Here we go again AF!!!!

[Gillybean123]

Morning everyone, my AF flipped in yesterday morning after being 12 months free. Little blips here and there but nothing major. Anyway it. is between 80 and 119. Keeps messing around. I shall stick it out. I think it will go back down. But it’s always the same no matter how many times we go through it there is always that little panic. X

[Nerja2012]

Gillybean Same here, First one for a year last week, lasted 7 hours. You will be feeling so disappointed. Its taking a while for my heart to settle down but getting there. Runs of tachycardia etc. Hopefully a year without another one but who knows eh ! Take care,

[Gillybean123 in reply to Nerja2012]

Hi there, when you say taking a while for your heart to settle is it jumping about a bit and fain here and there? Are you ok today?

[Nerja2012 in reply to Gillybean123]

Hi Gillybean. After I spoke to my GP who couldn't help at all as to the cause of my " funny episodes I realised that all this started when I was told to stop taking Bisoprolol ( low heart rate and diastolic) it will be WEEKS before I hear back from GP with advice so I'm going to try 1.25 Bisoprolol every other day as suggested on here to see if that helps. I stopped Bisoprolil SLOWLY in April but if taking alternate days helps it will be a bonus. I think as far as GPS go, we'll mine anyway self help is important hence this group. The support on here is invaluable. It has started to settle this last week. But 6 years on I'm still learning. I feel for the Newbies, I appreciate the Reply. M

[Gillybean123 in reply to Nerja2012]

I was on bisoprolol for a good few years then this year I thought I have had enough. At one stage I was taking 10mg after three bouts in hospital in a month. Then it went down to 75mg. I didn’t realise at the time that it was the bisoprolol that was making me short of breath. I couldn’t walk or breath properly when walking my dogs. So I thought enough is enough I decided I wanted to come off it. I told my specialist I wanted to change to verapamil she said why not digoxin. Detoxing gives me halos in my eyes and kaleidoscope migraines.I said no way I had heard of verapamil on here so stuck it out and in the end they gave it me. I have been a different person on these tablets. I think I know what caused this episode which stupidly was my own fault wanting something different to eat. But anyway hopefully I am on the way to feeling better. I think I have had AF for most of my life but it was only diagnosed by a new doctor at the surgery a young chap. This was in 2011. Had an ablation on 1st April 2013. It held for two years. But they now say it is something to do with my AV Node. You have a good day x

[Nerja2012 in reply to Gillybean123]

It's a mine field Gillybeen but as long as we get there in the end. Trial and error I guess, we all know our own bodies. Take care M

[Dr-Gohan in reply to Gillybean123]

Gillybean,. At some point you may be offered a chance to get your AV node ablated. Then your AF is unable to mess with your Ventricles. However, as your body ages, the heart rate will slow down. This requires a pacemaker be implanted."This is sometimes referred to 'ablate and pace' " my uncle had this procedure done and lived to be 91. Maybe a little too long, but the point is it's one way to go to feel good and get off almost all medication. The AF is unable to disrupt your heart, so the patient remains asymptomatic.

If you have time, type ablate and pace into any search engine. I would love to hear. Back from you on this.

[jeanjeannie50]

How are you this morning?

Think back to what you'd been eating before the attack started. Sugar, artificial additives, alcohol and doing strenuous things are great ones for kicking off AF. I once triggered an episode after pulling up brambles in the garden.

Jean

[Gillybean123 in reply to jeanjeannie50]

Good Morning, I often think about you. When I was really going through it you really helped me. Thanks for that. Anyway the only thing I think may have triggered it was pork mince. Now I never eat red meat and always make my meatballs with turkey mince but Tesco’s we’re out of it so I thought try the pork mince. Meatballs were amazing and I had them two nights running. Think I would have got away with one but not two. And one of my sheds had collapsed and I sorted that out. I was so annoyed when it started. It is a bit jittery now but has come down. Makes me so tired. X

[jeanjeannie50 in reply to Gillybean123]

It always used to make me feel happy if I could blame AF attacks on to something. Then I felt I could control them. Yes, that drained feeling is so annoying, would stay with me for days.

Feeling annoyed, nervous, frightened, tired etc are all things that can kick off an attack. Then the fear that brings to us keeps the attack going. Being in constant AF is a breeze I can tell you and I'm mostly asymptomatic. However, those awful days of violent attacks will never fade.

Hope you have an AF free time now.

Jean

[Gillybean123 in reply to jeanjeannie50]

Hi there, it’s started again about half an hour ago. Don’t know why. Doctor said yesterday everything was fine BP was perfect and pulse was fine. Now well! She said to up flec. for a few days and see how I go. Never mind. X

[jeanjeannie50 in reply to Gillybean123]

Sorry to hear this. It's always the way that on the day we visit doc all is well! Sods law!!!

[Gillybean123 in reply to jeanjeannie50]

Hi there, just called Doctor my heart is 108 has been since yesterday afternoon. Not quivering or missing like it was but a very clear 108. When you are in constant Af what is your pulse? Thanks

[jeanjeannie50 in reply to Gillybean123]

Between 60's and 90's

[jeanjeannie50 in reply to Gillybean123]

With a pulse of 108 I wouldn't feel ill. Do you? Can you feel the beat in any way e.g. your chest?

[Cookie24]

This just happened to me also. Good for one year and then bam. I think it was too much running around, hot weather golf, and dehydration. The episode lasted 9 days. A cardioversion was scheduled for Monday, but I converted to sinus this last Thursday. I have had two ablations.

[Gillybean123 in reply to Cookie24]

Hi there, 9 days is a long one. Mine went down yesterday I think. My machine will only measure when I have a nice pulse but at the moment it is a bit erratic. Don’t you find it totally debilitating is that the right word. Feel like I have house bricks in my shoes. Went to feed neighbours cats last night and fell over didn’t hurt myself but I couldn’t believe it, never mind should be seeing doctor this morning see what he says. Hope you have a good day x