Guest guest Posted November 19, 2000 Report Share Posted November 19, 2000 > o depression before afib developed > o anxiety before afib developed > o depression after afib developed > o anxiety after afib developed > o depression and anxiety before afib developed > o depression and anxiety after afib developed > o depression before and anxiety after afib developed > o depression after and anxiety before afib developed Sorry to be negative but I'm not sure how useful this poll will be. I'm not at all sure I understand the difference between depression and anxiety. There also appears to be some combinations missing - how about anxiety before and depression after? or no depression and no anxiety? It may be worth sending a poll question to the group before it's built so we can suggest missing entries. Again, sorry to be negative. -- D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 19, 2000 Report Share Posted November 19, 2000 > > o depression before afib developed > > o anxiety before afib developed > > o depression after afib developed > > o anxiety after afib developed > > o depression and anxiety before afib developed > > o depression and anxiety after afib developed > > o depression before and anxiety after afib developed > > o depression after and anxiety before afib developed > > Sorry to be negative but I'm not sure how useful this poll will be. I'm not at > all sure I understand the difference between depression and anxiety. There also > appears to be some combinations missing - how about anxiety before and > depression after? or no depression and no anxiety? Hi, , you're right, I left out the happy case of no depression and no anxiety. I will see if I can modify that. Anxiety before and depression after is already in the list. I guess I assumed if anyone had these conditions, them would not mistake them. Anxiety attacks are, well, terror for no cause. Depression is either tremendous sadness without a real cause, or long after one should have recovered to a significant extent from a sad event, or no emotional feeling about anything - turn your face to the wall, don't get out of bed all day type of stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 18, 2001 Report Share Posted January 18, 2001 Hello all, I can't answer this poll on the website, because none of the choices apply to my solutions. I do think that stress, anxiety, sadness, or other trying emotional situations contribute strongly to afib: specifically, if I have a trauma, when things calm down and I feel better, that is when I will go into afib, not during the stress itself. My solutions are, light excercise to diffuse the tension, controlling my thought-life in a positive way, and prayer. Willa New poll for AFIBsupport > > Enter your vote today! Check out the new poll for the AFIBsupport > group: > > > Since " stress " and anxiety are possible > triggers for afib, do you take > medications or attempt alternative > therapies to help with this factor? > > o Anti-Anxiety medication regularly > o Anti-Depression medication regularly > o Anti-Anxiety medication in response to an attack > o Tried them but doesn't help > o never tried them > o Alternative therapies(meditation, counseling, etc.) > > > To vote, please visit the following web page: > > /polls/AFIBsupport > > Note: Please do not reply to this message. Poll votes are > not collected via email. To vote, you must go to the eGroups > web site listed above. > > Thanks! > > > > > > > Web Page /group/AFIBsupport > Afibbers Database- http://www.dialsolutions.com/af > To Unsubscribe send an email to: AFIBsupport-unsubscribeegroups > Daily digest mode: Send a blank message to AFIBsupport-digestegroups > Individual emails: Send a blank message to AFIBsupport-normalegroups > Read on web only: Send a blank message to AFIBsupport-nomailegroups > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 18, 2001 Report Share Posted January 18, 2001 > I do think that stress, anxiety, sadness, or other trying emotional > situations contribute strongly to afib: specifically, if I have a trauma, > when things calm down and I feel better, that is when I will go into afib, > not during the stress itself. Willa, that is really interesting. That is how migraines work with me - not during the stress, but afterwards when I relax. I suppose the blood vessels relax, or something. My afib, in contrast, happens during the stress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 18, 2001 Report Share Posted January 18, 2001 Hi Trudy, I read something that one of our members provided that says some afib is triggered by adrenalin, and other kinds is triggered vagally. The article said that adrenalin-triggered afib happens during the trauma, and vagally triggered afib happens after the adrenalin rush subsides. This is a very simplistic description of the article, but it makes sense to me. Willa Re: New poll for AFIBsupport > > > I do think that stress, anxiety, sadness, or other trying emotional > > situations contribute strongly to afib: specifically, if I have a > trauma, > > when things calm down and I feel better, that is when I will go > into afib, > > not during the stress itself. > > Willa, that is really interesting. That is how migraines work with > me - not during the stress, but afterwards when I relax. I suppose > the blood vessels relax, or something. My afib, in contrast, happens > during the stress. > > > > > > > Web Page /group/AFIBsupport > Afibbers Database- http://www.dialsolutions.com/af > To Unsubscribe