Just wondering how you handle it ?

Yepper I have an appointment at the hospital to get shocked at 11 this morning. Hopefully it will fix it.

I was diagnosed with A-fib in 2007. Somewhat managed it with meds until 2014 when I had an ablation. I am 10+ years down the road and have not had any reoccurrence. Nice regular sinus rhythm ever since the ablation and not taking any of the meds or blood thinners either. Here is a link to a thread I posted shortly after the ablation. I hope it will give you some insights......

Goodbye A-Fib - I Hope

Not sure when I was diagnosed with A-Fib, probably about 2018, I take Meds, have not had any major problems since.

Got it in 2013. Had a cardioversion but it was temporary. In 2015 had an ablation which cut down the frequency a lot although I still have occasional episodes. My major issue is basically V-Fib. On my 3rd pacemaker and have been shocked twice since 2016. No heart disease, just a messed up electrical system which is common in my family. The major issue with A-Fib is increased likelihood of a stroke which is why most cardiologists, especially in older patients, recommend blood thinners. Good luck.

Metropolol (spelling?

First of all good luck with your procedure. Have you had this along time ? I had my first episode last week and has really shook me up. Waiting to get into echo and holter monitor now. Was in for 2 hrs and came out on my own. Thanks

Doctors are seeing a lot more cases of A-fib, Myocarditis, and other heart related issues. They are linking it to the covid vaccine & boosters. Yale just put out a study last week with the same conclusions.

ol' dad

I got it in October. Doc gave me solatol, but it didn't work, so going in for the zap..

I’ve had a few brief episodes since my open heart surgery February 27. I’m going in for a holter monitor tomorrow morning.

Hopefully it clears up on its own before too long.

Yes, we get them every summer, usually after Perch and Walleyes.

Let us know how that goes. My doctor told me that could be one possible treatment for me if it doesn’t go away on its own. I’m already on something to regulate the rhythm and beta blockers since surgery.

I've had episodes for 15 years
Only one short time since 2021 so No increase for me since Covid

Yep, take meds for it. I notice it mostly occurs when I get dehydrated. Need to drink a lot more water than I ever have before.

I've had AFIB for about 10 years. Prior to that I had an atrial flutter. They gave me two choices to cure the flutter. One was to stop my heart and restart it. The drawback to that procedure was they said it might last only 6 months or could last 10 years. But, would eventually return. The other option was an ablation which would be 95% effective to never return. I elected the ablation and it has never come back.

I still have AFIB which I take Eliquis for. The ablation for AFIB is a more complicated procedure than the flutter procedure was because the flutter involved the right atrium of your heart. The AFIB involves the left atrium and takes longer and is more complicated.

There is another procedure for AFIB which is called Watchman. You may have seen it advertised on TV. It involves implanting a device in the heart's left atrial appendage preventing blood clots from forming. The advantage is it reduces the risk of stroke compared to blood thinners and is a permanent solution to stroke prevention.

Yup, I’ve got what is called Sinoatrial node Dysfunction which is sort of like A-fib but different chamber. I’ve had a pacemaker since 2017 and take 37.5mg Metoprolol plus low-dose aspirin. I just had an in-office device check and she told me that my pacemaker is only working 5% or less for my heart which is super!

Do you happen to have a link to this? I'm having trouble finding anything. This is the only thing that I could find. "Experts from Yale University have discovered an alarming syndrome linked to the mRNA Covid vaccines.

The previously-unknown condition - dubbed 'post-vaccination syndrome' - appears to cause brain fog, dizziness, tinnitus and exercise intolerance."

I doubt you will find anything. I don't think they want to admit to some of these accusations.

I was talking with the nurse here getting me ready, and she said the cardioversions have tripled since covid.

Here is the article that I read regarding the link between covid vaccine and Myocarditis. https://www.oann.com/newsroom/yale-...istinct-biological-changes-to-ones-body/

My other source is from a close family member who is being treated right now for A-Fib type symptoms. Shes 44 years old, in good health, and no family history. Her nurse practitioner told her last week that there has been an influx of patients with similar symptoms and that they believe it is COVID vaccine related.

ol' dad

More likely a side effect of Covid itself rather than a vaccine.

