Atrial Fibrillation

[Bearmisty]

Good evening , this is my first post so please bear with me , i was diagnosed with AF around 6 years ago and currently take 1.25 mg Bisoprolol and 100mg of Flecainide twice daily and i am having more episodes of AF lasting over 3 days at a time , has anyone else experienced this ? being honest my GP does not have much advice for me

[devonian186]

Doctors are generally not very good with this condition and many don't realise the anxiety it causes.

Did anything change 6 years ago? A relationship? Change of job, moving house?

Do you keep a food and activities diary to try to identify if food, drink, cleaning fluids, electromagnetic interference Phone/servers etc) pollution etc etc might be a trigger?

[Bearmisty in reply to devonian186]

Thank you for your reply , the only thing that changed 6 years ago was my position at work , i left not long after that though , being honest i do not keep a diary but i will be from now on

[Driver11]

Hi this is outside a GPs area I suggest you need to be referred to a cardiologist

[Bearmisty in reply to Driver11]

Thank you

[KeepingHealthy]

Hi, it could be the medication that is causing it. I was recently advised by my Cardiologist to stop taking Flecainide straight away and increase the Bisoprolol. It solved the problem. He advised this because my Kardia Mobile Device detected Tachycardia since starting taking the Flecainide. I can highly recommend investing in a Heart Monitor Device if you haven't already got one because you can monitor your symptoms as and when you get them and I was able to send copies of my ECG to my Cardiologist.

[Bearmisty in reply to KeepingHealthy]

Thank you for your advice , i will be looking for a mobile device straight away , i will also speak to my GP to get me referred back to a cardiologist , I am pleased i have joined this platform as i no longer feel alone

[Nightmare2]

Are you under a cardiologist, the thing you should be doing now is speaking to him about why your episodes have suddenly turned into continuous for 3 days, by continual, do you mean h.rate stays high with now lowering for the entire 3 days or does it fluctuate. Regarding the wrist devices some buy, for myself a little too much and i believe one could be addicted to every little flutter and become neurotic, we all get flutters but when goes into proper AF we dont need a monitor, well most of us that dont have the silent type. Contact your Cardio in the first instance.

[Bearmisty in reply to Nightmare2]

Constant heart palpitations and irregular heartbeat dizzy spells etc , i am not under a cardiologist at the moment as he signed me off a couple of years ago , i know have booked an appointment with my GP tomorrow who will refer me back to the cardiologist

Thank you for your advice

[Nightmare2 in reply to Bearmisty]

I do not know why you wee signed off initially, did he put you back under the care of your GP,if so doing the right thing referring you again, hope not too long a wait.

[Driver11]

Hi just wanted to say there are lots of things they can do. Some work some don't Following my CA I had ICD fitted and lots of meds including 10mg bisoprolol. 5 cardioversion and 2 ablation I'm now on sotatol 160mg twice daily and its working at the moment

Get the cardiologist to see you

[Bearmisty in reply to Driver11]

Will do and thank you again for your advice , it is nice to know you're not alone in situations like this

[Nightmare2 in reply to Driver11]

Hi,your situation seems to be of the more serious kind though, with so much work having been done, but of course i dont know your history, i steer clear of invasive procedures unless no alternative personally.