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D3 as an Alternative to Warfarin?

Hello everyone - long time no post 😄. I am still ticking along quite nicely (touches wood) but am still interested in you good people and AF in general. Hope...

Hello everyone - long time no post 😄. I am still ticking along quite nicely (to...

Froggy

•8 years ago

10 Replies

Everything you wanted to know.......Mk 2 - the appointment!

Evening all! Well finally got my appt with consultant on Friday last, and got to ask many questions! I have to admit he is a very amenable man and easy to...

Evening all! Well finally got my appt with consultant on Friday last, and got t...

Wightbaby

•8 years ago

3 Replies

Shingles

Has anyone had a shingles vaccine if so did it have any adverse affect I am taking Apixaban

Has anyone had a shingles vaccine if so did it have any adverse affect I am taki...

souljacs4

•8 years ago

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Flashes in eyes

I had myablation a week ago I've started with a colourful wiggle/flash in my eyes think I remember a post about this, is it normal, thanx

I had myablation a week ago I've started with a colourful wiggle/flash in my ey...

gingerfurball

•8 years ago

9 Replies

Confused about classification

What do you make of this? As far as I can tell, my AF comes and goes. I have short episodes most days, lasting from a few minutes up to an hour. When I have...

What do you make of this? As far as I can tell, my AF comes and goes. I have sh...

Mrspat

•8 years ago

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Heart rate.

Hi everyone, after having my bisoprolol increased to 2.5 ( low dosage I know) I worry about my heart rate. being hospitalised last week with chest pains and af...

Hi everyone, after having my bisoprolol increased to 2.5 ( low dosage I know) I ...

Dottilind

•8 years ago

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In AFib & procedure due in 6 days - help!

On Sunday, after a long but relaxing drive to the silver city to see my Mum for her 95th birthday tomorrow, I awoke yesterday morning to rapid heart thumping,...

On Sunday, after a long but relaxing drive to the silver city to see my Mum for ...

irene75359

•8 years ago

24 Replies

Ectopics , PVC, PACS etc

Does anyone who suffers from these and other arrhythmia a also get constant dizziness and lightheaded mess and also nausea? I have been experiencing all the...

Does anyone who suffers from these and other arrhythmia a also get constant dizz...

Stephanietee

•8 years ago

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Amioderone colour

I ak taking amioderone (on 2nd week 400mgs and wonderedcif anyone on it has had problems with their legs and feet going really grey with lots of little blue...

I ak taking amioderone (on 2nd week 400mgs and wonderedcif anyone on it has had ...

groesclose

•8 years ago

4 Replies

Cardio- Gastric - Vagus nerve interaction

How many of us have read about Roemheld Syndrome? Does it exist? What do cardiologists in the UK think of it? Most of us suffer with AF now or in the past. We...

How many of us have read about Roemheld Syndrome? Does it exist? What do cardiol...

Lcpatrol

•8 years ago

31 Replies

Afib Ablation

hello im 3 months in after an ablation my question is i have a fast heart rate 80 to 90 all the time its not that so much its just for no reason my heart...

hello im 3 months in after an ablation my question is i have a fast heart rate ...

bambi57

•8 years ago

7 Replies

Home after cryo ablation

Hello everyone, Well, I had my cryo ablation on Thursday, and came home on Friday (I had a GA). I dont know if they did a more indepth procedure because I was...

Hello everyone, Well, I had my cryo ablation on Thursday, and came home on Frida...

Bunny92

•8 years ago

6 Replies

Woke up in AF

I had a bad night due to the symptoms that have prevailed due to the urinary catheter (removed on the day of the ablation) that was necessary during my...

I had a bad night due to the symptoms that have prevailed due to the urinary cat...

pottypete1

•8 years ago

22 Replies

Post Ablation Gastric Problems

Two weeks post cardiac ablation under a general anaesthetic and still having recurring constipation, bloating, sulphur burps and diarrhoea, stomach cramps....

Two weeks post cardiac ablation under a general anaesthetic and still having rec...

Lynnsj63

•8 years ago

19 Replies

Inspiration

Just seen that a until recently Wales international rugby player has just completed the Wales ironman event, after being diagnosed with AF and having an...

Just seen that a until recently Wales international rugby player has just comple...

Hidden

•8 years ago

9 Replies

Posh magnesium vs Andrews Salts/Boots equivalent/Epsom Salts. Magnesium can be cheap & effective. So why the posh?

Is there a reason everyone taking magnesium is taking expensive versions of magnesium when you cd take Andrews Salts or Boots' equivalent? Andrews contains...

Is there a reason everyone taking magnesium is taking expensive versions of magn...

Boombiddy

•8 years ago

10 Replies

Wellburtin

Hi, I have had 2 abalations and many cardioconversions. I have been taking Wellburtin for 2 weeks and now I am having either afib or flutter so I am on my 2nd...

Hi, I have had 2 abalations and many cardioconversions. I have been taking Wellb...

