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Post ablation chest pain

Anyone get chest tightness and have a hard time taking full breaths the day after ablation surgery?

Anyone get chest tightness and have a hard time taking full breaths the day afte...

Kmm96

•4 years ago

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First Cardioversion failed after 7 days. Can I get back into Normal Sinus Rythm On Sotalol and Vit C alone?

Cardioversion failed after 7 days. Can I get back into Normal Sinus Rythm on Sotalol 40mg twice a day and Vitamin C supplements alone? Can’t see cardio ‘til...

Cardioversion failed after 7 days. Can I get back into Normal Sinus Rythm on Sot...

MrFizz

•4 years ago

33 Replies

Amitriptyline and A Fib

Hi there. I’ve had AF for years but had an ablation in 2014 and manage without meds at the moment, although I’ve been told I’ll likely need another ablation in...

Hi there. I’ve had AF for years but had an ablation in 2014 and manage without m...

Wanderer80

•4 years ago

8 Replies

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5 days post ablation

I had my first ablation on Friday and was going to wait until I got to a week before writing but I’ve gone back into afib today. Bitterly disappointed.

I had my first ablation on Friday and was going to wait until I got to a week be...

Safc1983

•4 years ago

63 Replies

Edoxaban/ Lixiana

Thank you for letting me join. I found this form by googling EDOXABAN, as I couldnt find any info about it. I started taking this drug 2 days ago after...

Thank you for letting me join. I found this form by googling EDOXABAN, as I coul...

Magi81

•4 years ago

8 Replies

Heart rate still high after exercise

I recently purchased a heart rate monitor that you wear as a watch and noticed when I exercise and get my heart rate to 110 bpm let’s say after walking up a...

I recently purchased a heart rate monitor that you wear as a watch and noticed w...

Jetcat

•4 years ago

24 Replies

INR and DOACs

Something to share with you all. After a bump to the head, I ended up in A and E. The triage nurse said that he wanted to have my INR checked, even though I...

Something to share with you all. After a bump to the head, I ended up in A and E...

Barb1

•4 years ago

32 Replies

Update on covid and af

Hi few weeks back I got covid, just a update to say I got through it but was ill with high temperature for 12 days . My heart rate was high an af was having a...

Hi few weeks back I got covid, just a update to say I got through it but was ill...

Janelr

•4 years ago

18 Replies

Calcitonin

Five months ago Barny12 posted this link https://www.bcm.edu/news/bone-hormone-new-treatment-for-heart-rhythm-disorder This morning this is in the Daily Mail...

Five months ago Barny12 posted this link https://www.bcm.edu/news/bone-hormone-n...

Physalis

•4 years ago

26 Replies

Sotalol

I suffer from PAF about every 2/ 4 weeks for about 5 hours. NHS consultant suggested flecanide and now changed her mind and suggesting SOTALOL 40mgs twice a...

I suffer from PAF about every 2/ 4 weeks for about 5 hours. NHS consultant sugge...

kalgs

•4 years ago

19 Replies

Sotalol and Buscopan

Hi, Has anybody been prescribed Buscopan when adding Sotalol to other meds for AF ? Many thanks

Hi, Has anybody been prescribed Buscopan when adding Sotalol to other meds for A...

queseyo

•4 years ago

3 Replies

Afib and black outs

Currently in hospital and have been since Friday! So Friday night at 7-30 I got the signs that I was about to go into AF . I went into the kitchen to get a...

Currently in hospital and have been since Friday! So Friday night at 7-30 I got...

GinaG73

•4 years ago

25 Replies

Changing anticoagulants.

Has anyone else had bleeding problems when switching from warfarin to xarelto? My INR’s have been all over the map and my Dr. decided to put me on xarelto when...

Has anyone else had bleeding problems when switching from warfarin to xarelto? M...

Hidden

•4 years ago

4 Replies

Number of cardio inversions a person can have done?

How many cardio inversions can or should a person have done to correct AF? Read most only last a year for 80 out of 100 people. So how many is safe to have...

How many cardio inversions can or should a person have done to correct AF? Read ...

Portugal-2

•4 years ago

20 Replies

Heart in constant a fibrillation, help advice

My husband had cardiac arrest on 3/5. After cpr and being shocked 2x his heart began again. He had a catheterization done in the hospital and a defibrillator...

My husband had cardiac arrest on 3/5. After cpr and being shocked 2x his heart b...

Portugal-2

•4 years ago

13 Replies

Apple Watch and AF notifications

I was quite surprised to read in an earlier post that the writer had set up their Apple Watch to receive AF notifications. Apple are quite clear in their set...

I was quite surprised to read in an earlier post that the writer had set up thei...

KipperJohn

•4 years ago

21 Replies

Anticoagulation PIP

I missed the earlier discussion on pip for anticoagulation too. I was advised 20 years ago to take warfarin but as my afib episodes are once twice a year I...

I missed the earlier discussion on pip for anticoagulation too. I was advised 20...

