Guest guest Posted August 26, 2002 Report Share Posted August 26, 2002 Hi: I started on Tambocor about 2 months ago very low dose 50mg twice a day....and now I am on l00mg twice per day. My mood is much better since I have started the Tambocor. I do watch every bite I take staying away from fortified foods...... You must have a high potassium and high calcium diet and watch your magnesium intake...there are the great regulators of the heart's rhythm. But if you are taking potassium sparing meds in addition don't increase your potassium..Just ask your doc or nurse or your pharmacist.I suggest you be on a low carb, low fat, low soduim diet, a diabetic diet is the best for general health.....Drink lots of water (low salt water) and have some faith that you will soon feel better if you get out of your slump and start doing things for yourself. Are you taking some other meds? Which are those? Are you on Coumadin and/or Aspirin also?....that is the recommended protocol. What are your hemoglobin and hematocrit levels?....a female should have a l4 hgb and a 42 hmt....this helps to prevent blood clots. If your hemoglobin is higher go on a very low iron diet avoid red meat and eat more fish as soon as you make up your mind. Have lots of fresh fruit and vegetables. These are just my opinions and the suggestions should not be construed as medical advice. Let me know whether I was able to make you feel supported and remember I wish you the best and that you start feeling better real soon. Isabelle > Thanks for this group. I no longer > feel so alone. Anyway I have been > diagnosed with Vagal Atrial Fib. > Have had it quite a few years without > needing drugs but it has been getting > worse. So about six weeks ago my > Cardiologist/EP started me on Tambocor > 50 mg twice a day and upped it to Tambocor 100 mg twice a day. I must > admit my heart feels the best it has > been in ages...I can now take my > pulse for a full minute without any > skipping but, now you all knew this > was coming, I feel crummy. Since > starting this I feel lightheaded, > whoozy, unsteady equilibrium (only > feel this way have not fallen) and > am now feeling tremors with some > fingers jerking. Sounds like some > of the side effects in PDR but would > like anyone elses input. Nothing else > has changed in my life and I am starting > to get worried. The effects seem to be getting worse...first it was only lightheadedness. Will it stabilize at some point? Read some posts that things stabilize after a couple of months but I > cant continue like this for that long. > Thanks for any input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2002 Report Share Posted August 27, 2002 > ...Tambocor 100 mg twice a day. I must > admit my heart feels the best it has > been in ages...I can now take my > pulse for a full minute without any > skipping but, now you all knew this > was coming, I feel crummy. I know how you feel. I hated taking toprol, a beta blocker, for the first several months. It made me lethargic, light-headed, I slept too much, etc. Well, time has gone by and I have adjusted. Some of it is the effects have worn off, and some of it is I have just gotten used to them. For me, the giant payoff was discovering that as the dosage increased, the noticeable extra beats, etc, markedly decreased, since toprol tends to suppress them. I used to get very anxious because I would feel an extra beat, etc. every 10-15 minutes, so the heart problem was " in my face " constantly. Gettig rid of that is worth being lethargic to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2002 Report Share Posted August 27, 2002 Tremors and jerking are a side effect of Tambacor. I also got pulsating light and runs of Tachycardia. So my Dr took me off it after three days. I'm not sure if your body hets used to the tremors. Maybe you could get feedback from someone else on that. Fran Tambocor > Thanks for this group. I no longer > feel so alone. Anyway I have been > diagnosed with Vagal Atrial Fib. > Have had it quite a few years without > needing drugs but it has been getting > worse. So about six weeks ago my > Cardiologist/EP started me on Tambocor > 50 mg twice a day and upped it to Tambocor 100 mg twice a day. I must > admit my heart feels the best it has > been in ages...I can now take my > pulse for a full minute without any > skipping but, now you all knew this > was coming, I feel crummy. Since > starting this I feel lightheaded, > whoozy, unsteady equilibrium (only > feel this way have not fallen) and > am now feeling tremors with some > fingers jerking. Sounds like some > of the side effects in PDR but would > like anyone elses input. Nothing else > has changed in my life and I am starting > to get worried. The effects seem to be getting worse...first it was only lightheadedness. Will it stabilize at some point? Read some posts that things stabilize after a couple of months but I > cant continue like this for that long. > Thanks for any input. > > > > > Web Page - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AFIBsupport > FAQ - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AFIBsupport/files/Administrative/faq.htm > For more information: http://www.dialsolutions.com/af > Unsubscribe: AFIBsupport-unsubscribe > 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. