Metoprolol for atrial fibrillation
Common Questions and Answers about Metoprolol for atrial fibrillation
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Happy to hear that the ablation worked for you. Do you know what the SVT was? (e.g., Atrial Flutter, Atrial Fibrillation, single focus atrial tachycardia?
s important to realize that pacemakers are not an effective treatment for atrial fibrillation, but many patients with atrial fibrillation have a pacemaker to allow your doctor to put you on medications. It also will also not treat your PVC's.
Episodes of atrial fibrillation can come and go, or you may have chronic atrial fibrillation. In some people, a specific event or an underlying condition, such as a thyroid disorder, may trigger atrial fibrillation. If the condition that triggered your atrial fibrillation can be treated, you might not have any more heart rhythm problems. So, monitor and follow up with your doctor. Good luck.
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?
t fibrillation, although I do also have fibrillation, it seems to be controlled by metoprolol. He says flutter acts the same in everyone and my arrhythmia doesn't act like flutter, so he just calls it SVT. He is willing to do an ablation, but he doesn't give it high odds of success in me. (And he routinely does ablations, so it's not a case of him being uncomfortable with the procedure.)
You're right.
ve had slightly elevated blood pressure (in the 145/85 range) for the last year and have been taking Metoprolol for the last six wks with some benefit blood-pressure-wise (now 137/70). Episodes in last five nights have been increasing in frequency to average five. They wake me up but only seem to last 8 to 35 seconds (mostly, I'd guess, around 12 seconds).I'm guessing my pulse rate goes up to around 140 bpm. Daytimes, I feel and act just fine.
Also i told her i havent even had any cough syurp with acohol in it, nothing in my system other then the metoprolol. Im so scared now for the atrial fillibration and this please someone if you know anything about either tell me and thanks.
My question is for an isolated AFIB that was vagally triggered why should someone have to take metoprolol? After 2 days of it I had to stop it. My BP and Pulse this am was 110/80 with a HR of 70 which is my norm. On low dose metoprolol my SBP was in the 90's with a high 50's HR and the fatique was horrible. IS anyone using Sotalol and a Beta blocker to break afib when needed instead of a daily regimen of CCB or BB?
25 Male. I was recently diagnosed with a bicuspid aortic valve. My cardiologist put me on Metoprolol. For the past week or so, I've had a lot of pain in my left thigh and my left ankle is swollen. I'm paranoid I might have a blood clot. Im also having a lot of back pain, which I guess probably isn't related. I mentioned it to my primary, not my cardiologist, who blew it off.Should I worry?
My dad have a really enlarged left atrium (after decades of hypertension) which puts him a risk group for atrial fibrillation. He never had atrial fibrillation yet (except post-op bypass, almost everyone in that setting get atrial fibrillation for a couple of days). He is not very worried about atrial fibrillation.
PACs may set off short runs of atrial fibrillation in rare cases but for the arrhythmia to be sustained, changes must have been made to the left atrium.
I'm 35, white, 6'-4" (193 cm), 155 lbs (70 kg). I've been having premature atrial contractions (PACs) for about ten years. These were originally diagnosed by wearing an event/Holter monitor. They've always been asymptomatic (i.e., no lightheadedness, fatigue, syncope, etc.). Because I'm very thin and have a minor case of pectus excavatum, I tend to feel the palpitations quite distinctly, though especially while inactive and sitting or laying down.
I used Propafenone (not sure about the spelling either) for a number of years to keep me out of atrial fibrillation following electrocardio conversion. I was in my late 50s to mid 60s and while I had to be converted a few more times the drug seemed to extend my periods of normal sinus rhythm and I was still a runner and working 60 hours a week - I did not have any side effect problems.
The propafenone is a generic and not very expensive, and I have used the patent covered Ryhtmol as well.
Did have a low dose of metoprolol PRN if needed, but never took it for fear of my BP dropping. Since then I just dealt with it, made further lifestyle changes, reduced caffeine etc (with exceptions), and otherwise forgot about it. Oh and btw, was interested in getting ablation, but at that time my cardiologist was not worried and convinced me it wasn’t necessary!
THEN, I became pregnant. Didn’t even think twice about my wpw.
I am a 70 year old male who was diagnosed with Lone Atrial Fibrillation in June of this year. My General Practitioner at the time immediately put me on 25 mg of Metoprolol to be taken twice a day in addition to Warfarin which I took once a day. However, when I visited the Cardiologist for the first time last Wednesday he informed me that neither he nor any of the other Cardiologists wanted me to continue taking Warfarin, and that they wanted me to switch over to one 81 mg baby aspirin a day.
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?
Rate control medication to control the heart rate
Rhythm control medication, sometimes called drug cardioversion, to put the heart back into normal sinus rhythm
Your doctor will decide which rhythm control drug is best for you based on the type of atrial fibrillation you have and your medical history, including the presence or absence of other existing heart disease.
You may have some atrial tachycardia post ablation which may get better, or there is some recurrence of atrial flutter (less likely), but most likely, after the flutter was ablated we uncovered the atrial fibrillation. You have to stay on the C for now and should have some long term monitoring after 3 months post ablation before even thinking about stopping the it.
I have had paroxysmal atrial fibrillation for about 10 years - I take flecainide 100mg twice daily and I don't have too many episodes. At a recent pre - op assessment (for shoulder surgery) I was found to have a heart murmur and the surgery has been postponed until I get an echocardiogram to see what's causing the heart murmur. Does anyone know if atrial fibrillation can cause a heart murmur to develop?
I seen my cardiologist after wearing alert monitor for 30 days he put me on metoprolol but said nothing was really wrong, but when I showed the readings to my Aunt who is a nurse and use to read those for a living told me to immediatly get a second opinion, which I have scheduled for 4/26.
I have been taking metoprolol 25 mg twice a day. I have hade these episodes before but not for 7 hours .This time it was a very long episode and also more painful especially in the chest and shoulder area.I have had this condition for 3 years now and have had about 8-10 attacks. The doctor told me to increase my dose to 37mg and everything should be ok. My heart rate was anywhere from 40 to 187 beats per min. What are the possible causes for these attacks?
For me 50 mg a day has minimal side effects, but yes, it does cause some fatigue. I am also in permanent atrial fibrillation which may be the real issue for me. I had taken Toprolol when much younger and in normal sinus rhythm (then it too was 50mg SR) and it had no side effects that I can recall, I was still running for exercise.
You might want to discuss using a calcium channel blocker to lower blood pressure.
I currently take Amiodarone 200mg a day, Metoprolol 100mg a day, Prilosec OTC 40mg a day. I have occasional Atrial Fibrillation. I was put on the Metoprolol in 2004 (my dosage is much lower now) and the Amiodarone in July 2008. I suffer greatly from panic attacks and extreme anxiety. My doctor prescribed Zoloft for me at 25mg a day for two weeks, then 50mg a day thereafter. He knows all the meds I currently take, of course.
This is a benign condition and will not lead to serious complications with your heart. You may, however, be at an increased risk for developing atrial fibrillation. When medications help with symptoms they should be continued, and that's what I would recommend in your situation, unless you have developed some side-effects to the meds. If the meds don't help and you continue to have symptoms, I would recommend an ablation procedure, if feasible.
My question is this, since the blood clot that caused the stroke was apparently caused by the heart problem, would not her now having a pacemaker prevent a recurrence of the atrial fibrillation? And IF your answer is yes, then why would she need to be on the blood thinner for the rest of our life?
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