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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.
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My medical chart says to never prescribe diltiazem and metoprolol together for me. It was during a time when I was having side effects from various meds to control my arrythmia. The metoprolol was still in my system . The diltiazem set off an irregular heart beat that freaked me out. Anyway in the end, I stayed on metoprolol and no more problems. I imagine each individual case may be different.
I do. I take 100mg of Metoprolol every day. I take Diltiazem when I have an episode of afib. I take it every 4 hours until back in sinus rhythm
Was yours for PVCs or Afibs? mine was for PVCs and the electrophysist who performed it came into the exam room before seeing me with a disgusted look o his face when the PA he uses could not get me to stop wanting those PVCs. His words were, "Alright, I'll do the ablation. I know exactly where it is, but you'll need to stay overnight and you'll need to lie flat for 5 hours afterward."
I never saw him prior to the procedure, saw the anthologist and the rest of the staff, but not him.
Have not had many PVCs since, just occasionally, but they are no longer damaging my heart. AND even MAYO clinic admits PVCs are heart damaging.
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1 ReactionThat sounds dangerous. Best to look on the web for interactions between the both of them.
Does,anyone take metropolol and diltizem at the same time?
Mayo Clinic treated me 3+ years ago when I was in heart failure. They are great. There are two types of treatments with afib. One is getting the heart back in sinus rhythm. This is done with cardioversion, ablation, and meds. None of them work all the time or for only awhile. I had three cardioversions, none sticked. This is due to my hearts enlargement and heart valve issues I then was downloaded with Tikasen which kept my heart in rhythm for one year. That no longer worked, so I went to the second type of treatment.
That's heart rate control. I was put on metotropal (sp), this is a blood pressure med, surpresses the heart rate. It is working for me. All meds have side effects, some better than others. You can look up these issues on the computer; Mayo Clinic has paragraphs you can read online on most medical issues. Best of luck, if it makes you feel any better, afib is very common. The biggest problem with it that it can cause strokes, so an anticoagulant is prescribed, such as Eliquis. It's an expressive medicine, but does a good job.
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1 ReactionHi there, I'm joining for information about treatments, docs, etc for my 76 y.o. husband. Three years ago he began having arrythmia problems-sometimes aflutter, sometimes afib, and in spite of medication, cardioversion, and catheter ablation, the condition is persistent. I live in No. AZ and our cardiology options aren't great, so we have to drive to Phoenix for care. He has an appt with someone at Mayo this week because we feel the experts at Mayo will help us better than what we've gotten so far. BTW, my husband and I are both active (hiking, gym, yoga, running etc.) -and he's in great health otherwise. I'm glad this group is here.
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2 ReactionsI have had pacemaker for. 6 yrs. first 4 were filled with arrhythmia and afib. Then I started to look for cause. Drs never told me about triggers in fact dr told me that ok to have a glass of wine in evEnding and coffee in morning. When I started investigation I found that any amount of alcohol would set me off later at night stopped wine and coffee ,only decaf now. Found several other things also like working too long in heat. Now avoid my triggers and my afib and aarythm happen less than one. Percent of the tlme according to my pacemaker dr. And they look at my latitudes machine At least once a week and sometimes every night ( latitudes in s as n internet connection machine that reads my pacemaker whenever they want to, and I don’t even know it’s going on.
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1 ReactionIt sounds like you are doing well now. I am 85, I've been taking Tikosyn for 4 years. For the first 2 years I had no return of afib. Now I have it occasionally. One trigger is jumping up too fast in the morning. If it comes back sometimes, see if you can figure out what triggers it. It sounds like you are a hard worker. You might have to slow down a bit as "healthy today" recommends. Good luck!
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1 ReactionSounds like you are ok. Good. Read up on the subject. There are lot's of articles and ideas. There are two ways to handle afib. One is to get the heart back in rhythm, Tikosyn. The other is rate control where the heart may go in and out of afib, but the metaprolol helps keep the heart rate down and that helps you feel better. I've done both. I also have heart valve issues so it's complicated with me. I haven't had any surgery and feel pretty good. I'm 72. Also, Eliquis is an anticoagulant and helps prevent stroke. I'm on both Eliquis and metaprolol. Sounds iike you blasted your way through life and it finally caught up with you. Time to slow down, as boring as it is.
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