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Switching blood thinners

Help. I don't know what to do. Have the opportunity to switch from Edoxaban 60mg. To Apixaban 5mg twice. Day. What worries me is the 12 hour gap between taking...

Help. I don't know what to do. Have the opportunity to switch from Edoxaban 60mg...

Myflowers2

•4 months ago

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Edoxaban to Apixaban

Still unsure whether to change from Edoxaban to Apixaban. Can anyone tell me if they have done this.

Still unsure whether to change from Edoxaban to Apixaban. Can anyone tell me if ...

Myflowers2

•4 months ago

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sojrens forum ?

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Myflowers2

•4 months ago

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Specific headache after ablation

How common is a headache during recovery from the ablation?I had a cryoablation 10 days ago and for the last few days I have a strange occasional short...

How common is a headache during recovery from the ablation?I had a cryoablation ...

NewOne2023

•4 months ago

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multaq

hi guys So the dr has taken me off propafenone after being on for a few years and doing well with episodes being around 9 months apart. Started me on multaq...

hi guys So the dr has taken me off propafenone after being on for a few years a...

Henry716

•4 months ago

18 Replies

Flecainide without Beta-Blocker

Hello everyone. I am worried about my Husband and the choices being offered to him for the treatment of his AF and I would welcome members thoughts and...

Hello everyone. I am worried about my Husband and the choices being offered to h...

Peg99

•4 months ago

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Diltiazem aka Cardizem

Of all times for AF to really mess me about is on my 80th birthday holiday back to the USA A wicked episode which woke me from sound sleep at 4am was not to...

Of all times for AF to really mess me about is on my 80th birthday holiday back ...

Racquet

•4 months ago

7 Replies

Mixed feelings about hospital too busy to review 12 months after ablation.

I am now 12 months NSR after successful ablation and experiencing mixed feelings."Reviewed without contact .No follow up planned." If I run into problems...

I am now 12 months NSR after successful ablation and experiencing mixed feelings...

kkatz

•4 months ago

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Pradaxa. Benefits and problems

Been on Pradaxa since 2016. Seems to do the job, but having started on 150mg found that bleeding from the anus was very unpleasant. The doctor reduced the dose...

Been on Pradaxa since 2016. Seems to do the job, but having started on 150mg fou...

Rsb417

•4 months ago

6 Replies

Is this a genuine VT on my Wellue, or not? Thanks

I’ve just started using a Wellue, and it’s brilliant to be able to take a continuous 1 lead ecg (other than downloading and charging time) and the information...

I’ve just started using a Wellue, and it’s brilliant to be able to take a contin...

JaneFinn

•4 months ago

20 Replies

No Spring Covid Vaccination for AF patients

I had a Covid vaccination in January of this year and, fortunately, didn’t get any ectopics or other side-effects which I have had in the past following the...

I had a Covid vaccination in January of this year and, fortunately, didn’t get a...

Samazeuilh2

•4 months ago

62 Replies

AFIB... prescribed APIX & BISO

Hello, I purchased an apple watch a couple of weeks ago and got an Atrial Fib alert with an average HR of 105. SO at that point I decided to visit my DR...

Hello, I purchased an apple watch a couple of weeks ago and got an Atrial Fib ...

GNS1417A

•4 months ago

18 Replies

Eliquis, covid, travel- not sure how to proceed

I was planning on starting Eliquis today (really I am supposed to start it on Tuesday but I will be traveling) but I think I have covid, (tested negative but...

I was planning on starting Eliquis today (really I am supposed to start it on Tu...

Iamfuzzyduck

•4 months ago

24 Replies

Shock diagnosis

Hi. I was admitted to hospital last Friday with heart rate of 144 and told I have AF. Told without anticoagulants I was risking major stroke, heart attack or...

Hi. I was admitted to hospital last Friday with heart rate of 144 and told I hav...

Fannyphasbees

•4 months ago

66 Replies

Wellue ECG - review

Does anyone else have a Wellue ECG heart monitor (single lead Holter)? Any conclusions? I happened to find them advertised for £150 a couple of months back and...

Does anyone else have a Wellue ECG heart monitor (single lead Holter)? Any concl...

Cliff_G

•4 months ago

36 Replies

My Kardia has arrived.

Good morning - if you are in a similar time zone!My Kardia arrived yesterday morning so of course I took many readings to try it out. I also tried it on my...

Good morning - if you are in a similar time zone!My Kardia arrived yesterday mor...

Ilovedogs12

•4 months ago

29 Replies

What to do?

I recently had the strength of my Adizem meditation increased from 120mg to 180mg daily as my BP was increasingly higher than usual. This medication was...

I recently had the strength of my Adizem meditation increased from 120mg to 180m...

