Guest guest Posted November 14, 2001 Report Share Posted November 14, 2001 Hi , your suggestions make a lot of sense, I will work on it. I seem to remember that you mentioned in one of your messages that you are taking Cardizem. That is also one of my medications, I take 300 mg, in addition to Coumadin, Altace, and Lanoxin (Altace & Lanoxin in small dosages). This is now my second month on these medications, how long does it take before they show their full effectiveness. Is this as good as it gets? What I experience so far is a more normal pulse between 70 and 80 and less irregularity (but nevertheless still irregular- most or all of the time). I am also carefully adding new vitamins and I know they work more slowly. Appreciat your answer / > It's probably a good idea not only to keep a diary of medications and supplements, but also of afib episodes. Taking it a step further, it's good to keep a list of your medications in your wallet, or even to wear a medical bracelet, especially if you take Coumadin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 28, 2001 Report Share Posted December 28, 2001 My afib was discovered during a routine EKG. I was fairly symptom free at the time. The cardiologist put me on digoxin and atenolol. The symptoms worsened and my dosages were increased. I requested that my liver enzymes be checked over that three year period (not the doc). I suggested that the meds were making me worse to no avail. I weaned myself off the dig and felt much better, not good but better. With the help of my GP I found an EP who kept me on the atenolol and started me on flecainide. He told me if the flecainide controlled my afib, an RF ablation would eliminate my a flutter that accompanied the afib. Two ablations later there were no positive results and the flecainide was causing bad side effects with my vision. Then my afib seemed to worsen. I asked to be taken off the flecainide and started feeling " less worse " during afib episodes. Thanks to what I learned on Vicky's Vagal Port I weaned myself off the atenolol. Again I feel much better and think I'm understanding my afib better: it's a mixed variety. No doctor has ever mentioned the word " vagal " to me but I will be discussing it next week with a new EP (who was a little too quick -1st visit- to suggest a pulmonary ablation. She said new meds and procedures are being developed all the time and I need to " jump in " !). I've been off atenolol for about 5 months and have taken it twice to bring down a rapid heartbeat and once to head off a stressful situation I knew was leading to a bad afib session. I'm experimenting with different herbal supplements I read about to reduce inflamation in the body to see if any of those (boswellia, bromelain, turmeric, quercetin, ginger root, sarsaparilla) help me. I'll let everyone know in 4 or so months. (That's my version of " jumping in " .) - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 28, 2001 Report Share Posted December 28, 2001 How much Atenolol did you take to bring you down from an Afib attack? PQ in Pitman Medications > My afib was discovered during a routine EKG. I was fairly symptom > free at the time. The cardiologist put me on digoxin and atenolol. > The symptoms worsened and my dosages were increased. I requested that > my liver enzymes be checked over that three year period (not the > doc). I suggested that the meds were making me worse to no avail. I > weaned myself off the dig and felt much better, not good but better. > With the help of my GP I found an EP who kept me on the atenolol and > started me on flecainide. He told me if the flecainide controlled my > afib, an RF ablation would eliminate my a flutter that accompanied > the afib. Two ablations later there were no positive results and the > flecainide was causing bad side effects with my vision. Then my afib > seemed to worsen. I asked to be taken off the flecainide and started > feeling " less worse " during afib episodes. > Thanks to what I learned on Vicky's Vagal Port I weaned myself off > the atenolol. Again I feel much better and think I'm understanding my > afib better: it's a mixed variety. No doctor has ever mentioned the > word " vagal " to me but I will be discussing it next week with a new > EP (who was a little too quick -1st visit- to suggest a pulmonary > ablation. She said new meds and procedures are being developed all > the time and I need to " jump in " !). I've been off atenolol for about > 5 months and have taken it twice to bring down a rapid heartbeat and > once to head off a stressful situation I knew was leading to a bad > afib session. I'm experimenting with different herbal supplements I > read about to reduce inflamation in the body to see if any of those > (boswellia, bromelain, turmeric, quercetin, ginger root, > sarsaparilla) help me. I'll let everyone know in 4 or so months. > (That's my version of " jumping in " .) - > > > > 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 December 29, 2001 Report Share Posted December 29, 2001 << My afib was discovered during a routine EKG. I was fairly symptom free at the time. The cardiologist put me on digoxin and atenolol. The symptoms worsened and my dosages were increased. I requested that my liver enzymes be checked over that three year period (not the doc). I suggested that the meds were making me worse to no avail. I weaned myself off the dig and felt much better, not good but better. With the help of my GP I found an EP who kept me on the atenolol and started me on flecainide. He told me if the flecainide controlled my afib, an RF ablation would eliminate my a flutter that accompanied the afib. Two ablations later there were no positive results and the flecainide was causing bad side effects with my vision. Then my afib seemed to worsen. I asked to be taken off the flecainide and started feeling " less worse " during afib episodes. Thanks to what I learned on Vicky's Vagal Port I weaned myself off the atenolol. Again I feel much better and think I'm understanding my afib better: it's a mixed variety. No doctor has ever mentioned the word " vagal " to me but I will be discussing it next week with a new EP (who was a little too quick -1st visit- to suggest a pulmonary ablation. She said new meds and procedures are being developed all the time and I need to " jump in " !). I've been off atenolol for about 5 months and have taken it twice to bring down a rapid heartbeat and once to head off a stressful situation I knew was leading to a bad afib session. I'm experimenting with different herbal supplements I read about to reduce inflamation in the body to see if any of those (boswellia, bromelain, turmeric, quercetin, ginger root, sarsaparilla) help me. I'll let everyone know in 4 or so months. (That's my version of " jumping in " .) - >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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