Guest guest Posted May 17, 2004 Report Share Posted May 17, 2004 > > Hi! This is to anyone who wishes to respond or has > experienced something similar........................ Hello; It is summertime and we need to keep cool. Sometimes spikes in blood pressure are due to being dehydrated....If you drive in an ac'd car and are not drinking water or eating fruit, you can easily become dehydrated....In addition, all the meds that you are taking can cause problems because they dont have enough fluid to work properly because they are not dissolved and thus absorbed properly. I found that when I drink the right amount of fluids I feel much better. I have low blood pressure and when I don't drink enough, my blood pressure goes lower and I start feeling faint and dizzy. So, maybe something like that is happening to you but in reverse. Also, carry a very small mist bottle with you and mist your wrists and face...this sometimes is very effective in cooling me. I hope you feel better tonight. Isabelle > >>............. On my way home, I experienced dizziness so much so I > sbc/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 17, 2004 Report Share Posted May 17, 2004 > > Hi! This is to anyone who wishes to respond or has > experienced something similar. > Kat, I occasionally have a dizzy spell, but not associated with afib. My doc gave up on figuring out why, since they are so infrequent and have been going on for several years. It hadn't occurred to me that they might be blood pressure variations. I gave up on using a bp machine since for me it's useless when I'm in afib, it just gives up. I wonder if anxiety could be causing this for you? I know if I notice something and then get anxious about it, I make it a lot worse. I think it would be worthwhile to ask your doc about anxiety and bp. I basically ignore my dizzy spells now. Whatever they are, for me they're not something serious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 In a message dated 5/18/04 6:19:11 AM Eastern Daylight Time, bob.osborne@... writes: Possible causes? I stopped taking Sotalol a week ago (six months following a successful ablation, so it could have been " Sotalol bounce " that I have read about. On the other hand it could have been something totally unconnected with my heart/circulation such as a touch of dehydration. It is sometimes difficult to remember that there are other problems other than cardiac! ************** Bob there could be other simple reasons, pollen is very high where I live and I find myself getting a dizzy spell now and then and IM thinking its the pollen and the way IM feeling from the high pollen count? a in Massachusetts 49 NSR Sotalol Warfarin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 In a message dated 5/18/04 6:19:11 AM Eastern Daylight Time, bob.osborne@... writes: Possible causes? I stopped taking Sotalol a week ago (six months following a successful ablation, so it could have been " Sotalol bounce " that I have read about. On the other hand it could have been something totally unconnected with my heart/circulation such as a touch of dehydration. It is sometimes difficult to remember that there are other problems other than cardiac! ************** Bob there could be other simple reasons, pollen is very high where I live and I find myself getting a dizzy spell now and then and IM thinking its the pollen and the way IM feeling from the high pollen count? a in Massachusetts 49 NSR Sotalol Warfarin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 Strange...because I had a similar event yesterday! Driving along, no stress whatsoever, I suddenly felt a little light headed for about four seconds. It was rather similar to how I sometimes feel if I get up rapidly from a resting position. I immediately checked my pulse and it was normal. A later check of my blood pressure was also well within my normal range. Possible causes? I stopped taking Sotalol a week ago (six months following a successful ablation, so it could have been " Sotalol bounce " that I have read about. On the other hand it could have been something totally unconnected with my heart/circulation such as a touch of dehydration. It is sometimes difficult to remember that there are other problems other than cardiac! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 Strange...because I had a similar event yesterday! Driving along, no stress whatsoever, I suddenly felt a little light headed for about four seconds. It was rather similar to how I sometimes feel if I get up rapidly from a resting position. I immediately checked my pulse and it was normal. A later check of my blood pressure was also well within my normal range. Possible causes? I stopped taking Sotalol a week ago (six months following a successful ablation, so it could have been " Sotalol bounce " that I have read about. On the other hand it could have been something totally unconnected with my heart/circulation such as a touch of dehydration. It is sometimes difficult to remember that there are other problems other than cardiac! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 Shelby wrote: <<I went to my EP last Tues-in AF. He says it is getting to be time to think of sinus node ablation and a pacemaker.>> I hope I am not too blunt when I say this sounds barbaric. There are many different approaches to ablating to treat A-Fib these days, and killing the sinus node is the method of last resort. It does not eliminate the A-Fib, by the way, it just makes you dependent on the pacemaker for ventricle pacing. You still run the risk of stroke, and lose the benefit of the atria pushing blood through your system. As your daughter says, your heart will still have to overwork itself. I strongly suggest you get a second opinion. Perhaps from a doc at a major medical center, such as the Cleveland Clinic, University of Michigan, University of Oklahoma, etc. As you say, don't retreat. - OU alum in MI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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