metoprolol and atrial fib

I was switched from Atelenol to Metoprolol and now I have atrial fibrillation all the time. What is going on? Should I ask to be put back to Atelenol?

After several months of test I was told I have svt PAC and PVC. Then last weekend I went into atrial fib and my chest was hurting and my bp was high. So I'm wondering if I have been in atrial fib before. I surely don't want to have clots pass if I'm not aware of it. Also. Will your heart rate always be high if your in a fib?

My second atrial fib was after leg surgery and the nurses misread my dosage and were giving me 25 mg. instead of 50. I developed clots in my legs from that surgery and had to go back to have them dissolved through a catheter inserted through the groin and down my leg. I was then put on Warfarin. The third atrial fib was last Friday night. The doctor in the ER put me on Cardizem (diltiazem) and changed my simvastatin to Lipitor. They instructed me to cut back on the metropolol to 25 mg.

I am a 66 yr old male who has had minor bouts of atrial fib since 1992..usually no more than 4 0r 5 year. This past year they occur more often, but always resolve themselves within 4 to 6 hours after taking 25 mg of Metoprolol. I had my last nuclear stress test in 18 months ago and my cardiologist said that I don't need to take another test for 3 years.I performed at 18 mets and my ejection fraction was 63%. I have hypertension which is treated successfully with a Lotrel 40/10.

These can occur at rest but mostly when I am golfing or wandering around. I take metoprolol, 75mg and was put on coumadin because of a 30 sec. A-Fib while wearing an events monitor for two weeks one month after the ablation. Are we being overly cautious with the coum...I am still hoping that little A-Fib was part of the healing process, and what is happening with these run....dont keep track, but I would say around 50 a day. I sleep really well!!!! Thank you.

s only one situation where pacemakers play an important role in patients with atrial fibrillation, and that is in patients who have both atrial fibrillation and they have slow heart rhythms. That's a condition that's referred to as tachy-brady syndrome. There are some patients that will go into atrial fibrillation for a period of time. The atrial fibrillation will stop and then their underlying heart rate is extremely slow.

Hi - As most people on this forum, I've been through a lot of arrhythmia trials and tribulations, starting when I first developed and sought help for PVCs. After medication that wasn't particularly effective, I had an ablation for the PVCs which my doctor said was a safe, highly successful procedure. The PVCs were cured, but I then began to have a-fib.

I have frequent PVCs and PACs and a-fib (though it is not constant right now). The premature beats are not considered a risk by physicians not matter how frequent they are. A-fib can be a problem because of the risk of stroke and rapid heart rate for some people. PVCs are premature beats in the ventricles and PACs are premature beats in the atrium. A-fib is not a PAC. Sometimes you can have runs of PACs (more than eight in a row) and the consider this atrial tach or svt.

I too am on antenolol for atrial fib and irregular heart beats and i agree w. ihatepalps....that is one of the things that antenolol is a directive for and like our other poster it works great for me in blocking the adrenaline rushes which used to cause the atrial fib to act out....beta blockers are just that .....they relax the heart so it doesn't have a chance to get crazy on us....

I have had atrial fibulatoin for the past 2 to3 years and it has been progressivly wors even with madicines sence Dec. of 2008 I have had 3 attacts and the last time I also went into vtach my Dr can not find a reason for it.what can I do to helt prevent if from happening so much?

Digoxin and Toprol act in different ways and do not induce the same effects. I have atrial fib and was prescribed amioderone.

like someone posted earlier and it was a great comment.....A Fib has a mind of its own and decides when and where it wants your electrical activity of your heart to start mis-firing because that is all it is usually. Doesn't matter how physically fit you are our how great of condition your heart is physically its the internal electrical patterns and activity that causes it to mis fire w. this. Definately talk to your doc....why risk it when all you have to do is make a phone call?

For the rhythm issue I am taking 100Mg of Flecainide twice a day and 50 Mg of Metoprolol once a day. So Hopefully this regimen will keep me stable. and allow me to return overseas in about a month.

