Digoxin dosing in atrial fibrillation

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Avatar n tn I took Digoxin for a number of years in reponse to an atrial fibrillation event. My new physician did not feel I needed to be on it any longer. What are the side effects of discontinuing this medication? I have been off it for several months and some odd changes in my body.
Avatar n tn The link below your post goes to a doctor's explanation where he states digoxin is used to treat irregular heartbeats. I was on digoxin for a few months following my congested heart failue event. It is my understanding the medication is used to increase contractility of the pumping chambers. My medication for stablizing heart rate is a beta blocker (coreg) and an ACE inhibitor. My research: "Digoxin is contraindicated in patients with ventricular fibrillation.
Avatar m tn My doctor was very surprised because he had never seen atrial fibrillation in a young adult. My doctor prescribed digoxin and my heart rhythm returned to normal. About six months ago I moved to a different state. I recently went to a new doctor to have my digoxin levels checked and he noticed that my afib had returned. He was concerned because digoxin would not have been his choice of treatment and he said I should have also been taking aspirin or a blood thinner.
Avatar f tn Digoxin is a really common drug to treat atrial fibrillation that usually works well, if it doesn't though, there are several alternatives. A-fib is not really related to thyroid problems. The kind of heart flutters from being hyper are not the same. Hope this helps. There should be a cardiac forum to post on to hear if the drug has any side effects.
290624 tn?1202328875 I'm scheduled for an ablation next Tuesday. I don't think my pulse was through the roof because I've had that before and this felt different. It was like I could feel some beats in my neck, but not all. I would just feel some beats in my chest. I'm on digoxin and disopyramide. But I'm off those as of tomorrow in preparation for my procedure. I'm terrified! Maybe it was just a really slow a-fib? Thanks for replying...
Avatar n tn I too have atrial fibrillation and about 3 month ago my doctor did a procedure called an AV node ablation, which did help. I was able to go off some of my meds like digoxin and Tykoson, all drugs that deal with AF.Ask your Doctor about this procedure.
Avatar m tn Here at the Cleveland clinic we usually quote an 80% success rate of curing atrial fibrillation in patients who have paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (on and of afib, not your case). Persistent atrial fibrillation (your case) has a much lower success rate of about 65 to 70%. These number are usually achieved with one ablation in 50%, two in 20% and three in 10% of patients. So as you can see we do take people for as we call them "three-do's", but it is not very common.
378273 tn?1262097621 PR interval: *ms QRS duration: 142 ms QT/QTc: 368/495 ms P-R-T axes: *-26 100 I want to know what PR, QRS, QT/QTc and P-R-T are The diagnosis on the top of the EKG says: Atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response (is "rapid" a good or bad sign?) Left bundle branch block (I already knew I had this; doctor not concerned) Thanks for any help with this!
Avatar f tn The best treatment would be to correct the A-fib with digoxin or another specific anti-dysrrythmic or a pacemaker, but if this is not possible, prevention of blood clots is essential because, even a tiny one can cause a pulmonary embolism (clot in the lung) or a stroke. In atrial fibrillation the top chambers of the heart just quiver, while the bottom chambers (ventricles) keep beating, but in an irregular manner.
Avatar m tn My dad is 94 and in heart failure, and he now has atrial fibrillation, since a fall about a month ago (we think). He said in the night he had a feeling like a short electric shock in his chest. Then his breathing went from shallow before to deeper/slower after, and his heart felt like it was beating irregularly. He didn't tell me this till around noon. He seems stable but lower energy.
Avatar n tn I am only a layperson, but I had the impression that for younger people, that was a last resort procedure, as it leaves the heart in atrial fibrillation, although it slows the ventricles. It used to be the treatment, but that was before less drastic measures were available. My impression was that first, a different class of meds than your Mom is on would be tried - Flecainide, Tikosyn, among others.
Avatar f tn I am taking Crestor 20 mg a day, my ejection factor is 55 which they say is normal but I still take all these medicines for Congestive Heart Failure. Have you ever been tested for Atrial Fibrillation? If not, it is very important. It's when your heart races real fast. I have it and I am 61 years old but I take Multaq and Digoxin in very small doses. Some days I feel so weak. It seems like after four hours of doing anything, I have to rest.
