Re: Antihistamines and Afib

[Guest guest]

> Antihistamines are known to aggravate AF, particularly vagal AF since

they increase CNS depression.

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> Oh oh! Really?? I took a couple of Allegras on my trip due to bug bites.

I

> didn't know they aggravate Afib. They do not make me nervous or sleepy.

Would

> like to hear more about this?

> Lil in Ca

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Yes me too, because I use Allegra-D, and sometimes Benadryl, to help me with

my allergies. Ugh, I don't think I can make it without some allergy med. :-/

Thanks

Best wishes to all,

Lorrie

[Guest guest]

> Antihistamines are known to aggravate AF, particularly vagal AF since

they increase CNS depression.

------------

> Oh oh! Really?? I took a couple of Allegras on my trip due to bug bites.

I

> didn't know they aggravate Afib. They do not make me nervous or sleepy.

Would

> like to hear more about this?

> Lil in Ca

-----------

Yes me too, because I use Allegra-D, and sometimes Benadryl, to help me with

my allergies. Ugh, I don't think I can make it without some allergy med. :-/

Thanks

Best wishes to all,

Lorrie

[Guest guest]

> Antihistamines are known to aggravate AF, particularly vagal AF since

they increase CNS depression.

------------

> Oh oh! Really?? I took a couple of Allegras on my trip due to bug bites.

I

> didn't know they aggravate Afib. They do not make me nervous or sleepy.

Would

> like to hear more about this?

> Lil in Ca

-----------

Yes me too, because I use Allegra-D, and sometimes Benadryl, to help me with

my allergies. Ugh, I don't think I can make it without some allergy med. :-/

Thanks

Best wishes to all,

Lorrie

[Guest guest]

Lil & Lorrie - Can't give you the science involved, but I too had heard

that decongestants and antihistamines were not good. When I was first

diagnosed with afib I had been taking claritin for allergies and was

using dristan nasal spray and sudaphed for what I thought was a cold or

flu. When I noticed my heart racing I read the directions for the

claritin and saw that one of the side effects was rapid heart beat. So

I quit using it. Finally went to the hospital because I could barely

breathe. Long and short of it was afib and congestive heart failure.

Electro cardioversion and later an aflutter ablation have kept me in

nsr for almost 15 months now. I have resumed all my bad habits --

smoking & drinking -- but am afraid to death to use any decongestants.

Those and claritin are the only old behaviors that I've eliminated.

Can't be sure that means anything at all -- but in my mind it does.

Doc prescribed Flonase when I was in hospital with afib and that's all

I'll use now.

Ed in VA

[Guest guest]

I believe Sudafed and other decogetants have a heart

stimulant included which can trigger afib; a variation

of adrenaline, ephedrine or psuedo ephedrine.

--- traveler3406 wrote:

> Lil & Lorrie - Can't give you the science involved,

> but I too had heard

> that decongestants and antihistamines were not good.

> When I was first

> diagnosed with afib I had been taking claritin for

> allergies and was

> using dristan nasal spray and sudaphed for what I

> thought was a cold or

> flu. When I noticed my heart racing I read the

> directions for the

> claritin and saw that one of the side effects was

> rapid heart beat. So

> I quit using it. Finally went to the hospital

> because I could barely

> breathe. Long and short of it was afib and

> congestive heart failure.

>

> Electro cardioversion and later an aflutter ablation

> have kept me in

> nsr for almost 15 months now. I have resumed all my

> bad habits --

> smoking & drinking -- but am afraid to death to use

> any decongestants.

> Those and claritin are the only old behaviors that

> I've eliminated.

> Can't be sure that means anything at all -- but in

> my mind it does.

> Doc prescribed Flonase when I was in hospital with

> afib and that's all

> I'll use now.

> Ed in VA

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

When I was taking Betapase I got a list of medications (both prescription

and OTC) from my cardiologist that would cause me to go into A-fib. Now

that I'm on Tikosyn I was told the medicines to avoid include all the same

list and then some. I'm to call the cardiologist's office about any new

meds before taking them.

Sharon

[Guest guest]

The only antihis tamines I was allowed to take was Claritin (sp) this is

while I was on AF meds and Wafarin.

It is the safest on the market.

C

Re: Re: Antihistamines and Afib

>I believe Sudafed and other decogetants have a heart

> stimulant included which can trigger afib; a variation

> of adrenaline, ephedrine or psuedo ephedrine.

>

> --- traveler3406 wrote:

>

>> Lil & Lorrie - Can't give you the science involved,

>> but I too had heard

>> that decongestants and antihistamines were not good.

>> When I was first

>> diagnosed with afib I had been taking claritin for

>> allergies and was

>> using dristan nasal spray and sudaphed for what I

>> thought was a cold or

>> flu. When I noticed my heart racing I read the

>> directions for the

>> claritin and saw that one of the side effects was

>> rapid heart beat. So

>> I quit using it. Finally went to the hospital

>> because I could barely

>> breathe. Long and short of it was afib and

>> congestive heart failure.

>>

>> Electro cardioversion and later an aflutter ablation

>> have kept me in

>> nsr for almost 15 months now. I have resumed all my

>> bad habits --

>> smoking & drinking -- but am afraid to death to use

>> any decongestants.

>> Those and claritin are the only old behaviors that

>> I've eliminated.

>> Can't be sure that means anything at all -- but in

>> my mind it does.

>> Doc prescribed Flonase when I was in hospital with

>> afib and that's all

>> I'll use now.

>> Ed in VA

>>

>>

>>

>>

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>

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