So I’ve been AF for last 16 hours
BPM first fluctuated from 50 to 120
I took 1.25mg bisoporol at 9pm last night
Took another 1.25mg at 6am
BPM now between 47 and 87
No other symptoms accept a minor bit of a spaced out feeling
I’m part time AF normally .
Shall I just carry on with my day or sit and chill until it passes ?
Doesn't sound like you AF burden is particularly heavy so just carry on as normal , keep busy and distracted and try not to think about it. Obviously if you experiecne chest pain or fainting then you need to seek medical attention but you are doing all the right things.
AFis a long journey abut you will get the hang of it eventually.
Hi Bob cheers
When you say fainting do you mean light headed or actual physical fainting ?
When I was at 145 bpm yesterday I was walking dog and got noticeably light headed but not near fainting
If I went for medical attention every time I was light headed I would live in A and E I think. There are days when getting up out of a chair has to be done slowly and with care. Do it in a hurry and four paces across the room I'm grabbing furniture. In my case it is low blood pressure.
Cheers Bob , I’ve posted a lot of questions recently and appreciate your responses as they are reassuring . I’m still trying to acknowledge I have this and trying to consume as much knowledge as possible
Thanks
That's very interesting. Why do you think your blood pressure drops? When I was lightheaded, seemingly not at the same time as I was in Afib, and couldn't stand up for a time until it passed, I never knew quite why it happened. As I lay there, I thought 'is it dehydration, low sugar, low bp, low hr'. I guess it didn't happen that often so I never got round to finding out. It must have been connected to the AFib in some way as for the last year since my ablation it hasn't happened once. It did happen in the hospital and that was low blood pressure which took about an hour to naturally come up to normal again. Maybe that's my answer. Why does bp drop like that?
One of my grandsons who has PoTS or something like it is fainting more often, sometimes not for several days, sometimes 5 times in a day. The week before last he fainted and fell down a flight of stairs and hit his head. The A&E doctor said that they should get a stairlift and one was installed this week. It is worrying as with this kind of illness there seems to be very little that anyone can do.
Don't have AF any more since 2009 but BP can drop like a stone on occasions. Average resting heart rate around 85 and BP 125/75 but from time to time HR drops to mid fifties and BP to 100/60 at which point I have to be careful. I know I have first degree block but no nearer to understanding current situation. Long stop is PM of course but then I won't be able to do any tig or mig welding and have to go outside when any of the boys do any. At least the AGA won't affect it. lol 😁
What cured your AF Bob ? And how bad was your AF before you were cured ?
My resting heart rate is 58-60, very little movement there. I don't measure my blood pressure apart from knowing it's in the normal range. I'm just getting my head around the parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous system. I don't think we did that at school, way back.
Same as Bob. I would try to ignore at that rate!
I've found that during my previous long episodes like that, not being active tends to make me more aware of the symptoms and cause extra worry. Going about my normal activities (within reason without getting tired out) worked best for me. It's the worry that seemed to prolong mine.
When mine kicks off, its like this…Bob’s advice is good. I sometimes do breathing exercises, go for a walk etc to try to help reset it
Same doses as you too
Probably best to get on with things as much as possible. Takes your mind off the listening for every bobbly beat!! The bisoprolol will be making you feel spacy I think. It does that to me when I take an extra. Hope it passes soon. If you are busy you might not even notice it click back into sinus rhythm. I could sometimes feel it go back if I wasn’t busy, as it made me feel a bit odd for a moment as it reverted itself.
Paroxysmal AF - but a long episode.
What is a AF Episode/Attack
AF episode in the heat
Bisoprolol and AF episode
Stopping an AF episode
