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PACs & PVCs at Night/Early Morning
Heart Rhythm Conditions | Last Active: Feb 8 3:09pm | Replies (10)Comment receiving replies
@sjm46 Thank you for a very positive response! There's this thought in the back of my mind that, "this can't be good." But acceptance is key to living a healthy life, and as you said, "gratitude" is so important. It could be something more serious. Other people are living with conditions that are far worse. My late father had A-fib and eventually needed a pacemaker.
About five years ago when my symptoms where less frequent, my GP prescribed propranolol on an as needed basis. I found that it would instantly to calm down the arrhythmia and after a few days I didn't need to take the medication. It could be months, years between episodes. Currently my symptoms are stronger and more frequent (daily), however, I am unable to take a beta blocker at this point in my life due to a low heart rate. I plan to focus on healthy living and looking forward to discussing options with my Cardiologist next month.
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@torrise Good! I hope you get support and some real answers. It helps to be "listened to" and my cardiologist is truly a good guy. When I asked him why he hadn't sent me to an electrophysiologist right in the beginning when I was diagnosed with A-fib, he said that while he understood where I was coming from, he had patients that would have been totally against an ablation--"I don't want anyone poking around in my heart"--or what if he had suggested that and then the outcome had been unsuccessful or there was a complication that made things worse. This ablation for me was my choice. He had very good points; I am one that would prefer ablation treatment to meds, but that is not for everyone. Then I pointed out that from all my research, not all EPs are the same and that getting a very good one is essential. He totally agreed with me; told me he sent me to the best one in his system and that they were lucky to have snagged him from another hospital. He also told me that there were others in his system that he would never send any of his patients to! Now that is honesty and I appreciate that. As a nurse, I saw great docs and then some that were not so hot! He also doesn't blow me off because I look things up and advocate for myself. So I hope you won't hesitate to ask for helpful suggestions; you have a right to a good night's sleep!