Guest guest Posted June 13, 2003 Report Share Posted June 13, 2003 > Curious as to what other affibers (who are on any heart rate control > medications) heart rates are while they are in affib while on these medications? > Jerry > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 13, 2003 Report Share Posted June 13, 2003 > Curious as to what other affibers (who are on any heart rate control > medications) heart rates are while they are in affib while on these > medications? Jerry > http://james.dialsolutions.com/public/betablocker.gif shows a 6 minute snapshot of my last AF, 17 hours in (the AF lasted 26.5 hrs) I take a daily beatablocker and double or triple my dosage when I go into AF. As you can see the average heart rate (shown at the bottom) is a very poor representation of what is actually going on. The range of 5 minute averages in any one episode is anywhere between 100 and 170 bpm. Just walking around will cause the higher rates whilst laying down and resting will often calm things down. Without rate control my heart rate in AF goes very high so please don't take this as representing most people with AF. The variation in peoples rates is pretty large. (as is most things to do with AF!) -- D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 14, 2003 Report Share Posted June 14, 2003 I wrote: > http://james.dialsolutions.com/public/betablocker.gif I just discovered my server went down shortly afterwards writing this- it's up again now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 14, 2003 Report Share Posted June 14, 2003 The beats I can count are up to 110, but it could be higher since heart beats so fast and erratically during AF. (tikosyn and toprol and add inderal during AF) > Curious as to what other affibers (who are on any heart rate control > medications) heart rates are while they are in affib while on these medications? > Jerry > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 14, 2003 Report Share Posted June 14, 2003 Hi, Do you take an apical pulse listing to you heart rate with a stethoscope or do you take it on your wrist? I think when you have afib you can't feel many of the beats in you wrist or neck you have to listen. Another thing is to take or have someone else take your pulse in both wrists at the same time and they should feel the same. Peggy Re: heart rate in affib The beats I can count are up to 110, but it could be higher since heart beats so fast and erratically during AF. (tikosyn and toprol and add inderal during AF) > Curious as to what other affibers (who are on any heart rate control > medications) heart rates are while they are in affib while on these medications? > Jerry > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 14, 2003 Report Share Posted June 14, 2003 > Hi, Do you take an apical pulse listing to you heart rate with a > stethoscope or do you take it on your wrist? I think when you have afib > you can't feel many of the beats in you wrist or neck you have to > listen. Another thing is to take or have someone else take your pulse > in both wrists at the same time and they should feel the same. > > Peggy Peggy, I had a heck of a time trying to count beats. My were so irregular you just couldn't count them. I bought a blood pressure/heart rate monitor and can now check it in seconds. It's also given me peace of mind knowing exactly what HR is. They aren't too expensive and have kept me out of ER for 6 days straight which is a record for me. Debbi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 14, 2003 Report Share Posted June 14, 2003 How do you know that the monitor is counting the heart rate correctly when in afib? I'd think the irregular beats could be missed.I use a stethescope and still am not positive that I am counting all the beats. Cheryl SNIP I bought a blood > pressure/heart rate monitor and can now check it in seconds. It's > also given me peace of mind knowing exactly what HR is. They aren't too expensive and have kept me out of ER for 6 days straight which is a record for me. > Debbi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 15, 2003 Report Share Posted June 15, 2003 In a message dated 6/13/2003 4:44:39 PM Central Daylight Time, jerrynmn1@... writes: > Curious as to what other affibers (who are on any heart rate control > medications) heart rates are while they are in affib while on these > medications? > Jerry > I am on atenolol and amiodarone, my resting heart rate varies from 85 to 65 while in afib. Normal resting rate is about 55. guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 15, 2003 Report Share Posted June 15, 2003 > Curious as to what other affibers (who are on any heart rate control > medications) heart rates are while they are in affib while on these medications? > Jerry > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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