It was only a matter of time...although it has not yet been reported in the US. From Leonard Holmes, Ph.D., Your Guide to Mental Health Resources. Aug 8 2004 Traces of the anti-depressant Prozac (fluoxitine) have been found in the United Kingdom's water supply. London's Observer Sunday newspaper reported that a report from the Environment Agency warned that the drug is accumby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Dave - for what it's worth - my insurance paid and there was not even a pre-certification for it. Additionally, I'm on Medicare...and they covered it as well. You have to know that Medicare does not pay for anything "extra" or experimental....it has to be accepted and tried and true. So... maybe you can reason with your insurance that if MC covers it nationally, theyby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Dean - My functional medicine MD and my chiropractic physician both emphasize the need for a liver cleanse regularly....several times a year. I've done a few and am due for another. How the liver processes food nutrients and even medications or supplements has a huge impact on assimilation of nutrients critical to cellular functioning. Any drug we take has to be cleared by the liver.by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Jeanne - When I saw the results of my holter at 6 months..... I felt the same way.... alot more ectopics than I actually felt and I was concerned....I too felt - great... I get rid of AF and now I have a ventricular problem. However, my EP, Dr. Natale, said he saw nothing abnormal with the holter or the echocardiogram. And said, if the PVCs become worse or troublesome - as in dizziness or faby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Kestra - These hormones are not the ones implicated in the adverse effects... like Premarin and Progestin. Too much of any hormone will be detrimental. If one is only replacing physiologic doses of naturally occuring hormones, as John Lee says, they are safe. I have John Lee's book....read it years ago. Have been prescribed natural hormones for years... Also Susanne Sommers book, The Sby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Ray - yes....it can take quite a long time and for some people,never to totally reverse magnesium deficiency..... keep working on the potassium intake as well. Once magnesium reaches saturation in the cells, the potassium will work as it should. You need both...and it takes time, but plenty of potassium right now would be the key issue while you build up the magnesium stores. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Glenn.... the chronology of my clot was that I had AF 103 days after my ablation and I had been off the coumadin for about 47 days..... I had 39 hours of AF and cardioversion an the next week, the CT scan revealed the clot.... I was not on coumadin...but all the other natural blood thinners. I went back on Coumadin for 3 weeks and then switched to nattokinase. I had not started nattokinase whby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Babs - I have used a natural estrogen patch for Hormone Replacement Therapy for about 4 years....it is bioidentical ovary hormone in small doseage that mimicks exactly what the ovaries would be secreting at this point in life and at my age. It has none of the downside of being too much hormone or from a source that is animal (horse urine) and is plant based. It works very well for hot flashesby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Peggy - Yes - I know about milk...and did you know that many chili heads say that buttermilk is even better than regular milk. Maybe if one is going to try this remedy, they should get a small quantity of milk as a quencher. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Carol...... this is not just your opinion, it is stated fact that magnesium deficiency is difficult to turn around in the presence of the other depleting conditions you mention..... it is like trying to keep a sink full while the stopper or plug is not tight...there is a constant leak and therefore a need to keep filling at a constant level.... when this happens, we only hold the level...never rby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Peggy - I share your thoughts. The Internet has enabled us to provide support around the world. I love it. I am thrilled to know people with whom I most likely would never have known and I treasure every new contact. Wouldn't it be wonderful if someday we could meet all these lovely people. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Joyce, Ella, Isabelle..... this conversation is too cute to pass up. I can just visualize pet leeches... you can get them little rhinestone collars and name them. In reality, it might not be all that far out to have leeches if one could stomach the idea of applying a leech to feed. On the maggot issue, that brings to my recall that after WWII, a friend of the family who fought in Italy was wby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Carol - that's an interesting observation.... and I want to tell you, for me, it was definitely a jolt beyond description! Could just be me because I'm not a chili head. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Aldona, Hans and all.... If a dye was used, I don't recall that, but I have to locate my procedure report. Since Dr. Natale uses the ICE monitor, I wonder if this would substitute for the dye? I'll get out my medical files and recheck. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Cayenne tincture is in the homeopathic area of most health food stores. Dropper bottle of liquid. Costs around $10. VitaminShoppe has it. