Hi Tom - bummer - but that's the way we all learn... and we all have been there and done that! Afib can always be just lurking around the corner waiting for just the right deficiency or trigger to show up. Thinking ahead and planning is eventually something that comes as second nature. You'll get it sooner or later. My first afib event ever was either from Pizza with pepperoni - (hby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Jim - there should be no problem. I've taken large doses on and off to help prevent symptoms of a case of shingles which I developed back in 04. Since then - no more recurrences, but occasional tingling so when that happens, I load up on lysine. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
I must be dense... I still can't see how to sign the petition....by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Paris - I can appreciate that your ectopy is disconcerting....but the good news is that it isn't afib. What, if anything, are you doing in the way of supplementation to keep your levels of magnesium and potassium inside the heart cells optimal? If you didn't try using this before the ablation, it would be good for you to start reading here about using both electrolytes and how manyby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sis - you can check out this awareness alert and some of the comments that followed: <; After reading this from Consumer Labs, I checked my PIP emergency stash and found it was generic. I called my EPs office for a new Rx with the designation Dispense As Written (DAW) for the brand name and not generic and had that filled at a local pharmacy since it was only for 20 tablets (rather than deby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Dick - Thanks for the reminder about Kava. I think used sparingly and very occasionally, in people with healthy liver function, there may not be a problem. It's just that no one who puts out supplements wants to do so and fly in the face of some pretty serious adverse affects. I was using a Metagenics product- which is a professional grade, high-quality supplement that contained Kava forby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Johnny - I'm sorry for your past experiences and yet another finding with your back. I have a good friend who suffered from back problems and gave in to a surgery that left him worse than when he began. This lasted for many years until he became addicted to pain medication...so much so that he became nonfunctional. He then went through a pain management treatment program in which he actuaby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Barry - First line therapy is the controversy over which is the better approach...drugs or a procedure. If drugs were always effective and were without side effects, then that would seem to be first choice - in a perfect world, of course. But in reality, we know that neither approaches are without downsides or risks-vs-benefit factors. Here, we seem to try a more conservative approach....by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Louise... I believe I saw it in a google search on P5P - Just google P5P and epilepsy or B6 and epilepsy.by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Isabelle - when you have trouble raising B12 levels, often it's an absorption issue and B12 injections seem to be the most effective. Do you know your homocysteine level? If that's high, then it could be the absorption issue. The important B's for methylation - B6, B12 and folic acid all have to be present and functioning in your particular biochemistry. For some people, itby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Good for you Claudia. He's the best! Long may you live in NSR. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
I have a dim recollection of inquiring of Dr. Natale about cryo when I had my first consult with him. He said back then (5 yeas ago) that they hadn't had the success they had hoped. Mackey - he uses radio frequency.... (RF)by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Theresa - thanks for sharing your information. Many people who have problems with absorption of B6 due to convresion factors and are directed to use the biological form of B6 called pyridoxal 5' phosphate (or P5'P). It's ready to be absorbed without further conversion from B6 and is non-toxic. It's a separate supplement. My doctor prefers recommending this form as it heby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Cryoablation: Safer than RF but slightly lower success rate? June 23 2008 | Lisa Nainggolan Nice, France - Long-term data in almost 500 patients show that cryoablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) appears safer than conventional radiofrequency ablation but may have a slightly lower success rate. Dr Yves Van Belle (Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands) and Dr Burghard Schumacher (by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Safety of mixing hawthorn supplements with heart-failure meds questioned June 13, 2008 | Steve Stilesby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
This is an interesting article... here's the introduction: Antiarrhythmics vs ablation as first-line for AF June 19, 2008 | Lisa Nainggolan Nice, France - Whether left atrial ablation should be used as an initial therapy for patients with atrial fibrillation was the provocative theme of a debate held here at Cardiostim 2008 yesterday. Although ablation proponents argued their case well,by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Great summary report, Hans, Thanks. This should be preserved in the Conference Room since it is a topic that comes up frequently and it's convenient to refer there. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks George - I don't doubt for a minute the therapeutic effect of adequate magnesium...however you can deliver it is good. I was just concerned about the purity of the sea water as so many countries have no control over the environmental issues that seem to plague us these days.by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
George - first question... where is the sea water located? Have you any idea?by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Lynda - quite some time ago, PC wrote about the beriberi connection/theory.as many people are very deficient in B vitamins, especially those with a heavy stress burden. I doubt, though, that just a good B complex will turn afib around.... at least it didn't with my own experiments, but a complete B Complex like a B-50 is very important for us all. We now seem to have the combination downby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
MAKKS - that's encouraging news. Each of us responds a bit differently to the additions you are using and much depends on how depleted we are in the various nutrients. Some take longer to replete than others so just keep working with it and making some notes about what you noted for the day and evening. That way you can check back later to see what seemed to help and what didn't. Itby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Liz - that was pretty much the point of the No More Heartburn series in the Conference Room.... drugs that suppress stomach acid are detrimental to one's overall health and can bring on other health conditions as well and they do nothing to address the original cause of the stomach distress in the first place. Drugs have a place but it is smart to know when they are useful and not just mby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Louise - I sent to the office address and it came back. I've sent again and nothing has shown up yet as returned. There must be some incompatibility but I am at a loss to understand what it might be. So far, so good. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
George - what are the "impurities" that would make your skin itch? PS - raising DHEA is not always a beneficial thing to do. Be careful. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Jodi and thanks for your news. I am so pleased you are finding some constructive direction and I am sure as time goes on and you do change both diet and reduce stress, you will enjoy measureable improvement and it certainly beats that surgical option! While you are dealing with all this, I strongly suggest you try the use of L-theanine - about which I write continually. I've had greatby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Barry - after I had a cardioversion post ablation, I was left with Sinus Tachycardia - diagnosed on a Holter monitor worn for 14 days. It is not flutter. Prior to the cardioversion, but after the procedure, I had no ST or even much ectopy activity at all so I conclude it was some result of the CV. In any event, Dr. Natale said it was nothing to worry about...unless it became worse to the poby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Frank as part of your due diligence for the type of procedure you might prefer if and when the time comes, you should check the new link just posted - and click on the side bars for all of the procedures. They give a nice summary and include the risk factors. Explore the whole site. It will be worth the time you spend there. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Louise, I've had two returned responses to your email yesterday. Check your spam filter... perhaps my reply is caught there. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Ritze - just be aware that not all full maze procedures are 100% absolute in eliminating afib - either. You can do a search for "Kevin" who had valve replacement and a concomitant maze and he still has afib. I believe Hans has published in one of his survey reports the success results of each of the procedures... but as George says, ultimately, it comes down to the experience and skby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Liz - sulfur is not sulfa as in sulfa drugs which are synthetic inorganic forms. I have a sulfa sensitivity but I can and do take taurine with no problem....and I can also take large doses of MSM (methyl sulfonyl methane) which is an organic form of sulfur - often called a food. As far as people with diabetes, my diabetic son takes taurine with the approval of his MD. The CR article indicateby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM