That just sounds scary! You are brave as much as I hate ER I might have went in. How was your blood pressure? The only time I have high BP is during afib.

I think the magnesium and electrolytes are heling me, but Dr. Wants me on everday meds as he says it is sometimes to hard to get it down with PIP.

I hope today is better.

laurab

In sorry Juniebe .. AFib is a 'monster in hiding' .. I sometimes feel like a normal person (like I do at this very moment), but as we all know that can change by my next heart beat!!!
I am trying so hard to be positive and live in the moment .. I am so glad you are back in NSR after your long ordeal - I know how draining those events can be .. Hopefully you are calm and can start relaxing .. get some good rest

Charlene in Oklahoma

You have to try to stay positive. Negative thoughts and worrying never helped anyone with anything, ever. The best you can do is to try and stay calm, while at the same time be proactive with managing your afib - that means something different to everyone.

I was dx'ed in August of 2014. At that time I was in afib once or twice a week (would always self-convert). By the time of my ablation, I was in afib every day, with little bits of NSR sprinkled in - so, afib more often than not. So I know for a fact that it is possible for afib to progress quickly, even if you've been suffering with it for a long time (I'm 38 now, first experienced arrhythmia at 21).

You have to listen to your body. For a while I kept a journal about my afib events (didn't know it was afib at the time), but I would record the duration and intensity of my events. This may or may not be useful to your doctor, but it gave me some sense of control over the condition, in that I could monitor it. Not only that, but I was able to look at that journal later on, and was able to say for sure what my burden was, without my emotion and fear clogging up the lens.

Duder...just a quick question...how has it been since your ablation? Improvement or too early to tell?

I'm probably not a typical case, but I've had no arrhythmia at all since the ablation, 6 days now. I know that some arrhythmia would be considered normal while the scar tissue forms, and quite frankly I'm amazed that I've had none (save for the occasional blip of SVT, but even that has waned in the past few days). Either I was incredibly lucky, or my EP was extraordinarily skilled, or D. all of the above.

Needless to say it feels fantastic. It makes me want to g out and conquer the world and do all the things I couldn't do before, but I'm trying to abide by my doc's orders to take it easy for a few weeks - so my plans for world domination are temporarily on hold.

So Sorry Juniebe!!!!

Sorry to hear about this. It sounds very much like you are progressing the way I did.

"There has got to be a better way"

The answer is four words: Pulmonary Vein Isolation Ablation.

I would highly recommend you see Vivek Reddy at Mt. Sinai in NYC if you are still in the DC area.

Rob

Laura, was too scared to take bp during the fun, but did do ecg and it was very weird!
Thanks to everyone for the kind words, the best consolation is knowing that when you're having a rough time, there are those who care and will listen and advise.

I sure been hope your day was better, I have been at this a short time but even with two trips to ER and several episodes they have never been that long.

I really liked duder's post about not to worry but that is far easier said than done. I think he has had more experience at this we are still very new. My first known afib was 09/30/2014 and the only real trigger I have found is sodium. It is rare for me to eat a lot of salt so there have been other episodes with nothing to do with sodium. Overdoing it may be one trigger but not sure

take care
laurab

I hope you are feeling better. I was diagnosed 3 years ago and in the beginning the episodes were far between. Recently they have increased and last longer, once over 24 hrs. I am on my third rhythm control drug and it is failing. Pacemaker seems to be next choice. Anxiety and constant fear of next episode are worse than a-fib itself. I take .25 mg of Ativan when the going gets hard and it helps some. I am trying to learn to meditate and relax. Fortunately I have found a highly regarded doctor and am more confident that my condition can be controlled and I will be able to live mostly normal life. I also take 800 mg magnesium as recommended by my doctor. Hope you stay in NSR for a good time. Marya

Oh gosh a bad hit for sure, thankfully you finally converted. You made it thur it, you are stronger than you think! The mag should help but it takes awhile for it to build up. Try some Natural Calm if you get hit again, it does help with the anxiety that comes with this beast and may make it a shorter episode,

Hi juniebe: So glad that you finally converted after all that long episode. Hopefully, you can enjoy a long break from afib. Take care, Carrie

Juni, Thats a horrible hit for sure. Glad you converted in the safe window. While youre going for the Mag, check into Hawthorne and Taurine. My friend converted last month with 20 gms, which I think is way too much, and 5000 mg Haw in 2 hours. I have done 3gms with 1000 mg Haw/Mag, and lowered BPM from 85 to 62 in less than an hour, tho not in Afib. Of course you wont be able to do Meds for a few hours after. Worth a shot.

Are you a candidate for Ablation?

Hi Junibe:
So sorry about your recent a-fib attack - worse when out of town. My first a-fib attack lasted 3 days in hospital and second one six months later another 3 days. Without boring you with details of all the meds put into me, it was so scary- all tests normal and they switched me to Sotalol. This worked pretty good for 14 months and then ended up in ICU here in Florida for 3 days - total time in hospital was 4 days. This was Nov. 2, 2014. As you know I am Carvedilol like you except
1/2 the dosage and Flec As PIP. I am now also on lisinopril
for b.p.sertraline for depression nd Warfarin. Also, the Oxazepam that I have taken for 43yrs. for esophageal dismotility. It relaxes my esophagus - long story. It really scares me when people say it only gets worse over time. My b.p. goes up still when I am anxious.Where did u get your Ecg machine and does it read it for you? Do hope you are feeling better. Please take care and try to relax. My trigger is STRESS and I am working on this! !!! Hugs and prayers
Christine