Salty0987

•8 years ago

7 Replies

AF and higher risk of cardiac issues

This was recently published and can be found at BMJ. http://www.bmj.com/company/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/irregular-heart-beat-conditions.pdf All a bit...

This was recently published and can be found at BMJ. http://www.bmj.com/company...

Kbuck1234

•8 years ago

6 Replies

New here long term Tikosyn good idea or not

I had two rf ablations in 2000. Neither were successful however condition improved to point in a few years was able to discontinue Diltiazem. Af has been more...

I had two rf ablations in 2000. Neither were successful however condition improv...

vazjim

•8 years ago

11 Replies

Healthy ...run 4-6 miles everyday.

To say that I am frustrated is a minimal statement . I have always been active my whole life as a teenager as a cheerleader in college as a cheerleader than...

To say that I am frustrated is a minimal statement . I have always been active...

Mommy56

•8 years ago

2 Replies

Cough after cryoablation

I have seen a couple of references in posts on other things to people having a cough after this. I have had a persitent wheezy cough since my cryoablation...

I have seen a couple of references in posts on other things to people having a c...

smwdorset

•8 years ago

7 Replies

NEED SOME HELP PLEASE

HI EVERY ONE HOP YOU HAD GOOD WEKEND , I HAD AN ECHO/ SHOWING NORMAL LV FUNCTION AND MILD LEFT TRIAL DILATATION WITH AN RE 27CM2. WHATS THAT MEAN PLEASE , THX

HI EVERY ONE HOP YOU HAD GOOD WEKEND , I HAD AN ECHO/ SHOWING NORMAL LV FUNCTION...

karim123

•8 years ago

3 Replies

No meds for three weeks

Hi folks, having recently retired we have decided to take it easy for a few months to assist my recovery from an unconnected matter. To that end we are in the...

Hi folks, having recently retired we have decided to take it easy for a few mont...

Keith1973

•8 years ago

7 Replies

Waking up with rapid heart rate

I had a nightmare two nights ago it was about 2 hours after I had fallen asleep. As I woke my heart rate was about twice what is currently for me normal. It...

I had a nightmare two nights ago it was about 2 hours after I had fallen asleep....

pottypete1

•8 years ago

27 Replies

Ablation # 2

Hi everyone, Jeff from from California here. Confirmed for a Radiofrequency ablation on October 14. By way of background, I was diagnosed with AFIB during...

Hi everyone, Jeff from from California here. Confirmed for a Radiofrequency ab...

Jhcoop55

•8 years ago

14 Replies

Bisoprolol again and Digoxin.

My GP has stopped my Bisoprolol and has reduced my Digoxin by half with an intent to stop that too. She has done this because my pulse rate was 60 and also...

My GP has stopped my Bisoprolol and has reduced my Digoxin by half with an inten...

7Helena

•8 years ago

15 Replies

Where to go

Where would i get to see an E.P. privately. I live around the Newport, cardiff area, so now good waiting 2 years. Cant find list on Health Unlocked site. I...

Where would i get to see an E.P. privately. I live around the Newport, cardiff a...

groesclose

•8 years ago

17 Replies

i need help plese

Does anyone knoe anything about arythmol? I am t ver happy happy on amiodorone because 8f sll the side effects i would be so greatful for your opinion. Thank...

Does anyone knoe anything about arythmol? I am t ver happy happy on amiodorone b...

groesclose

•8 years ago

9 Replies

Atypical left atrial flutter post-ablation

Feeling much, much better after ablation three months ago, but EP thinks I may have developed the above condition. I finally found an article {see abstract...

Feeling much, much better after ablation three months ago, but EP thinks I ma...

Lizty

•8 years ago

15 Replies

SVT-AFIB in one event??

Has anyone here ever had svt for years, then went in to ER with the pounding heart beat after 16 hr's of it, being horrified to call~911~ then I started to...

Has anyone here ever had svt for years, then went in to ER with the pounding hea...

scardycat

•8 years ago

13 Replies

Posts - Atrial Fibrillation Support | HealthUnlocked

Atrial Fibrillation Support

All posts for September 2016

D3 as an Alternative to Warfarin?

Everything you wanted to know.......Mk 2 - the appointment!

Shingles

Flashes in eyes

Confused about classification

Heart rate.

In AFib & procedure due in 6 days - help!

Ectopics , PVC, PACS etc

Amioderone colour

Cardio- Gastric - Vagus nerve interaction

Afib Ablation

Home after cryo ablation

Woke up in AF

Post Ablation Gastric Problems

Inspiration

Posh magnesium vs Andrews Salts/Boots equivalent/Epsom Salts. Magnesium can be cheap & effective. So why the posh?

Wellburtin

AF and higher risk of cardiac issues

New here long term Tikosyn good idea or not

Healthy ...run 4-6 miles everyday.

Cough after cryoablation

NEED SOME HELP PLEASE

No meds for three weeks

Waking up with rapid heart rate

Ablation # 2

Bisoprolol again and Digoxin.

Where to go

i need help plese

Atypical left atrial flutter post-ablation

SVT-AFIB in one event??

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