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.

dyannne | @dyannne | Jan 27, 2019

In reply to @healthytoday "Hi, how do you feel after exercise?" + (show)

I feel better! When I first walk in I go for the sit down machines and as I get through them I start feeling stronger. By the time I leave in an hour or so I feel really good. Thanks for the question!

scardycat | @scardycat | Jan 27, 2019

In reply to @healthytoday "Put on beta blocker to reduce afib, and getting closer to normal heart beats. However, heart..." + (show)

Good for you🙏🏻😊

healthytoday | @healthytoday | Jan 27, 2019

In reply to @grandmar "Hi Loli, I've been living with it for years as well. I've had 2 extensive cardiac..." + (show)

Put on beta blocker to reduce afib, and getting closer to normal heart beats. However, heart rate still in the 90's. Got the result of a thyroid blood test, and it's a bit high. Bring this down by reducing the thyroid hormone will reduce my heart rate. I am moving closer to the sweet spot.

healthytoday | @healthytoday | Jan 26, 2019

In reply to @dyannne "Hi, I'm Diane (dyannne), 81. I had Afib 10+ years ago and had an ablation, which..." + (show)

Hi, how do you feel after exercise?

dyannne | @dyannne | Jan 26, 2019

Hi, I'm Diane (dyannne), 81. I had Afib 10+ years ago and had an ablation, which fixed it for 8-9 years. Had a heart attack last May and was recovering very well, working out at the gym, going 3.6 mph on the treadmill, and then my heart went out of rhythm. Boom. I'm bummed. It's not as bad as it was before. I'm continuing going to the gym lifting weights, doing the machines, but not treadmill. I don't have enough stamina for that.

eileena | @eileena | Jan 25, 2019

In reply to @scardycat "I only research online and it definitely says not to take Hawthorne if you are on..." + (show)

I on the other hand am afraid of beta blockers. While I was on Cardevelol I had lots of migraines. I had been on Metropolol and the migraines were gone. Can't recall why I was switched, but was. Then the migraines came back. Also, when I tried to wean off the beta blocker I would have the migraines. That was until I slowly weaned off a dose per week decrease. Have not hd a migraine since.

scardycat | @scardycat | Jan 25, 2019

In reply to @eileena "scaredy-cat, please enlighten me. I was on carvedilol when I began with the hawthorne. Adding this..." + (show)

I only research online and it definitely says not to take Hawthorne if you are on beta blockers, so I’ve been researching Hawthorne, so I take metropolol, so I would be afraid of taking the hawthorne.

eileena | @eileena | Jan 25, 2019

In reply to @scardycat "Can’t take Hawthorne when taking beta blocker." + (show)

scaredy-cat, please enlighten me. I was on carvedilol when I began with the hawthorne. Adding this supplement proved no problem, so please help me understand why I should not have been combining the 2.

scardycat | @scardycat | Jan 25, 2019

In reply to @eileena "Scardycat, I take 4 directly for my heart. CoQ10, Carnitine, D-Ribose and Hawthorne extract. There is..." + (show)

Can’t take Hawthorne when taking beta blocker.

eileena | @eileena | Jan 25, 2019

In reply to @predictable "Teresa (@hopeful33250), it turns out I haven't had my magnesium lab-tested for a while -- not..." + (show)

Martin, I use Magnesium Citrate cuz that is the one the Natropath told me is best absorbed.

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