Hi everyone
Had successful Cardioversion yesterday, feeling tired and achy today.
Medication changed previously on Bisoprolol 10mg now 5mg. Digoxin stopped. Continue with Apixaban.
Would just like to know how people felt after having Cardioversion, and how was your HR after. ?
And when did you start doing more ?
I know everyone is different, not sure how I should feel, my HR is about 50-55 at rest
Thankyou
Hope it works well for you .
Hi Mabal, I've had quite a few cardioversions and my advice to you is not to exert yourself in any way for a few weeks. I once walked up a hill the day after having one and immediately went back into AF. Let your heart gain strength beating correctly, it's so easy for it to flip back into an abnormal rhythm.
My heart has always gone back to my normal resting rate of 62ish after a cardioversion.
Jean
Thankyou for reply, I have booked 2 weeks of work, plan to take it easy. I’m basically pottering around the house, watching tv.
I might have a little walk next week around the block slowly.
I was up and about the same day, feeling 100%, though I know others here struggle a little bit after theirs. I hope you soon get back to your normal self again.
Glad it went well for you Mabel, yes take it very easy. Having two weeks off is great. After my last successful cardioversion I shuffled very slowly round a supermarket two days later, as I felt much better but not 100%. That evening felt it flip and had an 18 hour episode. I was so upset, I’d waited what felt like forever for it feeling dreadful and thought I’d gone back into persistent, luckily I self reverted the day after.Can’t remember what my heart rate was, might have been slightly slower for a while, when you are feeling more with it you might feel better being on 5 mg bisoprolol instead of 10, I could not tolerate 10 at all. It gave me awful side effects.
Thankyou Vistingcat I am so grateful for your reply’s
I got used to the 10mg Bisoprolol, at first I felt awful, now I’m in NSR and reduced dose to 5 I hope to start feeling better.
I feel better today although feel tired-wondering whether it’s the change in meds, still I can rest.
I’m worry about going back into AF 🤦♀️ Suppose that’s normal.
How are you now ?
Great that you are feeling better, still be careful, it’s easy to get drawn into doing stuff just cos it’s there to be done.I’d say I’m fine (touch wood) I’m just over two years since my last cardioversion and on flecainade to hopefully keep it at bay. I had an episode the other morning, 6 ish, flec dose due, absolutely no reason I can think of, hadn’t done anything to provoke it, I can do so many things that are triggers for others with no problem, reverted after 5 hours Just as I was about to take extra flec, took it very easy for the rest of the day.
So when were you prescribed the flecainade ?
Sorry Mabal I’ve been messing with sewing stuff and patterns all day in case we get to York next month.
I had the cardioversion in Sept 19 and was perscibed the flecainade when I saw the EP in Nov 19.
That’s ok. I haven’t seen a EPShould I ask to see one ?
I am due to go back for follow up appointment in about 6-8weeks to have another echocardiogram.
A lot of people I read about in this forum are on flecainade. Suppose I can discuss with my Gp if needed.
Hope you get to York sounds lovely.
They are specialists in arrhythmias and ablations, a cardiologist referred me to see if I could have an ablation. Unfortunately not. I think your GP can refer you though. I think it has to be a specialist who prescribes flecainade if he thinks you need it.
Have a chat with your cardiologist when you have your follow up appointment. Keep taking it easy 😀
Thankyou Take care
Hi Mabal, felt great after my cv, but it didn’t last. Four days and I was back to my normal palps and fluttering, After three ablations one being a cryo, a cv, I feel it is just something that I will always have to live with. I also have the extra problem that I am not allowed to take any of the medications for our problem! Not easy. Hope your cv lasts.
Thankyou for your reply. Sorry to hear yours didn’t last. Do you have AF ?
You can’t take any medication- are you allergic ?
What about an anticoagulant?
Hope your not to symptomatic.
Take care
Hi Mabal, yes I have PAF. Seemingly a cryoablation is carried out for AF. I am on Apixapan and a statins but cannot take any of the medication that deals with rhythm problems. In 2015 they diagnosed Brugada! Didn’t need to hear that, I was 69. Because of that I shouldn’t have gone down with AF but I did. I should be male, I am female, I am a mystery to them all. Without palpitations I can occasionally forget about Brugada. After eighteen months, the palps all kicked off again at the beginning of June. Waiting for a monitor and echogram. No face to face, which I think is awful, but that is how things are at the mo. So, I just keep very busy and try to thank God I am still here at the right old age of 75. My heart is very strong, it is all the electrics that are the problem. Good luck. Xx
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