Am I Still Taking Afib Medications After Ablation?
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- Опубліковано 3 лис 2022
- I hated taking medications to treat atrial fibrillation. The side effects were terrible and I was worried what they were doing to my body long term. In this video I talk about what medications I was prescribed, and if I am still taking them after having a successful ablation.
It is important to emphasize that this is my experience based on my specific situation. Your situation will likely be different, and you should discuss all medication decisions with the medical professional who is treating you. Thanks for watching!
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I’m glad you have such a great success story and that you’re no longer in medications!
You are extremely helpful im in your exact situation except i havent had the abalation yet. Thank you for all the information.
I just had my 2 nd ablation the other day ( 50 yrs of age )😢 still have to take Xeralto ,and cardizem !!! Will recover slowly, but surely . Lost already 92 lbs in 12 months . Was 355 lbs, now I’m 262 lbs. will try to lose another 40-50 lbs this year 😊 only eat fruits , veggies and fish . No meats, no poultry 😢,and it works my weight loss !!! Hope in the future , no more hospital visits,nor atrial flutters ,or arrhythmias !!! Had this crap for more than 12 yrs, and been to the hospital more times than changing my underpants !!! This has to be the first time that Procainamide did not bring my heart rate down !!! Btw , my rate was 137-160 bpms for 5 days straight 😢😢😢 did a TTE , no blood clots in my upper ventricles , and no stroke !!! Now it’s a matter of time for me to heal,and go back to my normal life hopefully 🙏
Congrats on your quest to lose so much weight. That is a pretty high heart rate for such a long time. Mine goes the other way with low 40's when I sleep. I had to turn the low heart rate feature off on my iWatch since it kept going off in the middle of the night telling me my heart rate was too low. Doing my first ablation on Monday so this channel has been very helpful. Good luck in your progress to health.
Wow, thanks for sharing your story. You've been through a lot! Amazing how much weight you've lost! Best of luck to you! Hope you continue to get healthier and stay afib free! Take care!
I have been on Bisoprolol & Eliquis (here in UK we know it as Apixaban). 2 months back AFib got so bad I was put on Flecinade aswell - worked well for me on the AFib but the side-effects were truely terrible and I had to come off them. Happily I had CyroAblation 3 days ago and hope to never need Flecinade again. I have commented on your "6 things you should know about ablation" & you have another subscriber.
Thank you for your experience and videos on your a-fib journey. I had ablation two months ago and can’t wait to get off the meds. Yes the sluggish and tired feeling from metoprolol is depressing in itself.
Thats on my allergy list. I have PTSD from taking Metroprolol. The worst.
How are you doing now?
I have had what I would consider minor episodes for a few years after being a lifelong cyclist. This past year it got bad. I saw a cardiologist for the 1st time in March of this year. He advised me to cut back on the cycling intensity. He told me I would hate him if he prescribed anything because of the side effects. Long story short, it got better but tomorrow is my ablation. I couldn't imagine going thru what you went thru
The book "Afib Cure" is informative, therefore it is excellent. Highly recommended.
I just bought that book today based on your recommendation from 9 months ago. As always thank you for all your shows. and sharing your experience. Is there a section in the book that helped you a lot? The Dr. changed me to Flecanide and my A-fib has slowed down and so my anxiety has lowered as well. I don't know what's worse the A-fib or the Anxiety. See you soon....
Hi Nanette! Great to hear from you. Thanks for all your support. I hope you are enjoying the book. The best part of the book for me is Chapter 5, which is "Lifestyle Optimization" and Chapter 7, which is "Stop Unnecessary Drugs." I like how it goes into detail about how doctors make decisions about medications. Hope your anxiety is subsiding and you are doing well! Always great to hear from you!!
@@AfibPatientExperience Thank you... within the first chapter, it listed some drugs that I take especially the HCTZ. This book is very enlightening. Thank you for all your help. You really take the loneliness out of this condition.
