Re: check up from ep ESTROGEN NO NO NO!!!

[Guest guest]

only I believe

> they are associated with the AF and not

> pre-menopause.

I know I have gone into a sweat after a Afib attack or some skipped

beats. I then get really cold afterwards. I thought about pre-

menopause but why would it happen only then? So I think it is from

the attack.

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 8/11/2004 3:44:03 PM Pacific Daylight Time,

hppy1kat@... writes:

> I believe that it is related to the AF

> and not menopause too.

>

>

Kat,

I think you're right. Even when I was in my 20's, I frequently experienced

sweating and sudden hot " flashes " along with afib, and I know I wasn't in

menopause at 22! I'm also not menopausal now, and I still have frequent

sweating

and feelings of sudden warmth, often followed by being extremely cold, when I

am in afib.

Regarding estrogen, my primary care doctor, whom I respect greatly, said that

taking estrogen is still a very individual issue which can only be decided by

an individual woman and her doctor. As with many meds, there may be a

tradeoff that makes estrogen desirable for one person, but a killer for another.

For one thing, the study which brought such bad publicity to estrogen only

referenced women who take provera along with estrogen. I think the results are

not

in yet on the group that has been taking estrogen alone.

In case someone is thinking this is off topic, (I just asked myself if I am

on topic.), I would say that there can be a strong correlation between actual,

menopause related hot flashes and afib because those menopause related hot

flashes can trigger palpitations. We all know where those can lead! The hot

flash, as I understand it, is triggered by the adrenal gland secreting a special

type of adrenaline, which is designed to trigger estrogen production by the

ovaries. In some women, the adrenaline triggers a hot flash because no estrogen

is released, while in others the adrenaline triggers palpitations either with

or without the hot flash. So for some women, taking estrogen for a while

might be a preventative for afib or at least for disturbing palpitations; but

again that would have to be decided by the woman's doctor, based on health

history, age, and other factors. No one can safely decide whether or not to

take

estrogen on the basis of Internet information, I would say.

There is no substitute for discussion with one's own individual doctor. My

doctor even gives me information to read so that I can participate in decision

making about all issues.

in sinus in Seattle

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 8/11/2004 3:44:03 PM Pacific Daylight Time,

hppy1kat@... writes:

> I believe that it is related to the AF

> and not menopause too.

>

>

Kat,

I think you're right. Even when I was in my 20's, I frequently experienced

sweating and sudden hot " flashes " along with afib, and I know I wasn't in

menopause at 22! I'm also not menopausal now, and I still have frequent

sweating

and feelings of sudden warmth, often followed by being extremely cold, when I

am in afib.

Regarding estrogen, my primary care doctor, whom I respect greatly, said that

taking estrogen is still a very individual issue which can only be decided by

an individual woman and her doctor. As with many meds, there may be a

tradeoff that makes estrogen desirable for one person, but a killer for another.

For one thing, the study which brought such bad publicity to estrogen only

referenced women who take provera along with estrogen. I think the results are

not

in yet on the group that has been taking estrogen alone.

In case someone is thinking this is off topic, (I just asked myself if I am

on topic.), I would say that there can be a strong correlation between actual,

menopause related hot flashes and afib because those menopause related hot

flashes can trigger palpitations. We all know where those can lead! The hot

flash, as I understand it, is triggered by the adrenal gland secreting a special

type of adrenaline, which is designed to trigger estrogen production by the

ovaries. In some women, the adrenaline triggers a hot flash because no estrogen

is released, while in others the adrenaline triggers palpitations either with

or without the hot flash. So for some women, taking estrogen for a while

might be a preventative for afib or at least for disturbing palpitations; but

again that would have to be decided by the woman's doctor, based on health

history, age, and other factors. No one can safely decide whether or not to

take

estrogen on the basis of Internet information, I would say.

There is no substitute for discussion with one's own individual doctor. My

doctor even gives me information to read so that I can participate in decision

making about all issues.

in sinus in Seattle

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 8/11/2004 3:44:03 PM Pacific Daylight Time,

hppy1kat@... writes:

> I believe that it is related to the AF

> and not menopause too.

>

>

Kat,

I think you're right. Even when I was in my 20's, I frequently experienced

sweating and sudden hot " flashes " along with afib, and I know I wasn't in

menopause at 22! I'm also not menopausal now, and I still have frequent

sweating

and feelings of sudden warmth, often followed by being extremely cold, when I

am in afib.

Regarding estrogen, my primary care doctor, whom I respect greatly, said that

taking estrogen is still a very individual issue which can only be decided by

an individual woman and her doctor. As with many meds, there may be a

tradeoff that makes estrogen desirable for one person, but a killer for another.

For one thing, the study which brought such bad publicity to estrogen only

referenced women who take provera along with estrogen. I think the results are

not

in yet on the group that has been taking estrogen alone.

In case someone is thinking this is off topic, (I just asked myself if I am

on topic.), I would say that there can be a strong correlation between actual,

menopause related hot flashes and afib because those menopause related hot

flashes can trigger palpitations. We all know where those can lead! The hot

flash, as I understand it, is triggered by the adrenal gland secreting a special

type of adrenaline, which is designed to trigger estrogen production by the

ovaries. In some women, the adrenaline triggers a hot flash because no estrogen

is released, while in others the adrenaline triggers palpitations either with

or without the hot flash. So for some women, taking estrogen for a while

might be a preventative for afib or at least for disturbing palpitations; but

again that would have to be decided by the woman's doctor, based on health

history, age, and other factors. No one can safely decide whether or not to

take

estrogen on the basis of Internet information, I would say.

There is no substitute for discussion with one's own individual doctor. My

doctor even gives me information to read so that I can participate in decision

making about all issues.

in sinus in Seattle