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Seeking advice about Paroxysmal Afib before seeing cardiologist

Heart Rhythm Conditions | Last Active: Sep 7, 2024 | Replies (24)
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@katiekateny the book "The Afib Cure" by Day and Brunch, two cardiologists, says that afib is not always progressive. It also discusses meds and ablations but emphasizes avoiding triggers and lifestyle changes. I have no idea if afib is progressive, myself, just mentioning that there is some difference of opinion apparently.

My own EP says that he would view my episode frequency ( once a year, once every two years, one time twice in a year) as a successful ablation and does not think I need one. Time will tell. I don't eat after 5, lie on my right side, drink low sodium V8 for potassium, take magnesium at night, and (the hardest thing) try to avoid stress.

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lindy9 | @lindy9 | Sep 7, 2024

Regarding being progressive, I had afib very severe episodes from age 14 to 21. Then quit caffeine and rarely had minor short episode until age 75. In error, was eating coffee ice cream from US and was starting again. So had to quit.

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katiekateny | @katiekateny | Sep 7, 2024

It has progressed almost like a kind of clock work with me. 10 years ago it was once, twice, maybe 3 times a year, never lasting more than 5-10 minutes. This is why no cardiologist ever saw it on the heart monitor. It shortened down to about once a month…and in the final months last year is was about every 10 days…but lasting hours. This is why it was finally caught in ekg.

I have never yet discerned any “ trigger”. No rhyme or rhythm. (Pun intended).

Since being on metoprolol and flecainide I have not had to deal with the symptoms, though I am told the electrical firing is still happening,

I cannot have the typical ablation because my esophagus is too small for the temperature gauge they must use. So, next I wait till Pulsed Field ablation is available in my area…simply no other choice.

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