Thanks for all of your info on your ablation. Mine is scheduled for this Monday (2/20/23). I was unable to take much to stop my paroxysmal afib due to my bradycardia (resting heart rate in very low 40's). I was interested in your comments about Eliquis since I am on the same medication. Not sure if I will be able to get off of it since my CHA2DS2-VASc score is probably higher than yours due to being over 70. It really helps hearing the story of someone who has been through the process and come out with such good results. One question, were you also having other heart issues? Things like PVC's or SVE's. I tend to get quite a few PVC's which I capture using a Kardia monitor since the apple watch doesn't recognize them. Just curious if you had any those and how they were affected by the ablation. Again, thanks for doing these vids.
Best of luck to you tomorrow. Hope all goes well and you are back to living your life AFIB free sooner than later. I only had AFIB, no ventricular arrythmias for me. Best of luck to you. Hopefully with a successful ablation your doctor can at least reduce your meds. Take care and please leave a comment letting us know how everything goes!
@@AfibPatientExperience Thanks for the words of encouragement. I will admit I am worried about this surgery more than any I have ever had. I know I have a great Dr and a very good facility but there is that lingering doubt of will this make it better? I do know the path I am on without the surgery isn't working. I will check back and let you know what happened. Thanks again for remembering.
Had my ablation on Friday, February 24th. I'm out of Afib (according to Fitbit...), but there's still some chest discomfort from inflammation. My EP has me on Metoprolol, Flecainide and Eliquis (along with some meds to protect my esophagus) --- I hope to get off those meds sooner than later, as I feel weird (sad, unmotivated) and sluggish. I'll discuss this with my EP when we meet about 4 weeks from now. Thanks for your videos. They're giving me hope and a better understanding from a fellow person who had an ablation.
Metroprolol is the worst. How are you now?
@@Lesspaw41 I'm doing well
@@georgeingmire7258 Glad to hear the good report. Off all meds?
@@grassfireu Yes. I've been off those meds since fall of 2023
@@georgeingmire7258 Great. Thanks. I'm 55. This decision is difficult.
Thank you for sharing your journey. Were you ever told what caused the afib in the first place? What was your longest Afib episode? And does your heart look normal in your echocardiograms (no stenosis, enlarged atria or ventricles, thickened walls, normal valves, regurgitation?) thank you! I appreciate your feedback
This is reassuring. After losing weight I’m finally referred to ablation. I’m surprised that you were or metoprolol succinate for AFIb at first. In Canada that’s not a guideline med for AFib. Im also creating content on my own AFib experience and am so glad to find you today and see Im not the only one! Not sure why UA-cam did not suggest to me before. Anyway a big subscribe from me! Pretty nervous about my ablation to be honest. You only ever hear from the detractors.
Can't wait to check out more of your videos!
I am an AFib patient. I had a high frequency catheter ablation in 2014. Before my ablation I ate jalapeño peppers to get my heart back in rhythm.
Love the jalapeno treatment!
I understand that Cayenne peppers and Turmeric do wonders. Also read about the really good Celtic sea salt instead of table salt. Maybe someday we can go without all these meds that may or may not do more harm and good.
I had strange feelings in 2020 during covid, i had an elevated heart rate in 2020 my heart rate was between 110 and 160bpm just sat down i lost all feeling in my arms and legs i thought the worst i went to the hospital here in the UK i had chest x rays, bloods, ecgs, blood pressure checks and everything was normal on my results but my heart rate was still elevated when i left hospital, same thing happened twice in july 2020 and november 2021, im sure i still have afib symptoms still every now and then my heart rate will elevate after eating some foods and will stay at 120bpm for over 2 to 3 hours before my heart rate goes back to mid 50s to low 60s in resting my date is not the best im afraid but im trying to eat better and exercise where i can.
ive tested two watches
Samsung Watch 5 pro 90 percent of the tests are normal sinus rhytm but when my heart rates elevated this says atrial fibrilation
Ive also used Apple Watch Ultra and this says high heart rate but no signs of afib
im not sure which watch to trust
I was diagnosed with afib in 1996 at 27 yrs old. From getting just a few episodes a year to daily, 8 hour long ones with extremely debilitating symptoms. I first went on sotaLOL which turned me into a zombie. Flecainide - which worked great for 3 years until I had a pro-arrhythmia. Atenolol. Propranolol. Verapamil. Etc .were all tried unsuccessfully.Then it was Bisoprolol which suppressed the symptoms and made them less horrible. Had a PVI ablation 10 years ago which has totally eliminated the afib! It took about 2 years for me to heal and settle though. Bad news is, I now have dreadful, totally devastating PVC’s which are so powerful they cause me stop dead in my tracks. Thankfully they only occur if I do something strenuous like lift something too heavy or push hard on a walk etc. After all this though, I’m still on Bisoprolol - 10mg day!!! It could be worse and I’m glad the afib is no more that’s for sure. 😊
I had A fib ablation on june 1 2023, until now, no Afib, but I didn't stop medication (flecaine and bisoprolol) because I still have daily extrasystole. But they don't trigger Afib anymore.
same story regarding A fib. On Eliquis and am terrified that if I go off I will collect milliions of blood clots even though I had no clots to begin with. ...crazy thought but it is there. Am now checking out something called the Watchman. Heard of that? still somewhat paranoid about having something permanently inserted in my body. Good luck and God bless.
I have a question. Is it possible to have ablation via the pulse or under the arm cause my husband has an aneurysma in his stomac.
Hope you can answer me?
Thanks Xenia
IMO..the two cardiologists you are referring us to, are rather radical in their approach to the AFIB problem...both of them consider an ablation to be the very last thing to consider having, and they are very much leaning in to the more "naturalistic" approach. This goes against the more recent grain of most AFIB specialists, who strongly recommend having an ablation done during the first phase of AFIB--the paroxysmal situation that you went through. I went through an entire cycle of meds, that lasted around 4 years, before I recently had my ablation...My doctor told me that because I had waited so long, and had been in persistent AFIB for well over a year, the procedure might not work, and a re-do could happen. So far (3 weeks post-ablation) I am doing very well, no AFIB re-adjustments, etc. But I was, and am, still peeved that my cardiologists strung me along with meds for those 4 years. You are quite young, and in good shape...I am old (76), and it is therefor even more important for us older AFIB folks to consider having an ablation sooner, than later--because there might not even be a "later" opportunity!..Also, most older patients should consider staying on anti-coagulants, as the risk of stroke goes up considerably, as one gets older..even if you do not suffer from AFIB.
Hi, thanks for your comment. You bring up an important point. UA-cam is great for general information and for sharing stories, but not good for medical advice. People ask me a lot of medical questions, and I always tell them that they need to talk to their doctor who is treating them based on their specific situation. I'm not sure why your doctor had you take meds so long? That is frustrating. My doctor would have done my ablation sooner, but I believe my insurance required I try meds first. Thanks for sharing your story. This is a great comment. I'm very happy to hear you are doing well after your ablation. Best of luck to you and take care!
thanks for that. Been on Eliquis and I hate it. Very expensive and sometimes unavailable. Want to wean off and getting closer and closer to contacting the doc every day. Would love to go on the Naturalistic approach. Good luck and God bless.
Did you not take a beta blocker along-side the flecainide?
Im eighteen years old from Ghana and I have experience all the symptoms of a-fib but don't know what to do and I get scared sometimes.
I had my ablation 45 days ago, after waiting 1 year for it (yeah, hungarian "healthcare"). They perscribed me only xarelto (anticoagulant) a month before, and i took a quarter of 5mg bisoprolol occassionally, wich helped calm down my afib episodes sometimes. After the ablation, i need to continue xarelto for at least 2 months, but it will be rather 3-4, as my control appointment is only end of january. Anyways, i had NO afib since ablation. Wich is a good thing. After 2-3 weeks, i already felt that my energy level is higher than... ever before? Now that i got the flu (or covid? who knows) when i had fever i felt my heart beating faster, but never afib like. Btw, i feel my pulse is generally higher than it was before. I also have much less dizzyness, lightheadedness. So i also have to assume, that my heart wasnt ticking right even when i didnt felt like having afib. Afib episodes seem to be just the tip of the iceberg, and other everyday problems didnt appear connected, but they were. So even tough the ablation was a horror story (was awake the entire procedure), i am starting to think that it was the right decision.
Thank you so much for your comment and sharing your story. I hear from many people outside of the United States who are awake during ablation. That sounds scary to me! I'm so glad it sounds like you are doing well! Hope you continue to be afib free! Best of luck to you! Take care!
