nikgirl
Thanks for asking. Actually, I've been in and out of afib during the last few months, going into afib for a couple of weeks and then spontaneously converting and staying in normal sinus rhythm for a couple of weeks before another two-week episode. Right now I'm in sinus rhythm (and have been the last week and a half). I've noticed that I seem to convert when I also take another medicine, indomethacin. The med is a strong NSAID that I take occasionally for a mild case of gout. I'm guessing that the NSAID, which reduces inflamation, may reduce atrial diameter and thereby help to convert. In reading up about indomethacin, I see it's also given to infants with ASD, apparently speeding up the closure of the defect.
Regards
Tony
Tony how are you doing.....how is your heart doing
Steroids like prednisone are known to cause atrial fibrillation. Just google
"High-Dose Steroids May Increase Risk for Atrial Fibrillation"
and you'll find a story describing a study reported in Arch Intern Med. 2006;165:1016-1020 reporting afib as a side-effect of high dose steroid use.
"High-dose exposure was defined as oral or parenteral steroid at a daily dose of at least 7.5 mg of prednisone equivalents, and low-intermediate–dose exposure as less than 7.5 mg of prednisone equivalents or inhaled corticosteroids."
My guess is that if you are no longer using prednisone, you probably won't get another afib episode.
Best wishes
Tony