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2002 Report Share Posted August 27, 2002 That may be so for some people, but I have seen no such effects. There are many possible side effects for most any drug. I went into afib this morning as a result of my alarm clock going off. My instructions from the cardiologist are to take 300 mg Tambocor (double my normal dose) and wait 24 hours. Even at that dose, the effects are tolerable (mostly visual only). I found this table on a web page earlier today, and thought it was interesting. The whole paper can be found at: http://www.mcmahonmed.com/wworks/CHARTS/afib/default.html If you do check this link, try to get past the technical explanations on the front end, there is a lot of good material near the middle and end, specifically first line and second line approached to certain situations. _________ Rates for Intolerance* <10% propafenone flecainide moricizine Sotalol 15%-40% amiodarone >20%-30% quinidine procainamide disopyramide mexiletine *Rates may vary depending on dosage and disease state. Based on author's experience and composite of trials such as ESVEM, CAST, CAST II, CASCADE, IMPACT, CAPS, Reimold et al, Juul-Moller, EMIAT, CAMIAT. ___________ Re: Tambocor Tremors and jerking are a side effect of Tambacor. I also got pulsating light and runs of Tachycardia. So my Dr took me off it after three days. I'm not sure if your body hets used to the tremors. Maybe you could get feedback from someone else on that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2002 Report Share Posted August 27, 2002 When i first started taking Tambocor (about 1,5 month ago) I noticed that my heart rate went up. I told my cardiologist and he said it was safer to combine it with the beta blocker I took before. So now I take 20 mg Inderal and 100 mg TAmbocor. I experience (mostly at nicht ) a faster heart beat, dizzyness. I hope this will go away; if not I will ask my doctor to try another med. Maura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 28, 2002 Report Share Posted August 28, 2002 > I found this table on a web page earlier today, and thought it was > interesting. The whole paper can be found at: > http://www.mcmahonmed.com/wworks/CHARTS/afib/default.html What's the acid-base alterations trigger it talks about, anyone know? I wore out trying to get thru the whole paper, but I didn't see anything anywhere about what it meant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 28, 2002 Report Share Posted August 28, 2002 > I found this table on a web page earlier today, and thought it was > interesting. The whole paper can be found at: > http://www.mcmahonmed.com/wworks/CHARTS/afib/default.html What's the acid-base alterations trigger it talks about, anyone know? I wore out trying to get thru the whole paper, but I didn't see anything anywhere about what it meant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 28, 2002 Report Share Posted August 28, 2002 Hi : I think that they are referring to diet and homeostasis and how our body tries to maintain our blood (basically alkaline). This is somewhat symplistic but an example of this is: if our blood is acidic then the kidneys have trouble eliminating waste material because the kidneys are basically in an acid state. But, if our blood is alkaline than the kidneys can do their job. I read in the literature that strict vegetarians who basically have an alkaline diet (lots of fruits, veggies,yogurt and very little complete protein like fish,cheese,eggs etc) makes them eliminate Tamb. at a slower rate than if someone partakes of the American diet which is lots of protein(acid base diet essentially) and very little veggies and fruit. Please remember that most fruit produce an alkaline ash including citrus fruit and tomat....but plums,blueberries and cranberries are basically acid.(blueberries have recently been added to this list)I don't know if that helps you clarify the article. I seem to have missed the part about the trigger for acid-base alteration. But, I presume that's what they are talking about. I am still in AFIB. I am still in AFIB since Thursday...pulse is at ll6 in bed. I have a 6 headache. What should I do? I tried the face in an ice bowl....didn't work....I felt I could drown!!!!!!! Doesn't afib cause remodeling of the heart and long-term is ...........!!Somebody please give me relevant information....I am very very anxious and afraid even after taking Paxil for two afternoons, I have to wait until it kicks in which will take another 5 days. Going to see my Cardiologist again at one today at l PM Thanks, Isabelle > > I found this table on a web page earlier today, and thought it was > > interesting. The whole paper can be found at: > > http://www.mcmahonmed.com/wworks/CHARTS/afib/default.html > > What's the acid-base alterations trigger it talks about, anyone > know? I wore out trying to get thru the whole paper, but I didn't > see anything anywhere about what it meant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 28, 2002 Report Share Posted August 28, 2002 Hi : I