Sometimes I make myself crazy. trying to come up with answers on why. Only sure one is sodium and the rest a mystery. I have found being tired, stressed and dehydration MAY contribute. The thing I hate most is waking up in the morning with that hated thump. The other mystery is why sometimes a couple hours or all day or why sometimes I can go on with my day and other times I am down for the day.

I hope it didn't last long and you're back in NSR. There is really no rhyme or reason if you ask me. Take care.

So sorry, Carol. Hope you're all better now!! Cheryl

Thank you Thank you and another Thank you!!!!

The first 3.5 yrs. I took Metoprolol as PIP when I had an episode. I would convert in 12 hrs. average. Last yr. I added an aerobic exercise after my HR had dropped from the Metoprolol. I would jog ( my version) around the block. The increase in my HR would convert me. I went a few days shy of 8 mos. NRS, and when I woke up with it early July, I took 300mg of Rythmol and soon went back to sleep. When I woke up, I had converted. I have done this the last 2 times this week.

The stress thing has me going. The bites I have are so itchy. I went to pharmacy Tues.. to see about a better anti- itch med. and the pharmacist said it looked like bed bug bites. That really stressed me!!!! I tore my BR apart looking and vacuuming. So, when I went to bed, I was stressed...I have always Loved getting into bed at night, but now it was different. No bugs or tell tale signs did I find, and I have had no more bites . It doesn't look like bed bugs bites to me...but, I read that bug bites are difficult to ID. I really think it is from my hiking in the woods for photos. When I went out this AM I sprayed with Deet, and I didn't climb through any brush. When I got hot, I stayed only a little while longer. I am doing lots of deep breathing, focusing on Gratitude and hoping to stay in NSR. So grateful to wake up in NSR this AM ( I was beginning to take it for granted.)

May Today have lots of Blessings for All of us!

PS....the new Edit button is Great!!!!

Thank you!!! Chigger Bites is what I have! Friend Steve helped me out with ID, What a relief!!! I woke in AF again last night....UGH! I am on a crappy new cycle lately. I have had 3x yrs. ago that I had a month of dailyish episodes...caused by meds. But, I am thinking the stress has been too much for me lately (even tho I think I am doing OK handling it....the subconscious Knows better)....I forgot to mention my AC has gone down 2x this month...it is only 3 yrs. old. I'm staying home today. I kinda have to cuz the Rythmol wipes me out for a day. All else is good here. Hope you are well today!

Hang in there, Yoga! Rest and relax. Hope things calm down soon.

PS I am so happy the font for replies has been enlarged. I have eyesight issues and could hardly read the tiny type.

I had atrial flutter ablation which allowed me to tolerate rythmol. (rythmol squelches a-fib but tends to produce a-flutter). I take CoQ10 and magnesium supplements. They seem to help. I've got bigger problems now -- prostate cancer.

wsopeddie, I am so sorry to hear this!!! I am hoping for the Best for you. Thanks for the info re Rythmol. I now have flutter most of the time!

Hello Yoga. I like to do yoga as a matter of fact but this stupid condition has stopped me from going out of the house. Mostly because I'm afraid 'something will happen'. I was diagnosed with SVT. It bothers me from time to time but this past month its been visiting me three times already....plus moments where I think its about to happen. Not on any medication even though the doc gave me a prescription for metroprolol. If I take it my bp will drop a bit too low to my liking. My bp is generally low so if I were to take the meds only when episodes happen by the time the palpitaions stop naturally and the medication would start to work in my system it would lower my natural good to low bp. Its so confusing to me but I don't like these horrid palpitations. Maybe there is a vitamin which would help? Seems to me I hear Magnesium, COQ10 or Red Yeast Rice is beneficial. Do you know?

NanZ, I wish I could tell you. I do take Magnesium, 250mg each day that I have palpitations. My problem is stress...too much, too often for too long. I am doing all I can to work with myself, until I have help from a counselor at the end of the month. I have had a low Heart rate always...until the stess thing...and my rate now can palpitate to 70+. Average always has been 54. It has been awful because I have been so used to it low. My dr. told me that when in afib, my numbers are high and the Metoprolol is fine. I have used it for 5 yrs. and it has been fine. By the time my afib numbers are lowered, the Metoprolol is mostly gone. My blood pressure has not gone down much from Metoprolol. You never know how long you will be in afib with safe numbers. It varies from time to time with me. I have learned to do a Jog, when my rate has lowered. Just enough to get a little sweat. It usually will convert me by the time I get home. I do have groggy residue, but am OK to function fine. I have learned now, that when I am palpating with high HR, I am in stress....churning out adrenalin and collecting cortisol.
I do yoga on YouTube. There are a lot of channels that are quite good. I am doing "the Mat Project" today.

My bp has been average of 108/68 for 3 years with no meds. My pressure went to 200/100, so I am taking Lisinopril 5 mg. right now. It will take awhile for me to get relaxed again. My pressure is up and down now.

So, I would try yoga to relax and anything else that you like, try a little mag if your dr says OK. Have you talked to dr. about this. My dr. said mag. would help the intensity of palps, but I am finding working on my stress is really best for me. I have had 8 episodes this summer. I was also given a script for Xanax.

Best of wishes to you NanZ!!!!!!!!

Thank you Yoga. I have many similarities to your symptoms. Gosh.......why us! Anyway, I have a hard time with it but finding this site might help. Thank you for sharing.

Yoga, 250 mg of Mag seems a bit on the low side for maintenance. Stress is in the top 5 for depleting Mag levels. When Im feeling out of sorts I take as much as 1000mg over the day and night, with little BM issues. Also, we are finding out that Mag is not absorbed as well when D levels are low. That level should be 30 ng/ml but with disease and conditions like ours, more like 90. I was 51 ng/ml after testing and was advised to get it to 90. Since that time, Mag and Pot seem to work excellent.