I have AFib and recently also told i have atrial flutter. My main concern is in the last month, my heart rate jumps up to 125-135 and can last most of the day. Does anyone else have this? What do you do to help bring down the rate. I try Xanax sometimes, but it doesn't always help.
Hi Allen I had both too however I've had 2 ablations so now I mostly get just the high heart rate and thats very infrequently like once or twice a year. It goes up to 165 sometimes. I've found I can have the best stability and control over this darn thing when I follow the FODMAP diet closely.
What is that diet/ what was you ablation experiemce like/ SCARED to do it.
I take Xanax also but have AFIB only ( I think) !
My bp can go up from time to time now I am finding .
What other meds do you take?
This was happening to me a lot last yearwith raised heart rate & blood pressure all over the place, and I know how debilitating and scary it is.
Was taken off the Flecainide and only take a small dose of Bisoprolol now.
When your hr goes up is it a regular beat?
Suiggest you get in touch with your Cardiologist & have another ECG
Hi Betty check out the diet online I believe the one from Stanford University is the best. It really helps with settling the stomach, IBS, and the vagus nerve. A lot of us a fibers have found a diffinite connection between our heart arrhythmia and undetected or undiagnosed food sensitivities. As for the ablations the first was no problem however the second one was a week and a half later because the first one failed. And it hurt a lot. It was really quite painful. And that time they used an artery not a vein like the first time so they literally had to stand on my leg for an hour afterwards to seal the incision they made. They don't seem to stitch those. So that was painful too. But the good thing is the second one worked. Hope.this info helps.
Thanks. Had you been on drugs before/ Why did the dr. say you should do it/ I keep feeling conflicted as to what to do...I have a lot of afib that i rarely feel but data shows it. I will check that diet. out.
Yes Betty I was on drugs for a short while before the ablations. But for me it all happened so fast. Very shortly after I was diagnosed like a week. Cause the drugs weren't working well so I had my husband take me to the emergency. At that time I didn't know anything about a fib/flutter so I just went along with everything. Just so you know my dad also has a fib however like you he rarely feels it. He is on medication and is 91 years old!! He's had it for about 10 years and has never had an ablation and he's doing just fine. I on the other hand am VERY symptomatic and feel like crap when it happens lol.
i don't feel it hardly at all but data shows a great deal of it so torn as to what to do.Drs.had disagreements about drugs.side effects. only on blood thinner .some slowing of heart drugs...guess when you feel it you need relief..when you don't just worry something bad will happen..
Don't worry so much Betty. Get on with your life. I know it's hard. But if you are on blood thinners they will do the job they need to do. You are actually so lucky that you don't feel it. I would give my left arm not to have any symptoms. Go out there and celebrate life lol. It's important not to let yourself get caught up in the what if's. Its hard for a fibers to do this and it took me several years actually to just say screw it I'm gonna not be scared of this darn thing anymore. So now I try very hard not to let it interfere with my life .
Hi GotAbit Better, thanks for your reply. I take blood pressure med and Blood Thinner. I did take Amidadrone(spelling?) to control the AFib,but it made me unstable walking, etc. so I quit taking it and since then have had really bad spells of AFib and heart rate. Still can't decide to do another ablation ( which realy worked for about 6 months) or start on Tikyson.
I had an ablation. The procedure was easy and it really worked well for about 6 months. Now the Dr. wants to do another one or start me on Tikyson. I am undecided on which is best to do. Wish I could talk to someone on Tikyson to see how it works for them.
My Dr. keeps saying, "AFib won't kill you". If you don't feel it, that is good. I have a buddy who is in it all the time and just goes on with life.
Thanks. I am going to check out the FODMAP diet.
Give Tikosyn a try . It is worth it before considering any other proceedure.
It works for most and is easy compared to other options.
I have been on it for 6 months with only one AFib episode .Best, Didi
Hi Allen.. I also progressed to atrial flutter. What they did was increase the dosage of my rate control medication, verapamil (calcium channel blocker).
Thanks for your reply CDM2. I will get more info on this and ask my Dr. about this possibility.
Hi ..I need to get where you are with the mental part to get where you are with the mental part of the Afib. Ever since I was diagnosed with it it has ruled my life I won't travel I won't have necessary surgeries that I need badly knees etc. it has taken over my thought process for everything and it's driving me crazier than I already feel . All I am on is arenolol for the rate control and that is it I have a little episodes off and on that don't last very long but of course the big one that I was diagnosed with a fib lasted two hours and I went to the emergency room but I really need to get this under control in my mind because it's ruining my life . If my heart acts up in the morning it dictates my whole day. I have got to get where you are with the metal part thank you for posting that because it's nice to hear and it gives me encouragement and hope that I may be there someday sooner than later.good luck and thank you
Thanks for your encouragement.
Me too and I don't feel it Just keep thinking something will happen and nothing had. Mental fright..not good. I go about my days okey . I was a big traveler but have not gone anywhere far since my last trip overseas about four years ago. Lately not gone anywhere close. Not good.