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Title: The Power of Salt Mouth Rinse: Safeguarding Your Heart Health

Hi, fellow forum members, I hope you're all doing well with your journey to manage your afib. Today, I wanted to share a simple yet impactful suggestion that...

Hi, fellow forum members, I hope you're all doing well with your journey to man...

Paulbounce

•1 year ago

47 Replies

Flare up of Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease after surgical ablation

Hi I had a surgical ablation 2 weeks ago which will be followed by a RF ablation in 3 weeks’ time (the procedure which I am going through is a staged hybrid...

Hi I had a surgical ablation 2 weeks ago which will be followed by a RF ablation...

Csingicsong

•1 year ago

24 Replies

Problems

Hi everyone thanks for all your replies it was so helpful 😁 one thing more if you could help I have been in afib since last Monday and it won't settle can...

Hi everyone thanks for all your replies it was so helpful 😁 one thing more if y...

bobify

•1 year ago

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Adizem Slow Release and Flecainide

Does anyone take these 2 drugs for blood pressure and Afib? I was on one 50mg Flecainide at night but due to increased episodes my dose has been increased by...

Does anyone take these 2 drugs for blood pressure and Afib? I was on one 50mg F...

PAP48

•1 year ago

18 Replies

post cardioversion

Hi, I was diagnosed with Afib after suffering a TIA in April 2021. Amioderone and xarelto controlled it until after 6 months amioderone caused my thyroid to...

Hi, I was diagnosed with Afib after suffering a TIA in April 2021. Amioderone a...

Afiblearner

•1 year ago

14 Replies

Notifications

I have recently stopped receiving notifications from Health Unlocked has anyone else experienced this.

I have recently stopped receiving notifications from Health Unlocked has anyone ...

valthomas15

•1 year ago

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at heart rate

after ablation the frist 2 days my hr was 82. But the next day it was 135 and I felt lousy. Is this normal

after ablation the frist 2 days my hr was 82. But the next day it was 135 and I ...

Gin107

•1 year ago

4 Replies

Interesting dilemma

Hi everyone I have had paroxysmal AF on and off for about 10 years with occasional flare-ups. Since being on the dreaded 2.5 mg Bisoprolol no flare-ups at all...

Hi everyone I have had paroxysmal AF on and off for about 10 years with occasio...

bigbearatthecave

•1 year ago

8 Replies

Ablation for Atrial Ectopics?

I first want to say what a wonderful forum this place is, literally a lifesaver! so informative, thank you all for so much information. I started suffering...

I first want to say what a wonderful forum this place is, literally a lifesaver!...

Marc7

•1 year ago

37 Replies

Experiencing higher sleeping HRV after stopping Flecainide

I had a cryoboalloon ablation the end of January and was kept on 2x 50mg Flecainide during the blanking period. I had no AF during the blanking period and wore...

I had a cryoboalloon ablation the end of January and was kept on 2x 50mg Flecain...

estesbubba

•1 year ago

10 Replies

Holiday insurance

Can anyone suggest a reputable but reasonable insurer for holiday insurance, covering AF? I've just had an online quote and it would cost almost as much as...

Can anyone suggest a reputable but reasonable insurer for holiday insurance, cov...

Tricia239

•1 year ago

105 Replies

Would you like to be a part of the AFFIRMO Mobile App project?

The AFFIRMO project is a collation of several sub-projects and open to all candidates with the following attributes: If you are aged 65+ have Atrial...

The AFFIRMO project is a collation of several sub-projects and open to all candi...

Hidden

•1 year ago

5 Replies

Pulsed Field Ablation (PFA) and Amiodarone

https://www.practiceupdate.com/C/152409/56?elsca1=emc_enews_topic-alert Awhile back, someone posted a link for the above site. It requires subscription...

https://www.practiceupdate.com/C/152409/56?elsca1=emc_enews_topic-alert Awhil...

mav7

•1 year ago

2 Replies

Back from EP after Cardioversion Failure

Now EP wants to try another Cardioversion in conjunction with amiodarone . I am concerned because I already have neuropathy in feet and fingers and I have...

Now EP wants to try another Cardioversion in conjunction with amiodarone . I am...

bigking

•1 year ago

15 Replies

Palpitations

I know about the risks of stroke when you have Afib, and I take Warfarin, but just out of interest, do ordinary palpitations, like PVCs and SVEs also present a...

I know about the risks of stroke when you have Afib, and I take Warfarin, but ju...

Tellingfibs

•1 year ago

9 Replies

Edoxaban Supply.

Went to chemist to pick up my 3 months prescription and they were awaiting Edoxaban.I told them it is because nhs is switching everyone to Edoxaban.Will be...

Went to chemist to pick up my 3 months prescription and they were awaiting Edox...

kkatz

•1 year ago

1 Reply

Hospital or not?

I started an AF episode yesterday at 4pm and it's still ongoing 22 hours later. I have been to A & E several times in the last 2 months but last time the...