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Wil - that's a good observation....and it should be noted that sometimes magnesium deficiency is never resolved and requires high therapeutic doses just to keep ahead of the deficiency. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Bob - I don't know if this will help you much or not, but some of the comments made to me about enlarged atria are these... Long standing AF does create an enlarged left atrium. If AF is "cured" by ablation or other means, the atrium often normalizes....but not always. Mine was seen to be enlarged toward the end of my 8 years and showed enlargement on the post PVI CT scan.by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Julian Whitaker, MD, is a pioneer in the field of holistic or alternative medicine. He has published many books and has also published a newsletter for many years. He is now weighing in with his thoughts on the new statin guidelines for LDL cholesterol .. .with this comment in his recent e-letter: Theyve done it again. The powers that be in the government, the American Heart Associationby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Peggy - yes - for me that was true... but I haven't thrown out the bottle because although it was gastly for a while, it surely worked.....or something did! Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Aldona - blessings to you. So very sorry for this turn of events. I will write you privately. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Todd - I read a similar post on this BB some time back and I got the cayenne tincture to try. I did try it and it did seem to work....but I must caution anyone considering trying it that (for me) it was a very "hot" experience.... it burned on my tongue, throat and all the way down and in the stomach.... I coughed and sneezed and hiccoughed. However, once all those reactions wereby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Benj - Do you have Hans' new book on Thrombosis? There is reference there to the studies you ask about. One has to do with the product marketed as a result of studies - for long-haul flights and deep vein thrombosis...Also, I believe if you go back into the seach box topics for Nattokinase, I included references in several of the papers I posted. Since you are concerned about clotting,by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Faith, I have used DHEA in the past with no affect on heart drugs and/or arrhythmia. In fact, it was thought getting this pre-cursor hormone level up near normal might help with the arrhythmia. I certainly felt better when the levels normalized. The dose suggested may be too low to be effective very soon. I believe I took 10 mg. to start and increased to 25 mg. a day. As long as you have yby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Just keep in mind that there is quite a bit of radiation with the CT scan.... I think Lynn just told me the exposure was equal to about 22 mammograms...which I realize you don't have....but that's quite a bit of radiation. And considerably more expensive. Something to think about. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Way to go Susan! You emphasize what I just posted to Nelson in another thread. There are a ton of cardiologists who don't know about or understand arrhythmia. The good ones say they don't and refer you to another cardiologist who does. Unfortunately for you, he was assigned to a duty he probably didn't care to do in the first place. I live in the Cleveland area - home ofthby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Howie - This article was in our local paper as well. Got my attention because these are the drugs PC and Hans talk about. For people not on those drugs and with normal kidney function, there is little risk of too much potassium accumulation since excess is flushed from the body via the kidney and perspiration on a regular basis. Still, it's good to keep those two drug names in mind shoulby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Carol - I just looked this up on Google. All the ingredients seem fine to me but I have no experience or actual knowledge of the effectiveness of this product. While it is all natural, it may take some time to become effective. In Lorraine's case, she may be needing to get some immediate relief with one of the more mild SSRI's. I'm not in favor of antidepressants, but Iby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Welcome, Nelson. My advice would be to find a cardiologist who deals specifically with arrhythmia. This is a finely tuned sub specialty of cardiology and I now realize that many cardiologists do not really know or understand the fine points of treating arrhythmia. The best heart arrhythmia specialist is called an Electrophysiologist. You may be able to consult with one of those for a secondby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
I may have mis understood this post....but aspirin is not ibuprophen. Ibuprophen is a Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory drug - NSAID - and prolonged use of these type products are known to reduce kidney function as much as 30% with time. Very bad side effects from over use. Aspirin is acetylsalicylic acid and is considered analgesic in nature and also has anti-inflammatory properties. Itby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
David - Yes.... I had a whiplash accident years back - no obvious damage on Xray but I've since learned that whiplash triggers fibromyalgia and can even damage the thyroid so it is hypofunctioning. I've had both and then AF came on almost 20 years later, but I was definitely one who was affected by postural changes. Bending over was a biggie but also lying on the left side. In mby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM