A Fib in general

[Guest guest]

Hi

I am new to this group. I have had an irregular heart beat since 2000.

I am a 56 year old male. I have been taking Mettropolol on and off.

Lately my irregular heartbeat has been more common. This past Monday I

drove myself to th ER. They said I was in A Fib. They gave me a blood

thinner and some pill to get my heart back into a normal beat.

They also have me started on Coumidin a blood thinner. Has anyone been

taking the blood thinner? Any problems with it? I read the side

effects and they sound like horror stories. Anyone have similar

symptoms to mine? I was discharged from the hospital the same day. The

doctor said that A Fib is not dangerous.

Any responses would be greatly appreciatede. I am scared to death of

the A Fib and especially the Coumiden (Wharfarin).

THANKS !

[Guest guest]

Welcome to the group. I am new as well (about 2 wks). I joined due to

caring for my mother who was diagnosed with Afib last month. She too was

placed on Amiodarone and Coumadin. The Coumadin was just prescribed

this Monday, so she has taken 2 pills so far. I am also very worried

about the effects you read about and the horror stories.

I am sorry I don't have any experiences or advice to share with you, for

I am just like you, walking down the path of the unknown, but what I can

tell you is you have found the right place. This is a wonderful group

with caring people who will try and help you and no question you have is

dumb, so don't feel that way. They have already helped me a bunch and I

ask a lot of questions!

Take care and I hope you feel better soon.

Angi

A Fib in general

Hi

I am new to this group. I have had an irregular heart beat since 2000.

I am a 56 year old male. I have been taking Mettropolol on and off.

Lately my irregular heartbeat has been more common. This past Monday I

drove myself to th ER. They said I was in A Fib. They gave me a blood

thinner and some pill to get my heart back into a normal beat.

They also have me started on Coumidin a blood thinner. Has anyone been

taking the blood thinner? Any problems with it? I read the side

effects and they sound like horror stories. Anyone have similar

symptoms to mine? I was discharged from the hospital the same day. The

doctor said that A Fib is not dangerous.

Any responses would be greatly appreciatede. I am scared to death of

the A Fib and especially the Coumiden (Wharfarin).

THANKS !

Web Page - http://www.afibsupport.com

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Nothing in this message should be considered as medical advice, or

should be acted upon without consultation with one's physician.

[Guest guest]

Mike, don't be scared to death of either. Lots of us have been in afib and

on coumadin, and neither is necessarily so awful.

Anyway, welcome to the group!

A Fib in general

Hi

I am new to this group. I have had an irregular heart beat since 2000.

I am a 56 year old male. I have been taking Mettropolol on and off.

Lately my irregular heartbeat has been more common. This past Monday I drove

myself to th ER. They said I was in A Fib. They gave me a blood thinner and

some pill to get my heart back into a normal beat.

They also have me started on Coumidin a blood thinner. Has anyone been

taking the blood thinner? Any problems with it? I read the side effects and

they sound like horror stories. Anyone have similar symptoms to mine? I was

discharged from the hospital the same day. The doctor said that A Fib is not

dangerous.

Any responses would be greatly appreciatede. I am scared to death of the A

Fib and especially the Coumiden (Wharfarin).

THANKS !

Web Page - http://www.afibsupport.com

List owner: AFIBsupport-owner For help on how to use the

group, including how to drive it via email, send a blank email to

AFIBsupport-help

Nothing in this message should be considered as medical advice, or should be

acted upon without consultation with one's physician.

[Guest guest]

Hi Mike,

's response was right on! Many participants in this group take Coumadin or

Warfarin due to AFIB, including me. I am not the type that likes to take pills

of any type but the alternative (potential stroke) is not a great option either.

I was dagnosed in 2004 and believe me I was really scared. Suddenly you are

hearing new medical terms and taking new meds all the time just wanting a simple

explanation and cure for what's ailing you. Unfortunately AF is not easy to

explain in general terms or to cure but keep on reading the postings from this

group - you will find a lot of useful information is shared.

Good luck and try to stay calm - over 2 millon people live with AF, key word

being LIVE!

A Fib in general

Hi

I am new to this group. I have had an irregular heart beat since 2000.

I am a 56 year old male. I have been taking Mettropolol on and off.

Lately my irregular heartbeat has been more common. This past Monday I drove

myself to th ER. They said I was in A Fib. They gave me a blood thinner and

some pill to get my heart back into a normal beat.

They also have me started on Coumidin a blood thinner. Has anyone been

taking the blood thinner? Any problems with it? I read the side effects and

they sound like horror stories. Anyone have similar symptoms to mine? I was

discharged from the hospital the same day. The doctor said that A Fib is not

dangerous.

Any responses would be greatly appreciatede. I am scared to death of the A

Fib and especially the Coumiden (Wharfarin).

THANKS !

Web Page - http://www.afibsupport.com

List owner: AFIBsupport-owner For help on how to use the

group, including how to drive it via email, send a blank email to

AFIBsupport-help

Nothing in this message should be considered as medical advice, or should be

acted upon without consultation with one's physician.