think that they are referring to diet and homeostasis and how our body tries to maintain our blood (basically alkaline). This is somewhat symplistic but an example of this is: if our blood is acidic then the kidneys have trouble eliminating waste material because the kidneys are basically in an acid state. But, if our blood is alkaline than the kidneys can do their job. I read in the literature that strict vegetarians who basically have an alkaline diet (lots of fruits, veggies,yogurt and very little complete protein like fish,cheese,eggs etc) makes them eliminate Tamb. at a slower rate than if someone partakes of the American diet which is lots of protein(acid base diet essentially) and very little veggies and fruit. Please remember that most fruit produce an alkaline ash including citrus fruit and tomat....but plums,blueberries and cranberries are basically acid.(blueberries have recently been added to this list)I don't know if that helps you clarify the article. I seem to have missed the part about the trigger for acid-base alteration. But, I presume that's what they are talking about. I am still in AFIB. I am still in AFIB since Thursday...pulse is at ll6 in bed. I have a 6 headache. What should I do? I tried the face in an ice bowl....didn't work....I felt I could drown!!!!!!! Doesn't afib cause remodeling of the heart and long-term is ...........!!Somebody please give me relevant information....I am very very anxious and afraid even after taking Paxil for two afternoons, I have to wait until it kicks in which will take another 5 days. Going to see my Cardiologist again at one today at l PM Thanks, Isabelle > > I found this table on a web page earlier today, and thought it was > > interesting. The whole paper can be found at: > > http://www.mcmahonmed.com/wworks/CHARTS/afib/default.html > > What's the acid-base alterations trigger it talks about, anyone > know? I wore out trying to get thru the whole paper, but I didn't > see anything anywhere about what it meant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 28, 2002 Report Share Posted August 28, 2002 > I am still in AFIB. I am still in AFIB since Thursday...pulse is at > ll6 in bed. I have a 6 headache. What should I do? I tried the > face in an ice bowl....didn't work....I felt I could drown!!!!!!! > Doesn't afib cause remodeling of the heart and long-term > is ...........!!Somebody please give me relevant information....I am > very very anxious and afraid even after taking Paxil for two > afternoons, I have to wait until it kicks in which will take another > 5 days. Going to see my Cardiologist again at one today at l PM > Thanks, Isabelle Hi, Isabelle, I would not worry too much about your heart remodeling itself. We have had people in here who have been in afib for month(s?) and then have gone back into sinus. I believe , who has now been in sinus for what, two months? had a very long episode like that. The (very) long term thing you are probably referring to is the heart can stretch. However, that will reverse itself once you go back into sinus. I have never found anything like the ice water etc. to put me back into sinus. For me, it's just more beta blocker to suppress some of the extra beats that contribute to afib, and also to slow my heart rate, and trying to rest and relax. Why don't you ask the cardiologist this afternoon what he or she plans to help bring you out of this? How does this compare to your previous episodes of afib? I will make a guess that the tenancy work and stress of the accident may have interrupted your transition back to sinus, and now you just need longer to transition. I know that after I have been fibbing, it takes about a week of being very careful before I am solidly in sinus. Up to then, the least little thing will start me having little episodes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 28, 2002 Report Share Posted August 28, 2002 > I am still in AFIB. I am still in AFIB since Thursday...pulse is at > ll6 in bed. I have a 6 headache. What should I do? I tried the > face in an ice bowl....didn't work....I felt I could drown!!!!!!! > Doesn't afib cause remodeling of the heart and long-term > is ...........!!Somebody please give me relevant information....I am > very very anxious and afraid even after taking Paxil for two > afternoons, I have to wait until it kicks in which will take another > 5 days. Going to see my Cardiologist again at one today at l PM > Thanks, Isabelle Hi, Isabelle, I would not worry too much about your heart remodeling itself. We have had people in here who have been in afib for month(s?) and then have gone back into sinus. I believe , who has now been in sinus for what, two months? had a very long episode like that. The (very) long term thing you are probably referring to is the heart can stretch. However, that will reverse itself once you go back into sinus. I have never found anything like the ice water etc. to put me back into sinus. For me, it's just more beta blocker to suppress some of the extra beats that contribute to afib, and also to slow my heart rate, and trying to rest and relax. Why don't you ask the cardiologist this afternoon what he or she plans to