(Fwd) Re: AF clusters

[Guest guest]

< Is this `cluster' effect experienced by fellow AF sufferers?>

> AG in Wales

That is certainly the case with me, although in recent months going

more than a few days without an episode has been problematic.

My pattern for the 10 months since my lone AF was diagnosed has been

to have clusters of more or less daily or every-other-day episodes

for a week or two, and then to go for up to a month with nothing but

an occasional PVC.

My episodes happen mostly between 9 PM and 8 AM, though I've had a

few at other times that seem to convert more easily. Typically I

convert after 2-8 hours either spontaneously or when I start moving

around after a period of inactivity. Sometimes if I catch it when

it's starting I can walk it off, but it will frequently recur within

a few hours when I'm quiet again.

There are daily tides of many hormones and associated factors which

ebb and flow in regular patterns in response to activity levels,

eating, emotional states, etc. I've been thinking about how these

may affect AF. One big daily fluctuation is in the adrenal hormones,

especially cortisol which has a big surge around the time of

awakening and then successively smaller pulses throughout the day.

The periods of lower cortisol levels seem to be when I am most

vulnerable. I'm more likely to have problems when I'm over tired,

which probably coincides with periods of cortisol depletion. There

are many other biochemicals fluctutating in similar rhythms

(melatonin and serotonin for example, which peak in the morning and

night respectively, and contribute to alertness and sleepiness).

This area seems worth investigating though I've had no great insights

so far.

Hartshorn

[Guest guest]

In the past two months my pattern has been similar to yours. Hope it is

" clustering " and not a deterioration in the effctiveness of the meds

and/or the condition. What meds do you take?

Joe Y

(Fwd) Re: AF clusters

< Is this `cluster' effect experienced by fellow AF sufferers?>

> AG in Wales

That is certainly the case with me, although in recent months going

more than a few days without an episode has been problematic. My pattern

for the 10 months since my lone AF was diagnosed has been

to have clusters of more or less daily or every-other-day episodes

for a week or two, and then to go for up to a month with nothing but

an occasional PVC.

My episodes happen mostly between 9 PM and 8 AM, though I've had a

few at other times that seem to convert more easily. Typically I

convert after 2-8 hours either spontaneously or when I start moving

around after a period of inactivity. Sometimes if I catch it when

it's starting I can walk it off, but it will frequently recur within

a few hours when I'm quiet again.

There are daily tides of many hormones and associated factors which

ebb and flow in regular patterns in response to activity levels,

eating, emotional states, etc. I've been thinking about how these

may affect AF. One big daily fluctuation is in the adrenal hormones,

especially cortisol which has a big surge around the time of

awakening and then successively smaller pulses throughout the day.

The periods of lower cortisol levels seem to be when I am most

vulnerable. I'm more likely to have problems when I'm over tired,

which probably coincides with periods of cortisol depletion. There

are many other biochemicals fluctutating in similar rhythms

(melatonin and serotonin for example, which peak in the morning and

night respectively, and contribute to alertness and sleepiness).

This area seems worth investigating though I've had no great insights

so far.

Hartshorn

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