I had similar situation. And, the doctor's didn't seem concerned. I ended up having 3 ablations in 2 years which finally fixed my issues (A-Fib, flutter, tach). Thank goodness, the last one was 2.5 years ago.
I sometimes notice a few second of race from time to time. But, I have noticed that my stomach (GERD issues) is the main cause of that. I try to calm the stomach quickly.
But, my heart rate is now pretty normal. It took a while though.
One great thing is that my BP is lower than it was pre-Ablation.
I believe that most heart medicines made my situation much worse. Thank god I had a good doctor who listened to me and gave my meds as a pill in the pocket. I still carry my meds with me just in case. Arrhythmia meds like Rythmol did not do any thing for me, and I believe that, it was the cause of me getting worse.
I refused taking Flaconide, (unless if it was the very last option since a doctor told me it can kill one out of 40 patients taking it).
I also have a hard time with Beta and Channel Blockers. But, I keep a 120mg Diltiazem in case of emergency. I am to take one at the time of onset and of course an aspirin and it not gone away call the doctor's office.
It is very important that you choose a good, experienced doctor.
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I had similar situation. And, the doctor's didn't seem concerned. I ended up having 3 ablations in 2 years which finally fixed my issues (A-Fib, flutter, tach). Thank goodness, the last one was 2.5 years ago.
I sometimes notice a few second of race from time to time. But, I have noticed that my stomach (GERD issues) is the main cause of that. I try to calm the stomach quickly.
But, my heart rate is now pretty normal. It took a while though.
One great thing is that my BP is lower than it was pre-Ablation.
I believe that most heart medicines made my situation much worse. Thank god I had a good doctor who listened to me and gave my meds as a pill in the pocket. I still carry my meds with me just in case. Arrhythmia meds like Rythmol did not do any thing for me, and I believe that, it was the cause of me getting worse.
I refused taking Flaconide, (unless if it was the very last option since a doctor told me it can kill one out of 40 patients taking it).
I also have a hard time with Beta and Channel Blockers. But, I keep a 120mg Diltiazem in case of emergency. I am to take one at the time of onset and of course an aspirin and it not gone away call the doctor's office.
It is very important that you choose a good, experienced doctor.
Best of luck to you.
August 14, 2014 - 10:05amThis Comment
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