help bring you out of this? How does this compare to your previous episodes of afib? I will make a guess that the tenancy work and stress of the accident may have interrupted your transition back to sinus, and now you just need longer to transition. I know that after I have been fibbing, it takes about a week of being very careful before I am solidly in sinus. Up to then, the least little thing will start me having little episodes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 28, 2002 Report Share Posted August 28, 2002 Dear Babydolltoo, Has the AFIB stopped? How long have you been in NSR? Thanks, JJC in Avon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 28, 2002 Report Share Posted August 28, 2002 Dear Babydolltoo, Has the AFIB stopped? How long have you been in NSR? Thanks, JJC in Avon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 28, 2002 Report Share Posted August 28, 2002 In a message dated 8/28/2002 1:13:13 AM Pacific Daylight Time, forestbedell@... writes: << Doesn't afib cause remodeling of the heart and long-term is ...........!!Somebody please give me relevant information....I am very very anxious and afraid >> Isabel, Some doctors say that long term afib causes remodeling of the heart, but here I am in my 98th day of straight sinus rhythm. After 19 years of afib and some sessions as long as eight and ten days, I can still sustain nearly four months of sinus rhythm. I don't know what is meant by " long term " but I guess it must be longer than twenty years! Or that assessment is wrong. Perhaps afib does cause remodeling in some individuals but obviously not in everyone. Being very anxious and afraid will just make your afib symptoms worse. Try to concentrate on something you enjoy doing or remember a pleasant activity to take your mind off of afib. Also, think about aspects of your current situation that are positive and enjoyable to take your mind off of the afib. That's what I used to do in the beginning when I was so fearful but didn't want to go to the emergency room. You know you aren't going to die from afib, and it is most likely that you will convert back to sinus soon. I know how difficult it is to overcome the anxiety associated with afib, but working at it is definitely worth the effort. It was only after I realized that I wasn't going to die and became calmer and more accepting that I was able to live reasonably well with afib. Let us know what your cardiologist says. Best wishes, in sinus in Seattle (98th day) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 28, 2002 Report Share Posted August 28, 2002 In a message dated 8/28/2002 1:13:13 AM Pacific Daylight Time, forestbedell@... writes: << Doesn't afib cause remodeling of the heart and long-term is ...........!!Somebody please give me relevant information....I am very very anxious and afraid >> Isabel, Some doctors say that long term afib causes remodeling of the heart, but here I am in my 98th day of straight sinus rhythm. After 19 years of afib and some sessions as long as eight and ten days, I can still sustain nearly four months of sinus rhythm. I don't know what is meant by " long term " but I guess it must be longer than twenty years! Or that assessment is wrong. Perhaps afib does cause remodeling in some individuals but obviously not in everyone. Being very anxious and afraid will just make your afib symptoms worse. Try to concentrate on something you enjoy doing or remember a pleasant activity to take your mind off of afib. Also, think about aspects of your current situation that are positive and enjoyable to take your mind off of the afib. That's what I used to do in the beginning when I was so fearful but didn't want to go to the emergency room. You know you aren't going to die from afib, and it is most likely that you will convert back to sinus soon. I know how difficult it is to overcome the anxiety associated with afib, but working at it is definitely worth the effort. It was only after I realized that I wasn't going to die and became calmer and more accepting that I was able to live reasonably well with afib. Let us know what your cardiologist says. Best wishes, in sinus in Seattle (98th day) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 28, 2002 Report Share Posted August 28, 2002 In a message dated 8/28/2002 1:13:13 AM Pacific Daylight Time, forestbedell@... writes: << Doesn't afib cause remodeling of the heart and long-term is ...........!!Somebody please give me relevant information....I am very very anxious and afraid >> Isabel, Some doctors say that long term afib causes remodeling of the heart, but here I am in my 98th day of straight sinus rhythm. After 19 years of afib and some sessions as long as eight and ten days, I can still sustain nearly four months of sinus rhythm. I don't know what is meant by " long term " but I guess it must be longer than twenty years! Or that assessment is wrong. Perhaps afib does cause remodeling in some individuals but obviously not in everyone. Being very anxious and afraid will just make your afib symptoms worse. Try to concentrate on something you enjoy doing or remember a pleasant activity to take your mind off of afib. Also, think about