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Dizzyness and brain fog
At almost 87, I have a lot of fatigue and brain fog. I wonder if anyone has experience to share about this.
My pulse is usually low, about 55, and my diastolic pressure is usually about 62 or so. I think this is part of my problem with fatigue and brain fog. After I bike for a few minutes, most of this issue goes away and my pulse will be higher, maybe 85-90, not sure about pressure.
I am looking at getting off my current 100 mg Amiodarone dose with another ablation. Doc says this will only change these numbers a little but I’m thinking that little improvement, plus more attention to my hypothyroidism and use of testosterone might get me down the road a ways.
Maybe I am the only AFIB guy with fatigue and brain fog? (smile)
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First, if the amio is doing its job and you're almost always in NSR, you can't blame the arrhythmia...it's something else. So, it's ejection fraction or.....some other idiopathic reason, maybe just an aging heart that needs a pacemaker or some help with pumping the right volume for your needs.
I assume your valves are in reasonably good shape....no mitral valve prolapse or stenosis, say of the aortal valve? Your atria and ventricles aren't thickened in the walls so they can't pump the usual volume....no 'enlargement' from your time in arrhythmia?
I'm trying to help you to see that there are other possibilities to explore, not just the effects of the amiodarone and what might happen once you stop taking it. I'm sorta inclined to agree with your advisor; don't expect miracles once you stop the amiodarone, which incidentally will take a few weeks to leave your system entirely, meaning if there is a salutary benefit, it is probably not going to happen over night. It will take several weeks.
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2 ReactionsIt might be worth it to try compression hose- applied properly they made a significant difference in my episodes of low B/P w lightheadedness and SOB. I have a similar RHR and B/P was often unmeasurable on standing w the OMRON home B/P cuff. Check w your doc re any contraindications.
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Thanks. I've been advised on the compression hose for my edema in lower leg and will be more diligent about it. Not sure if the edema is congestive heart issue or more related to medicine for my multiple myeloma condition.
I also have brain fog and dizzy spells from afib or meds. No one has answer.
Have you been tested for APNEA? I am 82. Female. At 80 I began began the trail to getting fixed. I now have a BIPAP and supplemental oxygen at night only. I have been on thyroid med for almost 50 years. My low night oxygen was not discovered until my heart used to wake me with its fast beating trying to get some oygen. So Medicare makes you fix the APNEA. Then you test again and it will pay for the oxygen deficit machine. My APNEA was borderline. I never snored or had trouble with sleep.
Thanks. I was tested about ten years ago, "mild" sleep apnea. I don't use a CPAP machine. I have to get up numerous times at night due to BPH issues, but my heart rate remains low and sleep oxygen is OK, according to "Dr. Apple Watch." I'll run that by my primary doc, who is great.