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TAKE HEART, A. Fibbers and A. Flutterers

I got rhythm. I got sinus rhythm, which I got it six months ago following my cardiac ablation at the City Hospital in Nottingham. I accept that my A fib...

I got rhythm. I got sinus rhythm, which I got it six months ago following my ca...

RaySyl

•7 years ago

9 Replies

Getting hot & sweaty

I have paf and dilated cardiomyopthy, both are well controlled with bisoprilil 10mg, perindiril 8mg, digoxin 250mcg, apixaban twice daily and atorvastatin...

I have paf and dilated cardiomyopthy, both are well controlled with bisoprilil 1...

Susangibbons

•7 years ago

11 Replies

Ablation and hip surgery

I had a total hip replacement in May woke up on A Fib. Had an ablation at the end of June and woke up with pneumonia. I am 3 weeks out and still get extremely...

I had a total hip replacement in May woke up on A Fib. Had an ablation at the en...

maelin

•7 years ago

4 Replies

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Does anyone know which diarrhoea tablet could I take on holiday with me (just to be prepared) that could be taken with Apixaban

Has anyone used a particular diarrhoea tablet whilst on Apixaban? I sometimes get an upset tummy on holiday and would like to take some tablets to be...

Has anyone used a particular diarrhoea tablet whilst on Apixaban? I sometimes ...

gemsmum

•7 years ago

8 Replies

Anyone on Atenolol?

If you are how are you getting on? At the moment I am not on any medication for AF,due to side effects Saw a different GP today and he suggested I try this. I...

If you are how are you getting on? At the moment I am not on any medication for ...

Grannycake

•7 years ago

8 Replies

Weight training

Hi all, just a quick question, do any fellow AF sufferers weight train, my son is a personal trainer and I have started weight training with him about 5 months...

Hi all, just a quick question, do any fellow AF sufferers weight train, my son i...

karl1524

•7 years ago

36 Replies

Sudden AFIB onset after near fainting, feeling like heart stopped

Hi all, I was diagnosed officially with AFIB at the age of 27. I've had several episodes prior, never diagnosed, and in July I had two powerful episodes, the...

Hi all, I was diagnosed officially with AFIB at the age of 27. I've had several...

breadsander

•7 years ago

35 Replies

Inverted

All of my reading on Kardia mobile are inverted support say make sure home button on right which I did still inverted anyone have any ideas Thx

All of my reading on Kardia mobile are inverted support say make sure home butto...

bmand

•7 years ago

6 Replies

Anticoagulant card

How do I get an anticoagulant card

Kbarnet77

•7 years ago

10 Replies

Lazy day

I get upset so very easily. So much bothers me. I use to fight my husband word for word. But there were things said over the years about the people who pretend...

I get upset so very easily. So much bothers me. I use to fight my husband word f...

Rubyladyemerald

•7 years ago

7 Replies

Still no AF after having tooth removed

I'm still AF free after having an infected root filled tooth removed. That's 14 weeks with no AF, when before I couldn't go longer than 4 to six weeks without...

I'm still AF free after having an infected root filled tooth removed. That's 14 ...

jeanjeannie50

•7 years ago

22 Replies

Afib oblation

I just had my AFIB oblation done July 17th I am feeling ok but taking it easy. Every now and I still feel palpitions,the doctor said it's normal I am back at...

I just had my AFIB oblation done July 17th I am feeling ok but taking it easy. ...

Ladysue

•7 years ago

5 Replies

New here - Contraction in my chest

Hi all, I have had these one off strong contraction in my chest that freaks the hell out of me. Of course my first thought was heart and went to have it...

Hi all, I have had these one off strong contraction in my chest that freaks the...

Intranslation

•7 years ago

7 Replies

Very late night

So I went to the Emergency room yesterday for a chest x-ray. That came back clear but they did see I tiny bit of fluid in the lining of the lung. So they ran...

So I went to the Emergency room yesterday for a chest x-ray. That came back clea...

Rubyladyemerald

•7 years ago

4 Replies

New Here- AF and Stress

Anyone share experience of low pulse (45bpm) AF and subsequent stress/anxiety from symptoms? How to cope? Had 2 failed ablations and cardioversions in past 3...

Anyone share experience of low pulse (45bpm) AF and subsequent stress/anxiety fr...

kevmca

•7 years ago

23 Replies

Amiodarone, Ablation and now Bisopropol

Hi been on Amiodarone since Dec 2016 with the usual unpleasant but bearable side effects. Had my ablation on 15th June and feel great even though I have to...

Hi been on Amiodarone since Dec 2016 with the usual unpleasant but bearable side...

Harfly

•7 years ago

21 Replies

Ok maybe a little step back

So the doc did a bunch of tests. Seems I have a little fluid sitting in between the membrane of my lungs. It appears after surgery. Sometimes it goes away and...

So the doc did a bunch of tests. Seems I have a little fluid sitting in between ...