aspects of your current situation that are positive and enjoyable to take your mind off of the afib. That's what I used to do in the beginning when I was so fearful but didn't want to go to the emergency room. You know you aren't going to die from afib, and it is most likely that you will convert back to sinus soon. I know how difficult it is to overcome the anxiety associated with afib, but working at it is definitely worth the effort. It was only after I realized that I wasn't going to die and became calmer and more accepting that I was able to live reasonably well with afib. Let us know what your cardiologist says. Best wishes, in sinus in Seattle (98th day) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 28, 2002 Report Share Posted August 28, 2002 In a message dated 8/28/2002 3:19:56 PM Pacific Daylight Time, forestbedell@... writes: << I had atrial tachycardia and that was slightly less dangerous than afib. He also increased my Coumadin to l0mg tonight and 7.5mg from now until next Wednesday....My INR was l.40. Also he upped my Aspirin to 325mg daily. >> Isabel, If I were you, I would think about eating fewer green vegetables (if you are eating large amounts now) and adding fish and vitamin E to your diet. I have found those strategies helpful in raising my INR and lowering my Coumadin dose. However, it's better to take a large dose of Coumadin if you need it than to have a stroke! Also, all the doctors I have seen have said that afib is not dangerous in itself. I think much of your anxiety may arise from your perception of afib as being dangerous. If it were dangerous, my older brother and I would be dead by now. He went in and out of afib for a long time before he finally settled into permanent afib at least twenty years ago. When you have lived with afib as long as we have, it's hard to think of it as dangerous. I think of afib as a nuisance which forces me to live my life with many constraints, but I never think of it as a killer. Afib won't kill you, and the Coumadin is protecting you against the stroke that could kill you. You really don't have a reason to be anxious! in Seattle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 28, 2002 Report Share Posted August 28, 2002 In a message dated 8/28/2002 3:19:56 PM Pacific Daylight Time, forestbedell@... writes: << I had atrial tachycardia and that was slightly less dangerous than afib. He also increased my Coumadin to l0mg tonight and 7.5mg from now until next Wednesday....My INR was l.40. Also he upped my Aspirin to 325mg daily. >> Isabel, If I were you, I would think about eating fewer green vegetables (if you are eating large amounts now) and adding fish and vitamin E to your diet. I have found those strategies helpful in raising my INR and lowering my Coumadin dose. However, it's better to take a large dose of Coumadin if you need it than to have a stroke! Also, all the doctors I have seen have said that afib is not dangerous in itself. I think much of your anxiety may arise from your perception of afib as being dangerous. If it were dangerous, my older brother and I would be dead by now. He went in and out of afib for a long time before he finally settled into permanent afib at least twenty years ago. When you have lived with afib as long as we have, it's hard to think of it as dangerous. I think of afib as a nuisance which forces me to live my life with many constraints, but I never think of it as a killer. Afib won't kill you, and the Coumadin is protecting you against the stroke that could kill you. You really don't have a reason to be anxious! in Seattle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 28, 2002 Report Share Posted August 28, 2002 Hi: I saw my Card. he was much more friendly and told me I had atrial tachycardia and that was slightly less dangerous than afib. He also increased my Coumadin to l0mg tonight and 7.5mg from now until next Wednesday....My INR was l.40. Also he upped my Aspirin to 325mg daily. He plans to hospitalize me if I still have a. tachycardia to electroconvert me. Thanks so much for your time and I cannot tell you how much your great support is helping me. Regards, Isabelle > > I am still in AFIB. I am still in AFIB since Thursday...pulse is > at > > ll6 in bed. I have a 6 headache. What should I do? I tried the > > face in an ice bowl....didn't work....I felt I could drown!!!!!!! > > Doesn't afib cause remodeling of the heart and long-term > > is ...........!!Somebody please give me relevant information....I > am > > very very anxious and afraid even after taking Paxil for two > > afternoons, I have to wait until it kicks in which will take > another > > 5 days. Going to see my Cardiologist again at one today at l PM > > Thanks, Isabelle > > Hi, Isabelle, > > I would not worry too much about your heart remodeling itself. We > have had people in here who have been in afib for month(s?) and then > have gone back into sinus. I believe , who has now been in sinus > for what, two months? had a very long episode like that. > > The (very) long term thing you are probably referring to is the heart > can stretch. However, that will reverse itself once you go back into > sinus. > > I have never