Experiences with

Persistent atrial fibrillation

I was diagnosed with PAF about 23 years ago, and have managed it with medication, at present on 300mg of Flecainide daily, along with Bisoprolol 2.5mg and Apixaban 10mg, For the last 6 months I've been in AF for weeks and then a couple of day I'm in rhythm. I don't want an ablation. Would I receive

I caught a bad cold (tested negative for COVID) in November 2022 and on the day that started, I went into AFib. I wasn’t given any treatment because I was already on Warfarin due to my aortic valve replacement in March 2015. I finally saw a consultant about the AFib in May 2023 and was put on Isosorbide

I was diagnosed with Persistent Atrial Fibrillation in 2021 and received a cardioversion in November last year. My heart returned to NSR however, my cardiology team still recommended a catheter ablation, which was performed on October 11th. I went in, and came out of hospital in NSR.

sorry if you think I am on again about the same thing but I am really struggling with being acutely symptomatic since becoming persistent since mid June I am 65 and have had paf for 15 years only a few isolated incidents until this year although many issues over this time with ectopics having a cv October

Hi, in persistent Atrial Fibrillation (cardioversion in 2 weeks) on meds for Heart Failure and suffer from Raynaud's.So cold presently and find it really difficult to keep warm, hands and feet suffer mainly and are cold as ice but feel it throughout my body, think the meds are making things worse (bisoprolol

I m in Long-term persistent atrial fibrillation and last time I had a covid jab booster roughly 2 years ago it made me really ill.

Studies have found that both habitual drinking at moderate levels as well as binge drinking can predispose individuals to atrial fibrillation. Atrial fibrillation associated with alcohol use may be intermittent or persistent.

The last 2 weeks of my life have been, without question, the worst. I'm 47 years old and thought I had the perfect life. I'm married with 3 boys (14, 16 and 24). Although a little overweight I'm down the gym most nights or cycling my bike if the weather is good. When not down the gym or working

Approximately one month ago I introduced myself to this forum. I greatly appreciated the warm welcome and the helpful responses I received to my post. I've returned with hopes of receiving some feedback from any members who have persistent or permanent Afib. I believe I've done as much research as

2.5 weeks ago I had a catheter ablation (pulse) as a day procedure. I had an allergic reaction immediately after and was given steroids, cleared it up. Then had a bleed from the puncture site, that was stemmed & redressed. Discharged same day, in the evening puncture site bled spectacularly, spoke to

Hello, Was diagnosed with AFib in December 2024 but I suspect i had this for quite a while before the diagnosis. Am on anticoagulants (Apixaban) and Betablockers (Bisoprolol). Bisoprolol makes me feel unwell, total exhaustion and no energy at all. The EP cardiologist i saw privately (to avoid the long

We hear much about what triggers or worsens episodes of AFib or similar. What do you folks find might ease the episode/lessen the chance of it happening/reduce the anxiety. I don't mean medicine, supplements or surgery. For example - distraction, gentle exercise. music, gardening, resting, activity

When query asked for least harm to heart of anxiety drugs, perplexity showed lexapro among the most harmful in first entry, but when question was asked about Ssri's in comparison, lexapro was listed with sertraline as least harmful. Go figure.

Had consultation with electrophysiologist (EP) re: Pulsed Field Ablation (PFA). I asked: "Will you be doing the ablation? And only you?" Answer: "This is a teaching hospital. There will be a trainee present and the trainee will work on you." This causes me concern. Is it normal to have a trainee work

You have all been so super with your responses and I'm not sure if this is the right way to update you all but here goes...My Cardiologist (Dr Cassel) called me in today to talk over his plan that he had discussed with EP & fellow Cardiologist Dr Kaveshree Govender (they are both at Milpark Hospital

Just had my appointment with the heart rhythm specialist and my ecg showed I'm having extra beats. The advice given was to see how I got on and take bisoprolol again if I feel I need it. I had an ablation 4mths ago and all seemed fine. Any one else experienced extra beats. 🙂

We are 3 years into our journey and PC became castration resistant 6 months ago. 77 yo and started on triple therapy with Zytiga and have had one round of chemo. Cancer is Gleason 9, stage 4. We started on Xofigo after the cancer became castration resistant but now the doc is recommending Pluvicto

I just had my first ablation (PFA) 2 days ago. I have a lot of nausea and chest discomfort. Is this normal? Is it from the general anesthesia or the ablation? If you have experienced this, how long did it last?

Hello from Canada. I’m reaching out about my 81-year-old mother, who has had atrial fibrillation (AFib) for about 15 years. We’ve managed it with medications like Metoprolol and others, but in July 2024, she had an ablation. Since then, things have gone downhill. She had to start taking Amiodarone, which

Hi … it seems that each time l have an afib attack, my stomach is involved … growling, burping, mostly gassy … any suggestions on how to control this so that it doesn’t invariably turn into full blown afib?