He started me on Amiodarone and metoprolol but lowered the dose at 3 week check up because bp and pulse going on low side. I kept track over 3 weeks. Always higher in dr office. . Extremely nervous before surgery and on visit. He said it could have been a fluke post anesthesia/ idiopathic. Ordered a sleep study to check for sleep apnea.

Ablations were developed years ago specifically for atrial fib and in most cases it is successful. I was super happy i had mine done...i got my life back and its a no brainer procedure that is non invasive. In the end it will be up to you and your doc to make those decisions......good luck...been there done that....

I am very nervous about the proceedure I am taking 100 mg metoprolol 2 times a day and 300 mg propaphenone 2 time a day and I still get atrial fib occuring at any time during the day. I have chest pain, shortness of breath, dizzy, pressure in my throat and I feel terrible. I am wondering if anyone has any ideas about coping with afib. I just feel tired all the time....I am currently on sick leave from work, I am missing out on my families outings and my quality of life has decreased.

PACs from the pulmonary veins may be out of sync with the rest of the atrial activity, so if you are unlucky, they may have the wrong timing and trigger A-fib, but I wouldn't think this arrhythmia would sustain for so long. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I always thought certain athletes would have some remodellation to the atria? The same goes for alcoholics (alcoholic cardiomyopathy).

I had my first and only atrial fib conversion last month. I had a large dinner and went to lay down at 10 pm when I flipped over to my left side and I felt the flutter. I estimate it was >180 bpm. I laid flat and used vagal maneuvers to get it to the 140's. I went to the ER and was in aib w/ rvr. 140-180's. It took 22 hours to break into a SR and only after a sneezing fit. My question is for an isolated AFIB that was vagally triggered why should someone have to take metoprolol?

I was told I have a preliminary A- fib condition and the EP starting me with drugs that are supposedly mild with minimum side effects . This includes Rythmol SR 225 MG twice per day and Metoprolol Succer 25 MG (a beta blocker) once per day. The combination of these drugs seems to have reduced the frequency of the SVE's but I feel I have lost the top end of my power running or on the bike.

Unfortunately, my ablation has failed now and I am back to having symptoms and on blood thinners ( Eloquis) and metoprolol. I recently saw a electrphysiologist who told me that it’s much harder to do an ablation years later after the first one failed and would only have 50/50 odds. I would like to know how I can find more information about research into ablation after it has failed years later.

As an a-fib and other arrhythmia sufferer, I can say reassure him that he is not going to die from this diagnosis but whether he can remain active while in a-fib is not something you can predict. It affects people differently and some people can not function while in a-fib, while others don't even know they have it. I have both, sometimes I have to stay in bed and other times it is silent. There is help if he is symptomatic but it might take a while to find a treatment. Good luck.

Hi Bromley, I am taking Metoprolol for my high BP and now BP is down and so is my pulse, which has been in the 50's and 60's for approximately a week now. Thank you so much for the response!

We have a very stressful household with three small children...too much noise and spontaneity. My brother has grown kids. Mom actually has atrial fib...the top of her heart no longer pumps, but quivers. She has only been at this altitude since September of 2007.

Decided it was time to go to the ER within a few minutes, was admitted rather quickly and they tried modified valsalva, metoprolol IV push and that did not work, by BP was plummeting and my heart rate all over the place. I had atrial fibrillation/SVT with a ventricular response and a HR above 200. They decided it was best to send me to a higher tier hospital via helicopter. There I was sent to maternity ward C-section ready, and they discussed the best approach.

Diltiazem does that - it can make you feel dizzy, tired and give you a whopper of a headache. It took me about 2 weeks to adjust to the medication and another 2 weeks before the headache went away completely. Any idea how long your flutter lasts? If it happens frequently and lasts for a half hour or so, you may need aspirin or some other blood thinner. That's something you should discuss with your doctor. It wouldn't hurt to ask.

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