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Colin - yours is not a do-it-yourself situation. Is there a nearby larger city where heart doctors with more expertise are available? Some cases of flutter will self-convert but not always. If your heart has the tendency to slip into flutter, you'll definitely need assistance with adding an appropriate companion drug that helps you avoid the flutter tendency. Most cardiiologists do notby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks, Janet, for taking the time to explain in more detail. You asked what I'd do...and this response is from me..personally... not medical advice for your situation. I would be consulting with a physician with expertise in Functional Medicine for a complete metabolic evaluation to see how your body processes nutrients and how various organ systems function including liver detoxificatby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hello Ed~ I'm so glad to read about your success which is most definitely not placebo effect. Your chiropractic treatment must be similar to that which I've been using for an overall 'tune-up' via correction of subluxation or spinal misalignment.... totally amazing and totally different from the typical 'bone crunching' chiro techniques. Through sophisticatedby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Nancy - Just to be sure...verify your magnesium label to be sure of the dosage delivered in your magnesium capsules... some say so many milligrams is in TWO capsules ...rather than each capsule. And - have you calculated your dietary intake of potassium from food sources so you know your total intake? If so what was that number? Often when hearts begin rumbling at various times, it'sby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Ron - that's an impressive result! It's certainly handy to have the Cardymeter verification to reinforce what we may already know or strongly suspect about a meal causing a problem. What I've learned is that typically (unfortunately), most restaurant food or any prepared food contains an abundance of sodium. Just expect it. Chefs just don't cook without it so it'sby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Colin... along with the antiarrhythmic, are you also taking a rate control to prevent going into flutter? (since flecainide used alone has the tendency to promote flutter in some cases) Have you had rhythm strip run to see what it actually is? My experience is that many cardiologists and even some EPs don't know the distinction between afib and flutter... some call it sinus tachycardia wby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Brian - I believe Hans said in an earlier post that there was no such restriction in Canada.by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Oh Janet… I’m so very sorry that you are having such a struggle. Many considerations What does your EP say? Ask if he would consider using something other than the sotalol. Cardizem perhaps. Do you typically have the events around the same time? Sleeping or otherwise? Any ideas of triggers? How’s your dietary intake? Whole plain foods or packaged, processed foods? Are you mindfuby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thank you Erling, Sam, Todd, Adrian Jackie knows that fluoride is found as 'naturally occurring' in water supplies depending the geographical area. That's been supported by fact since dental fluorosis was discovered in areas of Texas, Colorado and Michigan back in the 1930's. It's in the scientific literature. It's not my belief.. it's a fact. Dependby Jackie - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Hi PC - A comment on the flutter issue... In the earlier years when many of us had ablations using older techniques, it was often noted that flutter often surfaced after the initial procedure and the reason given was that the right side flutter was there all along but the left-side afib masked or covered up the symptoms; plus, the mapping procedures were less perfected. Often, since the flutterby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Ron B - thanks for your very valuable and detailed testimonial on the value of appropriate testing which, unfortunately, is not typically done by most doctors. You've had some of the very best evaluations for sleuthing out hidden causes of many ailments which go undetected by conventional medicine and are often just managed palliatively but do not resolve the core issues. Gut issues tby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Diane - this report by well-known MD researcher is worth reading if you didn't see it the first time posted here. LANCET VOL 340: SEPT 19, 1992, pp. 712-714 Extraordinary unremitting endurance exercise and permanent injury to normal heart WILLIAM J. ROWE, MD This hypothesis is that permanent cardiac injury could develop in some endurance athletes despite the absence of coronby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Refer to this recent post offering by Shannon... The bottom line on this soon to be released consensus report from trauma centers/ERs across the country when detailing their collective experience with both Pradaxa/ Xeralto compared to Warfarin in similarly injured patients since these two drugs have been released, is that there is a net 40% greater likelihood, right now, of dying in the ER ifby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Nancy - refresh my memory- are you currently taking the essential heart nutrients? If so what forms and dosages.by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Ralph - the Genova test looks for all 'unfriendly' bowel flora (that which shouldn't be there or is in too high a count and is pathogenic) ... these can cause various problems. Without testing, there is no way to just guess as to what has proliferated to an abnormal quantity. Alcat testing can be useful as an initial screening but there are some that are more