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Heart Rhythm Conditions | Last Active: 5 hours ago | Replies (308)
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I'm giving it up to medical science this afternoon. Going in for my booster. Last booster my 2 month journey into a-fib landed me in the ER finally. I don't think it was a coincidence but I obviously can't say for sure. I've got to travel and with the current surge, and upon the advice of my cardiologist I'm doing the booster. On my own volition though I have decided to do the Pfizer rather than Moderna this time. Doc said to be sure and stay on full dose of Metoprolol (I had cut it down to nothing and had been doing (mostly) fine lately, and to have an extra dose at the ready in case the a-fib reared its ugly head again. I'll let you know how it goes.
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I'm following up with a report after having the 2nd booster (4th vaccine). At my cardiologist's advice (and against my PCPs advice) I went ahead and had the second booster but went with Pfizer instead of Moderna. A couple of months have passed, and I had only one bout of A-Fib and it was brief. So, no problem basically with the booster. It should be noted that I had gone with the double dose of the Moderna (1st) booster and that may have been contributory to the two months of A-Fib that ensued. I was nervous about getting the 2nd booster but it all worked out fine. Go figure! I'm still on Eliquis and keep Metoprolol handy though. I have a strong feeling that the double dose Moderna vaccine did a number on my heart. I just hope it was a transient event with no major long-term impact. In some ways the whole episode was fortunate in that I ended up with a thorough cardiac evaluation where the Coronary Artery CT scan revealed calcification and thus, coronary artery disease. I am now managing that situation with diet and statins and hopefully future problems may be mitigated.