I have just been diagnosed with Atrial Flutter.
Posted , 12 users are following.
Any one else with the same diagnosis !!!
What are you taking !!!
Do you have any side effects from the drugs or are you okay !!!
Regards Ken.
1 like, 44 replies
Posted , 12 users are following.
Any one else with the same diagnosis !!!
What are you taking !!!
Do you have any side effects from the drugs or are you okay !!!
Regards Ken.
1 like, 44 replies
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derek76
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Do a search on the discussions for Atrial fibrillation and Bisoprolol and you will get a lot of our problems. Of course no one posts on successful treatments:-)
malcolm96513
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CroydonGeorge malcolm96513
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lynn_23719
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andrewhumphrey lynn_23719
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maggie34838 andrewhumphrey
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buddah lynn_23719
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I know this was written 3 years ago but I'm staggered your husband was told he doesn't need anything for his AFIB.
He definately need to see a new Dr if he has episodes and urgently if he is in AF all the time.
Stroke and blood clots are very common with untreated A
derek76
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There are many other discussions on this site as I said to Ken
There is much information if you Google for it. You can set up a Google alert to get a weekly list of new information on line. The British Heart Foundation publish a series of booklets on about twenty cardiac conditions. They can also be downloaded in PDF form.
You should insist that your husband lets you accompany him to his doctor and consultants appointments. I knew two Guys who played squash with undiagnosed cardiac conditions who died relatively young.
A condensed article from a web site to show him:
The circumstances surrounding 60 sudden deaths (59 men, one woman) associated with squash playing are described. The mean age (SD) of those who died was 46 (10.3) years (range 22-66 years). Necropsy reports were available in 51. The certified cause of death was coronary artery disease in 51 cases, valvular heart disease in four, cardiac arrhythmia in two cases, and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in one case. There were only two deaths from non-cardiac causes. Forty five of those who died had reported prodromal symptoms, the most common of which was chest pain, and 22 were known to have had at least one medical condition related to the cardiovascular system during life, the most common of which was systemic hypertension (14 subjects). Those dying from coronary artery disease had a high frequency of risk factors. Some of these deaths might have been prevented by appropriate counselling of players after prospective medical screening, which would have detected most of the patients with overt cardiovascular disease and some of those with subclinical coronary artery disease.
lynn_23719
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joiner
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Maxine50
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I am seeing my GP this coming week, so it will be interesting to see what he prescribes for me. So far I have had no indication that anything was wrong, but had last week an ECG as I volunteered for a trial and my AF was then discovered.
I am well armed as my wife is on most of the druggs that have been discussed, gradually I have with her GP and Cardiologist managed to get rid of some or reduce the dosage.
Regards Ken.
lynn_23719
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joiner
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maggie34838 joiner
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I was diagnosed with AF (not sure the difference between AF and Atrial Flutter? - my heart rate doesn't go that high but feel dreadful with nausea/palpitations/dizziness) a couple of months ago and after various changes am now on aspirin, Bisoprolol 7.5mg, and Atorovastatin 40mg - have several side effects and still have episodes of AF. I'm beginning to feel the side effects are worse than the AF symptoms! and am tempted to ask my Cardiologist to start reducing my doses. Concerning your sleep problem, Derek, I researched magnesium - most people are deficient and this can cause heart rhythm problems - I take a supplement now and this also helps sleep patterns. May help you?
joiner maggie34838
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If You want to find out more about the difference between AF and Atrial Flutter you might find the following helpful although a bit technical- http://abcnews.go.com/Health/HeartRhythmScreening/print?id=5213044 or http://www.bostonscientific.com/lifebeat-online/heart-smart/atrial-arrhythmias.html
Regarding my side effects from Bisoprolol and Warfarin I have reduced my Bisoprolol from 5mg to 2.5mg and so far I have not had any problems with my blood pressure or another episode of Atrial Flutter. I will bear in mind your comments about magnesium. Last September I was diagnosed with Atrial Fibrillation when it first occured but it was later that my consultant changed this to Atrial Flutter. He based this on my ECG results which showed a different pattern on the printout when compared with Atrial Fibrillation. I found the above references a big help in understanding these differences. Hope it helps you. Regards Derek (joiner)