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Post ablation - food

I’m 3 days post ablation and all seems to be good including sinus rhythm (woop🙌🏻). However, I’m struggling with food and digestion, particularly after a...

I’m 3 days post ablation and all seems to be good including sinus rhythm (woop🙌...

Awilksy35

•3 years ago

6 Replies

Anyone been prescribed a drug to lower heart rate for procedure to see if you have narrow arteries?

Hello , just been told I’m going to be prescribed something ( not beta blockers) to make my heart rate under 60 then I’ll have an ECG to check , after that...

Hello , just been told I’m going to be prescribed something ( not beta blockers)...

Hazel1010

•3 years ago

18 Replies

Profound change in AF that is confusing for me

I am racked with back and hip pain, so much so that my pain specialist Dr wants to insert a spinal cord electrical stimulator under the skin which I elected...

I am racked with back and hip pain, so much so that my pain specialist Dr wants ...

RiderontheStorm

•3 years ago

12 Replies

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PIP medication for Afib

I am due a telephone chat with the cardiologist next week. I use flecanaide and bisopropol as PIP for atrial fibrillation, Does anyone use nebivolol instead of...

I am due a telephone chat with the cardiologist next week. I use flecanaide and ...

Swimsyroke

•3 years ago

8 Replies

Ablation fact sheet

I have just been reading through all the paperwork I have received from Spire Bristol for my ablation on Wednesday, and note that they have included a copy of...

I have just been reading through all the paperwork I have received from Spire Br...

Cally53

•3 years ago

12 Replies

PAF changing experiences

Hi, I do not post very often but read the posts every day. I thought the Patients Day was excellent this year. Brief recap of my history:- I am 80 years young...

Hi, I do not post very often but read the posts every day. I thought the Patient...

President2012

•3 years ago

9 Replies

Magnesium

Hi all I really appreciate your feedback and find this forum very helpful. Can I please ask whether you think it’s a good idea if I take a Magnesium...

Hi all I really appreciate your feedback and find this forum very helpful. Can I...

Mabal

•3 years ago

11 Replies

Apixaban & Vitamin K2

Dr John Campbell recently suggested that it's a good idea to take vit K2 with vit D3 as it helps route calcium to the bones rather than tissue....

Dr John Campbell recently suggested that it's a good idea to take vit K2 with vi...

tcpace

•3 years ago

7 Replies

Possible Booster after effects?

Had my booster on 3rd November, Pfizer, original vaccines Astra zenica with no after effects! Spent 10 hours in A&E on Tuesday with symptoms of heart attack,...

Had my booster on 3rd November, Pfizer, original vaccines Astra zenica with no a...

Suesouth

•3 years ago

99 Replies

Well, that will teach me!

So there I was thinking the lifestyle changes I’ve been making since my last AF episode in June are paying off, as I’ve not had an episode since and then….....

So there I was thinking the lifestyle changes I’ve been making since my last AF ...

Threecats

•3 years ago

55 Replies

why have i got to have this new medication

i have mitra valve replacement ,af, heart failure now being recomended to take DAPAGLIFLAZIN TOTALLY CONFUSED AND CANT BREATH PROPERLY rubyr61

i have mitra valve replacement ,af, heart failure now being recomended to take ...

rubyr61

•3 years ago

9 Replies

My PVC’s are back! I used to take Escitalopram for 4 years to keep them under control.

I have found 2 studies that note that Escitalopram could be a precursor to AFib. Another item that cardiologists don’t mention. PVC’s are making my heart do...

I have found 2 studies that note that Escitalopram could be a precursor to AFib....

Hairem

•3 years ago

1 Reply

Has anyone had a Pacemaker to regulate their AFib?

Friend had one ten years ago and swears it is the answer?

Hairem

•3 years ago

46 Replies

Wait and see monitor before anticoagulant/anti arrhythmia?

I have had five episodes of a-fib in September- self corrected in about 2 hours each time. Diagnosis: Paroxysmal A-fib. Already on Diltiazam for HBP and...

I have had five episodes of a-fib in September- self corrected in about 2 hours ...

Figbar

•3 years ago

26 Replies

Help with a Holter monitor query

Hello again, I hope someone can help. 3 days ago I was fitted with a Holter 'thingy' to check what my heart was doing 24/7. But I'm not sure if it's doing...

Hello again, I hope someone can help. 3 days ago I was fitted with a Holter 't...

Chris1945

•3 years ago

8 Replies

Is my af caused by myocarditis?

Hi guys. I’m hoping someone will know something about, has suffered themselves with or can point me in the right direction of a forum where I can find out...

Hi guys. I’m hoping someone will know something about, has suffered themselves ...

Elli86

•3 years ago

28 Replies

New to this forum.

I am new here. Recently diagnosed with A Fib and sinus tachycardia. Having some problems dealing with these issues.

I am new here. Recently diagnosed with A Fib and sinus tachycardia. Having some ...

barb1910

•3 years ago

10 Replies

Surgeons at the edge

Anyone see the program the other night on bbc. A lady had massive operation. She had to have some scarring done before the main operation to stop the...

