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Living with Atrial Fibrillation: What are Your Experiences?

Posted by yeb @yeb, Sep 1, 2024

I’m 74 and have just been diagnosed with chronic atrial fibrillation. My pulse rate usually stays between 75-100 and I’m taking 5mg of Eliquis twice daily. My cardiologist says there are no good meds for this type of Afib. I’m wondering if I should consider cardioversion, ablation, or just live with it and stay on the blood thinner? Anyone have experience living with AFib long term?? Thanks!

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jackiet | @jackiet | 1 day ago
In reply to @margaretfriel "Of Course "School's Still Out" on whether the Covid vaccine effected Cardio Health. It's Almost Impossible..." + (show)
@margaretfriel

Of Course "School's Still Out" on whether the Covid vaccine effected Cardio Health. It's Almost Impossible to find anyone in the Medical Profession who has an answer to that conundrum.

I talked to some administrative people asking if the number of NEW Cardio Patients walking thru their doors changed after Covid Vaccines started, & almost All of them said YES, a lot more new cases appeared.

If That doesn't tell you something ... then Please Give me another reason why Cardiologists have suddenly became "The Most Popular Girl At The Dance!"?

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I am one of those who developed bradycardia after the COVID vaccine. Have been wondering ever since if that was a cause and effect relationship. Hearing your story, Peggy, doesn’t bring relief but at least some confirmation. Damn!!

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margaretfriel | @margaretfriel | 1 day ago
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@jackiet

I am one of those who developed bradycardia after the COVID vaccine. Have been wondering ever since if that was a cause and effect relationship. Hearing your story, Peggy, doesn’t bring relief but at least some confirmation. Damn!!

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There's No absolute Science that'll confirm Covid Vaccines brought on A-Fib, & probably not for your Bradycardia after having a Covid Vaccine. Covid Vaccines may be bringing on a number of other medical problems for Other People (& I seriously Doubt the Medical Community would advertise what they may be or what they are ...). As one of my Dr.'s & I say, we're each like a Snowflake, (& it's thought, no 2 are exactly alike).

Our Heart abnormalities could be inherited, or as a result of other things in our Medical History. I'll just share: In fall of 2014 I went to my Dr. for a Fall - Flu, Pneumococcal Pneumonia vaccine. It was given in my left arm (the arm nearest my heart) & I had one of the WORST Allergic Reactions to That Vaccination my Dr.'s-practice had ever seen. They recommended I STOP getting Fall "Flu Shots" Hence-forth & forever! Who Knows, A-Fib (2021) could have been a long-range result of THAT 'Recommended preventative vaccine'.

I Will Wish you the Very Best of Health in the future. Most Sincerely. Peggy

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margaretfriel | @margaretfriel | 1 day ago
In reply to @margaretfriel "There's No absolute Science that'll confirm Covid Vaccines brought on A-Fib, & probably not for your..." + (show)
@margaretfriel

There's No absolute Science that'll confirm Covid Vaccines brought on A-Fib, & probably not for your Bradycardia after having a Covid Vaccine. Covid Vaccines may be bringing on a number of other medical problems for Other People (& I seriously Doubt the Medical Community would advertise what they may be or what they are ...). As one of my Dr.'s & I say, we're each like a Snowflake, (& it's thought, no 2 are exactly alike).

Our Heart abnormalities could be inherited, or as a result of other things in our Medical History. I'll just share: In fall of 2014 I went to my Dr. for a Fall - Flu, Pneumococcal Pneumonia vaccine. It was given in my left arm (the arm nearest my heart) & I had one of the WORST Allergic Reactions to That Vaccination my Dr.'s-practice had ever seen. They recommended I STOP getting Fall "Flu Shots" Hence-forth & forever! Who Knows, A-Fib (2021) could have been a long-range result of THAT 'Recommended preventative vaccine'.

I Will Wish you the Very Best of Health in the future. Most Sincerely. Peggy

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Jackiet,

May I add just One More Thing? Please be aware, My Medical Degree is from
"Cracker-Jacks University, School of Medicine"

Peggy

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lindy9 | @lindy9 | 23 hours ago
In reply to @margaretfriel "Of Course "School's Still Out" on whether the Covid vaccine effected Cardio Health. It's Almost Impossible..." + (show)
@margaretfriel

Of Course "School's Still Out" on whether the Covid vaccine effected Cardio Health. It's Almost Impossible to find anyone in the Medical Profession who has an answer to that conundrum.

I talked to some administrative people asking if the number of NEW Cardio Patients walking thru their doors changed after Covid Vaccines started, & almost All of them said YES, a lot more new cases appeared.

If That doesn't tell you something ... then Please Give me another reason why Cardiologists have suddenly became "The Most Popular Girl At The Dance!"?

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The people in the medical profession are not ALLOWED to give truth of their experiences with covid. That is the truth. Better than before but not much. Most too afraid to say anything. In the past could lose their license if they told the truth.

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jackiet | @jackiet | 21 hours ago

I would be interested in hearing some more personal anecdotes that might tie into this theme. Seems to me I read somewhere about adolescent males having been documented with some kind of heart issues from the pandemic, though it could have been the COVID infection not the vaccine.

On February 13 of 2021 I got the first Pfizer COVID vaccine, followed on March 6 by the second. Then sometime early in August I had the first sign of bradycardia when I sedately fell over backwards onto my ottoman, was « out » for a few seconds, picked myself up and took off for my dentist appointment.

I’m not sure you need an M.D. or even a Ph.D to put together anecdotal evidence in the form of case studies. Not that it would prove anything.

But it could.

Jackie

P.S. I’m not an anti-vaxxer.

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jackiet | @jackiet | 21 hours ago

I should have mentioned that I didn’t get COVID until April of 2022 after having all four Pfizer shots and exactly one week after the fourth one.

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robl33 | @robl33 | 20 hours ago

61 yr old male and I was diagnosed with AFIB on Jan 15, 2025. I take Sotalol 80 mg & Eliquis 5mg twice a day and it keeps my heart in normal rhythm without issue. This is a newer safer anti arrhythmic specifically for AFIB patients.

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