Heart Rhythm Conditions – Welcome to the group

HI, I have been diagnosed with Afib. I have a Brady heart beat and I take Eloquis and MeterpolL.
I take Eloquis and Materpolal. Heart rate sitting 54 sleeping 40s and moving varies greatly. Terrible feeling during attack.

Just hi for now. Not sure what they call my issue, other than irregular heartbeat. Appt. This week will find out. Thanks

Ernie Jensen, new to the group.

I am 79 years old, retired. A year and a half ago I was diagnosed as afib. I am 6'2" tall, weigh 183 lbs and have no other negative health conditions, don't drink or smoke. I walk, run and exercise regularIy. I have never had an episode of serious hearth bpm fluctuations. I take ECG readings several times a day with an Emay device and with a Scanwatch. I occasionally have what my Emay calls "possible arrhythmia" in the late afternoon only. I have never felt any sort of heart symptom or any other symptom. My arrhythm range is generally something like 58 bpm as a low and 78 bpm as a high. Friends of mine who have afib talk of readings that vary from 60 or 70 up to 120, accompanied by very unpleasant symptoms. My own opinion (totally amateur, of course) is that if I have afib, it is a very mild case. I'd like to discontinue Pradaxa. My primary doc says I'll be on Pradaxa the rest of my life. Three ecgs done for my cardiologist all indicate that I am in sinus. He says he's not ready to take me off Pradaxa yet. My quest is to get a better understanding of arrhythmia and afib and to better understand the pros and cons of blood thinners.

I appreciate the opportunity of communicating with this group.

Ernie

Thanks so much for your reply. I have been doing research on the emf's from apple watch, and my doctor said it wasn't anything to be concerned about. It sure has been helpful. I will look into vagal and adrenal afibs. I picked up the heart monitor this morning, so hopefully it will tell them something.

Hi, my name is Erin and I've recently been diagnosed with tachycardia, I had worn a monitor last week, and the resuslts are that my heart rate was average 93, 36% of the time. no arrythmias recorded. minimum rate was 68, maximum 157 bpm, i was dizzy at 127 bpm according to the test results. My internist wants to prescribe a beta blocker. Shouldn't he refer me to a cardiologist?

Thanks for your response. Sorry to hear about your ending up in the ER. I am trying to find a trigger but nothing is consistent, except that all my episodes, except for one, occur when I lie down to go to sleep. Since 10-14-21, the start of my episodes this year, I have completely quit alcohol, only drink decaf, finish dining by 6pm, lost 4 pounds, and have been very conscious of salt in my diet. I exercise 2.5 miles every day, do weights every other day, in addition to a lot of daily moving around. I am on Eliquis and metoprolol. Had another episode last night - nothing extraordinary during the day that I could perceive as a trigger. I am picking up a 30 day heart monitor at Mayo tomorrow, with a cardiologist visit on 1-25-22. My doctor says danger is not imminent, but I am the one feeling this and it scares me.
Thank again for your response. I am going to look further into emf from my apple watch.

I have bouts of 2-7 hours about once/year with very high pulse and always end up in ER via ambulance. The pattern you describe seems to point to some sort of trigger. I will not wear an Apple watch for the reason you describe (I am sensitive to EMF). I use a Kardia device. Mine are also at night and I stop eating at 6pm, which has helped. As I wrote elsewhere, there are vagal and adrenal afibs, and one of them does not do well with beta blockers. I will try to find the info. I use diltiazem as needed, so once a year, and nothing else so far.

Hello, my name is Faith, and I am new to the group. I had my first afib episode over two years ago. Then, almost to the day this year, I had another episode, then three days later another episode, then three episodes about two weeks each apart. Each episode, except one at 5M, began between 10pm and 11:30pm - and last about 5 hours each. I began wearing an Apple Watch a month prior to that first episode two years ago. I have been able to track my afibs, and screenshot them to my doctor - which has been helpful. I've had both Pfizer shots (Jan and Feb), and my booster shot about three weeks prior to the first episode this year.)
I am searching for any clues as to why I have these episodes. I am wondering if anyone else might suspect that the Apple Watch could be a contributing factor - electrical impulses affecting the heart electrical system? Also, the effects of the Covid Vaccinations? I have been reading some of the other posts. I am on 5mg Eliquis twice a day, and Metoprolol twice a day.
Hope this isn't too much information, but I am concerned about why I have these episodes, and what causes them. I will continue reading posts to see what others with afib do to mitigate the feelings when they have an episode, and am curious to know if others experience these five hour bouts as I do. Thank you! And best wishes to all afib affected patients.

I am Annie Cobb, wife of s heart rythem patient and dangerously high blood pressure

I just looked at this Mayo Minute which describes red flags pertaining to heart rhythm problems. There is a very informative article as well as a short video. If you have heart rhythm problems or suspect you might take a look at this.
https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-minute-watch-for-these-heart-arrhythmia-red-flags/