I’m allergic to Eliquis. Found that out the hard way. After less than a day I had phlegm so thick I couldn’t breathe and severe gastro gas and bloating. Then Afib a few hours later. I stayed on the Eliquis a little over a week because the cardiologist said it’s not the Eliquis. Then I got confused and dementia like. The few hours a day I was alert it decided to stop the Eliquis on my own and find a new cardiologist. Sadly the only blood thinner I’m not allergic to to to warfarin. Even then I take only a tiny amount before my system goes wacky.
FYI most of the bad reactions from the Eliquis faded after a month except the gastro issues. If I get a gas bubble i get Afib so my food choices are very limited. Acupuncture for my anxiety (I never had before) and to help with the heart. This has helped a lot.
Pat, In the past, I had afib severe. Then last year started up again. It was caffeine and only takes less than one half cup coffee from the US. But never took Eliquis, and never will. I have learned to never take meds without investigating the side effects first and end up taking none. I search for the root cause, and do what I can to eliminate that. And if you have GI upset or indigestion, examine what and what combinations you are putting down the hatch. I am 77 this month and have greatly changed little by little what I eat the last 50 years, and rarely have any indigestion, but in the past was doubled over in pain, or full of gas bubbles for hours.
All these comments are helpful and glad to see options. i have both AF and SVT. or perhaps AF initially miss and was SVT. i can feel the increased rate and irregularity in my radial pulse- so always thought AF. but Xio 2 week monitor shows 12 episodes of SVT 243-129/ min atrial rate. so i’m searching for best SVT tx and if Watchman treats both?
All these comments are helpful and glad to see options. i have both AF and SVT. or perhaps AF initially miss and was SVT. i can feel the increased rate and irregularity in my radial pulse- so always thought AF. but Xio 2 week monitor shows 12 episodes of SVT 243-129/ min atrial rate. so i’m searching for best SVT tx and if Watchman treats both?
SVT is a tachyarrhythmia, meaning it is too fast, but it isn't quite as risky for strokes due to clot formation in the left atrial appendage as is the case with atrial fibrillation (AF). That said, it's still an arrhythmia, so a Watchman could be installed, depending on the patient's particulars.
AF, on the other hand, is not necessarily a tachyarrhythmia. You can have AF with numerous records of HR less than 100 BPM....the limit below which a fast heart rate is not considered to be tachycardia. The problem with AF, and what makes it especially dangerous, is that the left atrium beats irregularly, chaotically, but also irregularly irregularly...if that makes sense. It is this 'irregularly irregular' rhythm, or arrhythmia, that makes pooled blood in the left atrial appendage a problem.
The Watchman does not 'treat' the arrhythmia as your wording in your last question above seems to suggest you believe might be possible. The Watchman does nothing for the heart. It takes up the internal volume of the LAA, and if it seals off with endothelial cells inside of five or six months, and if it doesn't leak (confirmed by a trans-esophageal echocardiogram, or TEE), then it will prevent any further risk of strokes since the LAA accounts for an estimated 90% of the risk of stroke when the heart is in AF.
So, yes, some patients with SVT may be offered a Watchman, but it is much more likely that an AF patient will be asked if he/she would like to try it to see if it will seal off their LAA correctly and so that they may possibly be able to stop taking an anti-coagulant.
All these comments are helpful and glad to see options. i have both AF and SVT. or perhaps AF initially miss and was SVT. i can feel the increased rate and irregularity in my radial pulse- so always thought AF. but Xio 2 week monitor shows 12 episodes of SVT 243-129/ min atrial rate. so i’m searching for best SVT tx and if Watchman treats both?
I’m allergic to Eliquis. Found that out the hard way. After less than a day I had phlegm so thick I couldn’t breathe and severe gastro gas and bloating. Then Afib a few hours later. I stayed on the Eliquis a little over a week because the cardiologist said it’s not the Eliquis. Then I got confused and dementia like. The few hours a day I was alert it decided to stop the Eliquis on my own and find a new cardiologist. Sadly the only blood thinner I’m not allergic to to to warfarin. Even then I take only a tiny amount before my system goes wacky.
FYI most of the bad reactions from the Eliquis faded after a month except the gastro issues. If I get a gas bubble i get Afib so my food choices are very limited. Acupuncture for my anxiety (I never had before) and to help with the heart. This has helped a lot.
I’m allergic to Eliquis. Found that out the hard way. After less than a day I had phlegm so thick I couldn’t breathe and severe gastro gas and bloating. Then Afib a few hours later. I stayed on the Eliquis a little over a week because the cardiologist said it’s not the Eliquis. Then I got confused and dementia like. The few hours a day I was alert it decided to stop the Eliquis on my own and find a new cardiologist. Sadly the only blood thinner I’m not allergic to to to warfarin. Even then I take only a tiny amount before my system goes wacky.
