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AF and a Gender Difference ??

I wonder if anyone has any experience or knows of any research that looks at the differences between diagnosis, treatment and how males/females have been...

I wonder if anyone has any experience or knows of any research that looks at the...

CDreamer

•5 years ago

47 Replies

Intermittent interacting this week!

Hello...will be a bit AWOL this week...in deepest darkest Lincolnshire visiting elderlyrelatives..hope everyone stays well

Hello...will be a bit AWOL this week...in deepest darkest Lincolnshire visiting ...

wilsond

•5 years ago

6 Replies

Magnesium

Does anyone take magnesium supplements. If so, do you think it makes a difference? What kind and amount. Thanks

Does anyone take magnesium supplements. If so, do you think it makes a differenc...

BC50

•5 years ago

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AF or anxiety

I'm not sure if I have AF or if it's just anxiety?!

Whererunormal_29

•5 years ago

8 Replies

AFib and recently diagnosed osteoporosis

I have just started taking Fosamax for osteoporosis. I was diagnosed with AFib and hypertension last year and everything has been very settled with no obvious...

I have just started taking Fosamax for osteoporosis. I was diagnosed with AFib a...

Clyde12

•5 years ago

8 Replies

Food is the trigger to AF???

Have had 5 AF events past two years. I take 80ml sotalol 2x a day. Events only come if I eat later in evening and lying down. I have GERD and doc feels food in...

Have had 5 AF events past two years. I take 80ml sotalol 2x a day. Events only c...

zorro15

•5 years ago

12 Replies

Breathing concerns

Hi Everyone, short intro- PAF for 2 years average 1 episode lasting 6-8 hours a fortnight, 180-190 hb, medication 1.25mg Bisoprolol, 20mg Rivaroboxan and...

Hi Everyone, short intro- PAF for 2 years average 1 episode lasting 6-8 hours a ...

Trotters70

•5 years ago

4 Replies

Apixaban Reversal Agent, anyone ever have it used? How widely available?

I know the lack of a Reversal Agent has been a source of concern, and caused some to avoid, the newer AC meds. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...

I know the lack of a Reversal Agent has been a source of concern, and caused som...

bayonnejoe1

•5 years ago

6 Replies

Excellent general article on Arrythmias - when, what & why.

https://heartmdinstitute.com/heart-health/whats-happening-heart-beats-hard-fast/?utm_source=HMDI_email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=8.12.19_HMDI_racing_heartbe

https://heartmdinstitute.com/heart-health/whats-happening-heart-beats-hard-fast/...

CDreamer

•5 years ago

8 Replies

Tooth extraction

I am going to need to have a tooth taken out, probably next week. Does anyone know if I need to stop taking my Edoxaban (I am hoping not)? If so, for how...

I am going to need to have a tooth taken out, probably next week. Does anyone k...

Suanna

•5 years ago

17 Replies

EP Study / ablation

Hi everyone I’m due to have ablation 27/8/19 with EP study is they can not provoke an “ episode “ during the EP study they said can not go ahead with ablation...

Hi everyone I’m due to have ablation 27/8/19 with EP study is they can not provo...

Supernerogirl

•5 years ago

15 Replies

AF and Stomach Issue

Hi! I just want to share and hear from everyone else on this forum if you’ve had instances whereby your AF is triggered by an incident of tummy upset and more...

Hi! I just want to share and hear from everyone else on this forum if you’ve had...

SpritzerAce

•5 years ago

8 Replies

EP Update

I saw my EP this afternoon who, like me, is very happy with how things are progressing. It’s now nearly 5 months since my last ablation. He has said to go off...

I saw my EP this afternoon who, like me, is very happy with how things are progr...

Kaz747

•5 years ago

12 Replies

Holiday insurance

Can anyone give me any advice as to where to go for holiday insurance with a UK company? Not sure where to start and want to find reliable company. Thank you....

Can anyone give me any advice as to where to go for holiday insurance with a UK ...

Nafi

•5 years ago

7 Replies

AF

I have AF and it frightens me

Marysrory2

•5 years ago

24 Replies

Xaralto

My sister has been on Xaralto for a number of years as she has factory five and is prone to clots. Over the past 6 weeks she has had two episodes of what she...

My sister has been on Xaralto for a number of years as she has factory five and...

Jennywren2953

•5 years ago

5 Replies

Hypertension patches

Has anyone used these? There is a advertisement Currently on fb but supplier is in US. I have been diagnosed with High blood pressure but have problems...

