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I started to run to catch my train

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Good morning everyone, I hope you are fine.

On my previous post I related my personal story with AFIB.

Today I would like to share with you what happened to me few hours ago.

This morning I tried to catch my train. I started to run from my apartment to the train station, it is about 1,6km and it takes normally 20min to go there by walk.

I was in hurry and I run to do it in 9 minutes.

My heart started to race from 80 to 120 and made 3 hours to slow down a little bit (aroud 102 right now).

I used to practice every sport like swimming, volleyball, tennis, gymnastics... And I thought my heart rest will drop not so long after the ablation.

Maybe I need few hours to calm my heart without drugs ?

I am almost 4 months post ablation and there are some significant difference between one day and an other.

My rest rate yesterday was around 73 and I guess today will be about 102.

I stopped every drugs 1 months ago but I felt uncomfortable I took bisoprol 1,25mg and Flécain 150mg I hope it will calm down the BPM.

From what I can record there is no AFIB, only fast and regular heart beat, I used to be between 55-65 BPM before the alation and I have to admit that being between 80-105 makes me feel uncomfortable and the last week I used to check my pulse seeral times a day.

If anybody has some advice to reduce my HR feel free to answer.

I'll try to being less anxious for the rest of the day.

Take care everybody!

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When did you have your ablation? Raised heart rate post ablation is very common and can take up to nine months to return to "normal" levels.

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Lien-Ju in reply to BobD

I had my ablation on 28th November and this is the first time it is that high since the ablation. Do you think there is a link with this quick but intense run during the morning?

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BobDVolunteer in reply to Lien-Ju

Yes I suspect that your heart takes longer to recover is all. Still very early days yet.

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Lien-Ju in reply to BobD

I'll try to do some elleptical machien to see how many horus do I need to get a low rest rate. Maybe it could bring answersn thank BobD!

Like BobD says, it can take 9 months for HR to reduce following ablation. I know that this was the case for me. If I am correct, you are 4 months post abalation, so still time for things to settle.

I'm no expert, but if you were in NSR, there would be no point in taking flec?

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I hope this is the case for me, I should learn to be more patient but sometimes my HR is low and I feel great and not tired, in other case like today I feel like a zombie!

Well I'm no an expert too, the doctor told me to take 1 caps if a crisis occures. I think the beta blockers helped me but the flecn I doubt of it. This is the first time my HR reach this point, maybe the beta blockers are enough?

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