i had afib and had an ablation in 2008 and since then have been taking Toprol er 25mg once a day and 50mg of flecainide twice a day. I have had about 5 breakthroughs since the ablation and some have been because of illness. However near the sternum area i get like a discomforting spasm or whatever. I started to get it playing golf but i had a endoscopy of about month ago i have acute gastritisby SteveDaley - AFIBBERS FORUM
Jackie, I had some minor toe surgery in January and during the recovery i was given Cipro by the doctor. I had a cardiologist appointment the next day and the morning of the appointment i started the Cipro. I took the drug and about 2 hours later in the doctors office waiting for the appt. went into afib. I told the nurse and she took me back and confirmed my afib so i took my Pill in theby SteveDaley - AFIBBERS FORUM
Daniel I don't seem to have anything related to the throat area. Most of my feeling is in the area below the sternum.by SteveDaley - AFIBBERS FORUM
Recently have been out of the blue having anxiety or panic like attacks where it feels like i have skipped beats and the beats are fast for a short period of time. This happens at the top of the stomach. It throws fear in me or for a better word anxiety and i use a blood pressure gauge which shows irregular heartbeats to see if i am in afib. It is a very irritating feeling. I take Levothyroby SteveDaley - AFIBBERS FORUM
thanks Jackie for the article i will share it with my doctor. I had hiatal hernia year ago when i was coaching basketball, teaching, on the board at the golf club, golf chairman at the golf club and other stressful jobs. I took a test forget which one and doctor said i had a hiatal hernia and said it was stress induced so i quit the stuff at the club and it went away. recently with the Thyroidby SteveDaley - AFIBBERS FORUM
I don't know what is happening i played golf this morning and around 14 i always seem to get stomach discomfort stress I went to a doctor and he said i have a hernia up there he could feel it(i wonder if you can) Hiatal Hernia i guess and it right below the sternum however i am suspect to anxiety and i start to feel like i am going to get afib. I have one of the Alive EKg things for smby SteveDaley - AFIBBERS FORUM
Taco thanks for replying helpful statement. I also have not been sleeping well with the increased dosage of flecinide like last night woke up around 3 went to bed at 11 and i had an anxious feeling and it seems to center below sternum. i called my ep back home i am in florida and she said after two weeks lower the dose of flec to 50mg twice a day. I believe i had the breakthrough because ofby SteveDaley - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks Jackie i probably should push the mag up again i am taking 500mg a day not sure what potassium supplement to take and i will take the flec back down to 50mg that will also be good i think because that is my pip in pocket drug and i usually take 200 mg of it and 1 toprol tartrate and so far it has worked for me. thanks steveby SteveDaley - AFIBBERS FORUM
after a surgery I had i had a couple bouts of afib so doctor put me on 100 mg of flec in the morning and evening for a few weeks and then cut it back to 50mg I have been ok so far with that but feel tired i have not slept well and i am also constipated. Has anyone else on here had the same problems and what do you think of the plan My confidence was so high because i hadn't had an episodeby SteveDaley - AFIBBERS FORUM
George that is amazing and i think dangerous. I am surprised he did not clot or stroke out. 12 years wow. I am very symptomatic i get light headed and rate goes up it really bothers me. I guess george hs doesn't get like that. well at least he is on meds now Hope he is ok thanks for sharingby SteveDaley - AFIBBERS FORUM
Well it happened again this time i was getting a check up at the cardiologist and no sooner got in door than i went out. after nurse took ekg i told her i did the pill in the pocket and it would convert. She told the doctor and he said do it and i did however he calls the ems and they come to take me to hospital. I told him it takes about 30-40 mins to convert well i just got inside hospitalby SteveDaley - AFIBBERS FORUM
I had surgery last tuesday for a bone spur on my right big toe. I was put under and the surgery lasted about 1 hour. Two days later i have been experiencing bouts of out of Rhythm. I had atrial fib however had the ablation and so far has been decent. I can tell when i am out i get light headed. Has anyone out there had any problems with Afib after a surgery like this? What do you recommend?by SteveDaley - AFIBBERS FORUM
I had an ablation in 2008 at Univ. of Pa under Dr. David Lin and things have gone what i think pretty good. However, i do have at times strange feelings of discomfort or feeling of bobbles just below the sternum. I played golf today and it was hot and was sitting at lunch and felt that strange feeling. When i went home i put on my blood pressure gauge which also detects irregular heartbeats aby SteveDaley - AFIBBERS FORUM
Recently i have been getting skipped beats when out on the golf course and it is very irritating. I also have surgery for thyroid problems on Aug. 26th. I have Hashomotos Thyroidistis. So today i had some skips and took a toprol 25mg and it seemed to work. My doctor gave me a supply and told me to use them if i experience skipped beats. What does everyone think and did anyone have this problby SteveDaley - AFIBBERS FORUM
I am only on 25mg of toprol but my stomach seems to be acting up and i seem to have heartburn more i am wondering if anyone out there has had that problem with toprol. It may not be the toprol but i really don't know what is causing this. thanks Steveby SteveDaley - AFIBBERS FORUM
i was not put on a z pack for bronchitis however i was put on an antibiotic but that really didn't do anything and i went back to doctor and he gave me predisone and it did get rid of the cough. My afib occurred pretty early in my bronchitis and i had it happen twice in two days. I had an ablation so i was on no drugs but i did have Pill in pocket and both times it worked on getting me outby SteveDaley - AFIBBERS FORUM
WHEN YOU TOOK THE LUGOLS DID YOUR WELL BEING FEEL BETTER OR BETTER YET DID YOU START TO FEEL BETTERby SteveDaley - AFIBBERS FORUM
I HAD A MINOR RELAPSE OF AFIB AFTER PRETTY GOOD YEARS AFTER 2008 ABLATION. I HAD BRONCHITIS AND IT PUT ME INTO AFIB AND DOCTOR PUT ME ON FLEC AND TOPROL ER 25MG. I WENT TO HIM MONDAY AND HE TOOK ME OFF FLEC BUT KEPT ME ON TOPROL ER. THAT IS THE ONLY DRUG I AM TAKING BUT FEEL TIRED AND BREATHING SEEMS DIFFERENT. ANYONE ELSE EXPERIENCE THESE THINGS THANKSby SteveDaley - AFIBBERS FORUM
afhound99 thank for your input. I had ablation in 2008 and things were going good till Bronchitis this january i was on PIP and it worked however doctor gave me flec and toprol to take for at least a month because of the bronchitis knocking me into afib. I have some Lugols how much did you take and did you take it daily or what. I see the doctor today at 12 at univ of pa. Thanksby SteveDaley - AFIBBERS FORUM
Does anyone on here take iodine and what are the symptoms of not enough iodine in the diet.by SteveDaley - AFIBBERS FORUM
I go through the day with no issues on the skipped beats and then when go to bed they seem to kick up and get pretty bad. I usually take a cardizam to try to slow them down and I am wondering why this is occuring in the nighttime and has anyone on this site experienced similar problems.by SteveDaley - AFIBBERS FORUM
After i got out of the shower and was toweling off i felt like i was going to go into a fib i get this feeling in my breast bone area above stomach. I just had a nice long hot shower can that cause or bring it onby SteveDaley - AFIBBERS FORUM
The bronchitis seems to be gone at least i am not as tired coughing and stuff however Dr. Lin put me on 100mg flec twice a day with a shot of 25mg toprol for a month Well after playing golf today i came home watched tv and took shower and after the shower i was toweling off and got that feeling like i was going to go out of rhythm however i didn't. Do you think i still am experiencing damaby SteveDaley - AFIBBERS FORUM
I am a little bit of a worrier and the sad thing is that everytime i get a fib my confidence level goes from sky high to the bottom of the sea. Recently i had Bronchitis and it through me into afib more than once and i hadn't been in afib for over a year. I had an ablation in 2008 and have only had 3 breakthrus since then until the bronchitis. However now my confidence level is very lowby SteveDaley - AFIBBERS FORUM
On Jan 16 i went to florida for 2 months and on the 16th i felt good and then on the 17th i felt awful i was coughing all the time and felt weak tired and had a fever. I also went into afib the next morning but i am on PIP and I did that and went back into rhythm. I was still sick and went to the doctor and he gave me antibiotics but that really didn't do anything and over the weekend wentby SteveDaley - AFIBBERS FORUM