Flutters

[Myflowers2]

Has anyone had flutters for a day or so mone stop?

[mjames1]

"flutters" can mean different things to different people. Are you talking about afib? Aflutter? Ectopics? If you're not sure, you may need an ekg from your doctor and/or take one yourself with a home device like Kardia. Knowing what type of arrhythmia you have helps you and your doctor treat it more effectively.

Jim

[Myflowers2 in reply to mjames1]

Having a ECG on Monday hopefully that will show something.

[Coco51]

Yes. When my AF became persistent! It made me dizzy and a bit breathless and extremely anxious. Meantime the rhythm was extremely irregular and I felt as if something was trapped in my chest. How do you feel?

My husband had fast but regular palpitations when his blood pressure dropped and he felt faint. But they stopped after 30 mins or so. This was AVRNT.

We only found this out by using a Kardia monitor which we bought and linked to an app on our phones. A useful device we carry at all times. The cardiologist was able to read the PDF.

My history was that I had undiagnosed AF episodes lasting 2 hrs over 10 years. Whenever I went to the GP they had stopped so any ECG found nothing. I eventually had an episode which didn't stop and was diagnosed with persistent AF. The GP prescribed anticoagulants because of stroke risk, and also Bisoprolol which slowed the AF down. He referred, me to an Electrophysiologist (heart rhythm specialist). The EP got me a cardioversion 2 months later and performed an Ablation 3 months after that .

[Myflowers2 in reply to Coco51]

Did it work?

[Coco51 in reply to Myflowers2]

Sorry I have edited that post and put in more detail. I hit reply too soon!

[Myflowers2 in reply to Coco51]

Are you in England ?

[Coco51 in reply to Myflowers2]

Yes

[ozziebob in reply to Myflowers2]

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[Coco51]

Yes after a rocky start the ablation worked for about 9 months. Unfortunately because my AF was persistent it was harder to treat. I had a second ablation which virtually eliminated it. But got occasional episodes and took Flecainide - an anti arrhythmia drug. If you go down the ablation route there are better results when AF is still only episodic (paroxysmal). But it all depends on how you feel. And you need a proper diagnosis first.

[Ppiman]

Often. Flutters (which are palpitations or ectopic beats) wax and wane at will with me and I can go for weeks not feeling them. At present, they are at their worst and the other day "turned into" AF for a brief spell.

Steve

[Myflowers2 in reply to Ppiman]

Oh dear what do you do when you have the flutters. I check my blood pressure and heartbeat. Systolic is sometimes high and diastolic is low. Heart beat in the 50's.

[Ppiman in reply to Myflowers2]

I just remind myself what the specialist I saw told me, and realise that their bark is worse than their bite and try my best to ignore them (none too well!). I already take a daily dose of 1.25mg of bisoprolol, and my GP has told me to double that if need be. I am reluctant to do that as my pulse often drops to 50 already.

Have you an Apple Watch or similar (like a Wellue or Kardia ECG device)? This will let you know what the flutters are.

Steve

[Myflowers2 in reply to Ppiman]

No I haven't I don't know what to buy .

[Ppiman in reply to Myflowers2]

If you think it wouldn’t make you overly anxious, then the best by far in my view is the Apple Watch since it offers so much else as well as the excellent ECG facility. You need an iPhone to go with it, though.

Next easiest to use is the Kardia and I would get their pricier 6L model only. That can also, if you choose to pay for it, cost around £10.00 a month extra to get their so called “advanced determinations”. I ended up needing this as I have more arrhythmias than only AF.

If you also get these, then the 24-hour Wellue AI device is really exceptional. It’s what I use and I can recommend it. I’ve now also bought their smaller hand-held ECG monitor which is similar to the Kardia but offers AI analysis for free. Both do need a smart phone to use with the free app. The 24-hour device needs a laptop or PC.

Steve

[Myflowers2 in reply to Ppiman]

Thank you