Afib 10 days apart

[Frances1958]

I have Afib since last August it comes exactly 10 days apart I’m on 2.5 Bisoprolol and 60mg edoxaban just wondering if this happens to anyone else it lasts between 10 hrs to 40 hrs this is my first post .thank you

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AF is different for everyone but what you are describing doesn't sound out of the ordinary

[jeanjeannie50]

How odd that you have AF every 10 days, mine used to be every 4-6 weeks which I guess I could have put down to hormones.

Consuming food which contained artificial additives was a sure trigger for me. Could you link your attacks to anything like that? How do you feel when you get them and does your heart rate go high as well as out of rhythm?

Jean

[Frances1958 in reply to jeanjeannie50]

I can’t put it down to anything I stopped all sweet stuff my sr is usually 60 bpm when I get Afib it can go to 140 bpm I feel a little out of breath

[Koassilator in reply to Frances1958]

God forbid maybe I'm hard hearted but I don't even notice my HR racing or skipping.

But similarlites to Cirrhosis.

Can't drink, don't do salt, sugar or processed foods, etc.

This healthy lifestyle after the fact isn't easy to adjust overnight.

But we are innit to win it aren't we.🤔

[Desanthony]

Funny but my cousin got his every 2 weeks on a Friday (or actually early Saturday morning when in bed) and it coincided with the evening he went out to the pub with his neighbour. Didn't drink a lot but had a couple of pints and a cigar and a good chinwag. On all other days he didn't smoke or drink and possibly had the odd short bout of AF he didn't notice until on a device which caught the bad Af on the Saturday mornings! Although he stopped this it didn't stop his AF as he was also quite over weight and had other problems. Since then he has had Cv's and an ablation and has lost weight and is much better. Sometimes I think these things just happen. I frantically looked for triggers for my AF but the only thing I can definitely say has started me off is lifting something heavy - so unusual exertion - this happened once so is it a trigger? I already was at my ideal weight exercised regularly - but not too much and hardly drank and haven't smoked for 30 years and was on decaff coffee and tea because of bladder problems. I love talking to people who can actually pin their AF down to particular triggers - one guy at my clinic knows that wine is fine but caffeinated coffee is a trigger because he used to treat himself to a well known make of capuccino on a Friday lunchtime and then get AF. Lucky people as it seems so many of us just get it at times and cannot pin it down to make changes that actually make a difference.

[angeliks]

I have been given a pill in the pocket which I usually take at night. Flecainide Sometimes it works. Sometimes it doesn't. Breathing slowly certainly helps it go or glasses of icy water with plenty of burps. Blood pressure normal. Only take 50gm Losartan for this. That's it. For me it is stress that brings it on. Unfortunately I seem to stress quite easily. Things others certainly wouldn't concern themselves about. If it lasts too long I request a cardioversion which has helped each time. I also don't drink coffee, alcohol or eat dark chocolate. Sadly.

I don't feel palpitations but always know I have it because I feel wobbly and dizzy if I hurry or run.

[Lizie-Loo2013]

Think I’m pretty similar to this. My Af comes roughly every 5 days, last for 5 days and then goes. It’s such a regular pattern that I can more or less predict when it’s going to happen.

Even when feeling calm and relaxed it’s as though this pattern has to happen!

Truly fed up with it now - but plan not to let it get me too grumpy or low! It’s certainly very tiring though! 😡

[Hidden]

I have permanent AF. My BP monitor shows this as a flashing heart signal after the reading. I am waiting for further tests but this AF has been ongoing for around 6 months. I am on all the usual meds, blood thinners, BP meds Pulse lowering meds Water retention meds and to be honest I'm just hanging in there. I also have spinal problems, so can't exercise am well overweight (morbidly) and absolutely terrified of the Coronavirus, as I don't think my poor body could take this on top of everything else. If I bend down or stand up quickly, or stay on my feet for more than 5 minutes or lift ANYTHING over 2 lbs in weight I get dizzy. My poor husband is doing almost all household chores for us, we haven't enough information to know what to do before further intervention by the hospital. The tests for cardiology are on hold at the moment, due to Covid (here in Portugal) and if anyone can advise me in any constructive way, I would be grateful. x

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I've had paroxysmal AF for almost three years (since diagnosis) but use flecainide as a PIP so episodes are rarely longer than two hours (once 6!) Mine happen more frequently than yours though- swings and roundabouts- we are all different!