Just sitting there and felt a fluttering and dizzy

Might want a second opinion. My cardiologist told me that my a fib was under control and that I should stop my Flecainide. I felt uncomfortable about this suggestion, as I felt it was the Flecainide which was controlling it. So I set an appointment with an EP, who said that I shouldn’t stop the Flecainide as I also have a pacemaker for bradycardia and a junctional rhythm. Said that the are working together and should not be changed. Glad I decided to listen to my instincts.

@mbixler I am going to an EP and they are the ones that want to take me off my medication because they have not seen Afib in me in 10 years. But have had different medication and this one for a year now. I don’t know what to think.

@lisa619 If you have a general sense of when you are in arrhythmia, whichever it is (it needn't be the same one as before, maybe SVT or flutter, PACs), then there is a strong chance you did experience a short run. It's not uncommon. Generally, if an ablation is going to be successful, these events happen earlier in the blanking period and then taper off by maybe Week 6 or so. Some, though, report arrythmia even after the end of their blanking period and during their Holter. Then, months later, no more arrhythmia. So each of us must be patient and let the chips fall where they may. Also, the literature I have seen suggests that returns of AF or SVT later in the blanking period, say suddenly on Week 5 or 6, and if they repeat, does not bode well for a 'successful' ablation.

I would self-monitor, but also try to remember to count the 'one-and-two-and..' or use your watch to time the next few runs if they happen (they may not!). If they last just a few seconds, maybe not so bad, and part of your blanking process. Or, if they run for 10 seconds or longer, and you do feel buzzed or faint, then there's definitely something going on and your EP must listen to you. I had a terrible experience my first ablation (I have described it elsewhere) and don't want to endure that again. But, I did want a successful ablation, and that meant undergoing one a second time. Happily, it worked. Second attempts have a generally higher rate of success. Often the EP just has to find the right spot to ablate, and that's it!

@gloaming I have not had an ablation yet because they have not found the Afib in me for the past 19 years and the holter monitor only showed SVT. That is why they want to take me off my medication. I am on dofelitiltide . Sorry if I spelled it wrong. But have only been taking it for a year and other medications I have been on didn’t help that well but these are new cardiologist and EP. But before I was diagnosed 18 years ago I was really bad with Afib and they found it on an Event monitor. My first cardiologist made me promise never to go off my medication

@lisa619 I would still recommend a second opinion. Never hurts to listen to your instincts.

@mbixler thank you