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[Linesteps]

hi does anyone ever get really angry with their AF !! I’ve been in SR for 3weeks and feeling fab then suddenly wham I don’t reallly have many symptoms but I know my heart is irregular !! Wish I knew what triggers it , the only thing I can think of today is being hungry !! Rant over 😂

[BobD Volunteer]

You have AF you will get AF. Don't waste your time asking why though staying well hydrated is number one thing.

[Linesteps in reply to BobD]

thanks , your right

[Rosie1066]

My AF started after I had an Aortic heart valve replacement operation back in 2008. My AF gradually got more intense as the years went by and I have recently been fitted with a Pacemaker.

[WildIris]

I was having an episode today and looked at my feelings of tension and fear about it, from a sort of meditative state, and those feelings eased away and so did the afib. Not that its necessarily repeatable, but it does seem that those tense feelings are part of the problem for me.

[Bingofox007]

mine tends to kick off when I get extremely stressed or very emotional. It distracts me from my feelings as annoyance takes over that it’s started again. Similar anger towards it as you I guess. Take care 🦊x

[secondtry]

Convinced unsustainable lifestyle choices and a genetic disposition combined account for the majority of AF.

Convinced triggers can be difficult to identify as typically one looks for one cause for every episode, which as BobD says can drive you mad.

Convinced the cause of episodes for most ordinary folk is a combination of factors, with stress often contributing the most, reaching a point where AF is triggered.

Suggested solution: improve all lifestyle choices continually and consider combining with supplements, drugs or if essential an ablation, so the trigger threshold is never reached - a 'hybrid cure'.

[Singwell in reply to secondtry]

I think this is spot on. One's mental attitude has to be part of the hybrid approach too. For quite a while I spent far too much energy trying to avoid getting AF. Ironically it made me anxious which...you know the rest 😀

[secondtry in reply to Singwell]

Agreed, I was abbreviating by including that in lifestyle choices ie to expand..... adopt a positive mental attitude that through tangible change and more spiritual focus AF can become an overall positive experience for your health & wellbeing.

[Singwell in reply to secondtry]

Yes.

[Deepbreath27]

yes I get furious with my AF. Then I remind myself that it could be much worse. Being hungry can trigger me too, as well as the usual stress, ( even nice stress/ excitement)lack of sleep and dehydration.

[Lbeat796 in reply to Deepbreath27]

All my triggers too

[Singwell]

Low blood sugar can trigger it for me. More than once when in A and E my AF stopped after a cuppa amd tuna sandwich. Not saying it's a cure mind.

[Rosemaryb1349]

AF was blighting my life a few years ago and I seemed to be in a perpetual state of anxiety about when the next episode would kick off. One day I just got angry, first with myself for allowing the worry to get to that level and then with the AF itself. I will not ever let it rule my life again to that extent. I had a mahoosive ablation done in Aberdeen back in 2018 which gave me over 2 years of NSR and although it has reared it's ugly head again it is not nearly so debilitating as before so I haven't asked to be referred back to my EP again. I do have a Pacemaker which will need renewing in the next few months so they are keeping a close eye on what's going on.

[Karendeena]

My afib plays games with me, just when I think it's safe and I begin to forget about it, it comes back and hits me like a truck for no damn reason that I can think of. I then know I am in it for the long haul, usually 30 hours plus with tachycardia as well. Dreadful feeling and makes me really angry

[Linesteps in reply to Karendeena]

it’s comforting to know I’m not alone in the way I feel

[Karendeena in reply to Linesteps]

What gets me the most is that my afib seems to have its own built in clock. I think the demon knows when my time is up and gives me the episodes every 3 months almost to the date!!!

[Janey1955]

yes it just appears. Although mine is every 3-4 weeks so I know whatever I do in weeks 1 and 2 I won’t get it. Think mine’s genetic. My mother had it and my son who is only 31 has just been given a diagnosis of irregular heartbeat and they are doing tests. But what can you do

[Windlepoons]

I would describe my reactions as resigned but frustrated! Every 3 weeks I get an episode that lasts all night, then a day between feeling ok, then another episode. It's bearable but damned frustrating. We are in the process of selling the house and need to be travelling to look at new abodes, but it's an ordeal sometimes when I'm not up to par. I understand your feelings and commiserate.

[jimlad2]

Yep, it can be angering/annoying to find that suddenly it's back again. As for triggers, there are many known possibilities, and no doubt many unknown ones. Each of us probably has our own. Wind pressure in the stomach, stress, dehydration, low magnesium, hyperthyroidism, tyramine (which builds up in aging/stored food), excess calcium intake, and vagal nerve issues are fairly common ones. Identifying the triggers that apply to you almost certainly won't cure your AF, but might help you to reduce the number of episodes you suffer.

[JOY2THEWORLD49]

Hi

Think you are lucky because my AF is Rapid and Persistent. Meaning all the time. Yes you understand triggers.

Still AF is a burden for all. It sounds like I will need to live with it for life.

Rest up and be waited on!!!!!

Undiagnosed AF caused my Stroke and then of course finding out that Papillary thyroid cancer caused the AF. But I'm the lucky one as caught in time in hospital on day 4.

Now behind me 3 x yearly cancer free scansm controlled AF. Lots to live for 2 children, 4 grandchildren and 2. greatgrandchildren.

cheri JOY. 74. (NZ)