I'm in afib all the time and feel nothing. petey

Just to add my 2cents of afib wisdom.... my episodes were lasting forever... 48 hours at one point but i began to notice that they almost always stopped when I was up and moving around. In the beginning, I would always try to rest thinking that it would stop... it never did! I am not saying you should be jogging but if your HR is at a safe level, I believe it's better to do your thing and move around a bit.

Sorry you had to join us but welcome!
Kelly

HI Bana and every one who asked. Under discussion topics I added a list of foods that affect your INR one way or the other. I used this list to figure out a diet that was balanced between foods that lower your INR and foods that raise it. I now eat lots of foods from both groups and have been in the therapeutic range almost all the time.

Hi Helen...
I think I waited too long to see an EP. I would encourage you not to wait. An EP is like an electrician for your heart. And that is where the problem is with a fib. I feel like my EP found the right meds for me and gave me back my life...at least for now.

glad for all the input here.

annette, it seems i self convert too. maybe i can get off the diltiazem. i will talk to my doctor about that. i don't like taking anything that isn't absolutely necessary.

hi terry.. i'm glad you too found this site and that it has helped you so much. i'm going to look into the benefits of magnesium.

petey.. what meds are you on?

kelly.. thanks for the welcome. its good to know i can keep going during afib. these are the kind of things my doctor hasn't told me.

marikay.. i will check with her about the EP. I belong to Kaiser and am not sure if that is part of their staffing. does anyone else here see an EP?

steve.. i'll go look for the discussions topic. i'm gingerly learning my way around here.. on a need-to-know basis.

good afternoon, i recently was diagnosed with Aflutter. My doctor gave me a script for COREG, has anyone heard of this. On 5/20 was the first time a had a real bad episode which has never happened before. Is this common? Have a good day.

Helen,

Welcome to this forum. As has been said, no one wants to have a fib, but it's great to get important info and also reassurance. This forum does both very well.

You have received a lot of good advice already. Feel free to ask any questions.

I think your not being a worrier is a HUGE advantage. Many of us, me included, are worriers and that seems to be a definite trigger for a fib.

I started a fib Sept of 2011, was put on about 4 drugs and failed them all. Thus I had an ablation in March, 2012. I still have abnormal beats, but the a fib is a lot better than before.

As for your question about exercise, I was told by my cardiologist NOT to exercise while in a fib. That was because my heart rate went sky high and he was afraid with exercise, it would be too fast.

I would highly suggest you get an EP also-Electrophysiologist. I have found the knowledge base between a regular cardiologist and an EP is a LOT!! It's almost like another specialty. THe sooner you get one, the more answers you will have about your a fib.

Good luck!

hello gram49 and heart2222.

gram.. i see you are as new here as me. hope you benefit from hearing what others have gone thru. i know it has already helped me. good luck & good health to you. i hope you came out of your bad episode ok. as for Coreg, i have never heard of it. but then a lot of this stuff is new for me.

heart.. thanks for the welcome. i will look into the EP and check with my doctor to see if my HMO (Kaiser Permanente) does them. as for exercise, i would not do that while in Afib. but i want to be active, e.g. not just sitting and resting my way thru it. by active, i mean going about my normal chores and light activity. all i can do is try and see what happens.. and be ready to sit down if need be. glad the ablation worked for you.. at least to get some relief.

I think doing your normal activites during a fib might be ok, just so you don't feel like passing out. I used to get so dizzy and feel like I would pass out which concerned me if this happened while driving. I think what they warned me against was to start intensive exercising while in a fib, due to the high heart rate.