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I don't take any blood thinners at all.
Starting in 2015 I have had afib with very rapid heart rate, once a year, or even had a two year interval. This past year I had one episode in late August 2023, two in early October, and I just had one two nights ago, 4/16, with heart rate peaking around 200.
I am meeting with a new cardiologist at a teaching hospital and am going to ask about the "pill in a pocket" approach meaning short term anticoagulation. Some say a month, some say less time. And there is a lot of difference of opinion on how long it takes to form a clot.
When one of my episodes lasted 7 hours (usually they are 45 minutes to 2 1/2 hours) the hospital did an echocardiogram to check for clots.
A cardiologist pressured me to take a blood thinner back in 2015 and I declined. He later told he he agreed (much later) and that they were "probably" overmedicating people. Then again, my mother had continuous afib and had a stroke when off Coumadin for 5 days.
How often do you have afib?
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@windyshores hi
I was put on Bisoprolol at 2.5 and my rate dropped to 50 , which was quite low
So I cut my pill in half and it stayed at 60 but then all of a sudden one morning my Afib kicked in again . The problem with the meds is causing high anxiety , I’m sure there causing the problem
So I was told to go back to 2.5 , because 50 heart rate was ok, as long as it didn’t drop below that
I don’t feel comfortable with that , I have been on Coumadin for 20 years because of a couple clots , I’m not real sure about being on blood thinners either . I totally agree with you on the blood thinners
@windyshores
I am new here. Admitted with shortness of breath- hemoglobin in 70's. Every 'oscopy' done- I am a leaker- told me I had A Fib which I knew before but nothing ever suggested. Camera thru the whole tract and nothing. They tell me I need thinners (Ipixaban). This drug is noted for causing bleeing -so go figure why they would want me on it- I came in wit a breathing problem
I have taken Nattokinasse and Serrapeptase for years- will they continue to do the trick?
@windyshores I was on for 36 hours and off for 48 hours ish for the last month or two. Finally had an ablation yesterday. I am a runner and studies show runners (and other active sports I am sure) are at much lower risk of stroke because we run a lot more blood through the heart, so I avoided thinners as well. I am on a blood thinner now, started a week before the ablation and will take for 30 days, possibly 90 depending on how the next check goes. But after that, I am done.
My Dad was on a blood thinner as he had a couple of TSAs, so clearly he needed it, he was on Eliquis. But if you don't move much, I think thinners become more important.
@windyshores
Hi Sorry to hear about your mom.
Im getting MIX advice from 2 cardiologists to take or not to take did she have symptoms / hight heart rate prior to stoping
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