Tracey - Sorry about your symptoms. I can relate. When I began Eliquis, it was the only med I was taking but yours could be the combo. Fatigue was the first symptom I noticed but eventually, others showed up as well. When I was able to go on half-dose, it seemed to help but not completely. Still, it's far better than warfarin. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Mickey - Nattokinase is a great way to reduce clot risk as long as you are cleared to go off the Eliquis. You can read about nattokinase in the archived posts at this link... Scroll down to Sessions 39 and 40. You should also check the current details offered by Ralph O. Holsworth, DO, who introduced Nattokinase to the US.... The Cardiokinase brand is the one currently recommended as mostby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Suffice it to say that if you need more than two, you're probably not dealing with a competent ablationist. A clarification to that comment by Carey might be needed. I've had 3 ablations by Dr. Natale... #1 November 2003 #2 August 2014 - LAA isolation #3 April 2015 Heart is calm with normal function. No meds other than half-dose Eliquis since I was age 79 for #3. andby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Weedkiller found in granola and crackers, internal FDA emails show The FDA has been testing food samples for traces of glyphosate for two years, but the agency has not yet released any official results Follow the hyperlinks in the report as well for related info.by Jackie - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
The Townsend Letter - January 2018, has this good news report...page 21 The Trials and Tribulations of Assuring Ascorbic Acid Injection Availability –The Struggle Is Over! by Ronald M. McGuff President, McGuff Pharmaceuticals, Inc. And this one, from a few years ago...by Jackie - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Hi Robby - I have a couple questions... what was the complication of that one patient? Also, does the post treatment have to be Plavix and Aspirin? One can't continue on half-dose Eliquis? That would be a bummer to go through the implant and still be on those chemicals. When you say, "had AF for a long time".... what's a long time? Over 8 - 10 years? More? Anby Jackie - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Thanks, Dean - good reminder about the importance of keeping all tissues slightly alkaline. That's why the WW works so well and is also easy and the magnesium bicarbonate is known to have health benefits. The list of ailments that result from an acidic tissue pH is very long and it just makes sense to avoid the acidity. Certainly, PPIs have detrimental effects and that's also weby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Joe - this brings up the important reminder that everyone - and not just afibbers - should be conscious about the markers of inflammation and such that contribute to hyperviscosity discussed in past posts and is always included as a reminder by the integrative cardiologists who caution about the damaging effects of 'silent inflammation' and the risk of clot formation. When your testby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Mike - Just FYI... When I first began to experience flutter, it wasn't a dramatic change but a very subtle difference that I didn't fully recognize at first but as I had read others describing, I began to note short, minor episodes that were definitely not normal but not typically what I knew to be my traditional Afib... and over time, those did turn into a fully recognizable a-fby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Karen - I'm very appreciative of your philosophy as it parallel's my own because of past negative experiences from relying on drugs and surgery rather than first identifying and managing underlying causes, although I did give into ablation and have not regretted that decision. As for many other paths of investigation, you may want to consider the biophysical science that observeby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hello Karen and welcome. You may not have been back very far in the archived posts, so here's one from 2016 that you may find useful. I encourage you to continue with repleting and balancing your electrolytes as many afibbers who are also endurance exercisers find that to be helpful. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Liz - Just to clarify... I was not reading an ECG... but rather observing the monitoring screen on the equipment in the ER room. I watched it change from AF to Aflutter and remain there in flutter when I was discharged. As Carey notes, everyone is different...and for my experiences, AF was definitely different. Sometimes I would go from AF to flutter... other times, I would just start out inby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
lds - Quick story.. Years ago, I was sent to a Rheumatologist for muscle and joint pain and was given a variety of meds. Being a compliant, trusting patient, I tried a variety of them and didn't receive relief. I stopped and found help through a functional medicine doctor who did a vitamin D test. Turns out that the lab ranges of vitamin D are often considered “normal” when they areby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Liz - I certainly hope you can find a competent EP who can actually interpret the readings correctly. You may recall that when I attempted to have ECV via the local hospital ER, I was first given the chemicals for conversion which put me in A-flutter and out of the AFib I had been in and was approaching the 48-hour deadline since I was not on anticoagulants. Apparently, since the flutterby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Wolfpack - There's an abundance of info out there about the negative impact that endurance exercise produces in hearts that become irritated from the continual extra oxygen intake (oxidative stress) and the resultant ROS factor that produces cardiac fibrosis. In some cases, apparently, the heart gives negative responses but the fibrosis issue is not limited to just the heart, as this ROby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Joe - I agree with George...it sounds like a positive step in the right direction. Thanks for sharing