Time will tell, but it appears for now that the common denominator is the vaccine.

I will keep an open mind about the topic. I hope others will as well.

ol' dad

According to the study, linked above, done by Yale scientists, the effects are caused by the vaccinations and not by the disease.

Not so sure about that. Some of these people never had Covid.
There was a doctor on FOX a while back who was saying some of these children under 12 who got the shot are beginning to show signs of autism.

Thanks for the information and link ol' dad. Also Mr. Dobbins good luck with your procedure and did she happen to say it was due to contracting covid or from the vaccine and boosters?

I mistakenly referred the myocarditis findings to the Yale Study. It was actually published by the national library of medicine, which is run by the national institutes of health, but included in the OANN write up along with the Yale study.

ol' dad

What they are calling the Covid vaccine was not in reality a true vaccine. It was a test of some sort. Caused more damage than what it cured, if in fact it cured anything. People that got the jab still got Covid and now are dealing with blood clots and heart problems. Many have died from the jab. Some healthy people died immediately.
No proof, but it apeared.to me the jab was not all the same ingredients in every shot, but a test of different ingredients. Still advertising and pushing people to get it.
I might die from Covid, but I won't die from the jab.

I was put on this med 35 years ago, and I understand why. Continued on it for years after valve surgery and I understand why. Problems slowly increased. Went thru many, many tests. Finally doc took me off it and things got better fast. Should of stopped taking it 25 years ago. IMO

Thanks all. I had my first run with it and have not gotten in for all the tests yet. But am pretty freaked out etc

I never had Covid, but i did have the two J & J covid shots

Doc said it worked.

I had an ablation about 5 years ago. Cured it. Haven't had even one episode since.

What do you experience when you are having an Afib episode?

Good news.

I was wondering the same thing. From what I’ve been reading you should be able to feel it when you check your pulse. I was having a real strong heartbeat when I go from resting to any activity and I thought maybe that was the palpitations they talk about. But when I check my pulse, it is strong and steady. So I don’t know.

Might just be I have a much stronger pulse now than before because the new pipes are doing their job.

I guess I’ll find out for sure starting tomorrow when I get the holter monitor for 48 hours.

I have shortness of breath and extreme fatigue.

When I got it my heart was palpitating all over the place and my heart was racing at the same time. Very scary . I do have just palps also and they are just random missed beats and also have the pounding when I stand at times also . Not sure what all that is to be honest . I also will see when I get holter

I have had a CPAP for 20 years. About 6 years ago I had an ablation on one side of my heart and a few years later, a procedure on the other side. No problems now. Still depend on the CPAP every night, but no problems with it.

Glad to see your still around, I ain't done with your arse just yet

My father had AFIB with the rythm irregularities, dizzy spells, high blood pressure, low ejection fraction.

Ablation solved it, he's in his upper 80's, just finished a book on area history he's been working on since age 14.

That’s really good to hear ! I wish him the best. Hopefully people enjoy his book

Been dealing with it for 40 years. Blood pressure drops to 90 over 60. Pulse from 150 to 185. I get very lightheaded. Usually happened the day after getting drunk or dehydrated. Drinking very cold whole milk or eating icecream. 2 years ago it started happening when my chest got cold. Been cardioverted 30 plus times. 50 cc's of propophal and 200 jewels. Not supposed to get converted until it's been 6 hours since you've eaten. I've had 2 ablation surgeries. 1st one made it worse. 2nd seems to have worked. It's only been 6 weeks so time will tell. I've been on blood thiners since the 1st ablation. Hopefully I can stop taking them soon. Tired of bruising easily.

If you go into afib you need to get to the er. While you are in afib you are at risk for strokes.

People are loving the book coonchaser, he's been on several radio programs, featured in several newspapers, and had a book signing at the local library the other day.

The amount of people that showed up blew me away, the librarian said the biggest turnout ever for that kind of event.

I'm happy the ablation worked well for him, it gave him a new lease on life really.

