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I was doing research for a person suffering with Fibromyalgia and PMR and was surfing Dr. Jacob Teitelbaums website. One of the items I noted that would be useful for afibbers who have sleeping problems was his recommendations for natural sleep remedies. Dr. Teitelbaum doesnt limit his therapies to exclusively natural products, but also prescribes Rx drugs when appropriate. Of course, I prefeby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Welcome Christof and thank you for sharing your very well written and detailed history of your afib journey. My heart goes out to you for having the patience and courage to try so many experiments. I gave into ablation after 8 years that were mild compared to what you describe. I cant imagine the anguish you have experienced over 15 years time. Id like to comment on a few points based on yby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
The reason for the organic is so that it is not distilled or heated which kills the natural (beneficial) enzymes. Organic means you don't have to process the pesticides sprayed on the growing apples, either. I don't mind the taste of the organic vinegar at all. Note, they suggest adding a bit of honey for more enzyme activity. From the Bragg website: The mother is the dark, clouby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Jodi - be aware that that testing may not reveal the sensitivities to gluten or casein in 100% of the population tested. I've listened to three experts who treat celiacs and those with autism and who state that patients can have negative tests but improve significantly by the avoidance diet. The tests are not totally accurate. It's just known that those with Celiac disease should noby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Barry - raisins are definitely not low glycemic...in fact, they are on the avoid list for anyone who has difficulty controlling blood glucose and if eaten separately, without protein and fat, most likely would cause a surge in blood sugar and then a crash which could stimulate afib. I'm not convinced there is enough glutamic acid in a small amount of raisins to cause afib.... but... raisinby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sheila - you are wasting your money with magnesium oxide. Just use totally the glycinate chelate. The oxide will cause bowel intolerance but the real issue is so very little is elemental magnesium that it isn't worth bothering with. The Doctor's Best is the Albion chelated patented version which is specifically formulated to not to cause bowel intolerance until you reach fairly highby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Jodi - the V8 you mention contains potassium chloride which has a known reputation for causing stomach irritation and that would also be intestinal. A Really good daily dose of Potassium is certainly the key element in keeping heart rhythm normal so I hope you can find something that is compatible with the intestinal issue. Most of us use the gluconate form that Hans advised in his response. Iby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sheila - I have taken it regularly in times of stress with no adverse effects at all but you may find the comments by Dr. Murray reassuring.... Here's a post with some theanine info and links <; Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks Ray for this reminder. Back in '06, Dr. Holsworth sent me information on this genotype testing for warfarin incompatibilities. I did post it - probably before you were reading. Here it is again. Jackie Thanks, Peggy. Rather than hijack your post, Im posting separately under the topic of Screening for Warfarin Compatibility Screening for geno type CYP2C9 -1 This is important infby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Mark - contrary to what is often written here, the one time I had to be cardioversted because of a-flutter, the cardiologists at the CCF told me that it's not common to self-convert from aflutter...not just one, but just about everyone who came in to check on me. That was my first experience with flutter...and as far as I know, the last. This was before the popular use of PIP medicationby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Michael - I don't have experience with PIP and flutter, but for afib, my instructions are to take a beta blocker immediately at the onset. Wait 30 minutes and follow with Flecainide. That typically converts me in around an hour (+-). On the procedure question, others have reported that flutter ablation is easier if all that is needed is right side flutter ablation. Also, you should rby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Isabelle -I'm glad about the stomach pain being gone, but I agree with Benj - you need to have medical supervision. Why were you on the coumadin in the first place? What has changed from the original decision? Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Liz This just informational. Im not trying to diagnose or recommend medication. I certainly agree that an entire Thyroid Profile is in order which includes the thyroid antibodies as well. However, the TSH is an important indicator as noted below in the following clips. This review may be useful to new readers who are not aware of the many symptoms of hypothyroidism and the LAF connection.by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Here's a few more options: Or contact MetaMetrix Laboratories and ask for a practitioner in your area that uses their labs.by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Brendan - I'm really sorry to see you are having such dramatic symptoms and I know they are very disturbing. The typical hospital does not know what to do with hypoglycemia. First comes the panic symptoms from the low blood sugar and the accompanying adrenal surge that makes you feel very anxious and accelerates your heart rate.... while often these dont show up in diagnostically elevateby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Lynn - I've sent you an email and I'm really very sorry to see this news. During one of my hospital admissions for cardioversion, one of my room mates was a woman in her early 50's who had let her afib go because it didn't bother her and she ended up with cardiomyopathy. She was on amiodarone and had a breakthrough arrhythmia. Her instructions were to show up immediately foby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Here's another link: Subclinical thyroid dysfunction, cardiac function, and the risk of heart failure. The Cardiovascular Health study.by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Steve - I'd lean more toward Cipro being the culprit... unless, of course, you had diarrhea from too much magnesium and lost your electrolyte balance which would also include sodium, potassiu, and calcium along with the magnesium. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Dan - Sorry, I missed your post. Please go to the Conference Room Links for sessions #39 and 40 to learn about these type enzymes for natural anti-clotting therapies. There is also a CR topic on cardiac fibrosis(#24) and the serrapeptase is more likely to be helpful with fibrosis wheras, the nattokinase is more specific to reducing the fibrin content in blood which promotes clotting. Bothby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks Russ for attending and taking good notes. I think it's always useful to attend these when offered as it gives insight to more than reading published papers. I'm also glad you had a chance to voice your personal opinion to the AC representative as your direct pipeline for feedback. Time will tell about Atricure and the other similar types of equipment and technique. As weby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Steve - rather than a drug, why not experiment with either L-theanine or GABA to see if that takes the edge off your anxiety issues. I certainly am a fan of L-theanine and I find that if I am faced with a stressful situation and have not taken L-theanine, I will be anxious and also experience some ectopy. It's worth it to me to keep some on hand and I even carry some with me. It doesnby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Benj - I can't believe you can function with a TSH elevated to that extent. I'd be like a zombie. FYI - you and your endocrinologist may be interested in this latest news published online... Jackie "Severe subclinical hypothyroidism ups risk of HF" Lausanne, Switzerland - A new study has found that older adults with severe subclinical hypothyroidism had almost double thby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Red clover - as indicated by this link - has always been on the contraindication list for those taking warfarin. Anticoagulants (blood thinners) -- Red clover may enhance the effect of these drugs, as well as herbs and supplements that have blood-thinning effects (such as ginkgo, ginger, garlic, and vitamin E).by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Dean - I've always been in favor of phytoestrogens for some people... just not from a soy source unless it's organic and fermented. In fact, when I was menopausal, Red Clover came to my rescue. Good to see you are still reading and enjoying life in NSR!!! Best to you, Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sue - it needs to be organic apple cider vinegar. And many people have reported it helps. You'll just have to experiment. Braggs is one brand of organic ACV. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Vincent - I did have success with chiropractic adjustments to my diaphragm... although it was 'displaced' and not a true hiatal hernia. Over the course of about 7 treatments - two a week - he manipulated the diaphragm and did some other adjustments to be sure it would remain where it should. After the first treatment, I went from having afib every day to a gap of several days. Byby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
In case it matters, I was on Armour thyroid the whole time I was also treated with rate and rhythm control drugs before my ablation. I had no trouble with dosing - either the thyroid or the heart. The only caution I was told was that getting into 'hyper' territory might bring on arrhythmia. And we know from all the literature on potential causes of arrythhmia that either hypo orby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
The June 5, 2008 edition of Phytomedicine reports that a human cortical cell line was used to test the effectiveness of red clover, which contains phytoestrogenic isoflavones, a class of biomolecules with antioxidant properties. When the cell cultures were exposed to levels of glutamate that usually resulted in death, the cultures that were pretreated with red clover isoflavones survived. MSG iby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM