Guest guest Posted April 18, 2004 Report Share Posted April 18, 2004 Hi I was wondering if others have both a fib and aflutter. I have had a few episodes of a fib over the past 3 or 4 years where my pulse is irregular and also fast.I am on sotalol(maximum dose and aspirin). However I am constantly aware of fluttering. I put on my own monitor and my heart skips beats and also has two or three quick beats together about every 20 to 30 beats. Do others have this feeling all the time as well and is it cause for concern? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 18, 2004 Report Share Posted April 18, 2004 In a message dated 4/18/04 12:08:26 PM Eastern Daylight Time, knudsen_katie@... writes: Hi I was wondering if others have both a fib and aflutter. I have had a few episodes of a fib over the past 3 or 4 years where my pulse is irregular and also fast.I am on sotalol(maximum dose and aspirin). However I am constantly aware of fluttering. I put on my own monitor and my heart skips beats and also has two or three quick beats together about every 20 to 30 beats. Do others have this feeling all the time as well and is it cause for concern? *********************, I also have afib/flutter. I am on Sotalol also but 80x2 plus Warfarin. I have occasional pvc's but not a lot of the fluttering on the Sotalol. When I was on a calcium channel blocker I had the flutters all the time and did not keep track of them there were so many. I have been on the Sotalol about a month and a half so far. On the days I get the flutters I usually take it easy that day because they seem to come more when IM tired. If your getting more than usual why not discuss it with your Doctor? a in Massachusetts 49 NSR Sotalol 80x 2 Warfarin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 18, 2004 Report Share Posted April 18, 2004 > Hi I was wondering if others have both a fib and aflutter. I have > had a few episodes of a fib over the past 3 or 4 years where my pulse > is irregular and also fast.I am on sotalol(maximum dose and aspirin). > However I am constantly aware of fluttering. I put on my own monitor > and my heart skips beats and also has two or three quick beats > together about every 20 to 30 beats. Do others have this feeling all > the time as well and is it cause for concern? Hi, , I think what you are describing is not what is called aflutter. My understanding is that aflutter is a very rapid regular beat. What you are describing may be ectopics or tiny runs of afib or tiny runs of fast beats or a mixture of those. It is what my own pulse feels like some of the time, and it drives me nuts when it is prolonged. A 24 hour monitor would tell you exactly what these things are. I suggest it both for that and also because you may be actually in afib some of the time, and the monitor would determine if that's the case. If it is the case, you might have to consider coumadin. You might want to talk to your doc about what is happening and also consider if you need to be on a different med that might address this. I am still trying to handle it with a beta blocker, which as I understand it is the best med for suppressing ectopics and is safer than anti-arrhythmic meds. I think Solatol may have some beta blocker properties, but I am guessing it may not be as effective that way as a " real " beta blocker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 18, 2004 Report Share Posted April 18, 2004 > Hi I was wondering if others have both a fib and aflutter. I have > had a few episodes of a fib over the past 3 or 4 years where my pulse > is irregular and also fast.I am on sotalol(maximum dose and aspirin). > However I am constantly aware of fluttering. I put on my own monitor > and my heart skips beats and also has two or three quick beats > together about every 20 to 30 beats. Do others have this feeling all > the time as well and is it cause for concern? > There's a difference between short runs of ectopic activity and atrial flutter, have you had Atrial flutter diagnosed with an ECG? 'fluttering' as a description of what wee feel and atrial flutter are two distinct things - I think it's important not to confuse the two. but in answer to your question -yes some people do have both atrial flutter and atrial fibrillation people - often one progresses to the other. and yes some people have runs of ectopics along with their AF - which can be most annoying. you should mention it to your doctor, if they happen often enough he'll probably order a holter monitor test or similar to try to get a more accurate view of what is going on. -- D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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