Follow up to Afib Advice post

[DDYTCC]

Hi All

Thanks for great feedback to my previous posts, Mine is permanent AF and I'm on 5mg Bisoprolol. I wonder if anyone in similar situation past or present experiences regular dizziness/ light headed. My most common symptom is waking up reasonably fine but then after 30 mins or so, feels like I'm going light headed/faint etc as if my blood pressure has really dropped. I wonder about breakfast diet ? Any thoughts and thanks again

[WhitstableWanderer]

Do you take the Bisoprolol as one pill in the morning? If so, that could well leave you feeling faint for a period after it has kicked in. From other comments on here, many take the Biso in the evening, or at least split it to two half doses, morning and evening.

[DDYTCC in reply to WhitstableWanderer]

Hi Peteratsylvan

Thank you for the reply, I take the Biso as one tablet usually around 11am (I try to keep a similar time each day) therefore the bout of dizziness has usually occurred by then. It's odd I tend to be fine immediately upon waking up, then after having breakfast I get moving around etc and whoosh I just feel really dizzy, like a real bout of low blood pressure. This probably happens regularly (5 mornings out of 7 each week at least) thanks Dave

[Billblue]

I have permanent af was on 5 mg bisoprolol taken in the morning but blood pressure dropped sometimes to low spoke to doctor who suggested reducing to 2.5 mg at bedtime then monitor it that was two years ago and I am fine now. All pressures ok

[DDYTCC in reply to Billblue]

Hi Billblue thanks very much for the reply. I feel I want to reduce the dosage myself and see how I go, I will get in touch with GP again about that.

If you don’t mind, can I ask are you just controlling the AF with medication or have you had any sort of procedure as well?

Thanks Dave

[Billblue in reply to DDYTCC]

I had these problems the same as yourself headaches etc i only have medication 125 digoxin and 2.5 of bisoprolol 20 mg of rivaroxaban and a simvastatin I have had permanent AF for 4 years the first two I suffered with anxiety and all sorts going through my head and heart rate and blood pressure all over the place but for the last 12 months I don’t get to stressed or worry now and take digoxin and rivaroxaban with Evening meal and statin and bisoprolol at bedtime blood pressure 130/85 heart rate 75 on treadmill medium walking 125/130 but drops down quickly now I feel I do not have A F in my mind but appreciate its there and get on with my sea fishing in Devon p.s. I am 75 going on 30 hope this helps