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Antihistamine

Hi there, I am newbie to both the site and AF. I am on Apixaban 5mg twice a day and Flecainide 50mg twice a day. Could someone please advise me whether it is...

Hi there, I am newbie to both the site and AF. I am on Apixaban 5mg twice a day ...

Hidden

•7 years ago

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For all ICD users.....

The TV programe, "24 hours in A&E" will be showing what happened to some poor guy who's ICD started to shock him. It will be broadcast next Monday evening.

The TV programe, "24 hours in A&E" will be showing what happened to some poor gu...

Hidden

•7 years ago

8 Replies

Coaguchek for sale

Like new as moved to new meds''

fuzzflyer

•7 years ago

6 Replies

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Blood Clusters/Clots Coming From Throat?

Hi everybody I'm an 18 year old female who until recently has been perfectly healthy. I don't ever get sick, but in the past few months a slew of weird...

Hi everybody I'm an 18 year old female who until recently has been perfectly hea...

Ayam

•7 years ago

12 Replies

https://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2012/05/18/antibiotics-and-sudden-death/

This is the main reason for my earlier post...but it's been lost in the test....curious to know who others feel about taking antibiotics whilst having A...

This is the main reason for my earlier post...but it's been lost in the test.......

Delle

•7 years ago

9 Replies

Alivecor vs phone app....for a friend

My friend (doesn't have AF) is using a free heart rate phone app, but wants something that will give a graph of her heart rate , bit like an ECG to show her...

My friend (doesn't have AF) is using a free heart rate phone app, but wants some...

Wightbaby

•7 years ago

10 Replies

I thought this would be interesting to those following Portnahapp1e's story of endocarditis

https://www.bhf.org.uk/heart-matters-magazine/medical/what-is-endocarditis Essential info for anyone likely to be affected really. No scary pictures so you are...

https://www.bhf.org.uk/heart-matters-magazine/medical/what-is-endocarditis Essen...

Buffafly

•7 years ago

4 Replies

Off Xarelto...the chemical cosh!

Hi Everyone, Been off Xarelto for two weeks now....what an evil chemical cosh that drug was for me... First thing I've noticed is how poor my immune system is...

Hi Everyone, Been off Xarelto for two weeks now....what an evil chemical cosh t...

Delle

•7 years ago

15 Replies

Dentist

Hi Have an appointment with my dentist tomorrow. First time since being diagnosed with AF. Taking Bisoprolol and Apixaban Your advice would be most......

Hi Have an appointment with my dentist tomorrow. First time since being diagno...

A-U-B-Y

•7 years ago

11 Replies

22 weeks

Well I said I'd pop by from time to time to give you all an update on how I'm feeling, Heart wise I feel good, couple of ectopics but nothing major, both 24...

Well I said I'd pop by from time to time to give you all an update on how I'm fe...

Hidden

•7 years ago

4 Replies

Itchy skin...

Hi friends, I am on bisoprolol 2.5 once a day and 20mg of xarelto once a day for PAF since Dec 2016 and all was well for a few weeks, then I developed itchy...

Hi friends, I am on bisoprolol 2.5 once a day and 20mg of xarelto once a day fo...

Jo-hannah

•7 years ago

7 Replies

Lose weight for AF Association

Julie & Rachel in the office have decided they need to lose weight! For every pound lost, they have pledged to donate £1 to the charity along with gaining...

Julie & Rachel in the office have decided they need to lose weight! For every po...

Hidden

•7 years ago

3 Replies

Hello all

Hi all for those who perhaps remember me, and hope you are all well. Not posted for a while but always visit the site from time to time. Basically been AF free...

Hi all for those who perhaps remember me, and hope you are all well. Not posted ...

MickN

•7 years ago

3 Replies

AF and sleep deprivation

Most nights I am awoken by breathing difficulties - usually in a panic because I have stopped breathing and have to sit up and force myself to inhale and...

Most nights I am awoken by breathing difficulties - usually in a panic because I...

Ktomoph_

•7 years ago

33 Replies

Hereditary

Hi all, I have Paroxysmal AFib with terrible symptoms, my sister has permanent AFib with no symptoms and now my 39 year old daughter has been diagnosed with...

Hi all, I have Paroxysmal AFib with terrible symptoms, my sister has permanent A...

Witchypoo2

•7 years ago

32 Replies

Hi everyone, newbie here in need of advice!

Hi everyone My name is Barbara and I have Lupus, Pulmonary Arterial hypertension (high pressures in the pulmonary arteries and blood vessels in the lungs),...

Hi everyone My name is Barbara and I have Lupus, Pulmonary Arterial hypertensio...

barbimay

•7 years ago

3 Replies

CBT for AFIB

I wanted to see if anyone has had luck with using CBT for AFIB related anxiety. It's gotten to the point where I can barely leave the house because I'm afraid...