Anyone see the program the other night on bbc. A lady had massive operation. S...

Lenlec

•3 years ago

8 Replies

Booster Pfeizer - unexpected side effects today!

Hi everyone! I have not been on here for a while. I just wanted to share that I had my Booster vaccination today (Pfeizer) and was not expecting the reaction I...

Hi everyone! I have not been on here for a while. I just wanted to share that I ...

fifitb

•3 years ago

23 Replies

Kardia readings.

Had a chat with my gp today as I was worried about high hr showing on my Kardia.I also asked why my finger oximetre and amaz watch showed much lower...

Had a chat with my gp today as I was worried about high hr showing on my Kardia....

ETHEL103

•3 years ago

14 Replies

Fibricheck

Hi, hope your all as well as can be. I have a quick question, does anybody here use fibricheck app, and do they believe it to be accurate. I check my rate...

Hi, hope your all as well as can be. I have a quick question, does anybody here ...

Bilzer

•3 years ago

3 Replies

Stopping flecainide and Atenolol

Post ablation 8 weeks ago. I stopped taking my meds 2 weeks ago (as instructed by my Cardiologist). Since then I have been unwell. I have nausea, fatigue and...

Post ablation 8 weeks ago. I stopped taking my meds 2 weeks ago (as instructed b...

PT123

•3 years ago

2 Replies

Failure at getting off antiarrhythmic med

I am a 57 years old Male. March 2021, afib episodes, while deep breathing to try to slow my heart rate, fell in syncope, had sustained vtach, vfib and cardiac...

I am a 57 years old Male. March 2021, afib episodes, while deep breathing to try...

Sustainedvtach270

•3 years ago

15 Replies

DVLA

Back in August I posted that I'd written to the DVLA about my Afib after I was comparing car insurance quotes for renewal and one of the questions was about...

Back in August I posted that I'd written to the DVLA about my Afib after I was c...

PollyDoodle

•3 years ago

10 Replies

📢 CORRECT the irregular rhythm with access to appropriate treatments #GAFAW2021

Treatments for AF depend on the type of AF someone has, and their individual needs. If you have AF, you should always discuss the pros ✔️ and cons ❌ of which...

Treatments for AF depend on the type of AF someone has, and their individual nee...

TracyAdmin

Partner•3 years ago

1 Reply

Tapering off Cozaar

Cozaar seems to be causing nasty side effects of joint and muscle pain. I’m only 54 and prior to this drug could walk several miles per day. Has anyone tapered...

Cozaar seems to be causing nasty side effects of joint and muscle pain. I’m only...

picklesquish

•3 years ago

2 Replies

withdrawal of lansoprazole

I have been taking clopidogrel for over 3 years after a stroke and was prescribed lansoprazole to counteract the side effects but I would like to stop the...

I have been taking clopidogrel for over 3 years after a stroke and was prescribe...

drjohn55

•3 years ago

3 Replies

#GAFAW2021 Did you know? 🤔

Every 15 seconds someone suffers an AF-related stroke. ⏱ Atrial Fibrillation is the biggest risk factor for suffering a debilitating or deadly stroke. This is...

Every 15 seconds someone suffers an AF-related stroke. ⏱ Atrial Fibrillation is ...

TracyAdmin

Partner•3 years ago

2 Replies

Saunas

I just had my one year anniversary of my second ablation and have now had a year of no af and the only thing I still take is apixoban. I do get an ectopic...

I just had my one year anniversary of my second ablation and have now had a year...

Sfhmgusa

•3 years ago

6 Replies

Amlodipine 5mg

Well, took one tablet of the new blood pressure tablets and reacted badly after several hours - severe headache, dizzy/disorientated, bellyache, nausea and...

Well, took one tablet of the new blood pressure tablets and reacted badly after ...

Tilly1957

•3 years ago

6 Replies

Posts - Atrial Fibrillation Support | HealthUnlocked

Atrial Fibrillation Support

All posts for November 2021

Post ablation - food

Anyone been prescribed a drug to lower heart rate for procedure to see if you have narrow arteries?

Profound change in AF that is confusing for me

PIP medication for Afib

Ablation fact sheet

PAF changing experiences

Magnesium

Apixaban & Vitamin K2

Possible Booster after effects?

Well, that will teach me!

why have i got to have this new medication

My PVC’s are back! I used to take Escitalopram for 4 years to keep them under control.

Has anyone had a Pacemaker to regulate their AFib?

Wait and see monitor before anticoagulant/anti arrhythmia?

Help with a Holter monitor query

Is my af caused by myocarditis?

New to this forum.

Surgeons at the edge

Booster Pfeizer - unexpected side effects today!

Kardia readings.

Fibricheck

Stopping flecainide and Atenolol

Failure at getting off antiarrhythmic med

DVLA

📢 CORRECT the irregular rhythm with access to appropriate treatments #GAFAW2021

Tapering off Cozaar

withdrawal of lansoprazole

#GAFAW2021 Did you know? 🤔

Saunas

Amlodipine 5mg

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