found anything like the ice water etc. to put me back > into sinus. For me, it's just more beta blocker to suppress some of > the extra beats that contribute to afib, and also to slow my heart > rate, and trying to rest and relax. > > Why don't you ask the cardiologist this afternoon what he or she > plans to help bring you out of this? > > How does this compare to your previous episodes of afib? > > I will make a guess that the tenancy work and stress of the accident > may have interrupted your transition back to sinus, and now you just > need longer to transition. I know that after I have been fibbing, it > takes about a week of being very careful before I am solidly in > sinus. Up to then, the least little thing will start me having > little episodes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 28, 2002 Report Share Posted August 28, 2002 Hi: I saw my Card. he was much more friendly and told me I had atrial tachycardia and that was slightly less dangerous than afib. He also increased my Coumadin to l0mg tonight and 7.5mg from now until next Wednesday....My INR was l.40. Also he upped my Aspirin to 325mg daily. He plans to hospitalize me if I still have a. tachycardia to electroconvert me. Thanks so much for your time and I cannot tell you how much your great support is helping me. Regards, Isabelle > > I am still in AFIB. I am still in AFIB since Thursday...pulse is > at > > ll6 in bed. I have a 6 headache. What should I do? I tried the > > face in an ice bowl....didn't work....I felt I could drown!!!!!!! > > Doesn't afib cause remodeling of the heart and long-term > > is ...........!!Somebody please give me relevant information....I > am > > very very anxious and afraid even after taking Paxil for two > > afternoons, I have to wait until it kicks in which will take > another > > 5 days. Going to see my Cardiologist again at one today at l PM > > Thanks, Isabelle > > Hi, Isabelle, > > I would not worry too much about your heart remodeling itself. We > have had people in here who have been in afib for month(s?) and then > have gone back into sinus. I believe , who has now been in sinus > for what, two months? had a very long episode like that. > > The (very) long term thing you are probably referring to is the heart > can stretch. However, that will reverse itself once you go back into > sinus. > > I have never found anything like the ice water etc. to put me back > into sinus. For me, it's just more beta blocker to suppress some of > the extra beats that contribute to afib, and also to slow my heart > rate, and trying to rest and relax. > > Why don't you ask the cardiologist this afternoon what he or she > plans to help bring you out of this? > > How does this compare to your previous episodes of afib? > > I will make a guess that the tenancy work and stress of the accident > may have interrupted your transition back to sinus, and now you just > need longer to transition. I know that after I have been fibbing, it > takes about a week of being very careful before I am solidly in > sinus. Up to then, the least little thing will start me having > little episodes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 28, 2002 Report Share Posted August 28, 2002 Hi : Thanks for your patience and your posts ----- it is about 9:30 PM eastern time. I am much calmer tonite but my pulse is still at l06 bpm. I just found out that my crit is at 48...and with my iod I should have it at 42.....because my blood is so thick...it might clot more easily. It is now about 8 months since my last phleb. The information you give me is reassuring. I am so happy to know you and that you are in nsr. Regards. Isabelle > In a message dated 8/28/2002 3:19:56 PM Pacific Daylight Time, > forestbedell@h... writes: > > << I had > atrial tachycardia and that was slightly less dangerous than afib. > He also increased my Coumadin to l0mg tonight and 7.5mg from now > until next Wednesday....My INR was l.40. Also he upped my Aspirin > to 325mg daily. >> > Isabel, > If I were you, I would think about eating fewer green vegetables (if you are > eating large amounts now) and adding fish and vitamin E to your diet. I have > found those strategies helpful in raising my INR and lowering my Coumadin > dose. However, it's better to take a large dose of Coumadin if you need it > than to have a stroke! > > Also, all the doctors I have seen have said that afib is not dangerous in > itself. I think much of your anxiety may arise from your perception of afib > as being dangerous. If it were dangerous, my older brother and I would be > dead by now. He went in and out of afib for a long time before he finally > settled into permanent afib at least twenty years ago. When you have lived > with afib as long as we have, it's hard to think of it as dangerous. I think > of afib as a nuisance which forces me to live my life with many constraints, > but I never think of it as a killer. Afib won't kill you, and the Coumadin > is protecting you against the stroke that could kill you. You really don't > have a reason to be anxious! > in Seattle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 28, 2002 Report Share Posted August 28, 2002 Hi : Thanks for