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Strange question

But has anyone noticed that by talking a lot can actually either cause flutters/missed beats or full blown AF

I talk quite a lot at work, conf calls etc all day, and have noticed the difference in my heart activity to when I am at home, in particular in my sick periods, seems so odd.

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Hells bells if that happened to me I would be in permanent AF. LOL

B

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MickN in reply toBobD

I know defo an odd one, as on two occasions when I ahve been off work for a while, the AF even came back or was triggered after having a prolonged spell of symptom free, and the only thing I do at work is talk more, sat on my bum all day so nothing strenuous.

Perhaps some people at work would like to me to talk less haha

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Finvola

Yes, in the days before I took drugs to control things I noticed that sitting chatting could trigger palps. I assume it is something to do with breathing, stress and posture - eg holding the breath slightly longer whilst listening or talking too fast, or just stressful irregular breathing. Pestilential, isn't it? :(

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meadfoot in reply toFinvola

I am with Finvola on this one and agree with her thoughts totally.

Dee

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MickN

agree, but what does pestilential mean, is that english haha

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Finvola in reply toMickN

thefreedictionary.com/pesti...

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Bryonny

Dear Mick, I am not sure talking makes my AF worse, but I have noticed after talking for a while I can sometimes feel unwell which I never got before the AF. I do teaching as part of my role and after a 2 hour teaching session I am left feeling quite exhausted - or is this just my age now!

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Jenbo6

If I'm in full flow in a conversation I have to stop myself and slow down because I know it will bring on flutters and eptopics. I think because I'm retired and dont get a chance of conversations very often, I get a bit carried away and forget to breathe ! But joking apart, it does make a difference and I too think it's the breathing. AF follows you everywhere!

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MickN

I defo think there is some substance behind it, not as a singular trigger but perhaps the breathing side of it omens into it.

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angiek

Yes I do find that talking a lot (more than normal) can make my heart feel fluttery, even if not full blown AF. And singing hymns at a funeral recently was even worse! Since AF I generally find I feel breathless, or more accurately 'short of breath', more often than before AF. Even when I am not doing anything active. And I no longer take Bisoprolol as that made things far worse.

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MickN in reply togreengo1

no comment is a comment!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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RichMert

I think it is possible since you would be kicking the adrenaline in.

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Deeferdi

That is how I ended up being first diagnosed! Met my friend for tea and I was chatting away, filling her in with all the gossip and just said I'm going to faint, so she said shut up talking and eat! Later that night I fainted, needed an ambulance, was taken to A&E and diagnosed with AF!

Diane

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MickN

And I thought I was cracking up, knew there was a link as somedays I hardly come up for breath at work

I can blank people now when the mood takes me at work haha

Thanks all

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