[Guest guest]

Hey Mike,

I was also very scared when I had my first episode of A-fib.The only piece of

advise I want to give you is to find the most experienced EP in your area. If

there is not one in your area, go find one. I found that your average

cardiologist knows surprisingly little about A-fib. I would have a complete

heart examination to be certain that there are no underlying causes of your

a-fib and then you and your EP can decide what to do next. I highly recommend

reading the posts on this board regularly. It is a great source of information.

As you learn more you will realize that there are ways to control or even cure

you problem.

Steve

mikec9092000 mikec9092000@...> wrote:

Hi

I am new to this group. I have had an irregular heart beat since 2000.

I am a 56 year old male. I have been taking Mettropolol on and off.

Lately my irregular heartbeat has been more common. This past Monday I

drove myself to th ER. They said I was in A Fib. They gave me a blood

thinner and some pill to get my heart back into a normal beat.

They also have me started on Coumidin a blood thinner. Has anyone been

taking the blood thinner? Any problems with it? I read the side

effects and they sound like horror stories. Anyone have similar

symptoms to mine? I was discharged from the hospital the same day. The

doctor said that A Fib is not dangerous.

Any responses would be greatly appreciatede. I am scared to death of

the A Fib and especially the Coumiden (Wharfarin).

THANKS !

Web Page - http://www.afibsupport.com

List owner: AFIBsupport-owner

For help on how to use the group, including how to drive it via email,

send a blank email to AFIBsupport-help

Nothing in this message should be considered as medical advice, or should be

acted upon without consultation with one's physician.

[Guest guest]

I've had a-fib since 1999, and currently am taking Toprol XL and flecanaide.

When I stopped the Toprol on my own last fall due to the side effects, the

a-fib became *MUCH* worse (four really ghastly a-fib " events " since

November), so I'm wondering about your taking Metoprolol " off and on " . This

is with your doctor's supervision, right? Going off of Toprol on my own was

easily the worst decision I ever made. I felt fantastic for the first two

weeks as the depression lifted, but then had some really frightening a-fib;

much, much worse than I'd ever had before.

I'm not taking Coumidin at present, but I'm fairly sure I'll be put back on

it when I see the EP tomorrow. I took it in 1999 - 2000, but it was

pre-menopause, which definitely made my life exciting. Now, I don't

anticipate problems - what side effects are you concerned about?

A Fib in general

Hi

I am new to this group. I have had an irregular heart beat since 2000.

I am a 56 year old male. I have been taking Mettropolol on and off.

Lately my irregular heartbeat has been more common. This past Monday I

drove myself to th ER. They said I was in A Fib. They gave me a blood

thinner and some pill to get my heart back into a normal beat.

They also have me started on Coumidin a blood thinner. Has anyone been

taking the blood thinner? Any problems with it? I read the side

effects and they sound like horror stories. Anyone have similar

symptoms to mine? I was discharged from the hospital the same day. The

doctor said that A Fib is not dangerous.

Any responses would be greatly appreciatede. I am scared to death of

the A Fib and especially the Coumiden (Wharfarin).

THANKS !

Web Page - http://www.afibsupport.com

List owner: AFIBsupport-owner

For help on how to use the group, including how to drive it via email,

send a blank email to AFIBsupport-help

Nothing in this message should be considered as medical advice, or should be

acted upon without consultation with one's physician.

[Guest guest]

Mike:

Welcome to the group. I understand your concerns of having A-fib. But I agree

with the other postings I have read in response to yours. It is " scary " at first

until you get educated on what this is all about. I was diagnosed 18 months ago.

I will be 52 this year. I just went in for a normal stress test and they said,

" Do you feel okay? " I said, Yeah. My blood pressure soared and heart rate went

to 220!! But really I felt ok!! That bothered them. I have been on Cardizem ,

toprol and warfarin for a couple months now, since other stuff wasn't working

for me. It seems for me the key is keeping blood pressure under control.. You

will find everyone's situation is different and you learn to listen to your body

closer. But you can live with it. I wish you the best....Keep in touch with this

web site and it will help you alot.

Sherry

Indianapolis

--------- A Fib in general

Hi

I am new to this group. I have had an irregular heart beat since 2000.

I am a 56 year old male. I have been taking Mettropolol on and off.

Lately my irregular heartbeat has been more common. This past Monday I drove

myself to th ER. They said I was in A Fib. They gave me a blood thinner and

some pill to get my heart back into a normal beat.

They also have me started on Coumidin a blood thinner. Has anyone been

taking the blood thinner? Any problems with it? I read the side effects and

they sound like horror stories. Anyone have similar symptoms to mine? I was

discharged from the hospital the same day. The doctor said that A Fib is not

dangerous.

Any responses would be greatly appreciatede. I am scared to death of the A

Fib and especially the Coumiden (Wharfarin).

THANKS !

Web Page - http://www.afibsupport.com

List owner: AFIBsupport-owner For help on how to use the

group, including how to drive it via email, send a blank email to

AFIBsupport-help

Nothing in this message should be considered as medical advice, or should be

acted upon without consultation with one's physician.