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Stress and a-fib

Posted by zacklucy @zacklucy, May 19 1:56pm

Super high stress situation caused HR spike this am. Not coming down despite 25 mg meteropol. Now in a-fib. Hope HR comes down and a-fib goes away.

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windyshores | @windyshores | May 19 4:50pm

How high did your heart rate go and are you okay now?

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zacklucy | @zacklucy | May 19 4:57pm

145 high while making a “presentation” before an audience, not my favorite activity, induced panic attack. Stayed 130-80 for hours afterward. Took a 25mg metoprolol, been trending down. 70-80 while lying down now.

Thank you for your interest. How are you?

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windyshores | @windyshores | May 19 5:01pm
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@zacklucy

145 high while making a “presentation” before an audience, not my favorite activity, induced panic attack. Stayed 130-80 for hours afterward. Took a 25mg metoprolol, been trending down. 70-80 while lying down now.

Thank you for your interest. How are you?

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Glad it is back down. Hope the afib is gone too!

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dey10238 | @dey10238 | May 20 10:24am
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@zacklucy

145 high while making a “presentation” before an audience, not my favorite activity, induced panic attack. Stayed 130-80 for hours afterward. Took a 25mg metoprolol, been trending down. 70-80 while lying down now.

Thank you for your interest. How are you?

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I recently read The Afib Cure after seeing it was mentioned on the Mayo Clinic Connect forum. It did a great job of presenting how stress affects our heart rhythms. I am implementing many the ideas to give my ablation the best chance of doing it’s job.

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saganjames | @saganjames | May 21 5:48am

Also exercise in moderation and start your day with a capsule of magnesium (glycinate). I use the Pure brand which provides 29% of recommended daily allowance. Been doing so for 2 years since ablation. I am also off of all meds. Vitals are great. Good luck.

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zacklucy | @zacklucy | May 21 6:10am

saganjames, can you explain the magnesium (glycinate) supplement? Thank you.

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windyshores | @windyshores | May 21 6:54am

I do magnesium as well. Cardiologists sometimes recommend it as do integrative medicine docs. I also do potassium by drinking low sodium V-8.

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