"The normal heart rate is 60 - 100. In atrial fibrillation/flutter the heart rate may be 100 - 175. Blood pressure may be normal or low."

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000184.htm

Hi pamdidi: Is your BP back in normal range for you now? I would defintely talk with a doctor about your BP. If my blood pressure reading was high like that, I would not hesitate to go to the ER. Take care and I hope you are feeling better now.

I get Extremely high b.p. when in a - fib. Had it higher than yours, but diastolic never that high. The Des. Didn't, seem concerned this happened twice. I also get high b.p. when I am extremely stressed - it comes down Resperste machine helps. Hope u are feeling better! Did u go to the Dr. Or the e.r. Keep me posted. I really care!
Hugs,
Christine

I get Extremely high b.p. when in a - fib. Had it higher than yours, but diastolic never that high. The Drs Didn't, seem concerned this happened twice. I also get high b.p. when I am extremely stressed - it comes down Resperste machine helps. Hope u are feeling better! Did u go to the Dr. Or the e.r. Keep me posted. I really care!
Hugs,
Christine

Hi pamdidi, I went into afib last night, and paid attention to bp for you. It has been normal or low.

thank you everyone!! Went to cardio - checked my pacemaker - ws kinda crazy I guess but he put me on dialtizem for the BP and I had to see my EP the next day. He checked everything and said the new med was good - I cant be titrated up to the higher dose of tikosyn but he feels with the dialtizem I should be ok. He was happy so I am happy lol - I am not a candidate for ablation due to age and there are stronger drugs with lots of side affects so I think I will just stay where I am. He said it was good I came in but not to worry unless have chest pain, breathlessness or fainting - so next time I will ride it out! lol thanks again guys! Its so good to be able to go on here and get info and support!

When my HR goes up and erratic my BP goes down. So my doc
took me off BB's as a PIP.

PANDINI,
So relieved that you went to your doctor and they helped you and reassured you:)

Did they tell you what caused your b.p. to increase withe the a-fib. As I told you, I always get extremely high b.p with a-fib and when I get nervous.

Do hope you are feeling better and feeling more relaxed.

Take care and don't overdo! See how the diltiazem works do you first. Diltiazem was the first med I was on, and at first controlled things, but it wasn't the med for me. Went back into a-fib -Drs. say I am very sensitive to it.

Have a wonderful weekend and God bless you.

Hugs,

Christine

I ws on dialtizem at first also - but went off when started Sotalol. for almost a whole year I had no afib on tikosyn until now - but I think the diltizem will help.

My cardiologist told me to keep my blood pressure at 130 over 85 or less, as any higher can trigger afib. is is possible then that your blood pressure went up first, causing afib? sor of like, which came first - the chicken or the egg?

I've been on sotolol since November 2013. so far, so good, but we all know our hearts have a mind of their own when it comes to afib. Bummer!!!!

Hi Pam. I'm dealing with HBP and a recent diagnosis of AFib (haven't had insurance in over half of my life). Anyway, two things.... wether your BP goes up before or after AFib, your BP was in "stroke" range, meaning it was in a hypertensive crisis. If you're not on HBP medication and it goes up like that, I personally would have gone into the ER. BP readings like that can give you a stroke.... with or without AFib.

A year ago, yesterday, I had a mini stroke, and they had NO idea what caused it. I found out about a week ago that I had AFib. My BP goes up and down and all over the place, and the night I had my TIA... it was 162/100.... stroke range. I also had other symptoms of a TIA as well. But the one thing I did NOT focus on that evening was how fast my heart was racing, and it was... racing. That wasn't my first symptom, however.

If you look at the numbers on a BP chart you will find that your readings were in a VERY dangerous range. Last saturday when mine shot up... I'd slept in and took my Carvedilol approximately 5 hours late. I took my meds and waited...and it came down to normal. If it hadn't come down, I'd have been in the ER, where they would have brought my BP down quickly.

I've never been able to take my BP during AFib, because I've not had a BP monitor until recently. But I'd be willing to bet it's up there (without medication). Just a guess, though.

Please be careful with your BP. You could have HBP, and that just adds to your risk of stroke.

I hope you feel better now. But remember... HBP often doesn't have symptoms, and it often behaves like a silent ticking bomb. Please talk to your dr about it.... better safe than sorry.

(((hugs)))

Please forgive my PS addition here... I forgot to add that... when I had my TIA last year, they did NOT catch my AFib, and that's why they weren't sure what caused it. The one thing they did note was the HBP, yet... they left the treatment for that up to my 'primary care physician,' of which I had none. I went to a clinic with a sliding scale. They were so limited on what they could do, and my bp was all over the place, so they decided to just let it go, to not treat. It was such a different story when I got insurance. Now.... well, I was shown what a dangerous situation I was in, was living in, and how bad it had become.

Again, my apologies for my corrections and clarifications. Hopefully, I've not further confused things. Feel better, Pam!

Glad you are doing better, Pamdidi and hope your daughter has found some treatment to help her, too.

You said you were on Diltiazem to start with, it didn't help me for long, they say I am very sensitive to it. Why did your Dr. put on you Tikosyn and off the sotalol? Did the sotalol work for you, as it has a Beta Blocker component in it?

Take care of yourself and hope things keep going well. Sounds like you have had a rought time:(
Hugs,
Christine