My resting heart rate is 45-50 due to all the drugs that I'm on, however when I have go into AF my heart rate jumps around between 90 and 100 to which I then have doctors in A & E saying that because my heart isn't racing, I'm not in any danger. But prior to all the drugs my heart used to fluctuate between 125 and 150. Has anyone else had this? I take a cocktail of drugs for the AF- flecainide twice daily, Bisoprolol 3.75 twice daily, ramipril, and Dabigatrin.
I don't go to A & E until my heart has been in AF for about 7 hours and I'm starting to feel exhausted despite my cardiologist saying to go after 2 hours of AF because of the negative response I get when I get there.
The last time I went ( 2 weeks ago ) I actually was admitted and was put on an Amioderone IV. I was in for 2 days, came home and within a day I was back in AF.
After 7 hours, I rang for an ambulance and was taken to A & E where I was seen by a cocky young doctor who made me feel a nuisance despite my telling him I was obeying the orders of my cardiologist. He gave me 5mg of Bisoprolol and said that my heart would go back into rhythm then sent me home but it was a further 9 hours before it did and at the end of this period after having 2 episodes of AF in quick succession, I was fit for nothing.
Is anyone else made to feel like they are being a nuisance?
When I go into AF, I can cope with the the little fluttery arythmia but know the big bangs are going to follow and they are so uncomfortable and I feel like my heart is coming into my mouth and after a few hours my heart starts to feel so sore.
Sorry for ranting on, but AF does drag you down and rule your life.
Anyway it will be ablation time soon so let's hope that works the first time.