I started an AF episode yesterday at 4pm and it's still ongoing 22 hours later. ...

Spj57

•1 year ago

43 Replies

SoB 1 month out from EP Ablation

I'm 67 years old, with hi-BP and asthma. I've never had heart trouble. My BP was controlled with meds for decades. I first went into AF in Nov 2020 with...

I'm 67 years old, with hi-BP and asthma. I've never had heart trouble. My BP w...

TxVet33

•1 year ago

4 Replies

Afib medications

I was diagnosed about half a year ago with Afib. I am trying to understand the medicines and their side effects better. I am currently on Amiodarone 200 mg...

I was diagnosed about half a year ago with Afib. I am trying to understand the ...

abej

•1 year ago

9 Replies

Flecenaid

Just taken 100 mg of Flecenaid as pill in the pocket as i am in a f .How long can it take to work?

Just taken 100 mg of Flecenaid as pill in the pocket as i am in a f .How long ca...

trixie100

•1 year ago

14 Replies

NSAID's (like Ibuprofen) with Apixaban

Hi I have been on Apixaban for some years, following Persistent AF, now resolved after an ablation in 2020. Like all senior citizens I get bouts of muscle...

Hi I have been on Apixaban for some years, following Persistent AF, now resolve...

Yachtsman

•1 year ago

12 Replies

Advice required about lead extraction ops please

I have been offered an invasive option as we've exhausted most options of medications. I seem to have settled best on Quinedine now after several allergies to...

I have been offered an invasive option as we've exhausted most options of medica...

Frequentshocker

•1 year ago

3 Replies

Apixaban - and my toes

With much (probably unjustified) reluctance, I eventually decided to take 5mg Apixaban - twice a day. This had been prescribed some time ago but I really...

With much (probably unjustified) reluctance, I eventually decided to take 5mg Ap...

Carew

•1 year ago

47 Replies

EKG results

Have just had my first EKG. Just wondered if an ultra sound always shows up something in the cases of AF even when in sinus rhythm. The technician said he was...

Have just had my first EKG. Just wondered if an ultra sound always shows up some...

Retired010

•1 year ago

60 Replies

Still having migraines after ablation

My ablation was 4/20. Migraines everyday (with aura) for about 20 days following surgery then every other day. Now, getting aura's and some numbness off and...

My ablation was 4/20. Migraines everyday (with aura) for about 20 days following...

Elizka

•1 year ago

2 Replies

There is no such thing as a simple faint!

There is no such thing as a simple faint! In many cases, fainting can be an early warning sign of an abnormal heart rhythm which is a leading cause of sudden...

There is no such thing as a simple faint! In many cases, fainting can be an earl...

Hidden

•1 year ago

8 Replies

new drug

I was told I can miss a day on Adizem and then take it at night Replacement for Bisoperol which I had to give up as I have got worsei i and2 other drugs I...

I was told I can miss a day on Adizem and then take it at night Replacement fo...

Overeating

•1 year ago

4 Replies

Heart Flutters

Hi I had a ablation last October I have been fine up until recently, since my ablation I have come off my heart tablets (Bisoprolol & flecincade ) but over the...

Hi I had a ablation last October I have been fine up until recently, since my ab...

shanelomax

•1 year ago

7 Replies

Afib alert on fitbit

hiya haven’t posted for a while but was wondering if anyone could give some advice on afib heart rate while sleeping. I had an alert this morning on my...

hiya haven’t posted for a while but was wondering if anyone could give some advi...

Corkel

•1 year ago

25 Replies

Losing weight boosts chances of ablation success

A small 3% reduction in weight can dramatically improve ablations' chances with overweight people: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/992311 After 6...

A small 3% reduction in weight can dramatically improve ablations' chances with ...

MarkS

•1 year ago

21 Replies

Posts - Atrial Fibrillation Support | HealthUnlocked

Atrial Fibrillation Support

All posts for May 2023

Title: The Power of Salt Mouth Rinse: Safeguarding Your Heart Health

Flare up of Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease after surgical ablation

Problems

Adizem Slow Release and Flecainide

post cardioversion

Notifications

at heart rate

Interesting dilemma

Ablation for Atrial Ectopics?

Experiencing higher sleeping HRV after stopping Flecainide

Holiday insurance

Would you like to be a part of the AFFIRMO Mobile App project?

Pulsed Field Ablation (PFA) and Amiodarone

Back from EP after Cardioversion Failure

Palpitations

Edoxaban Supply.

Hospital or not?

SoB 1 month out from EP Ablation

Afib medications

Flecenaid

NSAID's (like Ibuprofen) with Apixaban

Advice required about lead extraction ops please

Apixaban - and my toes

EKG results

Still having migraines after ablation

There is no such thing as a simple faint!

new drug

Heart Flutters

Afib alert on fitbit

Losing weight boosts chances of ablation success

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