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Nov 2012
12:54pm, 1 Nov 2012
163 posts
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exflyboy
Managed to push my max heart rate up to 140 last night on the treadmill. The pace I was running at was well down on my pre beta blockers pace, If I can get the max back up to 170 then we should be cooking on gas again.
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Nov 2012
6:59pm, 1 Nov 2012
10,285 posts
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early bird
I have been monitoring my HR lately as I am just back training properly again after a quiet spell for various reasons and don't want to overdo it too much. I have noticed several times very high spikes like on todays run a spike of 237 and had similar on other runs too. I also get palpitations altho they don't seem to bother me much tbh. My father has a history of a low HR and has been told he may need a pacemaker. I too have quite a low RHR and BP but has always been like this.
When I done Brighton 10k last year I got quite bad palpitations during the race so eased off a bit but wasn't wearing a monitor at the time. I suppose I am now wondering if I need to be thinking about getting checked out. I have changed HR straps as well and have noticed the same trend even with a changed strap. Am I being paranoid? RHR around 45/50 ish not tested recently BP can be anything from 102/60 to 118/70 so nothing really drastic except I am at least two stone overweight as well 
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Nov 2012
10:55pm, 1 Nov 2012
1,648 posts
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R4R
It may be nothing to worry about, but no harm getting checked out. You don't say how often you get the palpitations, or how long they last. That's the sort of thing your GP or consultant will want to know so try to make a record of when you notice them. If you've got HRM records they might be interested in those, but they'll do their own tests. Also try to work out if there is a common trigger - different people find different things can trigger palpitations - food, drink, alcohol, caffiene, exercise, lack of sleep are commonly mentioned.
If you find they are getting more frequent and/or longer-lasting, I'd definitely get checked out.
Good luck, but don't get too stressed - that can be a trigger as well.
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Nov 2012
6:56am, 10 Nov 2012
464 posts
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Da Big Guy
Dear AF posters....had another incident starting Frida 10pm. Woke up at 3am still with raised HR (only 80 - but that;s high) and irregular beat. Went to A&E againa and they sorted after 7 hours with Fleicamide. Not sure why, but they want me on wafarin - they didn't do that in May. Still not sure about where to go.Beteclockers does not sound good, doing nothing may be silly. Ablation may be the only option.
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Nov 2012
2:33pm, 10 Nov 2012
164 posts
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exflyboy
DBG, sorry to hear you went back into AF. The warfarin will be to reduce the possibility of blood clots. Ive been put onto a reduced dose of betablocker as my reasting heart rate was down to 36. Hope the cardilogist will take me off all meds on Thursday and I can get back to running based on heartrates that reflect my real effort level. Did an easy run along the Thames Path this morning at 110 bpm.
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Nov 2012
10:55am, 11 Nov 2012
17,072 posts
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macca53
sorry to hear that DBG - I've been on beta blockers for about 4 years now - can't get my HR over about 135 and my resting rate is down about 38. I have an appointment to see about ablation on Dec 7, but they may do some longer term monitoring first (ILR).
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Nov 2012
1:05pm, 16 Nov 2012
165 posts
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exflyboy
Hi everyone. I went to the cardiologists yesterday and after a ecg and echocardiagram he is weening me off betablockers and in two weeks I should stop taking them altoghether. Then I will find out if the AF returns or I can get on with life again. Ive eliminated drinking red wine as this seems to be a risk factor
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Dec 2012
4:52pm, 7 Dec 2012
17,126 posts
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macca53
Hi all, went for my appt today and they ignored the loop recorder idea and are going straight to catheter ablation.
The plan so far is to have a heart scan and to start taking Warfarin in the New Year (apparently it can take 4-6 weeks for the level to be adjusted to give the right anti-clotting reading). It then needs to be stable at that pre-defined level (>2, whatever that means) for a minimum of eight weeks before they will operate. Likely op date is late March or early April.
The operation is an overnight stay in hospital followed by 48 hours when you can't drive. Post op they remove warfarin after 4 weeks or so, the flecainide after two months and the bisopralol two months after that, then there's a six month and 12 month review before being signed off.
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Dec 2012
5:23pm, 24 Dec 2012
472 posts
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Da Big Guy
Since last post (Nov 10), two more AFs. The first was slightly amusing as it had been going for a few hours so I thought I'd take my fleicanide (for the first time). I went to get the pill from my wallet, only to find it had disintegrated into powder. It crossed my mind to lick it off the wallet. Second time was two days ago. This time I took Flec and after about 3 hours, heart was okay.
Just wonder if it's normal for flecanide to take so long - or did AF just stop anyway (as it does).
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Dec 2012
8:37pm, 24 Dec 2012
17,159 posts
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macca53
the "pill in the pocket" approach with flecainide can take 2-4 hours to knock your heart into normal rhythm
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