Flec is known to have pro-arrythmic effect in some people, A-Flutter in particular. Flec is "use-dependent" meaning the effect is more pronounced the faster the Heart beats. Flec helps some people get out of AFIB, but makes things worse when they try to use it preventively. The max daily recommended dose for Flec is 400mg. Did you have side effects at 600mg? Were you ever monitoby The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM
I think Jackie is the expert on electroyte levels. No simple answer. One would need to establish what your potassium levels are, and even then they could fluctuate throughout the day. Also the ratio of Potassium to other Electrolytes is key. Tests include Blood test, Cellular X-ray analysis (exa-test), or potassium meter. The RDA is like 4700mg, but when you go to buy a supplement, it isby The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM
I've got that to. My Doc said it is stimulation of the Vagus nerve. I get eptopics, then sometimes Flutter going into AFIB, after I gulp down smoothies, and frozen yogurt. When I slowed down when I eat these things the symptoms subsided. Could be something about swallowing air, or maybe to much cold at once, anyway I noticed this like 30 times or so.by The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM
DIY Pulse check should spot AFIB. My tech's when I went to the Doctor missed mine for a long time cause my AFIB was really regular, sometimes it takes about 8+ seconds for the irregularity to show itself, so Doctors or techs can especially miss it, if they only check pulse for 6 seconds or so. Some tech's check pulse for 6 seconds, then multiply X 10 to get Pulse rate. After beinby The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sounds like if went from AFIB to Atrial Flutter to NSR. Flutter feels like NSR by Pulse Check, but is faster than your normal NSR. That is what mine does, with similair rates.by The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM
How to tell if your if AFIB? Check pulse, NSR like clockwork, AFIB irregular. Look at you EKG's of both NSR and AFIB, that will show the difference. Get Blood pressure machine, there not always accurate, but will show HR and Ireegular HR, in addition to BP.by The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM
So how did you go fron a solid year of AFIB, to a solid 9 years of NSR? Drugs? Carioversions? Ablations?by The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM
Yes I exercise alot, and very little difference up to 10mg of Bystolic. I also think I am mentally a little sharper, as the other Beta-blockers I took caused me to sleep more, and slowed me down during the day.by The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi everyone, I'm a LAF'er new to this Phorum. For the last several years I have been taking Bystolic 5mg all the time, I had switched from Coreg due to drowsiness, and had heard about the cardio-selectivity of Bystolic that causes much less sedation. When I have an AFIB episode, I immediately take Bystolic 20mg, and then take about 40mg a day total, until I convert back into NSR.by The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM