was in the er last nite for five hours for afib

[AllaN01Bear]

home now and heart is still a bit cranky, but i am going to take it easy today and enjoy some chocolates and then decide what i am going to have for lunch. proably some cup of noodles . have a great day du.

[debm55]

1. So sorry, AllaN01Bear, I hope you feel better. Please take it easy.

[SWBTATTReg]

2. Best wishes. I hope that perhaps they'll put you on some meds that will temper the AFIB. I had AFIB for years, and

no one knew it until they hooked me up w/ a monitor for 30 days, to monitor my heart. It showed that I literally had an AFIB attack every day. Now I'm on meds, that have slowed my pulse down, and also reducing the AFIB attacks. Haven't had any issues since then.

[AllaN01Bear]

4. the drs usually shoot me with luqid diltiazem and keep me for 5 hours for observation, then send me home .

usually happens when we have severe weather changes . went for 39 degrees f and rain to 59 degrees f w strong north winds . so i loved my chocolates .

[AllaN01Bear]

6. have a damaged portion of the heart. right side.

[SWBTATTReg]

7. I'm sorry to hear this. At least, they know about it, and can take the appropriate steps, prescribe the

proper type of meds for you. Best wishes and of course, the best of health to you.

[AllaN01Bear]

10. not only it afibs , i it also flutters 93. 103. 111. etc.

i was doing that too also for years . one day my ticker dr said to me . take the week off. dont do anything except stare out the window. seemed to have worked . i am excercisisng but am limited on how much weight and angle of degrees i can bend arm , etc

[SWBTATTReg]

17. It's amazing once you realize what's happening, that you can do something about things like this (the flutter).

The docs asked me when I came in after my 1 month's monitoring, and they asked me if I was in any pain, etc., and I wondered why they were asking me this. I had the afib attacks and didn't even realize it, no pain, etc. At least that's good, but as the nurse said, it's good to have had the monitoring (I originally objected), for I could have had more serious issues down the road w/o knowing why. I was so grateful to the nurse for explaining that to me. I had gone my entire life w/ these flutters, had blackouts fairly irregularly (but common enough to raise eyebrows/make me nervous), and I was so grateful that they finally figured it out what was causing them.

And no one else over the years had ever suggested a monitoring program to me. Thank goodness it was caught at least.

I'm glad to see that you do have some routines, that help you. Every little bit can help. Best wishes to you!

[brewens]

3. I had some afib when I was way overweight. Drinking set it off but not until the next morning. I was on a heart

monitor for a month and had three brief afib episodes. All three in the morning after the only times I drank that month. I was put on blood thinners.

I lost a lot of weight and quit drinking. That cleared it up and got me off the blood thinner and BP meds too.

[AllaN01Bear]

5. i am elloquis twice daily.

i was at 220 lbs. now down to 215/ 210. btw , heart issues are in my family bloodline.

[Polly Hennessey]

8. Take care and enjoy your chocolates and noodles.

[AllaN01Bear]

9. doing that now . slurp. almost touchng bottom. how much wind did u get last nite ?

[bahboo]

11. Afib is not fun...

I’ve had it for a few years. Had an ablation last August which helped immensely. Cut back on alcohol which was tough, but you do what you gotta do.

[Elessar Zappa]

12. My mom had that and they put her on the beta blocker Metoprolol.

She hasn’t had an issue since. Anyway, hope you’re feeling better and enjoy your chocolate!

[AllaN01Bear]

14. on that generic metoperal succanate twice dayly by mout.

[electric_blue68]

13. Scary! Good luck in getting it controlled better

[Hermit-The-Prog]

15. Take care of yourself and tell that heart to straigten up and act right!

[Pluvious]

16. It took me a while, but I finally figured out what caused mine...

Granted the episodes were minor, but consuming too much salt did it to me every time

Also, fwiw, many years ago I discovered that taking a vitamin E supplement was a cause of afib whenever I exercised

Good luck, friend