FYI most of the bad reactions from the Eliquis faded after a month except the gastro issues. If I get a gas bubble i get Afib so my food choices are very limited. Acupuncture for my anxiety (I never had before) and to help with the heart. This has helped a lot.
I'm wearing a heart monitor being diagnosed right now, for AFib, I did experience an episode and went to the emergency room, because of the risk of blood clots, I've been put on eliquis, at this point I guess it's a lifesaver, to keep blood clots from going to my brain and causing a stroke
...to your lungs and to your kidneys and even to your heart. Anywhere a clot lodges and blocks the flow of blood can cause organ death or tissue death if it's a major blood vessel.
I'm wearing a heart monitor being diagnosed right now, for AFib, I did experience an episode and went to the emergency room, because of the risk of blood clots, I've been put on eliquis, at this point I guess it's a lifesaver, to keep blood clots from going to my brain and causing a stroke
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1 ReactionPat, In the past, I had afib severe. Then last year started up again. It was caffeine and only takes less than one half cup coffee from the US. But never took Eliquis, and never will. I have learned to never take meds without investigating the side effects first and end up taking none. I search for the root cause, and do what I can to eliminate that. And if you have GI upset or indigestion, examine what and what combinations you are putting down the hatch. I am 77 this month and have greatly changed little by little what I eat the last 50 years, and rarely have any indigestion, but in the past was doubled over in pain, or full of gas bubbles for hours.
Same here! Hang in there!
SVT is a tachyarrhythmia, meaning it is too fast, but it isn't quite as risky for strokes due to clot formation in the left atrial appendage as is the case with atrial fibrillation (AF). That said, it's still an arrhythmia, so a Watchman could be installed, depending on the patient's particulars.
AF, on the other hand, is not necessarily a tachyarrhythmia. You can have AF with numerous records of HR less than 100 BPM....the limit below which a fast heart rate is not considered to be tachycardia. The problem with AF, and what makes it especially dangerous, is that the left atrium beats irregularly, chaotically, but also irregularly irregularly...if that makes sense. It is this 'irregularly irregular' rhythm, or arrhythmia, that makes pooled blood in the left atrial appendage a problem.
The Watchman does not 'treat' the arrhythmia as your wording in your last question above seems to suggest you believe might be possible. The Watchman does nothing for the heart. It takes up the internal volume of the LAA, and if it seals off with endothelial cells inside of five or six months, and if it doesn't leak (confirmed by a trans-esophageal echocardiogram, or TEE), then it will prevent any further risk of strokes since the LAA accounts for an estimated 90% of the risk of stroke when the heart is in AF.
So, yes, some patients with SVT may be offered a Watchman, but it is much more likely that an AF patient will be asked if he/she would like to try it to see if it will seal off their LAA correctly and so that they may possibly be able to stop taking an anti-coagulant.
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2 ReactionsAll these comments are helpful and glad to see options. i have both AF and SVT. or perhaps AF initially miss and was SVT. i can feel the increased rate and irregularity in my radial pulse- so always thought AF. but Xio 2 week monitor shows 12 episodes of SVT 243-129/ min atrial rate. so i’m searching for best SVT tx and if Watchman treats both?
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2 Reactionsi find GI upset like indigestion and bloating triggers arrhythmias-
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1 ReactionI’m allergic to Eliquis. Found that out the hard way. After less than a day I had phlegm so thick I couldn’t breathe and severe gastro gas and bloating. Then Afib a few hours later. I stayed on the Eliquis a little over a week because the cardiologist said it’s not the Eliquis. Then I got confused and dementia like. The few hours a day I was alert it decided to stop the Eliquis on my own and find a new cardiologist. Sadly the only blood thinner I’m not allergic to to to warfarin. Even then I take only a tiny amount before my system goes wacky.
FYI most of the bad reactions from the Eliquis faded after a month except the gastro issues. If I get a gas bubble i get Afib so my food choices are very limited. Acupuncture for my anxiety (I never had before) and to help with the heart. This has helped a lot.
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1 Reaction...to your lungs and to your kidneys and even to your heart. Anywhere a clot lodges and blocks the flow of blood can cause organ death or tissue death if it's a major blood vessel.
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1 ReactionI'm wearing a heart monitor being diagnosed right now, for AFib, I did experience an episode and went to the emergency room, because of the risk of blood clots, I've been put on eliquis, at this point I guess it's a lifesaver, to keep blood clots from going to my brain and causing a stroke