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Weight Loss Reduces Atrial Size, Pericardial Fat in AF Patients

Anyone else come across this article: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/840727 Very interesting as I have recently been diagnosed with Afib and have a...

Anyone else come across this article: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/84072...

Ecki

•5 years ago

7 Replies

Loosing weight and Nebivolol dose

Hello All I’m male 44 with 4 stents and 2 heart attacks. One of my best days when I change from bisoprolol to Nebivolol since the side effects were improved...

Hello All I’m male 44 with 4 stents and 2 heart attacks. One of my best days wh...

Moo1975

•5 years ago

2 Replies

In Afib

I believe there are things you can do when you’re in a/f like breathe in and hold for 4mins etc Are there are other things to do rather ending up in hospital...

I believe there are things you can do when you’re in a/f like breathe in and hol...

Teddi63

•5 years ago

33 Replies

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Antidepressants

Hi everyone. Can any one recommend an antidepressant that can be prescribed when you have SVT/Af where they won’t make it worse ? My Gp reluctant to prescribe...

Hi everyone. Can any one recommend an antidepressant that can be prescribed when...

Supernerogirl

•5 years ago

16 Replies

Burping and arrhythmia

Interesting article here, as when i usually lie down and feel a flutter in my heart and than i sit up and burp and than the flutter goes away and just couldn't...

Interesting article here, as when i usually lie down and feel a flutter in my he...

Padayn01

•5 years ago

21 Replies

Xarelto in the evening?

Was reading on another thread that xarelto should be taken in the evening for best effect. Have re-read the info leaflet (I'm in the UK) and it makes no...

Was reading on another thread that xarelto should be taken in the evening for be...

Polly159

•5 years ago

50 Replies

Atrial esophageal fistula

Hi, I am almost 4 weeks post ablation and I Can’t stop worrying that I am going to develop an atrial esophageal fistula. I know it is considered a rare...

Hi, I am almost 4 weeks post ablation and I Can’t stop worrying that I am going ...

Finnblu

•5 years ago

20 Replies

Sotalol Side effects and the Afib journey

Stopped Sotalol about 10 days ago to go on to Amiodarone. AFter a few days felt I had got my life back - almost no breathlessness and much less lethargy. (I...

Stopped Sotalol about 10 days ago to go on to Amiodarone. AFter a few days felt ...

Polly159

•5 years ago

6 Replies

Digoxin

My GP has taken me off Digoxin for no apparent reason. This appears to be the only pill that I was prescribed specifically for AF at the time of diagnosis so...

My GP has taken me off Digoxin for no apparent reason. This appears to be the ...

7Helena

•5 years ago

3 Replies

EP ADVICE

Hi. My husband is looking for an EP in the Birmingham/Midlands area? He has persistent AF. He is on Bisoprolol, Apixaban & BP meds. He’s not under any...

Hi. My husband is looking for an EP in the Birmingham/Midlands area? He has pers...

heartmatters1

•5 years ago

11 Replies

Another great podcast - FRESH

I listened to this podcast today and the special guest was Dr Zarrin Shaikh, a cardiologist who has also done a lot of work with sleep and now has a focus on...

I listened to this podcast today and the special guest was Dr Zarrin Shaikh, a c...

Kaz747

•5 years ago

12 Replies

Gastroscopey

Hi I am due to have a gastroscope in two weeks and appears to be some conflicting advice when to stop Apixaban the letter says morning of the procedure I...

Hi I am due to have a gastroscope in two weeks and appears to be some conflictin...

Maisiemay13

•5 years ago

14 Replies

Adding Herbal Products to Direct-Acting Oral Anticoagulants Can Be Fatal

This is a warning for anyone taking DOACs: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31508385 This man had just started taking a boiled mixture of cinnamon and...

This is a warning for anyone taking DOACs: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3...

MarkS

•5 years ago

82 Replies

Insurance

Hi all, can anyone recommend a good travel insurance company please. I’m travelling to New York in a couple of months and I’m hoping to keep the costs down....

Hi all, can anyone recommend a good travel insurance company please. I’m travel...

Hellie54

•5 years ago

3 Replies

What can you do if you suffer a stomach upset?

If you are on an anticoagulant and are stricken with a stomach upset for a few days how would you handle your medication?

If you are on an anticoagulant and are stricken with a stomach upset for a few d...

Nyhyttan

•5 years ago

4 Replies

Bisoprolol / Dizzy SPells and Struggle more with exercise

Hi. I am on 2.5mg of bisoprolol twice per day to slow my heart rate down. I've not gained weight but experience some dizzy spells plus struggle more with...

Hi. I am on 2.5mg of bisoprolol twice per day to slow my heart rate down. I've ...

Zacky19

•5 years ago

24 Replies

Clot prevention

I'm in US where xarelto is VERY expensive so i try to stretch out each bottle by skipping a dose once a week. Does anyone know how long s clot takes to form....