send an email to: AFIBsupport-unsubscribeegroups > Daily digest mode: Send a blank message to AFIBsupport-digestegroups > Individual emails: Send a blank message to AFIBsupport-normalegroups > Read on web only: Send a blank message to AFIBsupport-nomailegroups > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 18, 2001 Report Share Posted January 18, 2001 I agree with you Willa. My AFIBS have occured after caring for a loved one for a long time. Once they have died and a week or two has passed is when I have had a long bout of AFIBS. This has happened twice. Others were after stressful events not during. Phyllis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 18, 2001 Report Share Posted January 18, 2001 Thanks for this feedback, Phyllis. } Willa Re: New poll for AFIBsupport > I agree with you Willa. My AFIBS have occured after caring for a loved one > for a long time. Once they have died and a week or two has passed is when I > have had a long bout of AFIBS. This has happened twice. Others were after > stressful events not during. > > Phyllis > > Web Page /group/AFIBsupport > Afibbers Database- http://www.dialsolutions.com/af > To Unsubscribe send an email to: AFIBsupport-unsubscribeegroups > Daily digest mode: Send a blank message to AFIBsupport-digestegroups > Individual emails: Send a blank message to AFIBsupport-normalegroups > Read on web only: Send a blank message to AFIBsupport-nomailegroups > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 12, 2001 Report Share Posted June 12, 2001 The poll doesn't include my answer among the choices. I used to go to the ER within 24 hours and inevitably ended up requiring cardioversion. Now I wait for 24 hours and invariably convert to s/r within that period of time. This past weekend I went into afib while golfing. It lasted for about 5 hours until after I had a couple of beers then I converted to s/r. On other occasions it seems to be the beer that is the trigger. Go figure! Greg > Regarding the new poll about ER visits, I have been told to come in if I have not converted in 12 hours. Sandy > New poll for AFIBsupport > > > > Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the > AFIBsupport group: > > ER visits during Afib - Do you: > > o Go to the ER immediately, even if in the middle of the night > o Wait till the morning > o Wait it out for a while, say 2 - 4 hours > o Wait it out for a while, say 4 - 6 hours > o Wait it out for a while, say 6 - 8 hours > o Wait until you can get an appointment with your cardiologist/ other Dr > o Take meds to attempt cardioversion (under Dr orders) > o Whats the use :-/ > > > To vote, please visit the following web page: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AFIBsupport/polls > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2001 Report Share Posted June 22, 2001 Hi can for us Limeys and for our European colleagues can we have definition of the different types of Aspirin and what it means. In the UK we can only get two types many different strengths. Normal that you swallow with water. And the type you dissolve with water. The recommend dose for Aspirin and correct me if I am wrong are 75mg per day. For Patients with AF or other cardiac problems.(UK that is). This may be interesting for us as I know of a patient who has just come off of Warfarin and is taking Aspirin but is having a hell of a time with his Tummy. If there are a coated type then this may help. Buffered can you explain this as well please? ( Well I am nearly 50) Thanks C New poll for AFIBsupport Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the AFIBsupport group: If you take aspirin because of afib, what strength do you take, and is the aspirin coated or buffered to help prevent stomach problems? o more than 325 mg a day o adult (325 mg) o half an adult tablet, i.e. 162 mg o baby (81) mg o other mg amount o coated or buffered o not coated or buffered To vote, please visit the following web page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AFIBsupport/polls Note: Please do not reply to this message. Poll votes are not collected via email. To vote, you must go to the Yahoo! Groups web site listed above. Thanks! Web Page http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AFIBsupport For more information: http://www.dialsolutions.com/af Post message: AFIBsupport Subscribe: AFIBsupport-subscribe Unsubscribe: AFIBsupport-unsubscribe List owner: AFIBsupport-owner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2001 Report Share Posted June 22, 2001 Hi, : The coated aspirin is coated with SUGAR!! However it protects against stomach upset and damage. The adult low strength dose of one tablet is 81 mg (and that's what I bought, though I should check with him about whether I should have bought the adult regular strength, whatever that is) and the brand I was told by my Cardiologist to buy is Ecotrin. If you can't get this sort of thing there, I'm surprised, but it's not a prescription drug and it isn't regulated in any way, so I'd be happy to send you some if you wish. This says on the bos " safety coated enteric aspirin. " My Cardio made a very big point of being sure only to use coated and to buy this brand. > > Hi can for us Limeys and for our European colleagues can we have definition > of the different types of Aspirin and what it means. In the UK we can only > get two types many different strengths. > > Normal that you swallow with water. > And the type you dissolve with water. > The recommend dose for Aspirin and correct me if I am wrong are 75mg per > day. For Patients with AF or other cardiac problems.