your patience and your posts ----- it is about 9:30 PM eastern time. I am much calmer tonite but my pulse is still at l06 bpm. I just found out that my crit is at 48...and with my iod I should have it at 42.....because my blood is so thick...it might clot more easily. It is now about 8 months since my last phleb. The information you give me is reassuring. I am so happy to know you and that you are in nsr. Regards. Isabelle > In a message dated 8/28/2002 3:19:56 PM Pacific Daylight Time, > forestbedell@h... writes: > > << I had > atrial tachycardia and that was slightly less dangerous than afib. > He also increased my Coumadin to l0mg tonight and 7.5mg from now > until next Wednesday....My INR was l.40. Also he upped my Aspirin > to 325mg daily. >> > Isabel, > If I were you, I would think about eating fewer green vegetables (if you are > eating large amounts now) and adding fish and vitamin E to your diet. I have > found those strategies helpful in raising my INR and lowering my Coumadin > dose. However, it's better to take a large dose of Coumadin if you need it > than to have a stroke! > > Also, all the doctors I have seen have said that afib is not dangerous in > itself. I think much of your anxiety may arise from your perception of afib > as being dangerous. If it were dangerous, my older brother and I would be > dead by now. He went in and out of afib for a long time before he finally > settled into permanent afib at least twenty years ago. When you have lived > with afib as long as we have, it's hard to think of it as dangerous. I think > of afib as a nuisance which forces me to live my life with many constraints, > but I never think of it as a killer. Afib won't kill you, and the Coumadin > is protecting you against the stroke that could kill you. You really don't > have a reason to be anxious! > in Seattle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 28, 2002 Report Share Posted August 28, 2002 There is still another side effect I experiece while taking Tambocor : I have difficultly sleeping at night throughout the whole night. I wake up at least 4 to 6 times a night, often with a fast heart rate. I didn't have this before. Don't know if it is caused by Tambocor but I think it might. Maura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 29, 2002 Report Share Posted August 29, 2002 Hi: I am experiencing the same thing with Tambocor...I have been on it since July 4th. The literature states that Tambocor seems to disrupt the sleep pattern....I too wake up about 3-4 times during the night and I have atrial tachycardia since last Thursday. How long have you been on Tamb.? I think maybe my Card. may switch me to another med if I still have at.tachyc. next week. I don't know whether I helped with this information.Isabelle.--- In AFIBsupport@y..., " mauraparker1 " <maura@p...> wrote: > There is still another side effect I experiece while taking > Tambocor : I have difficultly sleeping at night throughout the whole > night. > I wake up at least 4 to 6 times a night, often with a fast heart > rate. > I didn't have this before. > Don't know if it is caused by Tambocor but I think it might. > > Maura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 29, 2002 Report Share Posted August 29, 2002 The antiarhythmic and beta blocker drugs are known to interupt the bodies natural uptake of seratonin. When it goes dark seratonin is converted into melatonin. IF there is not enough seratonin (the happy chemical) then sleep will be disrupted. This is my over simplified version of a very complex action that happens in the body. But it was perhaps the one of the more major side effects that stopped me taking meds. My Dr suggested taking antidepressants to help me out of this, but I didn't want them. IF a tablet causes it, then the trade in symptoms in my book is not worth it. I do it all by diet now. Fran Re: Tambocor > Hi: I am experiencing the same thing with Tambocor...I have been > on it since July 4th. The literature states that Tambocor seems to > disrupt the sleep pattern....I too wake up about 3-4 times during > the night and I have atrial tachycardia since last Thursday. How > long have you been on Tamb.? I think maybe my Card. may switch > me to another med if I still have at.tachyc. next week. I don't > know whether I helped with this information.Isabelle.--- > > > > In AFIBsupport@y..., " mauraparker1 " <maura@p...> wrote: > > There is still another side effect I experiece while taking > > Tambocor : I have difficultly sleeping at night throughout the > whole > > night. > > I wake up at least 4 to 6 times a night, often with a fast heart > > rate. > > I didn't have this before. > > Don't know if it is caused by Tambocor but I think it might. > > > > Maura > > > > Web Page - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AFIBsupport > FAQ - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AFIBsupport/files/Administrative/faq.htm > For more information: http://www.dialsolutions.com/af > Unsubscribe: AFIBsupport-unsubscribe > 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. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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