last 5 years. I asked why he didn't want to try to get out of it or have an ablation. He said he barley feels it (only aby katesshadow - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteCarey Many people live perfectly healthy, happy lives with persistent afib for decades. As long as there's adequate rate control, afib does not lead to heart failure or much of anything else, and if there's also appropriate anticoagulation, the stroke risk is reduced to near normal. The choice not to attempt to stop afib is a perfectly valid one and it's usually chosen only byby katesshadow - AFIBBERS FORUM
I w14.3 x 4.5 cm asQuoteCatherine There has to be more to the story. Why not cardioversion or ablation? Perhaps he has some pre-existing condition that offers him no alternatives. I honestly haven't even talked with him about it. I did talk to his wife, but I didn't question her. The next time I talk to her I think I will . But, I was just wondering why someone would make that chby katesshadow - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteGeorgeN Kate, I'd follow directions and see what happens. Who knows? 1/2 tsp a day? That doesn't seem like enough. Today, I have taken 3 doses of 1/2 tsp each. Do you think that's too much?by katesshadow - AFIBBERS FORUM
The husband of a friend of mine has Afib and after several years of paroxysmal Afib (he had maybe 3 episodes), he went into permanent Afib. His cardiologist and he made the decision for him to stay in it. I haven't talked to him personally about it. Won't that cause heart failure? I'm guessing he's taking a rate control drug, but still, his heart is not beating properlyby katesshadow - AFIBBERS FORUM
I totally understand where you are coming from I had my first episode in late November 2018. My first post here was titled "how do you get pas the initial doom?" I felt like I had been sentenced. It seems as if Afib really, really affects people and those who have never experienced it don't understand at all. I've been told "well, if you have to have a heart conditby katesshadow - AFIBBERS FORUM
I purchased the Mother Earth's angstrom magnesium and directions say 1/2 tsp under tongue. It's unclear to a person like me (who does not understand the chemistry terms) how much an Afibber should take. The label said: "Magnesium 2000 PPM = 10 MG per teaspoon of a nearly 100% absorption rate." I know the MG of the angstrom Mg is not the same as a tablet. But Iby katesshadow - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteGeorgeN Here is a thread from 2010 < I really can't comment as any form of mag works for me. Thank you. I tried to up my Mg recently and it affected my tummy a little, so I was looking at this since it bypasses the stomach. Am I right? Not sure how much to take since it is not measured in the same way.by katesshadow - AFIBBERS FORUM
Anyone tell me about it. Is it absorbed better than a capsule?by katesshadow - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteGeorgeN How often do you have AFib episodes? On average, perhaps 2x/year. Last I calculated, my AF burden was <0.004% as I recall. I've gone several years without episodes and also had them sort of bunch together. This is after my 2.5 month episode 15 years ago, prior to my working out my plan to keep aftb in remission. More recently, I've had a family member with brainby katesshadow - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteGeorgeN My experience is with flec. I've used 300mg (which I chew) as a conversion tool since Nov 2004 (and have used it for almost every episode since then). I usually convert to a rate around 90 BPM, which then slowly (over some hours) declines to my normal resting rate (40's-50's). I don't exercise during afib or in the immediate aftermath of conversion. When I taby katesshadow - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteElizabeth Shannon said: As this electrical remodeling process becomes more engrained as an alternative to NSR and the heart gets more resigned to being out of rhythm, usually by roughly the six month mark of progression of the arrhythmia some degree of physical structural remodeling will often start to occur. This increase in progression. is marked by detectable fibrotic scaring of the caby katesshadow - AFIBBERS FORUM
Good to hear from you Jackie, but I'm sorry you have had such a rough few months. Glad things are getting better and I hope that you and your family continue to do well. Take care!!by katesshadow - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quoterocketritch Sitting here @ Heartfield International Airport on my way to Austin to see Dr. Natale. My family and I just made $1200 sitting here. Love it when the airlines overbook. Hartsfield? Atlanta. My town. Good luck!!by katesshadow - AFIBBERS FORUM
I'll be honest. When I posted the OP, I figured I would either get no response or a lot of people telling me they disagreed. I wish I knew the secret to handling stress. I haven't always been this way. When i was younger, I just let everything roll off me. The question is.....if one is able to get a handle on their stress, does that eliminate the Afib? (One of my big stresses isby katesshadow - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteCarey Does the length of the episode matter? Mine was from about 11:00PM - 8AM. Stopped on it's own in ER. (not due to binge drinking ) No, not really. The fact that it was a single episode means nobody can really be sure you actually have afib, and if you do, how it's going to manifest itself in the future. Doing anything invasive now would be hugely premature. I didnby katesshadow - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteCarey I've had the one episode back in late November 2018. That's why nobody mentioned ablation. No one is going to suggest ablation for a single episode because a single episode doesn't really even qualify as a diagnosis of afib. After all, that episode might have been due to some transient cause like an electrolyte imbalance and it will never happen again. Holiday Heaby katesshadow - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteCarey You do know that ablation is now considered a first line treatment now, right? There's no reason to spend years feeling like crap and taking a bunch of meds. Do you mean for those who start having frequent and/or longer lasing Afib episodes. The word "ablation" was never mentioned to me in the ER or at either of my 2 follow-up visits (One to cardiologist and one to EPby katesshadow - AFIBBERS FORUM
If stress and sadness can "break" your heart, why can't it cause something like Afib? I know that researchers say that stress can trigger it, but seems to me that it can actually cause it too.by katesshadow - AFIBBERS FORUM
Very interesting and encouraging. Why do doctors say "It's only Afib?" I remember when I was diagnosed, and really nervous (I knew nothing about Afib except that it was a heart problem), the NP on duty said "If you have to have anything with your heart, it's AFib."by katesshadow - AFIBBERS FORUM
I had migraines my whole life, but they eased off in the last few years. I used to just suffer through them - sometimes a couple of days. Then, I tried Sumitripan and the headaches would usually subside in an hour or so. I thought it was a miracle drug, but wondered if it was hurting me in other ways (I've never liked taking medicine>) I still had headaches, usually ever 2 or 3 weeksby katesshadow - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteCarey I'm wondering why sometimes the "QRS" is shorter sometimes. The width of the QRS measures how long it takes for the electrical signal to travel through the ventricles. It's usually measured as the distance between the Q wave and the T wave and is therefore called the QT interval. An abnormally wide QT interval is an indicator of heart disease, and can also beby katesshadow - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteBarry G. Hi Carey. Thanks for the info and confirmation of Atrial Flutter. The graph would look just the same to me upside down. Barry G. I'm with you. I just got the Kardia and have tried doing research on ECG readings. I have learned there are P, QRS, and T waves. I'm wondering why sometimes the "QRS" is shorter sometimes.by katesshadow - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks!by katesshadow - AFIBBERS FORUM