Has anyone used these? There is a advertisement Currently on fb but supplier is...

lasbrisas

•5 years ago

2 Replies

Beware of stroke

Just a reminder to you all I had a stroke 10 days ago but did not realise until the next day. Fortunately it was not serious and was only in hospital for one...

Just a reminder to you all I had a stroke 10 days ago but did not realise until ...

Teignfisher

•5 years ago

31 Replies

Af and rib cage

Hi all hope everyone is doing well, do any of you generally have a sensitivity in the lower left hand lower part of the rub cage. Where potentially the...

Hi all hope everyone is doing well, do any of you generally have a sensitivity i...

Andyt36

•5 years ago

9 Replies

Summing Up - Psychological Anguish

Summing up, after my previous post, I guess it's the 'what ifs' that creep into our minds that are the basis of all our psychological anguish! We have...

Summing up, after my previous post, I guess it's the 'what ifs' that creep into ...

jeanjeannie50

•5 years ago

60 Replies

AF

Morning all again, jillybean here again, does anyone else find that after they have had AF for a while, that every little thing that happens in your body you...

Morning all again, jillybean here again, does anyone else find that after they h...

Gillybean123

•5 years ago

26 Replies

Medical alert received

Hertbeat321

•5 years ago

13 Replies

New to group

Hi everyone I’ve been diagnosed with AFIB and high blood pressure. It all started about 6 months ago my heart was beating 220 for about 30 min I was laying in...

Hi everyone I’ve been diagnosed with AFIB and high blood pressure. It all starte...

Erika73

•5 years ago

8 Replies

Aftermath of AF

Good evening all, well folks woke at 5.30 this morning heart was all over the shop, took 200 grams flecanide tried to get to sleep to no avail. Thought check...

Good evening all, well folks woke at 5.30 this morning heart was all over the sh...

Gillybean123

•5 years ago

42 Replies

Timing for taking Xarelto

Hi, I always take my Xarelto with my evening meal which I have early. I'm going on holiday, where the evening meals will be at different times, probably a...

Hi, I always take my Xarelto with my evening meal which I have early. I'm going ...

pusillanimous

•5 years ago

12 Replies

mixed dose rates with Eliquis

Has anyone been prescribed 5mg Eliquis for one dose and 2.5mg for the second dose of the day. I'm not at all sure about this just doesn't sound right to me....

Has anyone been prescribed 5mg Eliquis for one dose and 2.5mg for the second dos...

deAblo

•5 years ago

27 Replies

Meggie

I had a heart attack in 2006 and have 2 leaky valves I have been well since until the start od 2019 when I had an episode of Afib and was in hospital for a...

I had a heart attack in 2006 and have 2 leaky valves I have been well since unt...

asker2

•5 years ago

4 Replies

Inconclusive

Been having an AF episode since Thursday evening. Can anyone tell me what my Apple Watch is doing here.

Been having an AF episode since Thursday evening. Can anyone tell me what my App...

Hidden

•5 years ago

7 Replies

Question about paroxysmal AF- does your heart feel very settled for a few days after an episode of AF has terminated?

i was recently speaking to a very nice patient of mine who struggles with paroxysmal AF, frequent ectopics and SVT. Today he mentioned something which i found...

i was recently speaking to a very nice patient of mine who struggles with paroxy...

yorkcardiology

•5 years ago

30 Replies

Stress & the effect on the heart

You couldn’t make it up. We often talk about stress and how it can seriously affect heart rhythm. Because my mother in law was diagnosed Cancer, a very large...

You couldn’t make it up. We often talk about stress and how it can seriously af...

pottypete1

•5 years ago

50 Replies

Posts - Atrial Fibrillation Support | HealthUnlocked

Atrial Fibrillation Support

All posts for August 2019

AF and a Gender Difference ??

Intermittent interacting this week!

Magnesium

AF or anxiety

AFib and recently diagnosed osteoporosis

Food is the trigger to AF???

Breathing concerns

Apixaban Reversal Agent, anyone ever have it used? How widely available?

Excellent general article on Arrythmias - when, what & why.

Tooth extraction

EP Study / ablation

AF and Stomach Issue

EP Update

Holiday insurance

AF

Xaralto

Hypertension patches

Beware of stroke

Af and rib cage

Summing Up - Psychological Anguish

AF

Medical alert received

New to group

Aftermath of AF

Timing for taking Xarelto

mixed dose rates with Eliquis

Meggie

Inconclusive

Question about paroxysmal AF- does your heart feel very settled for a few days after an episode of AF has terminated?

Stress & the effect on the heart

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