(UK that is). > > This may be interesting for us as I know of a patient who has just come off > of Warfarin and is taking Aspirin but is having a hell of a time with his > Tummy. If there are a coated type then this may help. > Buffered can you explain this as well please? ( Well I am nearly 50) > > Thanks > > C > New poll for AFIBsupport > > > Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the > AFIBsupport group: > > If you take aspirin because of afib, > what strength do you take, and is the > aspirin coated or buffered to help > prevent stomach problems? > > o more than 325 mg a day > o adult (325 mg) > o half an adult tablet, i.e. 162 mg > o baby (81) mg > o other mg amount > o coated or buffered > o not coated or buffered > > > To vote, please visit the following web page: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AFIBsupport/polls > > Note: Please do not reply to this message. Poll votes are > not collected via email. To vote, you must go to the Yahoo! Groups > web site listed above. > > Thanks! > > > > > > > > Web Page http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AFIBsupport > For more information: http://www.dialsolutions.com/af > Post message: AFIBsupport@y... > Subscribe: AFIBsupport-subscribe@y... > Unsubscribe: AFIBsupport-unsubscribe@y... > List owner: AFIBsupport-owner@y... > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2001 Report Share Posted June 22, 2001 >Hi can for us Limeys and for our European colleagues can we have definition >of the different types of Aspirin and what it means. In the UK we can only >get two types many different strengths. > >Normal that you swallow with water. >And the type you dissolve with water. >The recommend dose for Aspirin and correct me if I am wrong are 75mg per >day. For Patients with AF or other cardiac problems.(UK that is). > >This may be interesting for us as I know of a patient who has just come off >of Warfarin and is taking Aspirin but is having a hell of a time with his >Tummy. If there are a coated type then this may help. >Buffered can you explain this as well please? ( Well I am nearly 50) , I take enteric coated aspirin (75mg) they are designed to be absorbed in the intestine rather than the stomach and so limit the problem of stomach upsets. (they're more expensive than dispersible aspirin at around 5 uk pound for 56 but they come in the nice wrappers which have days on them so it's easy to check if you have forgotten to take a dosage). I've been told that ones that you dissolve in water are better than swallowing whole ones if you are on them long term but I think enteric coated is a good option long term. I'm pretty sure the dosage will vary amongst individuals - I think even in the UK some folks will be on higher than 75mg. I think the numbers are 75,150 and 300 mg over here. cheers -- D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2001 Report Share Posted June 22, 2001 : Further, on this.... the Cardiologist said it was coated with sugar but the box mentions a lot of things that are used, none of which are exactly sugar. The purpose is that it dissolve safely in the small intestine, not in the stomach where stomach upset and damage can occur. The box says it's designed specifically for aspirin therapy users and is safer for your stomach than plain or buffered aspirin. Since people do die from bleeding caused by aspirin, I think it's really important to use something like this. The active ingredients don't sound so great to me, but there's not much of it. This tablet is quite small. They are: Carnauba Wax, D & C Yellow 10, FD & C Yellow and Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Methacrylic Acid Copolymer, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Polyethylene Glycol, Polysorbate 80, Propylene Glycel, Silicon Dioxide, Starch, Stearic Acid, Talc, Titanium Dioxide, Triethyl Citrate. Yuch! And that's what my cardiologist calls " sugar. " I wonder what he'd call a hot fudge sundae. > > > > Hi can for us Limeys and for our European colleagues can we have definition > > of the different types of Aspirin and what it means. In the UK we can only > > get two types many different strengths. > > > > Normal that you swallow with water. > > And the type you dissolve with water. > > The recommend dose for Aspirin and correct me if I am wrong are 75mg per > > day. For Patients with AF or other cardiac problems.(UK that is). > > > > This may be interesting for us as I know of a patient who has just come off > > of Warfarin and is taking Aspirin but is having a hell of a time with his > > Tummy. If there are a coated type then this may help. > > Buffered can you explain this as well please? ( Well I am nearly 50) > > > > Thanks > > > > C > > New poll for AFIBsupport > > > > > > Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the > > AFIBsupport group: > > > > If you take aspirin because of afib, > > what strength do you take, and is the > > aspirin coated or buffered to help > > prevent stomach problems? > > > > o more than 325 mg a day > > o adult (325 mg) > > o half an adult tablet, i.e. 162 mg > > o baby (81) mg > > o other mg amount > > o coated or buffered > > o not coated or buffered > > > > > > To vote, please visit the following web page: > > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AFIBsupport/polls > > > > Note: Please do not reply to this message. Poll votes are > > not collected via email. To