Hi,
This site is great it has helped me so much since I had my pacemaker ( operation was on 4th January 2012) am feeling so much better and have to say apart from feeling so very tired have had no other problems. But what I would like to know is if it is ok to take Omega oil, glucosamine and chondroitin, the medication I currently take are 2/3 mg Warfarin, Flecainide 100mg twice a day,Bisoprolol 2.5mg, Ramipril 2.5mg and Pravastatin40mg, I'm sure I read somewhere that you shouldn't take these when on Warfarin but wondered if anyone could tell me about this.
Thanks

 

Howdy fellow pacers – I love this group!
Has anyone been diagnosed with heart flutter, as well as sleep apnea? I finally got a new cardiologist, who is being very aggressive, and is great! I had a pulse ox monitor worn overnight, and my partial pressure of O2 was dipping into the 70% range, which can be dangerous. Also, I had my duel-lead Medtronic re-set to drop my pulse to a minimum of 50 BPM, and they changed the setting on my rate response, something that was on a 1-5 scale. Anyone know what that is? I also just started taking a beta blocker, Metoprolol for the first time. It doesn’t stop the flutter, but it does help, and it mellows me out, not in a bad way. I’m on 2 LPM of O2 at night now, and I do have more zip in the morn...

 

Hello members,
I am 89 years old and have an Overactive Thyroid. I did not respond to the Thyroid Uptake test so I am forced to live with
frequent fast heartrate episodes that can last over 24 hours.

Does anyone have my situation? Due to slow pulse rates in the last year I am in need of a pacemaker and can't get in to see my endrocrinologist (thyroid specialist) till April. My cardiologist seems to think it will be fine but does anyone know if a pacemaker can handle a fast heartrate of say 120 bpm for a 24 hour period or have any experience with this.

Thanks so much,

 

can I use pradaxa and it will not interfere with my pacemaker

 

I figured since two Cardiologists couldn't explain why my heart is doing this I'd ask my fellow cyborgs. :)

I posted last month about my heart racing (i have heartblock) and my doctor putting me on deltiziem. I went back on friday for the follow up where he mentioned SVT but admitted it did not make sense for my heart to have SVT and heartblock. He ordered a stress EKG/sono with a different cardiologist. Luckily my heart did act up so they could see exactly what was going on. During the stress test my heart jumped around suddenly which is why I've been so light headed. He explained how I'm not in heartblock 100% of the time, although it is still complete heartblock when it happens. He also said it's possible for me to go into SV...

 

Anybody else taking this poison????

I had been taking amiodarone for 6 years which was prescribed for AF. In May 2011 I started with a dry cough, only when talking, after a few anti biotics my doc sent me for an xray - it showed a shadow on the lung, doc said it could be TB or old TB scarring - never knew I had ever had it. Then I had a CT scan and they told me it was a tumour, then a Bronchoscopy but could not take a biopsy due to the position at the top of the R lung. Then had a PET scan and they said it was not cancer, then a CT guided biopsy which again said no cancer but they did not know what it was, results were inconclusive. Continually asked if I had ever smoked or worked with asbestos, I've not done either.

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Hi Friends,
I have had a pacemaker now going on five years. For the last three years, I have been feeling extremely fatigued, to the point of falling asleep sitting straight up while watching TV. I have recently had two cardio catheterizations with no results, increase in heart medications, recently a sleep study which indicated moderate sleep apnea. I am a 51 year old male, with sarcoidosis. Is this a condition I ultimately have to live with?

Ben.

 

I've hade A-fib almost continously, since I got a PM in December 2009. But at my last check at my GP, it's no longer atrial fibrilliatin (flimmer), but atrial flutter. The GP explained, but I couldn't really se the big difference.

I'm waiting in line for elective cardioversion, so I'm seeing my GP each week, to check the level of medication. At my last visit on Friday, I had a ECG that showed flutter. So what might have changed the diagnosis from fibrillation to flutter?

 

Has anyone developed a heart murmur and been told they have tricuspid regurgitation from their pacemaker lead going through the tricuspid valve? I have had this pacer since 2005 and just had an echo on Jan 12 which showed the regurg. This is all new to me and am still working on figuring out what is going on with my valve.
If you have this valve problem, was anything done about it? Did you have your lead moved? Did you have to take coumadin?

 

I would like to take Red yeast Rice along with Q10 for lowering my cholesterol, rather then taking the usual Statin drugs.
However, the label state, 'risk information', not to be taken if on BP meds. I am on 160 mg Sotalol to do with my pacemaker, not for high BP.
Unfortunately, I've not been able to discover if this may cause a problem with the Sotalol as neither my GP or pharmacist could shed light on the subject.. so dear wise ones.. I turn to you for help!!
Many thanks, Wendy

 

Ok, guys I need some help in how to explain my symptoms,. Over the last month I have been having some really strange "speed up" episodes, there doesn't appear rhyme or reason to it. labs were just done' and they are all WNL, only change we have done medication wise is decreased my lasix. These spells make me a bit nervous since iin july and august my device had to fire, but the pacemaker nurse states that they are atrial in nature and that i shouldn't worry. I have had issues with atrial tachycarfia before, but these seem different. has anyone else had similar experices

 

Hi everyone,
I had my PM implanted 21/2 years ago and all is good now with SSS. I play sport at top level.
My Cardio has suggested 25mg of Flecainide twice daily to prevent my (not frequent) episodes of AF exspecially if one occurs during an important team event.. Does anyone take Flecainide at that dosage (I know its low) to prevent Atrial fibrillation.
Reading all the info on Flecainide makes you not want to go onto it lightly.
I'm sure there is a postural element (vagal) to my episodes. Bending, etc turning over in bed, vomiting etc have all brought episodes on.
Glad of any info,
cheers Lizzie

 

Hi all,

I have been suffering some fairly extreme anxiety over the last few years and only just recently has it occurred to myself and my Dr that the anxiety is most probably brought on by an underlying heart problem. The Dr mentioned the word pacemaker when discussing his thoughts at our last appt, and this has got me pretty scared.

I have had bouts of palpitations since a teen and never really given them much thought before now. The Dr decided to hook me up to an event monitor for the past week and, as murphy's law goes, not a palpitation since. What it has however revealed is that my heart drops to below 40 BPM repeatedly during sleep. I know this is not unheard of in athletes.... but I am no athlete... In fact, I ...

 

I have to go to my dr to have blood work every 2 weeks since I am taking warfarin. I have spoke to my cardiologist about getting in the program to where the supplies are furnished so that I could test it myself and then send the results. Has anyone else done this or know someone that has. It would save me alot of time running to the drs office.
Thanks
Sharon

 

I am frustrated! I have had my PM for 3 1/2 years following an SA node ablation. I have been doing fairly well with regards to arrrhythmias (PSVT) until a month ago. I have been having 120 PVC's an hour and have been started on Diltiazem 30 mg two times a day. This helps as long as I keep moving, but when I sit down the PVC's start. I am allergic to all the anti-arrhythmics and cannot take beta blockers due to asthma. I am paced 100% in my atrium and 60% in my ventricle. I was wondering how all of you cope with the PVC's? Any advise? Thanks.

 

Hi: I am currently in my first week with a 30 day event monitor. I have a treadmill stress test on Wednesday. My dr says that I have Bradycardia and will need a pacemaker. My first appt last week with the cardiologist resulted in these tests. First, I have to say that I didn't think that I ever had any symptons of bradycardia (minus a low pulse). Once I was hooked up to the monitor, I started feeling little pinches and feeling slightly (2-3 seconds) of light headedness. My first day with the monitor resulted in many multiple call in episodes. As the week has gone by, I have averaged 1-2 episodes a day...and I am still not sure they are really episodes but decided that I should press the button over any feeling so I can get a good r...

 

At my last PM appointment I was told my heart rate never got much above 80 bpm. I have noticed that when I exert myself it will often send my heart into AFB that lasts as long as a day. I suspect that my heart has a sinus rhythm problem when it is asked to exceed the 80 bpm. It has happened before during a stress test etc before I got my pm. My 2 wire pacemaker does not do anything during these episodes. Any comments?

 

Hello everyone! I was wondering if anyone here had been diganosed with pulmonary hypertension and had a successful pregnancy?

Due to the doctors mistake of giving me permission to have a baby and then failing to tell me that my echocardiogram showed that I developed pulmonary hypertension, I became pregnant and now am dealing with the difficult decisions regarding the pregnancy as I was given a 50/50% chance of surviving the pregnancy. Thank you all in advance!

love and hugs,
britt<3

 

Good evening anyone,
I am now 66, had my Pacemaker implanted at age 57. Never had any problems until then. Is 57 an early age for this? Is there any connection to PTSD. Served as a infantryman in Vietnam in the 60's, gunshot wound 6 months into the "tour". ( extremenities, not body mass proper) Any relationship to ischemic heart disease??

Any / all information greatly appreciated

Bruce A. Masters

 

Hello, I have had my ICD and PM for about 5 weeks. So far they are still messing with the setting and really hasn't helped my situation from what I can tell. Anyway my question is that since they started me back on higher doses of my medication after my last echo and found my EF was low again I have more shortness of breath and my nose seems more stuffy than usual. I have always needed allergy medication but just the normal dose. Now It is not unusual for me to take 3 different kinds of allergy medication a day. It helps the congestion of course but it also seems to help me breath easier and shortness of breath. Has anyone else had this happen to them. Thanks in advance for any responses.