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Stef, Mark Robinson is an afibber UK optometrist who takes flec. Here is a search on some of his posts: < and < < You might click on the last one first. Georgeby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Collin, I've always taken the flec by itself. I've never taken a beta or calcium channel blocker for anything. I did get some samples one time when I was going into the back-country for a couple weeks. My purpose was PIP rate control if I went out of rhythm and my flec didn't work or caused some high-rate episode. Fortunately this did not happen. In fact I haven't beby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Yes Jackie, right now I generally eat once a day, around 6 PM. Mostly fat with some protein and non-starchy carbs. I never have an issue now. I also intentionally "carb spike" around one night a week, but it also causes no problems. Of course my fasting insulin is now around 3.by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Ralph, My advice - with any termination method, drugs or supps - is sooner is better and more likely to work. The longer things progress the harder an episode is to terminate. I'd say, "why not." All you are risking is some loose stools. So what if it terminates the afib? I've terminated every episode I've had, since my 2 1/2 month one nearly ten years ago, withby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Peggy has a great memory! From Jackie's original post (linked below): THE REMEDY: At the onset of Afib – drink an ounce of the liquid bowel prep called… Citrate of Magnesium *. He says the afib will stop in about 20 minutes and is as effective as magnesium sulfate Intra-venous solution if it were given in the hospital because a dose of about 1700 mg of highly absorbable magnesium isby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Here is an article about it. Sounds like it has a way to go before being used in humans: <by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Likewise, is nighttime hypoglycemia (which has a propensity to come on at 3AM). It took me years to realize this was an issue for me. Long after I started sampling my blood glucose after meals, and seeing elevation. My symptoms included being hot, sweats & elevated heart rate. This may have been a factor in my 3AM afib long before I had a clue. I've subsequently modified my diby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Tom, Sorry to hear of this! Georgeby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Liz, Some of PC's postings on this are here, from Jan 2005, in CR 36: < Shannon even has a post! Georgeby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Jackie, Just go the results back on the test I pulled on the 2nd. Things are moving in the right direction, though not where I want them yet: Homocysteine - 7.4 u mole/L - Rosedale wants it <6 Fibrinogen Activity - 255 mg/dL Fasting glucose - 89 mg/dL - Rosedale < 86 Fasting Insulin - 3.4 uIU/mL - Rosedale < 10 HOMA IR - 0.74 (my calculation) Triglycerides - 72 mg/dL - Roby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Joe, I've used mag citrate successfully before. It can be more prone to produce loose stools, however. I've not used the others, but seem to recall Jackie having something she warned against on the aspartate. Georgeby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Murray, I'm sorry about the passing of your father and your accident. I certainly know how stress can affect your well being. "I am sorry George, but am a bit foggy the last few weeks due to accident and passing of father and .... well, essentially I do not get the link between sleep apnea and magnesium intake. Truly. Excepting as might have been suggested, the "trigger poinby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi all, I recently talked to a friend of mine who has had afib for about 10 years. He controlled it for the first 7 or 8 years with magnesium & potassium. Then he had a sleep study and found he has apnea. He does not fit the typical apnea profile. He is not at all overweight and is fit, but not excessively so. He's about 6'2" tall and about 185#s. However, he does haveby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Shannon, Excellent job, as usual!! Georgeby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Jackie, Thanks! Since the trigs were low before, I'd be surprised if I have a genetic defect, but who knows. It is much more likely what I'm putting in my mouth. I did look it up < It does look very interesting, however, this jumped out: "TMG has an overall parasympathetic effect. This may be a critical action of TMG. It may help restore balance to the autonby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Jackie, Thanks for the info! As to K2-MK7, yes that was the first thing I did was up it to 560 mcg/day plus 20 mg of MK-4 for good measure as there is no known upper limit on K2. I also decided to push my D3 up a bit as my 25 OHD value was 63. I'd like it in the 70-80 range. I've pulled homocysteine and fibrinogen tests last week but don't have the results yet. Ifby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Craig, You can order yourself in the US from a variety of outlets < They mostly seem to use LabCorps. You order what you want, pay them and they send you a sheet you print and take to the lab. Then they email you the results. I have high deductible insurance, so am paying for the tests anyway. If I had your high level of blockage, I'd go see Gundry in Palm Springs or Santa Bby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Craig, You posted here < 3 1/2 weeks ago about carotid stenosis. As I mentioned in my reply, I've also got a CIMT carotid scan with some calcification. This got my attention, so I've been looking at how to reverse it. Yesterday I listened to this podcast of Dr. Gundry < He anecdotally mentions reversal of a patient with severe stenosis. Gundry is a cardio thorasic suby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Bob, I used organic ginger powder from the spice isle at the health food store. Being one not to shy away from anything, I recall starting with a couple of tablespoons of the powder and washing it down with water. I later figured out I didn't need so much and dropped back to a teaspoon or two. I'd take it before bed. Others have used smaller doses as well as the capsules. &quoby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Nancy, Left side is a common trigger for many. I've read an explanation, but don't recall it right now. In my case, when my electrolytes are out of whack, it can be a trigger. Otherwise not. Georgeby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Ken, Great news!!!! Georgeby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Nancy Presume you mean nattokinase (or the brand suggested - Cardiokinase) which will help reduce fibrinogen. Fibrinogen is naturally in your blood and is one of the agents that helps clotting. See: < Georgeby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
I've noticed that when I share I have afib, I find out many around me have it, too. However I have to be the one to share first, otherwise nobody says anything. I caught it in one of my monitors on my mother, only once. It was an adrenergic trigger, while I was taking her for a walk. It was after her getting congestive heart failure. She was very prone to bigeminal PAC's with exeby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Duke: Here is some background: < < From the afib perspective, it travels around the esophagus, the stomach and also the heart. It can slow the heart with a parasympathetic response. In my case, when my electrolytes were out of whack, vagal triggers - like ice cold food & drink, the vagal time after orgasm, indigestion & etc were triggers. When my electrolytes are good,by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Non-lone afib can have underlying causes that are associated with the obesity epidemic and poor insulin sensitiviy (high blood pressure, athero and arterio sclerosis & etc). As the population gets older and heavier, more afib would be expected. Also, the "new" anti-coagulants are much more expensive than warfarin so they are heavily advertised. Same is true with ablation. It wby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Barb, From an afib perspective, that is true. In some instances, PVC's can be concerning, but generally not. Georgeby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Duke, In my case, cheese was not a trigger, per se, but consuming it in large quantities - one or more wheels/day for an extended period of time upset my calcium balance. I had good afib control (~1 episode per year on average) prior to my a) divorce stress and b) stress eating cheese because of a). Then a) and b) caused poor afib control to diminish dramatically. Control was still poorby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Barb, An ECG taken in the office usually has many leads rather than just two. This allows them to look at the electrical signature of the heart from many different perspectives. Though I have an AliveCor and for many years before that, a similar two lead ECG for the PC, I tend to rely on my Polar beat to beat heart rate monitor. The output is heart rate (or beat duration in ms) versus timby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Barb, PAC's are premature beats in the atria, PVC's are premature ventricular beats. With a PAC, the atria fire early and then send the signal to fire the ventricles, which also fire early. You can look at premature beats as a "backup" system in case the primary system fails to operate. Any of the heart cells have the ability to fire on their own, which then cascades tby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Congratulations, Have a wonderful vacation!! Georgeby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM