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Heart Rhythm Conditions – Welcome to the group

Posted by Kanaaz Pereira, Connect Moderator @kanaazpereira, Feb 14, 2018

Welcome to the Heart Rhythm Conditions group on Mayo Clinic Connect.
Did you know that the average heart beats 100,000 times a day? Millions of people live with heart rhythm problems (heart arrhythmias) which occur when the electrical impulses that coordinate heartbeats don't work properly. Let's connect with each other; we can share stories and learn about coping with the challenges, and living well with abnormal heart rhythms. I invite you to follow the group. Simply click the +FOLLOW icon on the group landing page.

I'm Kanaaz (@kanaazpereira), and I'm the moderator of this group. When you post to this group, chances are you'll also be greeted by volunteer patient Mentors and fellow members. Learn more about Moderators and Mentors on Connect.

Let's chat. Why not start by introducing yourself?

Interested in more discussions like this? Go to the Heart Rhythm Conditions Support Group.

healthytoday | @healthytoday | Feb 12, 2020
In reply to @kates1221 "You having had afib for years can hopefully tell me how to get over the feeling..." + (show)
@kates1221

You having had afib for years can hopefully tell me how to get over the feeling of panic and fear. My doctor told me that having afib is common and not in itself lethal. Perhaps you can give me some insight on how to go about my life without the feeling of depression, fear and anger. I still exercise, and do things that I enjoy doing, but I just can't seem to feel happy anymore. Any advice? Please.

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Yep. it's all in there, our feelings, our bodies habits, our experiences, etc. See yourself as a whole person.

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suzanne2019 | @suzanne2019 | Feb 12, 2020
In reply to @healthytoday "We are juicing every three days with garlic, ginger, carrots, apple, lemon, and brussel sprouts. It's..." + (show)
@healthytoday

We are juicing every three days with garlic, ginger, carrots, apple, lemon, and brussel sprouts. It's very good and increases my energy.

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There are specific compounds in beets and radishes for the heart.i just put carrots in because there are no carbs.organic ginger and garlic are also really heart healthy. Keep up the juicing!

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healthytoday | @healthytoday | Feb 12, 2020
In reply to @kates1221 "You having had afib for years can hopefully tell me how to get over the feeling..." + (show)
@kates1221

You having had afib for years can hopefully tell me how to get over the feeling of panic and fear. My doctor told me that having afib is common and not in itself lethal. Perhaps you can give me some insight on how to go about my life without the feeling of depression, fear and anger. I still exercise, and do things that I enjoy doing, but I just can't seem to feel happy anymore. Any advice? Please.

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Take heart. Alot of us feel our lives changing and not in a happy way. Then there's death. Make the most of what is working and be creative. Study.

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healthytoday | @healthytoday | Feb 12, 2020
In reply to @mayofeb2020 "Don't be discouraged. My son-in-law takes exercises very seriously.. he rows and uses the Pelaton. He..." + (show)
@mayofeb2020

Don't be discouraged. My son-in-law takes exercises very seriously.. he rows and uses the Pelaton. He had afib for years and had a couple of ablations. Finally, he found a cardiologist in Texas who found that there was a genetic issue that other cardiologists in CA (where we live) did not see. He had an operation and he does not have afib anymore. Actually this Texas cardiologist told him he can go back to his exercise routine the week after the operation. He is no longer on any meds. I had a TSI and now my cardiologist is testing me for afib. I had a loop implant. I'm glad I found this forum. My daughter knows alot about afib because of her husband's experience and she's a comfort. I'm blessed. I have a family history of strokes so I eat very clean, do not smoke or drink and I am not overweight. I can only walk everyday because of my back problems resulting from a horrific car accident when a car ran a light and hit my car. I hope you can be positive and know that you will get better! A second opinion is a good thing.

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Do you take Eliquis? Anticoagulant.

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suzanne2019 | @suzanne2019 | Feb 12, 2020
In reply to @healthytoday "I also get the feeling of a tight rope drawn around my waste or higher up...." + (show)
@healthytoday

I also get the feeling of a tight rope drawn around my waste or higher up. Seems to come on when I eat more salt than usual. After alittle while, it subsides. Taking time released metropolol, Low dose. If I take more, I have no spirit to do anything, no sex drive, no appetite to exercise. Only live from habit. No way to live. 72 and struggling with myself. Depression also comes and goes. Brother dying of cancer. We had a sad relationship which was mostly no relationship after the age of 9. This finalizing that we will never connect makes me sad. But am grateful that he had a successful life. And so did I though they were very different. Separating the physical heart stuff from the emotional heart stuff just isn't possible in my life. We are a whole person.

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I was on slow release metropolol(beta blocker) felt like crap, rtightness in chest and upper body. Short of breath and would jump at a.pin drop. My flight instinct was severely compremised. Short tempered
Now I am back to normal since I weaned myself off!!
I did a lot of research and that beta blocker was # 1 on the list of worst beta blockers available!! Not a doctor but I know when my body is off.

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mayofeb2020 | @mayofeb2020 | Feb 12, 2020
In reply to @suzanne2019 "I was on slow release metropolol(beta blocker) felt like crap, rtightness in chest and upper body...." + (show)
@suzanne2019

I was on slow release metropolol(beta blocker) felt like crap, rtightness in chest and upper body. Short of breath and would jump at a.pin drop. My flight instinct was severely compremised. Short tempered
Now I am back to normal since I weaned myself off!!
I did a lot of research and that beta blocker was # 1 on the list of worst beta blockers available!! Not a doctor but I know when my body is off.

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I was put on that years ago and I had to stop due to similar issues. This is a bad drug.

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jigglejaws94 | @jigglejaws94 | Feb 12, 2020

I've been on metoprolol for over 6 years, now up to 50 mg for past 2 years or so -- never had any problem with it. I tolerate it very well. Back in 1996, I weaned myself off of Tenormin because of similar issues -- fatigue, depression. I had been on it for 11 years. I didn't have any problems (at least nothing overly significant) until 2013 and had a bunch of stuff going on -- was put on the metoprolol. Works for me!

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bill54321 | @bill54321 | Feb 12, 2020
In reply to @kates1221 "bill54321 thank you so much for taking to time to reach out to me. I eat..." + (show)
@kates1221

bill54321 thank you so much for taking to time to reach out to me. I eat clean and try to consume foods that are good for blood pressure. For instance, I really believe in garlic and apple cider vinegar, but I'm afraid of certain foods that are said to thin the blood. If I could impose on you one more time, may I ask what you think about eating foods that are natural blood thinners while taking a blood thinning medicine.
Thank you so much

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Yes .Some herbes, spinage, cranberry etc are generally to be avoided. I have been told consistently, it is O.K to eat them on occasion, Just don't put them in the frig and eat on them until they are gone. Eat a portion and do not eat it again for 2 to 3 weeks. This is what the Coumadin lab at Holy Cross Hospital in Taos, NM says. Those are from Pharmacists

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healthytoday | @healthytoday | Feb 12, 2020
In reply to @suzanne2019 "I was on slow release metropolol(beta blocker) felt like crap, rtightness in chest and upper body...." + (show)
@suzanne2019

I was on slow release metropolol(beta blocker) felt like crap, rtightness in chest and upper body. Short of breath and would jump at a.pin drop. My flight instinct was severely compremised. Short tempered
Now I am back to normal since I weaned myself off!!
I did a lot of research and that beta blocker was # 1 on the list of worst beta blockers available!! Not a doctor but I know when my body is off.

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What to do...I look up the side effects of each one, and they all have a list. I guess it's trial and error. I'm on metropolol for rate control on my afib...Only been on it about one year. Anyway, I'm grateful for what works. Any one having flashing in one eye?

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sue225 | @sue225 | Feb 12, 2020
In reply to @healthytoday "What to do...I look up the side effects of each one, and they all have a..." + (show)
@healthytoday

What to do...I look up the side effects of each one, and they all have a list. I guess it's trial and error. I'm on metropolol for rate control on my afib...Only been on it about one year. Anyway, I'm grateful for what works. Any one having flashing in one eye?

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Yes, I have had flashing in one eye. Twice in the last two years. It's been diagnosed by the opthalmologist as an ocular migraine. The retina gets irritated. (Nothing to do with the metoprolol which I take to control a ventricular arrythmia). Important to have it checked to ensure it's nothing serious (e.g. detached retina).

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