definitive. Foodby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Ralph - in addition to a dietary change such as strict Paleo or the Ketogenic diet, consider that your GI tract may have intestinal overgrowth of Candida albicans which often causes gas and bloating after meals and extending to hours after that. There are other GI problems such as the SIBO mentioned in a previous post. Starch and sugar (carbs) serve as fuel to these undesirable microbes and resby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Tom - Consider that you are very early in your recovery stage post-ablation. You may be able to indulge with small amounts of alcohol after considerably more time has passed, but don’t ignore the warning that alcohol is toxic to heart cells. As Shannon has posted, EPs such as Dr. Natale certainly witness plenty of evidence supporting the adverse effects of alcohol on the heart. And of courseby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi and yes, welcome back. I didn't see in your list of supplements that you take calcium, but in the off chance that you do, I'd stop that immediately and begin ramping up the supplemental magnesium as mentioned in The Strategy. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sam - I'm sorry to read about your disturbing symptoms. My experience is that if I am low in magnesium and/or potassium.. especially potassium if I know my magnesium is good, then the PAC's were often an indicator that I had unbalanced everything with a salty meal or snack... which would not normally occur unless I was low in one or both electrolytes. I learned this through years of oby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Geez Tom... what were you thinking? Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Chuck - I have no personal experience with that product... as I use the powdered potassium gluconate form from NOW brands that Hans has offered at the iHerb website... inexpensive and easy to use. The first caveat is that potassium chloride has the reputation for being irritating to the stomach, just so you are aware. Another reason for not using Klor-Con the list of added chemicals thaby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Steve - So glad to see your post. Great news! Sure it can be. You're in good hands and you've kept your body finely tuned, nutritionally. Enjoy every day in NSR and sunny Spain. Best to you, Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
PC - How great to see you posting! I'll echo George's comment... I'll need time to process as well. One thing flashing through my mind as I scanned down your list of potential contributory factors for AF, was that each is an Epigenetic influence and when at work in individually biochemical and biophysical unique bodies, genetic expressions will be varied. Since none of us arby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Lynn - The detox pathways are definitely involved for everyone with an "ailment" and especially afibbers who also have other ailments as well. In those who produce toxic metabolites due to compromised metabolism, these toxins must be eliminated and it's difficult. Testing is the only way to determine pathway deficiencies and nutritional deficiencies that contribute so remedies caby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Femchemeng - I have a long history of hypothyroidism (no Hashi). When I wore a monitor years ago, I had recorded runs of sinus tachycardia. The EP said typically that was due to the low TSH and he said not to let the TSH get below 1.0 because afib occurrences are more frequent at levels lower than that. I used then and still use Armour Thyroid . The doctor managing my thyroid said to just cutby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Ralph - At least you recognize your stress issues and can take steps to defuse or regroup. Afibbers are typically Type A personalities... perfectionists, driven, achievers. Stress stimulates cortisol production When cortisol remains high at inappropriate times such as when you should be relaxing or sleeping (cortisol is the death hormone), many adverse effects are the result ...including adrby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
George - remember my history... 8 years of progressivly worsening afib until I had it daily or every other day often 24 hours and longer...while using 300 mg flec daily. As a last resort, I signed up for ablation and then had 6 months to do heroics to reverse the afib trend...which I did in the final couple of months... went from daily afib to zero for two months until ablation time...so the ideby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Ian - very interesting - the fish you grind and consume: Salt water fish? Containing Iodine? Iodine deficiency and thyroid function are classic. I've been hypothyroid for decades...treated unsuccessfully for 10 years with Synthroid. After using Armour, still not much improvement. However, once I began adding iodine daily, my numbers are holding in the normal range taking only 15 mgby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
George - good that you'll be trying the BB. While you didn't need it initially, I was originally told years ago that to have an effective chemical conversion, most people needed to slow the HR first with the BB prior to the antiarrhythmic. As for the flecainide not having a shelf-life...I was recently told that is not correct....it does lose potency. ?? Consider the fibrosis connectby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Monty - have you evaluated your intracellular magnesium levels by Exatest? Mark m... the 15,000 mg of potassium is a very high dose...and unless your intracellular stores of magnesium are optimal, that much potassium can cause arrhthhmia to become worse instead of improving.... your symptoms are probably a signal that you are taking in too much supplemental potassium. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM