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I just found out that my atrial fib is now atrial flutter. can it make you get headaches? I'm worried because my blood pressure is higher than usual. I'm scared of stroke but am on pradaxa. any info on atrial flutter?
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jackie0610 patty24922
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i was diagnosed with flutter 3 years ago. Its my understanding that its not as serious as afib. When i was diagnosed, my cardiologist put me on Multaq, Metropolol, and Aspirin. Im now off the Multaq, and just take 75mg of Metropolol and aspirin. I still feel my heart jumping around quite a bit, and it makes me nervous. As for headaches, I sometimes get them, but i dont know if its from the flutter. Yours could be from the high bp.
patty24922 jackie0610
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I'm just a little freaked out by the whole new diagnosis. I had a cardioversion on Thursday of last week and my heart stayed in rhythm until Monday night. I returned to my doctor yesterday and now he wants to do another ablation. do you think I should be on BP medication? my doctor didn't recommend it.
jackie0610 patty24922
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i dont have high bp, so Im not on medicine specifically for high bp. Im not a dr, but I would think if you suffer from it, your dr would want to treat it. As far as the ablation, my dr did suggest it, if I would consider it. I didnt because im scared to death of any medical procedures( lol) . He also told me that it may or may not work, but if it did, I wouldnt have to take meds again.
christina69014 jackie0610
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how much aspirin do you take? I believe I have atrial flutter and afib but cardiologist hasn't captured it on monitor and won't put me on anything. Im so scared of stroke!
patty24922 christina69014
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I do not a take adpirin, just pradaxa. I would take just one aspirin a night after eating before my initial diagnosis. just a small dosage.
christina69014 patty24922
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yea mine won't put me on anything, so Im taking aspirin just for peace of mind
hhanover patty24922
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I had atrial flutter for a bit and my cardiologist said it was an easy fix - right sided ablation. Easy because the surgeon doesn't have to poke the instrument through the inter atrial septum. So he did the procedure, my flutter went away. Then my afib came back and stayed, lo, these fifteen years. I have become weary of paying attention to it so I don't. Go and do likewise. Best of luck.
patty24922 hhanover
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can an ablation help?
patty24922 hhanover
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can my behavior make my heart flutter? my doc said no, but I was a very excited Monday night when my heart went into aflutter
I was at the Monday night rams vs chiefs game and was screaming a lot. at least the rams won, so I guess it was worth it.
jackie0610 patty24922
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I was told no. However, i have bad anxiety and i dont think it helps the flutter
christina69014 patty24922
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how did they find yours?! I believe I have both caused by heavy drinking but my doc hasn't captured it on the monitor so je won't help me!!!! Im desparate for help
patty24922
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they found my atrial flutter on a heart ekg in the doctors office.