I wanted to see if anyone has had luck with using CBT for AFIB related anxiety. ...

T_costa

•7 years ago

18 Replies

Alcohol

Waiting for my second ablation (the wait is another story) having had my first in 2011 and original diagnosis in about 2005. As I see with most people on this...

Waiting for my second ablation (the wait is another story) having had my first i...

Stinky1953

•7 years ago

18 Replies

Pulse going Lower...

Hi all :) I was wondering if any of you had experienced this. My GP upped my dose of bisoprolol more than a month ago from 1.25 once a day to 1.25 twice a day....

Hi all :) I was wondering if any of you had experienced this. My GP upped my dos...

Jfib

•7 years ago

40 Replies

Update on my Ablation

Had Ablation 7 weeks ago, was in normal for 5 weeks but had heartbeat 110 to 120 a min, then one day was 140, seen Doctor he said i might be back in A F, so...

Had Ablation 7 weeks ago, was in normal for 5 weeks but had heartbeat 110 to 120...

higgy52

•7 years ago

7 Replies

weekend away after ablation

Hi all my hubby had an ablation on the 6th march and is feeling quite good apart from a few ectopics. We are going away for a few days in april which will be...

Hi all my hubby had an ablation on the 6th march and is feeling quite good apar...

marychris

•7 years ago

6 Replies

Is Pacemaker of Help?

Hi to all my AF friends. Can anyone tell me if a Pacemaker is recommended (or useful) to control AF episodes? Any personal experience would be helpful. Thank...

Hi to all my AF friends. Can anyone tell me if a Pacemaker is recommended (or us...

Bridges4

•7 years ago

11 Replies

PAF & tachycardybrady

Does anyone have permanent AF and tachycardybrady syndrome and know whether a pacemaker can work?

Does anyone have permanent AF and tachycardybrady syndrome and know whether a pa...

trouble

•7 years ago

7 Replies

Today would have been my ablation day ! Update........

Three weeks ago, a blood test confirmed the Amiodarone has affected my thyroid and made it overactive. Amiodarone was stopped immediately and my ablation...

Three weeks ago, a blood test confirmed the Amiodarone has affected my thyroid a...

Roony39

•7 years ago

3 Replies

How do you control yours?

We'd love to find out when you have an AF episode, what do you do to get it under control?

We'd love to find out when you have an AF episode, what do you do to get it unde...

Hidden

•7 years ago

63 Replies

Pyjamas and Picc lines

Hello everyone! Week five in hospital and apparently another few to go. Had TOE (Trans oesophageal echo), and the vegetation, or infection, is growing on my...

Hello everyone! Week five in hospital and apparently another few to go. Had TOE ...

P0rtnahapp1e

•7 years ago

15 Replies

Ongoing issues.

Hi everyone. I have now been in permanent AFib since the onset in July last year but can't seem to get clarity on the consequences for,and implications of ,...

Hi everyone. I have now been in permanent AFib since the onset in July last year...

Hidden

•7 years ago

16 Replies

GP visit

Have just visited my GP with a suspected ear infection. Which is just viral by the way, and she did the usual tests, of pulse, listening to the heart and BP,...

Have just visited my GP with a suspected ear infection. Which is just viral by t...

millie-becca-187

•7 years ago

3 Replies

Heart raced after 1 month and a half but EKG still normal and looks good?

I just had an episode of heart racing. I had ablation done Feb 1, was a success according to EP. Also just had an echocardiogram last week and everything...

I just had an episode of heart racing. I had ablation done Feb 1, was a success ...

Makaveli818

•7 years ago

10 Replies

Numb arms at night

Hey guys, i have been suffering for about a month now of waking up in the middle of the night usually around 3-4 am with complete numbness of both arms, clammy...

Hey guys, i have been suffering for about a month now of waking up in the middle...

AFib-ollie

•7 years ago

10 Replies

Posts - Atrial Fibrillation Support | HealthUnlocked

Atrial Fibrillation Support

All posts for March 2017

Antihistamine

For all ICD users.....

Coaguchek for sale

Blood Clusters/Clots Coming From Throat?

https://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2012/05/18/antibiotics-and-sudden-death/

Alivecor vs phone app....for a friend

I thought this would be interesting to those following Portnahapp1e's story of endocarditis

Off Xarelto...the chemical cosh!

Dentist

22 weeks

Itchy skin...

Lose weight for AF Association

Hello all

AF and sleep deprivation

Hereditary

Hi everyone, newbie here in need of advice!

CBT for AFIB

Alcohol

Pulse going Lower...

Update on my Ablation

weekend away after ablation

Is Pacemaker of Help?

PAF & tachycardybrady

Today would have been my ablation day ! Update........

How do you control yours?

Pyjamas and Picc lines

Ongoing issues.

GP visit

Heart raced after 1 month and a half but EKG still normal and looks good?

Numb arms at night

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