Diagnosed in 2015. Ablation in 2017. So far fo good. Doc says increased risk of stroke for rest of my life! No more whiskey!!
Friend has it. 2 ablation, 3 shocks. Still not right! Takes Eliquis.

I’ve had it since around 2009 medication has worked for me 25 mg mepropolol and 25 mg flecianide on aspirin a day.

The wife is a paramedic, so I know she zaps people for such issues pretty regularly

Know at least a dozen now in my age 65 group you have had it and thankfully all have been gotten back to good heart beat health some where along the treatment progression starting with medication, shock inversion, ablation to pace maker. Ablation is working for me but each still includes ongoing meds. My cousin is cardiac ablation specialist and has been doing them for 30+ yrs equally pre and post covid. More cases may be being diagnosed post covid because covid awareness many individuals into contact with doctors and health care that won’t have otherwise. I hope things work out for you as well odds are in your favor. Not many things are as worrisome as heart health issues. By

Thanks Drake J and I agree

I had a good case of it in my late 20's brought me to the floor...... doctors all said stress related. Fast forward some 30 years later and it hit me a few times but all tolerable. Then it hit me real hard again -- you could literally see my shirt move and see my chest hammering -- 8 hours in the ER , some meds didn't help. Then they brought in the emergency cart and were getting ready to shock me and it stopped before they got the paddles out.
Then four years ago, it brought me to the floor and hurt like crazy...... went to the ER and I was thumping at 220, They hit me with some drugs through an IV. Again they were getting ready to shock me ....while waiting for an anesthesiologists, they hit me with more drugs --- felt like the end of a roller coaster ride. Felt like I was going forward but was held back somehow. Later, when I described that to my cardiologist he figured they stopped my heart for a second using the drugs they did.

Anyway to make a long story done....did Metoprolol and Flecainide for a bit -- then did an ablation and I have been good since. Only on a blood thinner now. The worst part was tired for a few days and itchiness from the hair growing back on my chest

Mine was a flutter in my chest. Didn't hurt but it did take my breath away at times.

I used to have dizzy spells whenever I drank coffee. Or, I had trouble sleeping because my heart would be racing. That only happened when I drank coffee which I loved. I stopped drinking coffee and everything is fine; no more symptoms or episodes. But, when I have my yearly physical they always ask if I'm still on blood thinners because I have irregular heartbeat, which is what Afib is.

I was on Warfarin, but I like to eat lots of green veggies like broccoli, asparagus, brussel sprouts, spinach, etc. One time I would go in have my blood checked and it would be too thin. So, I'd cut down on the veggies and the next time I'd go in and my blood would be too thick. I was going in weekly for blood checks. I found out that Eliquis wasn't affected by Vitamin K as a blood thinner. Medicare won't cover Eliquis, only cover Warfarin due to the cost. I checked the cost of Eliquis if I bought it. It was a little over $700 for a 90 day supply. I checked with the VA and found I could get it through them for $33 for a 90 day supply. I switched to Eliquis through them and it has worked out real well.

A neighbor had it a lot and shocked to get it back, then they found a leaking valve and an enlarged chamber had open heart surgery back in October and feels the best he has in the last 5 years.

Had an ablation in both upper chambers. Been shocked. Had a cardio MRI which is done through the esphagus (SP). Take two Elliquis daily.

My ticker is now fine. If I avoid alcohol, my BP is fine. My weight, not so good. Age 78. Been using a CPAP for 20 years.

I'm new to afib, since mine was discovered in mid February. Doc put me on 5mg eliquis (twice a day) and 25mg metoprolol (daily). Schedule for a echo on 4/7 and see the cardiologist on 4/9. I'm 64 and have been on BP and cholesterol meds since 2020. Certainly wasn't what I expected when I went to the doctor in February. Very interesting thread from all of you that have experienced this...

I’m in same boat as you Iltrapin , waiting on echo and holter monitor

Just got the results from 48 hours with the Holter Monitor, no AFIB during that period.

Had my post-op visit with the cardiologist and all good, don't half to see him again unless there's a problem.

Holter Monitor results were interesting, max rate 127 BPM. I've been walking about a mile a day and that's when I hit that peak rate.

Minimum BPM was 53 at 3:04 AM. I didn't realize it got that low while sleeping.

It must be normal, cardiologist wasn't concerned.

" No a-fib during that period"

INTERESTING..... I purchased an Apple Watch after Mark June had a thread on just this subject. My doctor refused to even look at it let alone the information gained on it. Insisted on a monitor. I refused to wear the monitor since I have a pace maker and it shows a-fib. My Apple Watch shows that I am in A-Fib at various times and far enough apart that the monitor may not show my episodes with A-Fib.

First thing I asked my NEW doctor when getting a new pacer was his thoughts on an Apple Watch. He was not opposed to it but my old pacer showed I wasn't in A-Fib much if at all.

I am not recommending that dissing a doctor because of his feelings on Apple Watches. Do not take my opinion as a recommendation.

Along with monitoring my heart I use it for my sleep since I use a C-Pap and about to not need it any more.

A while after getting an mRNA vaccine, my mom went into AFib (along with chronic fatigue). The same thing happened to my brother, my aunt, and numerous other people we all know. In recent research they were shocked to find leftover spike proteins still existent in the cells of mRNA vaccine recipients after two years. I believe those were supposed to be gone shortly after the shots. They are now curious about the long lasting effects that could cause.

We will soon hear much more about long term issues from the newer vaccines. The pharmaceutical companies seem to be running lower on power along with credibility.

Afib is caused by irregular or duplicate electrical signal to the heart beat causing irregular heartbeat rhythm. Like electricity can leak between terminals of a dirty battery. How this could ever be caused vaccine proteins left in your blood stream is implausible to any cardiologist I know. Or how ablation of secondary signal pathways or a pacemaker can rectify it.

Did you take the jab?

I was diagnosed with A-fib in 2017 . Over the next couple years , every cardiologist I saw essentially told me the same thing. "You're young . You're otherwise healthy . Think you'll be fine." Then the stroke hit in August 2019.
I was supposed to have ablation in November 2019, but they had to stop due to the fact that I still had a blood clot in my heart. Felt like we had been told to "settle your affairs". Scary time.
February 2020, they were able to get the ablation done. And for the most part its been successful.
For the most part.
January of this year, I was hospitalized for an intestinal infection. It turned really , really bad. Ended up being in the hospital for two weeks , two surgeries . The pain was unlike anything I 've ever experienced. Violent vomiting , followed by a tube inserted to drain stomach fluid. Wound vacs and , eventually, a colostomy due to colon resection.
Good times !
And , of course, I went back into A-fib. Haven't had an episode , since. Been on blood thinners and metoprolol since the stroke.
Doing pretty well now. Finished up all my IV antibiotics about three weeks ago. Colostomy bag is supposed to be removed in May. I hate that thing. But my heart is back to behaving like it should. But the stress of that really had my heart on the fritz.

I do take some weird comfort in knowing that my obituary will never read," After a long illness ... ". My heart won't be able to withstand a " long illness ". I'm ok with that.

Were you on blood thinners before the stroke ? Sorry you went thru all that and glad you’re in the mend !

No sir. None of the doctors I saw considered me as “at risk “ for heart attack or stroke.
Appreciate the well wishes.

An electrical leak between the terminals of a dirty battery is similar to what an electrophysiologist explained to me as my problem of an atrial flutter which is form of irregular heartbeat. I had an ablation which involved burning the area of the leak moving the electrical signal back to the terminal where it belongs. That took care of the flutter. He told me I had a 97% chance it would never return.

Think BP is right about AFIB after covid. I had covid. I was diagnost with Afib after that. Had an ablation. Have had a few flare ups but nothing like before the ablation. All the flare ups came from heavy exertion I probably shouldn't have been doing or stress.
Doctor told me they can mitigate the Afib but there is no complete cure for it. Take metropol and blood thinner as a precaution.

Seems to be plenty of cardiologists that recommend ablation. Worked for me since 2017!

I was told a high systolic number usually causes a heart attack. While a high diastolic number causes a stroke. This is not always the case, but most often.
I take Eliquis for AFIB and carvedilol and amlodipine for blood pressure. My systolic number is always around 120, but my diastolic number runs around 80-90.
I keep seeing ads on tv about this Watchman procedure, but don't know anyone who has had it. Supposedly, it will do away with AFIB and eliminate your dependence on blood thinners.

My ablation did away with my a-fib and the need for blood thinners. Had it done in 2014, normal rhythm since then. I do take a baby aspirin a day because I do have one stent that was placed in 2007.

I was told the same

Diagnosed around late 2015. Ablation Nov. 2017. No symptoms since. Take pills for blood pressure. Won't take Eliquis. Baby aspirin as a blood thinner.

wife has it takes eliquis,

I too have been dealing with occasional episodes of A-fib for many years. My heart rate goes up to 130 - 150 (occasionally higher) with many skipped beats/ pauses. I also have Bradycardia which is a low heart rate. Normal resting heart rate will be upper 40's I have recorded it as low as 36. Cardiologist put me on eliquis and recommended an ablation. It seemed that mine were most often associated to alcohol, so I quit drinking almost 3 years ago and it seemed to help. I noticed that 3 of the events that I have had since eliminating alcohol happened while eating ice cream or drinking an ice cold beverage rapidly. I did a little internet search and found a study by Dr. David Vinson on cold triggered atrial fibrillation. divisionofresearch.kaiserpermanente.org/cold-drinks-trigger-afib I have since cut out ice cream and try to avoid beverages with ice. When i do drink cold beverages i sip them and try not to drink in fast large gulps like I used too. So far I have not experienced any A-fib events since making these changes. I talked to my regular Dr. about this and he was quite interested as he had never heard anything about cold effect a-fib. I would prefer not to have any Ablations if I can control it with a change in diet and eating/drinking habits.

My cousin just had an ablation done about a month ago.they had shocked him numerous times and he was on meds before this and it kept going back out of sync.hes 50 years young.

I had an atrial flutter. I had two options: Shocking my heart to stop my heart, or having an ablation done where they go into your heart and burn that area causing the problem. They said stopping the heart can last for 5 years or less and the irregular heartbeat will return. With the ablation there is a better than 90% chance the irregular heartbeat will not return. I chose the ablation. The flutter has never returned. An atrial flutter is different than afib. I haven't heard of anyone having their heart stopped to cure afib. Unfortunately, I still have afib that I take Eliquis for.

There supposedly is another option for afib called Watchman. I have thought about this procedure which is rather invasive since they have to go into the left atrium. I feel at my age I'll put up with the Eliquis.

I've had afib well before covid. I've never had any of the covid shots, but had covid twice when it was more prevalent. Both times I compared it to a common cold with a couple other symptoms like lack of endurance, green apple two-step, and a slight fever. So, I know covid didn't have anything to do with my heart issues.

We have a helper at the food shelf who has faithfully kept up with all the covid shots. Last month he was hospitalized for almost a week with a blood clot in his leg. He was told if they hadn't caught it as soon as they did, it would have travelled to this lungs. I've heard blood clots are becoming more common from the covid shots.

Not me but my wife has it. They tried meds but ended up putting in a pacemaker. No issues since.

The wife is going to do the watchman thing sometime in Dec.

I am not a doctor so please check with your doctor before trying this.

A few years ago I had a few bad episodes of A-Fib. I ended up in the emergency room one time it was so bad. I was telling my chiropractor about it and he asked me if I was taking a statin for cholesterol. I told him that I had been on a statin for several years. He told me to start taking CO-Q-10. I started taking it and so far, knock on wood, I haven't had any more episodes of A-Fib. I take one 100 mg capsule every morning.

Hope this might help someone.

Good lord, I've got it.

I am surprised I only heard one mention of a CPAP. Between that and daily doses of Digoxin and Xarelto mine is mostly managed. I do feel that flutter on occasion.

How old is your wife? I've thought about doing it too. But, my cardiologist said since I'm in my 80s, I should just stick with the Eliquis I'm on. I do know of two people who did the watchman and were happy they did.

My mom has it, she's pretty happy with it.