Let’s do an Afib video together. I just had a life changing experience from surgery at the Cleveland clinic.
I'd love to hear about it. Email me at afibpatient@gmail.com. Hope you are well!!
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What APP are you using on your Apple Watch. Please and thank you.
Hi, my Apple watch has the ECG function, which is available on Apple Watches series 4 and newer. Let me know if you need more details. Hope you are well!
Maybe its the metoprolol thats making me feel like every day is a battle to get through.. i feel utterly done. I couldn’t take flecanaide unless it was started in a hospital and elequis made me have difficulty swallowing, like id go to swallow and the reflex wouldnt kick in, hard to explain. Here i am 5 yrs on using a useless drug that i have to still take or my HR shoots up to over 100bpm for no reason and my ectopics are up to 45000 a day. Im so utterly broken by this demonic thing. I carry round a Kardia now as i will catch the episodes. I, or anyone else should not have to live with any of this stuff. Most of its easily sorted by ablation unless you have heart disease etc but getting any help is impossible. Im done with my life as it is. I think my heart is addicted to metoprolol so im slowly weaning myself off. It never stopped the afib attacks, the ectopics or SVT anyway .. 😢
Hi Flight101, thanks for sharing your story. Sounds like you've been through a lot. Hope you can get the treatment you need and start feeling better!
Hello, just wanted to say hi, and that I know a little of how you feel....Maybe it's the metoprolol making me feel a bit hopeless....and my anxiety over this situation has been pretty life altering....I just keep putting one foot in front of the other and hoping for the best. Am on the waitlist for ablation, will probably be over a year wait. Sometimes it feels like you're all alone, just wanted you to know that you are not alone. Did you get off the met? If so, how are you doing now? Take care
Better than the uk….. im living in spain now and hopefully life will be liveable again.
Glad to hear living is Spain is helping!
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Thanks for your question. I'm not sure I can answer your question. Definitely ask your doctor about your concerns. Hope you are well! Take care!
what's hospital your.proedure was perform
and how expensive it is ?
Hi Jorge, thanks for your question. I had the ablation at St. Marks Hospital. I only had to pay the co-pay to my insurance. Hope you are doing well!
@@AfibPatientExperience My co-pay amount, IMO, is still a lot of money!...$6,000...and that is with an otherwise good insurance company (Blue Cross-Blue Shield). I plan to plead for a reduction, as I am retired, and living on a fixed income, etc. We need a better (as in single payer!) insurance in this country, just like many other Western, progressive democracies have!
My wife just had a catheter ablation procedure last week. After 5 days, she's experiencing high blood pressure and palpitations as early as 4AM. But it goes away after a couple of hours. Do you think that's normal?
Had the same thing after my ablation. It could just be part of the healing process
CBD good for AF/post-ablation.
My afib and svt came on the same week i had my second covid shot. This was 2 yrs ago. I know of one other person this happened to. They say its not a likely cause but its too much of a coincidence. Has anyone else see this relationship?
I was a telephone/internet installer. One of my customers who was fit and healthy said he went into afib the day he took the first shot. He has since had 2 ablations, much improved but his heart rate is still a bit high
It's easy to assume that the vaccine caused a health issue when something happens straight after but there are only 365 days in a year and billions of people receiving them over such a short period of time of course some people will receive a diagnosis or get first symptoms of an ailment shortly after, it's inevitable, vaccines stimulate your immune system also which can cause issues to surface sooner than they may have such as low grade auto immunity that may have been lerking behind the scenes.
Hey bro what's your highest hr in Affib
Hi, thanks for your question. My heartrate was never fast, just very erratic. Hope you are doing well! Take care!
Hi, I have afib and I'm having an ablation next Friday. My highest hr, that I’ve noticed, was 165 😮It was scary!
I had one episode of Afib at 10-10-23 where my heart rate was 185. They converted me with IV medications. No episodes since.
I also have paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and take metaporlol succinate. I never have stopped taking metaporlol succinate, it doesn't effect me anymore with being tired or sluggish.
I was just in the Emergency for 2 Days with Afib with Rvr is that the same as paroxysmal atrial fibrillation or different?