I'm in US where xarelto is VERY expensive so i try to stretch out each bottle by...

Judydiane

•5 years ago

61 Replies

Mag supplement

I have had bad problems with my stomach after taking Mg supplements. I tried several brands and the Magnesium Citrate by Cytroplan are fine. It does help with...

I have had bad problems with my stomach after taking Mg supplements. I tried sev...

Morg4

•5 years ago

6 Replies

Symptoms of SVT

Hi still early days for me with a diagnosis of Atrial Tachycardia three months ago. Last night I had another episode after two previous nights of insomnia with...

Hi still early days for me with a diagnosis of Atrial Tachycardia three months a...

HowMyHeartSings

•5 years ago

7 Replies

Skipped beats are back

Hi everyone just checking in it’s been 4 weeks since my ablation and after 2 weeks the skipped beats slowed down to maybe one a day, now today they have come...

Hi everyone just checking in it’s been 4 weeks since my ablation and after 2 wee...

Padayn01

•5 years ago

38 Replies

Constant lethargy, but tests are all ok... Advice please guys

Hey all, Heart wise, I'm doing pretty good recently (touch wood) with the heart, and even the ectopics have really eased off. I get the odd very brief SVT...

Hey all, Heart wise, I'm doing pretty good recently (touch wood) with the heart,...

Dangerousdriver

•5 years ago

15 Replies

Arjuna?

Does anyone here use Arjuna? What benefit do you get from this ancient heart supplement? Does it make you sleepy in the daytime? Since hawthorn extract helped...

Does anyone here use Arjuna? What benefit do you get from this ancient heart sup...

HiloHairy

•5 years ago

1 Reply

Another piece in the jigsaw??

One day there will be a complete pic of why AF I'm sure but found this interesting though not directly helpful...

One day there will be a complete pic of why AF I'm sure but found this interesti...

Bagrat

•5 years ago

4 Replies

Scared everyday in case it returns....

Hi there, I was diagnosed with pAF a few months ago after doing a very low carb diet and drinking too much Pepsi Max. I had a single attack (first time...

Hi there, I was diagnosed with pAF a few months ago after doing a very low car...

Julia7

•5 years ago

43 Replies

Blood clots in mouth

Hello everyone I have had afib now for 20 months. Take Sotalol 80 mg twice a day and Xarelto (rivaroxaban) anti coagulant. I have had problems with bleeding...

Hello everyone I have had afib now for 20 months. Take Sotalol 80 mg twice a d...

Deb86290

•5 years ago

7 Replies

Magnesium Taurate

I have been taking magnesium taurate, (brand Cardiovascular Research Ltd, recommended by cardiologist Sanjay Gupta) for over a year now, but stopped after my...

I have been taking magnesium taurate, (brand Cardiovascular Research Ltd, recomm...

Jeanette49

•5 years ago

86 Replies

Letter from EP

Got my resu!ts of the 7 day holter,which was to decide whether to remain on list for ablation for afib and flutter or not. I was in sinus rhythym...

Got my resu!ts of the 7 day holter,which was to decide whether to remain on list...

wilsond

•5 years ago

26 Replies

When to opt for a second ablation

Dropping in and out of af. Is it more likely to be successful if af not progressed to permanent? How many ablations can one have? Af reshapes the heart. I...

Dropping in and out of af. Is it more likely to be successful if af not progres...

GrannyE

•5 years ago

6 Replies

Weight gain and bisoprolol

anyone experience weight gain with increasing dosage of bisoprolol

glosfrog

•5 years ago

7 Replies

Permanent AF--is it worse than intermittent?

I'm intrigued by many of the posts I read on this site where people are or are not in permanent AF. I am, but my Cardiologist only sees me once a year even...

I'm intrigued by many of the posts I read on this site where people are or are ...

ronat2545

•5 years ago

18 Replies

Posts - Atrial Fibrillation Support | HealthUnlocked

Atrial Fibrillation Support

All posts for September 2019

Weight Loss Reduces Atrial Size, Pericardial Fat in AF Patients

Loosing weight and Nebivolol dose

In Afib

Antidepressants

Burping and arrhythmia

Xarelto in the evening?

Atrial esophageal fistula

Sotalol Side effects and the Afib journey

Digoxin

EP ADVICE

Another great podcast - FRESH

Gastroscopey

Adding Herbal Products to Direct-Acting Oral Anticoagulants Can Be Fatal

Insurance

What can you do if you suffer a stomach upset?

Bisoprolol / Dizzy SPells and Struggle more with exercise

Clot prevention

Mag supplement

Symptoms of SVT

Skipped beats are back

Constant lethargy, but tests are all ok... Advice please guys

Arjuna?

Another piece in the jigsaw??

Scared everyday in case it returns....

Blood clots in mouth

Magnesium Taurate

Letter from EP

When to opt for a second ablation

Weight gain and bisoprolol

Permanent AF--is it worse than intermittent?

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