Re: antibiotics help prevent afib?

September 12, 2002

Trudy, good news about your run of sinus rhythm! Inflammation has come up

before as a topic of discussion; C-reactive protein can be tested to make a

determination in this regard (if I remember correctly). I have two

questions for you: have you ever had this test? and does the 4.5 months of

sinus also mean that you have not experienced the runs of ectopics that

you've described in the past?

Sandy

55

USA

antibiotics help prevent afib?

> Folks,

>

> I throw this tidbit of info out into the pool. I've had (cross

> fingers) about 4 1/2 months of sinus now, despite going thru some

> very stressful times.

>

> During this time, I've been taking a lot of antibiotics,

September 12, 2002

Trudy, good news about your run of sinus rhythm! Inflammation has come up

before as a topic of discussion; C-reactive protein can be tested to make a

determination in this regard (if I remember correctly). I have two

questions for you: have you ever had this test? and does the 4.5 months of

sinus also mean that you have not experienced the runs of ectopics that

you've described in the past?

Sandy

55

USA

antibiotics help prevent afib?

> Folks,

>

> I throw this tidbit of info out into the pool. I've had (cross

> fingers) about 4 1/2 months of sinus now, despite going thru some

> very stressful times.

>

> During this time, I've been taking a lot of antibiotics,

September 12, 2002

> Trudy, good news about your run of sinus rhythm! Inflammation has

come up

> before as a topic of discussion; C-reactive protein can be tested

to make a

> determination in this regard (if I remember correctly). I have two

> questions for you: have you ever had this test? and does the 4.5

months of

> sinus also mean that you have not experienced the runs of ectopics

that

> you've described in the past?

Hi, Sandy,

I had one problem with ectopics in late April/early May but I was

taking Cipro at the time. The ectopics were 2-3 days and PVCs. PVCs

are a known possible side effect of Cipro. This episode was very

atypical for me, since before an episode had never lasted nearly that

long and I had had mostly PACs. That hasn't recurred, so I am

writing it off to the Cipro unless it happens again.

2-3 days ago I did heavy garden work, and surprise, no ectopics.

I had a crp test in January. It was off the charts, but I also had

some mild infection at the time, and that can cause crp to be

elevated. Since my doc says it takes crp at least 3 months to settle

down, I didn't have it retested right away. I got swamped with other

stuff but plan to have it tested in a couple of weeks.

September 12, 2002

> Trudy, good news about your run of sinus rhythm! Inflammation has

come up

> before as a topic of discussion; C-reactive protein can be tested

to make a

> determination in this regard (if I remember correctly). I have two

> questions for you: have you ever had this test? and does the 4.5

months of

> sinus also mean that you have not experienced the runs of ectopics

that

> you've described in the past?

Hi, Sandy,

I had one problem with ectopics in late April/early May but I was

taking Cipro at the time. The ectopics were 2-3 days and PVCs. PVCs

are a known possible side effect of Cipro. This episode was very

atypical for me, since before an episode had never lasted nearly that

long and I had had mostly PACs. That hasn't recurred, so I am

writing it off to the Cipro unless it happens again.

2-3 days ago I did heavy garden work, and surprise, no ectopics.

I had a crp test in January. It was off the charts, but I also had

some mild infection at the time, and that can cause crp to be

elevated. Since my doc says it takes crp at least 3 months to settle

down, I didn't have it retested right away. I got swamped with other

stuff but plan to have it tested in a couple of weeks.

September 12, 2002

In a message dated 9/11/2002 8:44:45 PM Pacific Daylight Time,

trudyjh@... writes:

<< So I am wondering if this is what has helped me stay in sinus. Of

course, maybe its just some statistical fluctuation.

>>

Trudy,

It's great that you have been in sinus for four and a half months, nearly a

month longer than my current sinus run! I'm wondering if you ever did give

up dairy products either partially or completely? I know you were talking

about it at one time.

Everybody's different, but I don't think antibiotics have done much for my

afib. I had my longest ever ten day run of afib a year ago last July when I

took ten days of Amoxicillin following a root canal. Of course, I realize

that the afib could have had other causes and may have been coincidental with

the antibiotic, but I continued to have severe afib even after I was off of

the Amoxicillin although the ten day afib run ended when the Amoxicillin did.

My INR also shot up while I was taking the Amoxicillin, but returned to

normal when I finished.

in sinus in Seattle (Day 113)

September 12, 2002