ElizabethBee

•4 months ago

13 Replies

Covid/ Covid vac / AF

hi all The more I look into my AF history from original GP appointment for breathlessness to now being on the Ablation waiting list I can’t help thinking...

hi all The more I look into my AF history from original GP appointment for bre...

NLGA

•4 months ago

178 Replies

hello new meds to try

hello again , now been given propanolol , 40mg 3 times aday , doctor says it’s a beta blocker and helps anxiety, has anyone tried these , and how did you get...

hello again , now been given propanolol , 40mg 3 times aday , doctor says it’s a...

Prosecco1997

•4 months ago

22 Replies

meditation

so this afternoon I decided to do a 30 minute meditation, lovely just what I needed! got up and my Afib kicked in , charming! it’s stopped and started twice...

so this afternoon I decided to do a 30 minute meditation, lovely just what I nee...

Shopgal67

•4 months ago

13 Replies

Kardia Mobile

A recent ECG and scan found persistent AF with a dilated Aorta. I had an ablation 12 years ago. Is a Kardia Mobile worth buying to keep a regular check on my...

A recent ECG and scan found persistent AF with a dilated Aorta. I had an ablatio...

MountainGuide

•4 months ago

15 Replies

Mike H

CABG operation feb 2023, ablation carried out during open heart surgery also mitral valve clip installed, have had AF for as long as I can remember, on...

CABG operation feb 2023, ablation carried out during open heart surgery also mit...

Georgeorwell1959

•4 months ago

4 Replies

Discomfort 8 weeks post ablation

So sorry to ask a question again. I live on my own and things get worrying. Had ablation 8 weeks ago and after 10 days felt great. Walking well etc etc. 3...

So sorry to ask a question again. I live on my own and things get worrying. Had...

Stefcon1

•4 months ago

14 Replies

Dabigtran

After struggling with anticoagulants I am now trying Dabigatran/Pradaxa.After a month on a low dose my weight has increased ...nothing else has altered...I am...

After struggling with anticoagulants I am now trying Dabigatran/Pradaxa.After a ...

offtherecord

•4 months ago

15 Replies

Af Device.

Please what is the best device to monitor AF. Ie Watch or Kardio unit.

Claragh

•4 months ago

11 Replies

Experience with discontinuing 1-C antiarrhythmics (flecainide or propafenone)

After 2+ years of therapy, because of recently discovered structural damage to my heart, I have been advised to discontinue my propafenone. I am not happy...

After 2+ years of therapy, because of recently discovered structural damage to m...

frazeej

•4 months ago

7 Replies

Hives and itching.

Hi all, I have been diagnosed with afib in August 2023 and currently take Edoxaban and my Bisoprolol was increased from 1.25mg to 2.5mg. I was originally on...

Hi all, I have been diagnosed with afib in August 2023 and currently take Edoxab...

wischo

•4 months ago

5 Replies

ablation or Flecainide conflicted

I am lucky to live 5 minutes away from Harefield Hospital, I have had paroxysmal AF for nearly 2 years. Initially taking Flecanide as a pill in the pocket,...

I am lucky to live 5 minutes away from Harefield Hospital, I have had paroxysmal...

Deepbreath27

•4 months ago

44 Replies

Day 46 in hospital and finally discharged

Well as promised an update and outcome of sorts. Day 46 in my local hospital CCU, up at 5.00am for an early prep for an op. I was first admitted on January...

Well as promised an update and outcome of sorts. Day 46 in my local hospital CC...

Chinkoflight

•4 months ago

23 Replies

Mitral Valve Regurgitation?

Hi all! After seeing a cardiologist yesterday for the 3 month post Ablation check up....(just over a year after the procedure,) I'm told that during that...

Hi all! After seeing a cardiologist yesterday for the 3 month post Ablation che...

nikonBlue

•4 months ago

33 Replies

Posts - Atrial Fibrillation Support | HealthUnlocked

Atrial Fibrillation Support

All posts for March 2024

Switching blood thinners

Edoxaban to Apixaban

sojrens forum ?

Specific headache after ablation

multaq

Flecainide without Beta-Blocker

Diltiazem aka Cardizem

Mixed feelings about hospital too busy to review 12 months after ablation.

Pradaxa. Benefits and problems

Is this a genuine VT on my Wellue, or not? Thanks

No Spring Covid Vaccination for AF patients

AFIB... prescribed APIX & BISO

Eliquis, covid, travel- not sure how to proceed

Shock diagnosis

Wellue ECG - review

My Kardia has arrived.

What to do?

Covid/ Covid vac / AF

hello new meds to try

meditation

Kardia Mobile

Mike H

Discomfort 8 weeks post ablation

Dabigtran

Af Device.

Experience with discontinuing 1-C antiarrhythmics (flecainide or propafenone)

Hives and itching.

ablation or Flecainide conflicted

Day 46 in hospital and finally discharged

Mitral Valve Regurgitation?

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