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Update - on EP request

Update - i am awaiting a call back today from my gp as i have asked to be referred urgently to an EP. I have really noticed over the last 2 days im having...

Update - i am awaiting a call back today from my gp as i have asked to be referr...

Vicki1709

•7 years ago

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Maybe temporary, but . . . .

After a year of my Kardia showing AF, this is how my screenshot looks today after a cardioversion. I know from experience that it may not last, as it never has...

After a year of my Kardia showing AF, this is how my screenshot looks today afte...

P0rtnahapp1e

•7 years ago

13 Replies

Four Weeks Post ablation

Hi All Now nearly 4 weeks since my procedure and still getting to grips with it all. First week off work did very little ,second week back to work and tried a...

Hi All Now nearly 4 weeks since my procedure and still getting to grips with it ...

gedjon1

•7 years ago

7 Replies

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SVT Ablation tomorrow at last

After my ablation for SVT was unceremoniously cancelled 5 weeks ago I was hesitating as to whether I should post a message tonight and was thinking that I...

After my ablation for SVT was unceremoniously cancelled 5 weeks ago I was hesita...

pottypete1

•7 years ago

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Pernicious anemia

I was diagnosed with pernicious anemia two months ago i finished having my booster injections a month ago but I am still weak and tired no energy and very...

I was diagnosed with pernicious anemia two months ago i finished having my boost...

Lancashire1

•7 years ago

6 Replies

At a total loss

I was diagnosed with Paroxysm arterial fibrillation some 8 years ago and not on any medication over than for hypertension and Apixaban anticoagulants. I...

I was diagnosed with Paroxysm arterial fibrillation some 8 years ago and not on ...

Cypbill

•7 years ago

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Pace and Ablate (CRT-d) Implantation Part II

I have been in permanent AF since June 2017. Ablation didn't work nor did drug therapies. My AF even broke through Amiodarone. It was agreed that Pace and...

I have been in permanent AF since June 2017. Ablation didn't work nor did drug t...

Hidden

•7 years ago

11 Replies

PIP

Hello. ....PIP... sometimes I have afib/fast heart rate soon after I have taken my meds, ( propefenone and bisoprolol). So I can,t very well take a PIP , as...

Hello. ....PIP... sometimes I have afib/fast heart rate soon after I have taken ...

Marney

•7 years ago

6 Replies

EP Dr Iwai, Sei

After joining this site yesterday, I saw so many posts telling of the importance of seeing an electrophysiologist. I had never even heard of this. I am so...

After joining this site yesterday, I saw so many posts telling of the importance...

Alfieros

•7 years ago

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Continue meds after successful CV?

Hubby had successful Amiodarone assisted DCCV in Nov 16. Has now been off amiodarone since Feb 17 and in NSR since. He is taking ramiprl (to support heart not...

Hubby had successful Amiodarone assisted DCCV in Nov 16. Has now been off amioda...

jayjaybee

•7 years ago

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Flyingman

Further my to post six months ago, I've been undergoing tests since my stroke in Oct 2016. Tests indicate that I have a hole in my heart. Arail septal defect...

Further my to post six months ago, I've been undergoing tests since my stroke in...

Hidden

•7 years ago

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Hi, I'm a 37yo cyclist & runner with AFib looking for others with similar

Hello, I'm Julian from the UK, 37yo male. I am (was) a keen cyclist & runner. 2 months ago I completed my first ultra distance event. The following week, on...

Hello, I'm Julian from the UK, 37yo male. I am (was) a keen cyclist & runner. 2 ...

Mejulie69

•7 years ago

81 Replies

Hair loss on rivaroxaban

I have been taking rivaroxaban for around 3 months and my hair has been falling out for around a month My hair is getting thinner and it's making me depressed...

I have been taking rivaroxaban for around 3 months and my hair has been falling ...

Hidden

•7 years ago

44 Replies

I ate one dose extra of Warfarin. I'm panicking.

I have my prescription of 5mg daily. I accidentally took 2 doses of that. What to do?

I have my prescription of 5mg daily. I accidentally took 2 doses of that. What t...

hrshlol

•7 years ago

19 Replies

Recent AF diagnosis

Prescribed Apixaban and Bisoprolol. The Doctor says it's the Bisoprolol that makes me tired and lacking in energy. Is this a common experience?

Prescribed Apixaban and Bisoprolol. The Doctor says it's the Bisoprolol that ma...

chipsviccars

•7 years ago

9 Replies

Snoring and A Fib

I have read about sleep apnoea and A Fib.so I decided to have a24 hour sleep study done.The results indicated that I did not have sleep apnoea but my partner...

I have read about sleep apnoea and A Fib.so I decided to have a24 hour sleep stu...

alexliam

•7 years ago

2 Replies

Ablation

Please be patient after Ablation it took me about four months to feel normal and slept a lot. What you had done was a big shock to your heart so it needs time...

Please be patient after Ablation it took me about four months to feel normal and...