Rubyladyemerald

•7 years ago

4 Replies

Amiodorone

Has anybody felt better after being cardioverted after loading dose of amiodorone and then continued on maintenance dose of 200mg?

Has anybody felt better after being cardioverted after loading dose of amiodoron...

etheral

•7 years ago

14 Replies

One step forward one step back

I have been doing good. Getting better. I did a little quilting today and walked around the house. However, I had to sit often because of short of breath. I...

I have been doing good. Getting better. I did a little quilting today and walked...

Rubyladyemerald

•7 years ago

3 Replies

Af and sexual relations

Hi all ive been frightened of having sex when in af. How does it affect others? My pulse in af is around the 130bpm. Do others have similar worries

Hi all ive been frightened of having sex when in af. How does it affect others? ...

Fenderman

•7 years ago

17 Replies

Feeling Toxic?

Ever since being put on Flecainide, Metoprolol and Xarelto a little over a year ago I have not felt like myself. At the risk of being written-off as too...

Ever since being put on Flecainide, Metoprolol and Xarelto a little over a year ...

Nanfranz

•7 years ago

31 Replies

Weight loss and medication

Has anyone experience of losing weight and then needing their medication adjusted? I have recently lost about 20 lb, quite deliberately, over a 6 month period....

Has anyone experience of losing weight and then needing their medication adjuste...

Mrspat

•7 years ago

10 Replies

Can GPs' manage PAF

I was admitted to A and E last November with AF and stabilised with drugs over the next 3 days, Sotalol and Abixaban. Then discharged with a echogram and 24...

I was admitted to A and E last November with AF and stabilised with drugs over t...

shorttail

•7 years ago

15 Replies

LAAO in the Headlines

We are concerned about high risk AF patients who are being denied access to life-saving treatment due to an 'indefinite' NHS England 'evaluation process'. If...

We are concerned about high risk AF patients who are being denied access to life...

Hidden

•7 years ago

1 Reply

Amiodarone or Sotalol

Thank you all for your feedback about Amiodarone. I went to see EP and only saw his registrar. He jotted down side effects but told me I have to wait till EP...

Thank you all for your feedback about Amiodarone. I went to see EP and only saw ...

Dottilind

•7 years ago

8 Replies

PAF and tiredness. What's the connection?

Hi everyone. I'm wondering what the connection is between being tired and episodes of PAF. For the moment I've decided not to have an ablation because I...

Hi everyone. I'm wondering what the connection is between being tired and episo...

jeremygray

•7 years ago

24 Replies

Heart failure and AF ....UPDATED question

Hi all..do any of you with AF and HF suffer from sudden weight gain ..i.e 3 to 4lbs overnight ..I gain weight with water retention and up my diuretics..but Ive...

Hi all..do any of you with AF and HF suffer from sudden weight gain ..i.e 3 to 4...

bushy2016

•7 years ago

9 Replies

Brand new to the group and newly DX.

Hi,I'm a 66 year old male recently DX at the end of March. Glad to have found a place to go in that I'm widowed and have no family. I feel like I'm facing a...

Hi,I'm a 66 year old male recently DX at the end of March. Glad to have found a ...

Abbott14

•7 years ago

6 Replies

Today wasn't too bad.

I got to sit on the porch a little this morning. It felt good. Then my shoulder acted up and I spent the day asleep because of pain meds. There is always...

I got to sit on the porch a little this morning. It felt good. Then my shoulder ...

Rubyladyemerald

•7 years ago

2 Replies

Help with understanding strange feeling after my first afib episode

Hi, this is my first post here and I was told I have paroxysmal atrial fibrillation after having an episode about 4 weeks ago. I ended up staying in Hospital...

Hi, this is my first post here and I was told I have paroxysmal atrial fibrillat...

bill-008

•7 years ago

29 Replies

Posts - Atrial Fibrillation Support | HealthUnlocked

Atrial Fibrillation Support

All posts for July 2017

TAKE HEART, A. Fibbers and A. Flutterers

Getting hot & sweaty

Ablation and hip surgery

Does anyone know which diarrhoea tablet could I take on holiday with me (just to be prepared) that could be taken with Apixaban

Anyone on Atenolol?

Weight training

Sudden AFIB onset after near fainting, feeling like heart stopped

Inverted

Anticoagulant card

Lazy day

Still no AF after having tooth removed

Afib oblation

New here - Contraction in my chest

Very late night

New Here- AF and Stress

Amiodarone, Ablation and now Bisopropol

Ok maybe a little step back

Amiodorone

One step forward one step back

Af and sexual relations

Feeling Toxic?

Weight loss and medication

Can GPs' manage PAF

LAAO in the Headlines

Amiodarone or Sotalol

PAF and tiredness. What's the connection?

Heart failure and AF ....UPDATED question

Brand new to the group and newly DX.

Today wasn't too bad.

Help with understanding strange feeling after my first afib episode

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