Petel

•4 years ago

3 Replies

Exercising and flecainide

Hello fellow afibbers. I'm new to the forum and have found it really interesting to read the wide range of experience on here. I've had paf for about 5 years...

Hello fellow afibbers. I'm new to the forum and have found it really interesting...

philmondo

•4 years ago

15 Replies

My life now

Hi all well look who’s back. I’v dosed up on my Oramorph and paracetamol so will hopefully get some sleep. On a my positive note I spoke to my cardiologist...

Hi all well look who’s back. I’v dosed up on my Oramorph and paracetamol so will...

buddy2blue

•4 years ago

28 Replies

Anyone using PIP approach for anticoagulantion?

Apixaban is a quick acting drug, and I've wondered for several years why it can't be taken at the onset of afib assuming a person has relatively few episodes....

Apixaban is a quick acting drug, and I've wondered for several years why it can'...

karrog

•4 years ago

22 Replies

AF strange beast

Well I fell over a small fence yesterday and went down hard.mpatly on shoulder Son and husband checked me over sat me up n called 111. They called back with...

Well I fell over a small fence yesterday and went down hard.mpatly on shoulder S...

wilsond

•4 years ago

64 Replies

How frequent is your paroxysmal AF & do you take a PIP

Morning AFibbers. Was wondering what those with PAF frequency is? Mines every 2-3 weeks & I take 300 mg flecanide. It works but I feel dreadful after (like...

Morning AFibbers. Was wondering what those with PAF frequency is? Mines every...

Pigleywigley

•4 years ago

47 Replies

Sleeping tablets

Anyone know if it’s safe to take prescription sleeping tablets if you have PAF and ectopics etc

Anyone know if it’s safe to take prescription sleeping tablets if you have PAF a...

kalgs

•4 years ago

23 Replies

5 times larger stroke risk

I know, I should have written this as a response to what BigArnie has posted lately, but since there are so many comments to his post, people most probably...

I know, I should have written this as a response to what BigArnie has posted lat...

Hidden

•4 years ago

16 Replies

Ablation success

Hi guys. I’m interested to find out who has had an ablation, how old they were when they had it and how old now, how successful they feel it/they were and if...

Hi guys. I’m interested to find out who has had an ablation, how old they were ...

Elli86

•4 years ago

44 Replies

Ablation questions

For any folks that have gotten an ablation I have a few questions if you don’t mind. *do you get a catheter for bathroom breaks while your under? Do they...

For any folks that have gotten an ablation I have a few questions if you don’t m...

Kmm96

•4 years ago

28 Replies

Amiodarone and a fib/ ectopics

Hello, I’m new to posting here having been diagnosed with paroxysmal a fib about a month ago. I’ve been put on amiodarone because I have a heart rate that goes...

Hello, I’m new to posting here having been diagnosed with paroxysmal a fib about...

Visigoth

•4 years ago

4 Replies

blood thinners

I am on rivaroxin an have read being on blood thinners can double your risk of bladder cancer.i also read if you do aa bowel cancer screen it can give a false...

I am on rivaroxin an have read being on blood thinners can double your risk of b...

olqp

•4 years ago

10 Replies

Sotalol and Stomach pain and aches , also experiencing nausea everyday . Wondering if others have experienced this ?

I am a 41 year old male with complex atrial arrhythmias and narrowing pulmonary veins and also a dilated aortic root opening at the SOV. I have been exhausted...

I am a 41 year old male with complex atrial arrhythmias and narrowing pulmonary ...

Fryguy

•4 years ago

8 Replies

Does Afib cause Strokes or not?

I watched a video by Dr Sanjay Gupta in which he theorised that it does not and then quoted various research to the contrary and pointed out that...

I watched a video by Dr Sanjay Gupta in which he theorised that it does not and ...

BigArnie

•4 years ago

131 Replies

Posts - Atrial Fibrillation Support | HealthUnlocked

Atrial Fibrillation Support

All posts for March 2021

Post ablation chest pain

First Cardioversion failed after 7 days. Can I get back into Normal Sinus Rythm On Sotalol and Vit C alone?

Amitriptyline and A Fib

5 days post ablation

Edoxaban/ Lixiana

Heart rate still high after exercise

INR and DOACs

Update on covid and af

Calcitonin

Sotalol

Sotalol and Buscopan

Afib and black outs

Changing anticoagulants.

Number of cardio inversions a person can have done?

Heart in constant a fibrillation, help advice

Apple Watch and AF notifications

Anticoagulation PIP

Exercising and flecainide

My life now

Anyone using PIP approach for anticoagulantion?

AF strange beast

How frequent is your paroxysmal AF & do you take a PIP

Sleeping tablets

5 times larger stroke risk

Ablation success

Ablation questions

Amiodarone and a fib/ ectopics

blood thinners

Sotalol and Stomach pain and aches , also experiencing nausea everyday . Wondering if others have experienced this ?

Does Afib cause Strokes or not?

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