Avatar m tn After a (small) stroke conjectured to have been caused by atrial febrillation (accompanied by a heart rate of 160 (3x her normal rate)), my wife had a pacemaker implanted and is now on coumidin, digoxin, and metoprolol. In a brief phone conversation with her doctor, she asked how long she'd be on the coumidin. He responded, "forever.
Avatar f tn In a recent study, Amiodarone did not appear to be effective in converting recent-onset atrial fibrillation to sinus rhythm...However, during a mean follow-up of 468 days, 35 percent of amiodarone recipients had at least 1 recurrence of AF, compared with 63 percent of those receiving sotalol or propafenone. Patients assigned to amiodarone had a 57 percent lower risk for recurrence than sotalol or propafenone recipients, whose recurrence rates were about the same. "The U.S.
Avatar n tn I am on Crestor, Atenolol, Cartia and Digoxin and Synthroid. I had Tachicardia and Atrial Fib. I have symptoms of shortness of breath, a dry cough, extreme fatigue, short term memory loss, extreme joint pain and stiffness, poor balance, weakness at times, vision gets dark at times, neck and throat soreness. I'm going to my doctor because I can't function with these symptoms. Can you tell me which meds can cause this and what other meds I could take. Thank you.
Avatar f tn In other words, atrial fibrillation often occurs in people with high blood pressure or other forms of heart disease. In a smaller percentage of patients, atrial fibrillation occurs for no detectable reason (referred to as “lone atrial fibrillation). Many patients with high blood pressure or other forms of heart disease can develop pulmonary hypertension. However, in most of these cases, the pulmonary hypertension is an “innocent bystander.
Avatar f tn In April I had my first episode of atrial fibrillation lasting 12 hours. I was put on an IV of cardizem, then digoxin . I have a history of svt and took verapamil for 15 years. My EP urged me to have an ablation for the svt hopingthat the svt could have been a trigger for the a-fib. I had the ablation 8 weeks ago, and my AVNRT was successfully ablated. However, in the weeks since the procedure I have had very brief runs (2-17 beats) of tachycardia once or twice a week.
Avatar n tn I had atrial fib in 2005, had a successful cardioverson done in 2006. I went back into Atrial Fib sometime this winter. I seem to become lethargic, tired, and depressed. The first time I went to the doctor he said he was sure I was fine, 3 months later I returned and told him I was not getting better, something was wrong, sure enough he listens to my heart and orders a EKG, I'm in Atril Fib once again. This time seeing a different cardiologist.
Avatar f tn I have been in chronic atrial fibrillation for two months. It began around the time a cord broke on my mitral valve. The valve has since been fixed but I am still In chronic fibrillation. It is being controlled with digoxin, metoprolol, and I also take coumadin and amiodarone. My concern is this: when I walk on the treadmill at 2.5 for thirty minutes my heart rate continues to stay at the resting rate of 80 - 90 beats per minute. Why is this? And is this bad?
Avatar f tn I just re-read your post and see that your ablation was for atrial flutter. And I as I mentioned, digoxin is used to treat atrial flutter. I was assuming your ablation was for SVT. My apologies for that, but there are still many newer medications to treat A fib and flutter.
Avatar m tn I should mention that it doesn't matter that you are now in normal sinus ryhthm with sotalol. You now have an increased risk of stroke. Once you have had afib, even once, the risk becomes significant and can't be ignored. From the journal of atrial fibrillation: "The risk of stroke increases whether the lone atrial fibrillation was an isolated episode, recurrent, or chronic.
Avatar n tn I was finally diagnosed with atrial fibrillation with the exact symptons you describe, i dont cough but that could be a unique response your body makes to the symptons - I AM NOT A DOCTOR BTW lol - just a 15 year old patient with a **** heart and a lot of experience of hospitals and tests:p. Anyway i got that thud and flop feeling too lol, and sickness in the morning.
Avatar n tn Hi... I am a 37 yr old female diagnosed about four years ago with Atrial Fibrillation, Sub Ventricular Tachycardia and Mitral Valve Prolapse. I get intermittent runs of Afib or SVT lasting anywhere from a few minutes to a few hours. Digoxin treatment greatly reduced the number of episodes I have, but haven't eliminated them entirely. Being recently married, I wanted to start a family.