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Hi Dave - I checked my emergency supply of Toprol XL... and to my surprise, I had the generic and it was the generic that was one of the worst! The Rx was for Toprol but they substituted and either I didn't know it or forgot. I am picking up today, a dispense as written Rx for Toprol XL..... just in case I have to use it PIP. Glad you converted quickly and efficiently with the real thby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Barry - the angiogram is invasive whereas the thallium stress test is not other than a potential reaction to the dye. No anesthesia involved no risk of puncturing something while they thread a catheter into the heart area. Thallium is a dye that shows blood flow to the heart muscle via the coronary arteries. Called myocardial perfusion imaging test and is a nuclear immaging scan. They take aby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Paul - I agree - thre is nothing more blissful than NSR. Long may you enjoy yours. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Jeff - It's a mindset. Do not give in to foods that you know will flirt with disaster. That should be a no-brainer. If it were my choice, I'd stay away from any an all drugs until absolutely nothing else works. As for muscle tremors, I'd look to adding supplemental magnesium glycinate and then some potassium gluconate after you've used the magnesium for several weeks. Tby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Rick - the angels will be there with you in Bordeaux. You are in excellent hands there. Be sure to let us know how you are when you're home and settled in. Soon you will be living with passion in NSR. Best to you - Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
James - You now have the opportunity to take stock of your diet and trigger-associations and upgrade your habits to hopefully prevent recurrence. I'd also look to adding some of the essential electrolytes that help keep your heart rhythm normal (magnesium and potassium) - since sugar depletes both. While AF is a true inconvenience, you can look at it as a wakeup call to start modifying yoby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Heather - I have no way of evaluating your product but I can offer that some of the holistic treatments recognize using tumeric (curcumin) in cooking as helpful... so if you can cook with it and get benefit, then steaming wouldn't necessarily render it useless. You'll just have to try using it and take note of any changes - positive or negative. Since it is anti-inflammatory, you may first nby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Suzanne - I'd wait until you have your consults and and then view your options based on what your evaluations are. Good luck. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Liz - I fully agree that getting nutrients from foods is the best option, however, given that some individuals do not absorb or assimilate nutrients well or only minimally, the nutritional experts recommend supplementation. Additionally, sometimes it is not possible to get therapeutic doses of nutrients from foods without exceeding recommended caloric intakes. In the case of taurine, I'm noby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Pam - In the January 08 issue of EP Lab Digest, mention was made of the adoption of some guidelines... of particular interest to you numbers 1 and 2.. with #1 being that ablations should not be considered first-line therapy. In 2007 the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS), European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) and European Cardiac Arrhytymia Society ECAS released an Expert Consensus statement regaby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Another relic from my very tall stack of saved treasures. I picked this one up at the A4M Congress in '04. "Cardiovascular Disease Resulting From a Diet and Lifestyle at Odds With Our Paleolithic Genome: How to Become a 21st-Century Hunter-Gatherer," O'Keefe JH Jr, Cordain L, Mayo Clin Proc, January 2004;79:101-108. Summary: The Paleolithic period was between 2.6 millionby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Mike - do a google on the word, micturition. Here's a start:by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
thanks! forgot to do that!by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
This would be a great seminar to attend. Dr. Abramson is one of my heros. Jackie UPCOMING SEMINAR: John Abramson, M.D.: Lookin' for Health in All the Wrong Places: The Commercial Distortion of Efforts to Reduce the Burden of Ischemic Heart Disease WHEN: Monday, April 7, 2008, 12:00-1:00pm WHERE: 491-2206 East Mall (LPC Building), UBC Point Grey Campus, Vancouver. View Google Map ABSTRAby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Im spring cleaning and found paper with the following notation. Apparently I had intended to research it further to see about a connection to afib and perhaps someone already has Cardiac vagal tone: A physiological index of stress Neuroscience and Behavior 1995 by Stephen W. Porges Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews Volume 19, Issue 2, Summer 1995, Pages 225-233 Hallam L. Movius andby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Barry - a good workup here in the US with a cardiologist or EP will include a thalium stress test that will show any blockages. This involves the thalium dye injection at intervals before during and after exertion on a treadmill. I was told it's important to determine that before proceeding to prescribe some of the more complicated anti-arrhythmics. Not sure if it is routine, but that&by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Peggy - I agree. That's a powerful statement.by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Jeanne - The short version would be anywhere from 500 mg. to 3,000 mg. although up to 5,000 mg. have been found to be safe. I take mine with meals just so I remember but at bedtime, on an empty stomach. Indications are to take it away from meals so it doesnt have to compete with other amino acids, but many of us have found it is effective either way. You can decide which works best for you.by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sam - I remember your earlier posts and also remember your struggles so I wasn't misled at all. I still think you've done an admirable job with your efforts and it is, as we know, a highly individual thing. And often it's mind over matter; if you think it will, it does. The power to control that inner anxiety or voice can be difficult to master for some, but it sure makes a diffby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
If you go by the theory that acidic tendencies irritate the vagus nerve, then potentially, becoming alkaline should have benefit on arrhythmia. I didn't see any profound effect on the progression of my afib, but to be fair about that statement, I also wasn't doing the other heroics that I did as a collective preventive measure. The end result for me was ultimately that I had ablationby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
William - another reason for mineral deficiency - lack of stomach acid or being on drugs that block stomach acid production. Yet another would be the phospholipid layer of cells are stiff and distorted (damaged) from trans fats (and also free radical damage) which blocks the receptor sites so minerals can't get inside the cells. Until the lipid layer is soft and flexible, corrected by tby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Mike - I use the metoprolol... and it's not time release. My instructions are to take 25 mg. and wait 30 minutes before taking the flecainide. (100 mg) If not converted within an hour, take another flecainide. I would think any beta blocker that slows down HR would work, but as Josiah mentions, you'll probably have to experiment a bit. My combo is highly effective. Good luck. Jaby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Rob - I would do the same if I took any prescription drugs but I don't. When I did take the heart drugs, my functional medicine MD was on top of any potential interactions and my cardiologist was a DO who was more tuned in to nutrition than most, so I was fortunate in that regard.by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sharon - that goes to the old saying: "What you're not up on, you're down on." I learned a long time ago when dealing with most doctors who are out of the functional medicine realm, not to mention supplements but say I take a multi-vitamin. They don't seem to find fault with that and they never pursue what type, what amounts of which nutrients etc. That way I don'by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
That's funny, George! Probably for some, the high altitude does make a difference but in the pressurized cabins, I've not found it to be a problem, in fact one of my events began as I boarded but resolved not long after we had reached cruising altitude. For me, I think it was just the stress of getting to the airport and getting checked in.... and that was before all the securityby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Barb - while I haven't experienced the undergarment Heather describes, it sounds as if a good deal of compression or consolidation is part of the function of the garment. That would (in my view) tend to scrunch up extra adipose tissue into the diaphragm area whereas my chiropractic treatment involved pulling down on the diaphragm muscle so that it was not pushing up on the stomach or heart.by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Linda - I think a lot depends on your stroke risk factors. Are you doing this on your own or with your doctor's supervision? People who are having invasive procedures ranging from dental to other surgery are given guidelines are just told to stop X number of days prior to the procedure. Here's the first set of guidelines from the site listed below. (note the risk categories andby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Heather - review this post on the components of curcumin and the anti-inflammatory properties. <;by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Benj - I can understand how disappointed you are that a touch-up ablation may be in order for you. But keep in mind that it's fairly common to have two procedures before success is achieved. In these conference announcements and such, though, as noted, it's the distinction between AF and LAF that apparently remains a criteria here on our BB but not necessarily so when EPs get togethby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM