Experiences with

Clinical trials

I have arrythmia and have a 2 wire pm. I take rivaroxaban blood thinner and diltiazem. I dont have high blood pressiure and never really been bothered with it either.When i excersise i dont seem to be able to get my hr up over 100 much which i think is causing me to be short breathed. I want to get

Our oldest daughter moved to Maine in 2021. Her husband is from there and his family of course. They used to live in the 9th ward in New Orleans. My grandson will 3 in February. They moved up there for their son. I can't afford to be up there this year. I put us in debt with credit cards. I'm not

I have been participating in Intercept's clinical trial for Ocaliva's use for the improvement of liver fibrosis. When the FDA voted against the approval of the drug last week, Intercept announced it will be discontinuing all R&D for NASH treatment. This is a grave disappointment.

My Husband has had afib that would come and go for a couple years, always went into NSR on his own. Then beginning of January he has been is constant afib 24/7. He had a cardioversion on 2/27 and stayed in NSR for 72 hours. He has been back in 24/7 afib. He is on elliquis and a calcium channel blocker

Hello all I am due to have my ablation for atrial flutter / left side atrial tachycardia in a couple of weeks. I am down to play 18 holes of golf on successive days 10 days after that; is this over-ambitious? Should I leave it longer and scratch from those events? Thanks

He's looking at other clinical trials, or possibly Lu-177 (apparently, there is a global shortage of this and it is not readily available here in Canada). Anyone else familiar with this situation? It all went downhill so fast...

CV 24/2 failed after 1 week. Heart function team suggest course of amiodarone combined with further CV after a few months of this medication. They have left it with me to consider what I would prefer to do. Either proceed with the above ( with a list of potential side effects which are impossible

I was admitted to hospital last week with extreme AF (between 28 and 270 bpm) After a couple of days of unsuccessful drug therapy, I was given a cardioversion (my second) and went back into NSR immediately. I've been given a new to me drug called Amiodarone, which seems to have a lot of potential side

I have been on prednisolone for over 2 years now and still on 10mg. I have a hysteroscopy and endometrial biopsy planned tomorrow and although this is only a minor procedure with no general anaesthetic or sedation, I’m just wondering whether I will need any extra steroid cover? Does anyone have any knowledge

As an aid to diagnosing persistent chest pains - the consultant thinks they are non-cardiac but wants to investigate a bit more-I’m to be given a treadmill test in a few weeks. I asked for this instead of the more rigourous but not very pleasant “stress test”. The heart rate will be raised to 100 during

I am not new to dealing with depression and anxiety, but the depression I have been feeling is on another level than I've ever experienced.I'm three months pregnant and just feel doomed.

Hello everyone, I have been a member of healthunlocked since 2014 when I was diagnosed with CLL. I noticed that my sister's belly was getting quite big so I made her get an ultrasound. She had a CT scan on Thursday night and although we haven't received the results yet, it is more than likely that

Hi Everyone,I have Afib, 1st episode in December 2022 resolved by cardioversion followed by 2 episodes in July 2023, lasting 24 and 12 hours respectively. I am currently on 1.25 bisoporal daily. Over recent nights I have been getting arrhythmias which my scan watch and omron devices don't classify as

An update - I had my cardioversion privately a week ago - all good, so far….. I feel so much better. HR now around 55-60 instead of 90-100 ( on high dose drugs) I was immediately taken off Digoxin and told to continue the BB Nebivolol 10mg a day. Then started on Flecainide 100mg daily, with the BB.

this is my first post on here. I started sertraline 50mg a week ago today. Side effects have been ok so far. feeling tired, couple of hot flushes but nothing major. I’ve woke up this morning feeling very anxious. Just want some clarity for any of you who are on it that this is normal? My GP did

I consider myself as coping as I am getting to the point of acceptance of this disease after being diagnosed 12 weeks ago as a 57-year-old male but why do I have moments of absolute overwhelming sadness? I have never welled up to this extent and can even feel it coming on, which is very odd indeed.

Hello all,I know many of you are in the UK, but I am in the US and just started Bisoprolol for Atrial Tachycardia. Am taking 2.5mg once daily. I have been on it for exactly one week. My heart rate is better (although now kind of low at times ). I have been having blocked PACs and such but DO feel

My husband has been given this drug along with digoxin to add to his other meds , bisoprol , antorvaststin , Lansoprazole, edoxoban and dapagliflozin. He ll be rattling soon . He has been relatively stable . The ecg showed heart rate of 100 so I presume the cardiologist wants to lower it further . Is

Well, after 3 years in Afib and a failed ablation I had a cardioversion just over a week ago, and I am pleased to say I am in Normal Sinus Rhythm ( well, fingers crossed )!..Just a point. I was a runner before getting Afib, so my pulse was always low ( High 40's, 50 )... Before cardioversion my resting

hi, in a situation where there is a low heart rate between 55 to 60 bpm when in afib, does it make sense to take metaprolol drug, designed to reduce the ventricular heart rate, amongst other things? my allopathic md prescribed this and i cannot help but feel a bit uncomfortable. i don't wish the heart