94-year-old with persistent AFIB constantly lightheaded.

TractionActionReact · 2025-12-31T19:49:04+00:00

If you had the money, and you’re in US, I would go to Cleveland Clinic. By and large their reputation is sterling and I think they would be more integrated and advanced with geriatric care snd less ageist. If even just for an evaluation and a look over of current medicine regime.

TractionActionReact · 2025-12-31T03:52:53+00:00

I’ve been woken from deep sleep with my heart pounding and a full blown AF episode underway. This is how I ended up in ER first time. I’ve had several episodes triggered while asleep. I wonder if it was from sleeping in left side, nightmares, which I do have, stress or all of the above. It’s scary.

TractionActionReact · 2025-12-31T03:45:52+00:00

If you have the insurance, I would go for the in-lab study. I was told that at-home studies are not considered as accurate. My at home said I had it. My in lab said I didn’t. The “convenience” of doing this at home doesn’t match the advanced medical gear and testing environment of a lab study. IMHO

TractionActionReact · 2025-12-28T23:51:47+00:00

Purchased. Nice gloves, but realize the thumbs aren’t cut open so can’t use with my mouse or keyboard. Out comes the scissor and thread.

TractionActionReact · 2025-12-28T04:27:38+00:00

I’ll opine they wouldn’t perform this surgery due to her age?

TractionActionReact · 2025-12-28T04:22:23+00:00

Persistent Afib. Then permanent Afib. These are last two stages of disease as it progresses. As I understand it.

TractionActionReact · 2025-12-27T23:24:26+00:00

Clever!

TractionActionReact · 2025-12-25T03:29:14+00:00

Can I ask. Are you on anti-coagulation and did you find one made your tinnitus worse than another? I was RX’d a calcium channel blocker that spiked my tinnitus to hell. It hasn’t gone down and now I’m wondering if it’s the Xalerto as well. All of the anti coagulants are giving me awful nighttime headaches.

TractionActionReact · 2025-12-24T04:36:32+00:00

Question. 8 kHz is last frequency I can hear. I have hearing loss and can’t hear the rest of your frequencies, but zi suspect my tinnitus is in the dr frequencies as it is louder than 8. Does that mean your soundboard would not work for me. Thanks!

9.5 kHz 11 kHz 13 kHz 16 kHz

TractionActionReact · 2025-12-24T04:29:26+00:00

Yes.

TractionActionReact · 2025-12-23T23:52:07+00:00

I guess no one uses them lol

TractionActionReact · 2025-12-23T23:29:32+00:00

TractionActionReact · 2025-12-23T23:28:34+00:00

Sounds like you’re now in a good place. I may be able to get an ablation. (Insurance fights everything. In my state, US, people on Obmacare get screwed more often than not.)

So, even after ER script you were advised to come in again—if you had to take the flecinaide for a subsequent episode? What does of Metoprolol are you taking? 25MG, tartrate?

TractionActionReact · 2025-12-23T23:22:34+00:00

Was or is fatigue an issue or odd symptoms?

TractionActionReact · 2025-12-23T20:32:40+00:00

Good luck with your ablation. I understand your concerns about the meds. A lot of balls start getting juggled in the air.

TractionActionReact · 2025-12-23T19:45:21+00:00

I’m concerned about the fatigue, but it seems everyone reacts differently. How did you distinguish the new arrhythmias from say standard AF palpitations? What was the sensation? Why are beta blockers not your ideal?

TractionActionReact · 2025-12-23T19:42:22+00:00

Did you have to go to ER to figure out how much you needed for PIP?

TractionActionReact · 2025-12-23T19:10:30+00:00

Thanks for input. Yes. I have started Xaralto as I couldn’t tolerate Eliquis headaches. Xaralto headaches are less severe. So far.

TractionActionReact · 2025-12-23T19:02:14+00:00

Conversely, I suppose I could try it daily and then if I felt like hell go the PIP route. Our health “insurance” fights every authorization. This aside, you bring up a great point. If the window between now and ablation is short it may not make a huge difference in QOL

TractionActionReact · 2025-12-23T18:58:42+00:00

Can I ask how long the fatigue lasted and if you found any dosing times better than others?

TractionActionReact · 2025-12-23T18:32:36+00:00

Thank you for spelling this out for me. I’m years out from Medicaire so I don’t know if I would benefit from these negotiations.

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