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Hi. I was diagnosed with afib with flutter on 23 December. Eliquis and Metoprolol were prescribed, by the ER doctor, for 30 days. His hope/expectation was that I would be able to see a cardiologist (an EP) within 30 days.
We leave for Aruba for 10 days on January 25 and it appears that I won’t be able to see a cardiologist until we get back. I feel fine. My blood pressure has been good and according to my Fitbit, my heart rate has been fine too.
My biggest question/concern is about stopping those medications at the 30 day mark and then leaving the country for 10 days without having had a professional consultation.
Thoughts?
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At least download the Aruba Health App
if you want to quit any med, better to wean yourself off. Sliver 1/4 off for a couple of days and continue til gone. Going cold turkey with some drugs can cause negative reactions.
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@ddeiley First, travel insurance. They'll nail you if they learn of a pre-existing heart condition and it's why you have to pay USD$30K to fly you home. Even from Aruba.
Second, you may find the stress of traveling will set you off. Maybe not hauling your luggage to the ticket counter or conveyor, or going through security, or waiting to board, or waiting until the cops haul the idiot in 23E out of the aircraft....you know where this is headed.
Dehydration, loss of sleep due to excitement or trying to think of that last niggling detail before you lock the door behind you. It all adds up.
Why not call his clerk/receptionist, 'splain yourself, and see if he/she will agree to ask the doctor to give you a script for another two weeks.