your 'bag of tricks' to help convert your AF. There have been a variety of options tried and as we know so well, some work for some of us and don't for others... but it's good to have plenty of choices. As you say, it may sound like quackery, but not really, asby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Pompon - The gas/bloating during sleep can be from numerous sources... one might be that you have a sensitivity to lactose ... consumed during your last meal. That's a fairly easy fix...cut back or eliminate dairy and if you do consume, then use the enzyme, Lactase, when you do eat any dairy. An OTC product is Lactaid. This is not a dairy allergy - that's another issue. Anotherby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Gordon - Jeffrey Smith is well-recognized by those who are working as public awareness advocates to educate about the potential health and environmental risks of GMOs as well as glyphosate, itself. He is invited to speak in many countries throughout the world beyond the US. Mentioned initially, in his interview with Stephanie Seneff, PhD, research scientist at MIT, Dr. Seneff confirms Jeffrby Jackie - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Mike E - I'm so very sorry about your stroke while on Eliquis. That's a very unsettling revelation for those of us who are on Eliquis. It's certainly a drug I don't like taking and have never felt right since beginning it three years ago, but (for me) it's a whole lot better than what I experienced when warfarin was all that was available. I'm glad you areby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Linda - if you were low on magnesium in the hospital... serum/blood draw... then you are most definitely low in intracellular levels of magnesium and that's the important level that influences AF. It's well known that the majority of new afibbers are deficient in magnesium. That should be your prime focus initially for adding supplements. There is an abundance of info here on tby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hello, Linda - Sorry to have missed your initial post. As Larry suggests, start with The Strategy and consider scanning down through the various reports at that same section of Afib Resources: There are the fundamental core nutrients that are known to be found lacking in many afibbers.... magnesium, most predominantly... and also a caution that calcium supplements should be avoided as theyby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks George... I realize this response is not about AF... but I'll just mention quickly, that the recent docu-series on The Truth About Pet Cancer revealed that typical commercial pet food today is a horrific mix of trash substances that have little nutritional value at all and dubious protein content. It was so disturbing, I couldn't finish watching one segment. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
For the benefit of our many new readers, this review and update is a reminder about the important role the amino acid, Taurine, plays in health and longevity. And, most importantly for Afibbers, Taurine’s role in electrically stabilizing and supporting nerve cell membranes (especially, heart cells) to help promote stable heart rhythm. While taurine is by no means a new discovery, as it hby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Individual trigger reporting is valuable in that it gives clues to people who may not otherwise know what to consider for what might be triggers. Many people are dumbfounded when they realize the many types of influences can be triggers and unless they have something as a guide or comparison, they often feel "lost" as to where to start. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Yes, Thanks for posting this. I've been using PQQ for several years along with other mitochondrial support nutrients as being supportive to the CoQ10 which I've taken for a very long time and recently increased that dose as well. I notice the PQQ gives me an energy boost so that's a welcome benefit. If I can physically feel it, I'm thinking it has to be making my mitocby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Joy - if it's of any help, I first was on full dose Eliquis for about 18 months and then half dose Eliquis twice a day for the last couple years...and I've always taken a B complex supplement that contains 50 mg of Vitamin B3 along with other forms of B vitamins and, although, that's not a very high dose. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Mike - another factor to the coffee issue that's not often mentioned is the toxicity of the beans that are not organic and are heavily pesticided to keep bugs and rodents out of the piles of beans stored and waiting for packaging and shipping out of the countries where grown. Since they are imported, they are also required to be fumigated by law before entering here in the US which adds toby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks, Liz - and not only that, peanut butter has the risk of contamination by aflatoxins commonly found in peanut butter. Many people are very sensitive to that fungi (and may not realize it's the source of problems.) I agree that almond butter is a better choice as it is not as prone to that invisible mold contamination. While acute aflatoxicosis in humans is relatively rare, bby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Sam - Keep in mind that when we embark on a regimen of increased nutritional supplements, they don't work with an aspirin-like effect. It can take as long as six months to replete cells deficient of nutrients; and depending on whether there is cell membrane damage or interference, it can take even longer. On the flecainide dosing.... First, the obvious. We are all different for resby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Mike - The MSG is not only the sodium issue, but also has the excitotoxic effect from the glutamate component. Together, they undoubtedly spell double-trouble for afibbers.... especially those who may be low in potassium, magnesium or both. Glutamate can certainly stimulate arrhythmia. Remember Fran Ross and her story about the glutamate content as a result of long cooking times of meby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM