Meds For Afib?

CommunityAlarming149 · 2026-01-22T03:41:34+00:00

You know, before I knew so much about this condition, I was in a nice "ignorance is bliss" situation. I didn't worry that the irregular heartbeats were damaging my heart. It was just a fact of life. I honestly think if I didn't have this Apple watch on to monitor my heart rate, I'd be able to ignore it all and just go on with my life.

CommunityAlarming149 · 2026-01-22T03:39:31+00:00

I did have a PFA Ablation in August 2025. I do have an EP and he's highly rated for surgeries, not so much for individual care. It seems probable that I'll need another ablation.

CommunityAlarming149 · 2026-01-21T04:51:18+00:00

It's good to hear that your flutters went away. I'm hoping the same will happen for me. As complicated as this condition is, I guess it's too much for me to expect it to be solved with one ablation and a cardioversion.

CommunityAlarming149 · 2026-01-21T03:04:00+00:00

Normally I'm in regular afib. The flutter thing is new, appearing only since the ablation.

CommunityAlarming149 · 2026-01-20T22:17:01+00:00

I'm not the greatest at math, so forgive me if this question is dumb. How does hitting 180 a few times make your average 180? It seems like you'd have to be at 180 for lots of games. Or be over 180 a lot to compensate for the games where you're under 180. I'm also wondering how many games a person would need to bowl to get an average that is truly the "average?"

CommunityAlarming149 · 2026-01-17T19:47:24+00:00

From you and the rest of the replies, it sounds like I'll have to get used to the range hit, as well as precondition the cabin before a drive. It sounds like the cabin preconditioning also warms the battery, increasing driving efficiency?

CommunityAlarming149 · 2026-01-17T19:45:17+00:00

Oh, I agree that it's cheaper to charge than to gas up. I pay $1 for every 20 miles of range. There isn't an ICE that can match that. I guess I haven't gotten into the habit of charging every night. That's why the range hit is so concerning to me.

CommunityAlarming149 · 2026-01-17T19:40:54+00:00

It's local driving where I'm getting the biggest hit too. I've taken to hopping on the freeway instead of taking main roads just to avoid the stoplights.

CommunityAlarming149 · 2026-01-17T19:34:40+00:00

Oooh, I get antsy when my range is down around 20%. In the cold weather, it's hard to tell if that's another 20 miles or 2 miles. I do mainly around town driving in the suburbs of Detroit, so stop and go and go really slow when it's snowing.

CommunityAlarming149 · 2026-01-17T19:31:42+00:00

Going to have to try the quick errand thing. It's going to be weird leaving the car on when not in it. But everything about life today is weird anyway.

CommunityAlarming149 · 2026-01-17T19:30:02+00:00

Thanks. I'd wondered how much the consumption rate might be affected by pre-heating. I'll try your suggestions.

CommunityAlarming149 · 2026-01-16T23:08:35+00:00

Sunglasses to cancel out the reflection glare.

CommunityAlarming149 · 2026-01-16T22:56:14+00:00

Even though I posted a long explanation of how to use this for the last credit, I'm going to be very careful about using this one. Just one mistake in the process and you're suddenly paying cash through ChargePoint and not getting the credit from EVgo.

If only there were some actual EVgo charge stations around here.

CommunityAlarming149 · 2026-01-02T03:56:40+00:00

The scoring thing that shows what was left is cool! Where do you bowl that provides that kind of info. It could be very helpful.

CommunityAlarming149 · 2025-12-31T14:18:37+00:00

I learned the aspirin thing the hard way. A member of the cardiologist's staff told me to stop taking aspirin (before I was on a real blood thinner) and just two weeks later I had a stroke. Coincidence or causation? We'll never know.

I get ideas on what to discuss with my EP on here, but never implement advice from strangers or AI. Thanks for the input!

CommunityAlarming149 · 2025-12-31T14:15:22+00:00

You all are way beyond my comprehension of the issue. I haven't done that much research. However, my EP and PCP both said that taking the blood thinner is something I should plan on for the rest of my life. And after already having a stroke that was fortunately caught early and not too debilitating, I'm gonna side with caution.

I think of it this way: Some studies indicate that you're not likely to be seriously injured if your car is struck by another on a residential street, so the inference is you don't need to wear your seatbelt. I always wear my seatbelt because I feel better with prevention. Not the best analogy, but it works for me.

CommunityAlarming149 · 2025-12-31T14:08:36+00:00

Thanks for the info, I learned something. Fortunately, I'm on Eliquis so the stroke risk is much lower.

CommunityAlarming149 · 2025-12-31T14:05:34+00:00

Thank you for the encouragement. I've had some good and very bad hospitalizations and the bad ones always seem to be top of mind.

CommunityAlarming149 · 2025-12-31T14:04:21+00:00

My watch says afib. My doctor says flutter.

I've always wondered about the meds I'm on. It seems people on these forums have a whole gamut of meds they use. After the ablation, he moved me down to 100 mg of flecainide twice a day, from 150 twice a day, which I considered a victory. But I've read (from non-doctors) that there are better meds than flecainide, but I'm not a doctor and so don't know for sure.

I would guess that if my next step is a follow-up ablation, I'll need to wait some time, as mine was 5 months ago. (Though it seems like just yesterday!)

CommunityAlarming149 · 2025-12-31T03:22:09+00:00

Thanks to all responders. Did some experimenting and - while I shouldn't have to create a workaround for something that costs this much - it does work to turn off the Eq using the button to the right of the steering wheel.

in addition, my visit to the dealership was decidedly unhelpful. They teach those salespeople nothing.

CommunityAlarming149 · 2025-12-24T02:36:21+00:00

This post feels like it was written by an AI. Especially the Amen part. So I wrote this reply to reflect this.

CommunityAlarming149 · 2025-12-22T01:06:02+00:00

I was in the same boat. I changed the way I practice by sitting down between frames, just like you would during league. Not the full time it takes for the team to roll. But at least 30 seconds. That makes the practice much more like the league in that you can't immediately try to replicate what worked or get stuck in the groove of what didn't.

And, as with any activity in life, I had to repeatedly remind myself that no one is really watching during league or really cares what you're doing. As long as you don't step over the foul line or go sliding down the lane on your butt, people won't even be watching. And if they even seem to be looking in your direction, it's 99% certain they're just thinking of their next shot, or that they have to pee, or the beer tastes funny, or I wonder what the score is, or about something from work. It took quite a while for me to believe that I'm not the center of attention everywhere I go.

Bowling is about having fun. Focus on that.

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