Mike-tyson

•7 years ago

3 Replies

Ectopics

I keep seeing mention of ectopics in a lot of posts and I really don't understand what that is. I have A Fib but how would I know if I have ectopics? I can...

I keep seeing mention of ectopics in a lot of posts and I really don't understan...

Flaka

•7 years ago

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Worse time??

Just gone into AF for first time in 13 months and I'm in Spain!! My flecainide is 12 months out of date. Had an ablation last June. ( A ) does this mean the...

Just gone into AF for first time in 13 months and I'm in Spain!! My flecainide i...

JJC999

•7 years ago

17 Replies

PIP. ..?

Hello. I noticed several people mentioning pill in pocket. PIP. What exactly is this . My cardiologist in Ontario Canada has never mentioned this? I have been...

Hello. I noticed several people mentioning pill in pocket. PIP. What exactly is ...

Marney

•7 years ago

3 Replies

My Snoring Has Stopped

Recently I came home from hospital on new meds. I'm on Pradaxa, Lorstat, Aratac, Perindo and Bispro. The wife says my snoring has stopped and I sleep calmly...

Recently I came home from hospital on new meds. I'm on Pradaxa, Lorstat, Aratac,...

PTranter

•7 years ago

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Persistant Cough

I was recently in hospital after I first found out I have AF. I also contracted Influenza A just prior to leaving. I don't know if this cough is from the...

I was recently in hospital after I first found out I have AF. I also contracted ...

PTranter

•7 years ago

6 Replies

Dr. Sanjay Gupta - thought for the day

Came across this YouTube video of Sanjay's this morning, which should remind us all to make the most of our lives and not get caught up in a meaningless rat...

Came across this YouTube video of Sanjay's this morning, which should remind us ...

jeanjeannie50

•7 years ago

6 Replies

Newly diagnosed - always worried

Hi All, I started having symptoms of AF many years ago, which were dismissed by my doctor. Since April this year I have been under a cardiologist and...

Hi All, I started having symptoms of AF many years ago, which were dismissed by ...

Gypsylorna

•7 years ago

14 Replies

Dr Sanjay Gupta's back in action!

For those who follow Dr Gupta and who have commented recently that he seemed to have disappeared I have just spotted that he has this evening posted on...

For those who follow Dr Gupta and who have commented recently that he seemed to ...

CaroleF

•7 years ago

7 Replies

Side effects of Sotalol

I have been on Sotalol 120mg twice a day for almost a month now. Has anyone else had diarrhea from taking this medication? And did it resolve itself? I...

I have been on Sotalol 120mg twice a day for almost a month now. Has anyone els...

portmoodyggma

•7 years ago

13 Replies

Lethargy

Hi everyone, i work full time but find i have no energy at the weekends to go out and enjoy the weekend and my family. |I am getting so frustrated why am i...

Hi everyone, i work full time but find i have no energy at the weekends to go ou...

sherratt

•7 years ago

1 Reply

Question re: magnesium supplements for my Afib

I have heard that magnesium supplements can help with Afib but I see there are many different kinds of magnesium so I am asking: Have other people with Afib...

I have heard that magnesium supplements can help with Afib but I see there are m...

Sunshine89

•7 years ago

26 Replies

does anyone else feel exusted

every day I take painkillers for my osteoarthritis, I take solpadol 30mg 2x4 a day with ranitidine and naproxen does anyone else feel like me I am 65 but I...

every day I take painkillers for my osteoarthritis, I take solpadol 30mg 2x4 a d...

cattell1

•7 years ago

9 Replies

ivabradine

Does anyone take ivabradine? I am currently on Losartan, Spironolactone, Furosemide and Rivaroxaban. I was on Digoxin which I tolerated well as I can't take...

Does anyone take ivabradine? I am currently on Losartan, Spironolactone, Furosem...

Ktomoph_

•7 years ago

5 Replies

Posts - Atrial Fibrillation Support | HealthUnlocked

Atrial Fibrillation Support

All posts for August 2017

Update - on EP request

Maybe temporary, but . . . .

Four Weeks Post ablation

SVT Ablation tomorrow at last

Pernicious anemia

At a total loss

Pace and Ablate (CRT-d) Implantation Part II

PIP

EP Dr Iwai, Sei

Continue meds after successful CV?

Flyingman

Hi, I'm a 37yo cyclist & runner with AFib looking for others with similar

Hair loss on rivaroxaban

I ate one dose extra of Warfarin. I'm panicking.

Recent AF diagnosis

Snoring and A Fib

Ablation

Ectopics

Worse time??

PIP. ..?

My Snoring Has Stopped

Persistant Cough

Dr. Sanjay Gupta - thought for the day

Newly diagnosed - always worried

Dr Sanjay Gupta's back in action!

Side effects of Sotalol

Lethargy

Question re: magnesium supplements for my Afib

does anyone else feel exusted

ivabradine

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