vote, you must go to the Yahoo! Groups > > web site listed above. > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Web Page http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AFIBsupport > > For more information: http://www.dialsolutions.com/af > > Post message: AFIBsupport@y... > > Subscribe: AFIBsupport-subscribe@y... > > Unsubscribe: AFIBsupport-unsubscribe@y... > > List owner: AFIBsupport-owner@y... > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2001 Report Share Posted June 22, 2001 : As says (PS thanks for the message )you want the enteric coated. I've got a hiatus hernis so soluble is out - too much acid. Enteric is fine, but expensive. They can be bought off the shelf in the US at a fraction of the UK prices, so get someone who's going to buy a BIG BOTTLE (I buy 'em in 100's when I go over there) > > Hi can for us Limeys and for our European colleagues can we have definition > of the different types of Aspirin and what it means. In the UK we can only > get two types many different strengths. > > Normal that you swallow with water. > And the type you dissolve with water. > The recommend dose for Aspirin and correct me if I am wrong are 75mg per > day. For Patients with AF or other cardiac problems.(UK that is). > > This may be interesting for us as I know of a patient who has just come off > of Warfarin and is taking Aspirin but is having a hell of a time with his > Tummy. If there are a coated type then this may help. > Buffered can you explain this as well please? ( Well I am nearly 50) > > Thanks > > C > New poll for AFIBsupport > > > Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the > AFIBsupport group: > > If you take aspirin because of afib, > what strength do you take, and is the > aspirin coated or buffered to help > prevent stomach problems? > > o more than 325 mg a day > o adult (325 mg) > o half an adult tablet, i.e. 162 mg > o baby (81) mg > o other mg amount > o coated or buffered > o not coated or buffered > > > To vote, please visit the following web page: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AFIBsupport/polls > > Note: Please do not reply to this message. Poll votes are > not collected via email. To vote, you must go to the Yahoo! Groups > web site listed above. > > Thanks! > > > > > > > > Web Page http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AFIBsupport > For more information: http://www.dialsolutions.com/af > Post message: AFIBsupport@y... > Subscribe: AFIBsupport-subscribe@y... > Unsubscribe: AFIBsupport-unsubscribe@y... > List owner: AFIBsupport-owner@y... > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2001 Report Share Posted June 22, 2001 > This may be interesting for us as I know of a patient who has just come off > of Warfarin and is taking Aspirin but is having a hell of a time with his > Tummy. Also, always take the aspirin with food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 29, 2001 Report Share Posted July 29, 2001 Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the AFIBsupport group: What frequency is INR testing being done for group members taking coumadin/Warfarin? o Twice a week. o Once a week. o Once every two weeks. o Once a month To vote, please visit the following web page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AFIBsupport/polls Note: Please do not reply to this message. Poll votes are not collected via email. To vote, you must go to the Yahoo! Groups web site listed above. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 1, 2001 Report Share Posted August 1, 2001 Re Ellens poll on about the database I'm about to send this email out to all the entries - just as soon as I can figure out how to mailshot safely! In the meantime here's the text since I believe most entries are members of AFibSupport...... We've reached over 150 entries in the database so it's about time I updated the statistics page. Can I ask you to check your entry and make sure it is up to date (I am mailing everyone in the database so if you have just added your details you may not need to do anything) You can change your details by going to ; http://www.dialsolutions.com/af/database/login.html (or click on 'log in and edit' on most of the pages) once you have typed your email and password in you should be able to make any changes. Remember to click on submit when you have finished making the changes. Things in particular that are worth checking are Age - a lot of you will be one year older! it may be worth putting your date or year of birth in (use 3 letters for the month because 8/2/69 means 2/8/69 in some places) years with condition may similarly need changing (maybe putting the year/date you were diagnosed will help) and of course all of the other fields may need tweaking can you please make sure that everything that is relevant to you is ticked in the check list. some entries don't have male or female ticked (the last two entries in the list) I will assume that any medication that is ticked AND is not in your list of current medication is something you have tried in the past. However, it would help me if you could list your medications both in current and past medication using the 'generic' name - the ones NOT in brackets in the checklist. I will start analysing the data in a week or two and will let you know when I have a new stats page (http://www.dialsolutions.com/af/database/stats.html) many thanks -- Driscoll Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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