Quotekatesshadow Does anyone here drink it "straight"? Using our recipe < which is similar, though I don't think Dr. Davis chills the carbonated water before adding the magnesium hydroxide (MoM), I've made it many times. I always drink it straight. In this interview with Ivor, he mentions that this is the only magnesium formulation he's seen replete severe cases oby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
[email protected] I was considering using the Waller Water but their site specifically states to NOT use this protocol if one is on a blood pressure med. I am on Diltiazem and felt it would be wise for me to not do this. Reeder, when you say "their site" what site are you referring to. If it were me, I'd start with a low dose and see what happens. It is possible theyby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
"Do you have any thoughts regarding the D-RIBOSE?" There are some data suggesting it may help in heart failure. Here is a general article <by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotebeneyw Been a few years since I last came to this page. I had my first ablation with Dr. Sergio Pinski in 2007, Cleveland Clinic, Weston, FL touch up in 2008 and in NSR since. I cannot say in words how pleasant life can be with no afib. By this time you should be post ablation. Hope all is well.. Hi Beney, I recall you posting about your Pinski (a Natale protegé) ablation. Glad you areby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
My Kardia is pretty good, not 100% (I've had it for 5 or so years). I also taught myself how to read the ECGs, so I don't depend on the device's analysis. One area where the analysis is likely to fail is detecting a steady rate flutter. In my case, the highly variable r to r times are diagnostic for afib as well as a lack of p wave. If I really want a better look for the p waveby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
[email protected] the 19th I'm scheduled for an electrocardiogram. Do you mean echocardiogram? This could give your doc your ejection fraction (EF). Wondering if this is what he or she is looking at when saying your heart is at x% efficiency. The ejection fraction measures how much of the blood in the ventricles are ejected on each beat. Normal is 55-70%. If this is materiaby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
I’ve always used powder to avoid fillers (for 15 years).by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Susan, His products are probably fine, but obviously not for you. From a discussion 10 or more years ago, I recall being advised not to take the aspartate form because aspartate is an excitatory neurotransmitter. Georgeby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotewolfpack So do you just dissolve the malate powder in water? How is the taste? I just put it in my mouth, as I do with almost any powder. Taste is OK to me. Over my afib career, I've taken just about every form of magnesium. Oxide, malate, glycinate, hydroxide, bicarbonate, citrate, acetate, chloride, L-threonate. For me, they all work as long as I consume the mag consistentlby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Don't know if what you have can be done with a catheter, but Mick Jagger just had a valve replacement - transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). If you can do it this way, recovery would be a lot faster.by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotekatesshadow Could you put the powder in capsules or is it too concentrated? Does it need some kind of "carrier" (I don't know the official term lol). I suppose yes. I try to use powder wherever I can so I'm not consuming fillers or capsule material. I just pop my 3 half teaspoons in my mouth and swallow them. You'd probably some kind of a tiny funnel to fill theby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Susan, Wishing you all the best!! Georgeby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuotePompon If I read correctly, one small cap contains only 20mg of magnesium element. I've used bisglycinate from Nutri & Co (French brand), offering 75mg of bisglycinate/malate Mg in each 400mg cap. This form of Mg has very good absorption. If this is correct, the claim they make on their package is how tiny their pill is. The molar mass of mag bisglycinate is 172 and magnesium iby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
I looked around the app and found tags when you add a note to a reading. As to activity, it is note what you were doing before the reading, perhaps as a way of tracking triggers. The point is not to take a reading while you are active. There are many other tags you can add. You can also just type a descriptive note, which I have infrequently done.by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuotePompon I've had a look at the user's guide, as I don't own a kardia. I didn't know you had to choose between two situations for your recording : resting or not. I guess it has no effect on the recording itself, the purpose being to tag it accordingly if you send it for reading ? Unless the software behaves differently ? Interesting, I've had my Kardia around fiveby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Barry, No fun, hope the NSR continues!! Exercise has been a trigger for me, as you likely know. I have two suggestions on potential limits that may be useful. The first is to always breathe through your nose, if you have to open your mouth, your exertion is too high. The second is to follow Phill Maffetone's approach. A friend of mine, Dr. Mark Cucuzzella is an avid enduranby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuotePompon Did you try between your left hand and V1 location ? This should show good p-waves too, with QRS pointing downwards. I just tried that. Not fond of the result. I like my placements better. When I looked at the saved version, the app had inverted the QRS waveform.by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
I've given blood a lot during my afib career, without incident. However the eliquis may be your issue: < "The requirements for blood donors taking anticoagulants vary. Generally speaking, patients on anticoagulant therapy are not accepted, considering safety of donor (in the event of a hematoma formation during collection) or the recipient (given concern of reduced potency ofby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotewolfpack Yes, 6L uses Bluetooth. To answer the original poster’s question, all new phones have Bluetooth. They have for years now. It’s just a matter of turning it on, which it probably is by default. I surmise the reason for going to Bluetooth (BT) is the distance one must hold the 6L from the mobile device if one is using the left knee or ankle. Sound just wouldn’t work that well over suchby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Susan, I suggested a friend in Marina del Rey go to Natale (I live in Colorado). I recall her ablation was in Thousand Oaks two or so years ago. She had a great experience and had nothing but good things to say about it. In the 15 years I've been on this board, I've seen reports from Natale ablations done at the Cleveland Clinic, San Francisco, Austin, Scripts, NY & Thousanby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotecolindo George, I to have the original Kardia and the old plan and recently upgraded my phone from a samsung s7 to a s10e, which installed a new Kardia app. They say the s10e is not compatible but the s10 and s10+ are and it does work. but now the readings don't seem to be as smooth as before. I think it would tell me if I am in afib or not but as for trying to read the rest, it wouldby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteSueChef I admit I'm tech challenged. My iPhone 7 is a HUGE step up from my original flip phone. I do not have an Apple watch. At the Apple app store, when I search for Kardia, there are Kardia App, Kardia, and Kardia Mobile--and they all have the same icon, so I think it's the same thing. Is this the same as the Kardia 6L (meaning 6 leads??) or is my iPhone too old and Iby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteHBK So, you saw your twitches and afib resolve from magnesium? Twitches took ish 3 months. Don't recall exactly as it has been a long time. I've posted my afib story here many times II joined around July 2004). In brief, I was chronically fit and competed in endurance races (like the Pikes Peak Ascent Race - ~13.3 miles gaining 7,800' and topping out around 14,100by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteHBK Hi all. I found this website a while back: I'd like to get an EXA test to test my electrolyte levels. Anyone had this done? Should I ask my family doc about this? Looks like you need to have a doctor order the test to interpret the results. I take magnesium daily but would really like to assess whether its too high, too low....or potassium is off, etc. I'm going onby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteMadelineI cannot get labs for thyroid levels again unless I want to pay out of pocket... You can order labs yourself and pay for them out of pocket at a discount to list price. Here is a list of companies that will allow you to do this < The way this works - you set up an account with one of these companies. Then you choose and pay for the labs you want. They will give you access toby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Like Mike, I was missing "brain cramp" posts! A link to PC's Pathologic vs physiologic afib paper. Also a discussion in our Conference Room.by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi PC, Thanks for posting!! Very interesting!! Caused me to look at my last troponin test (Feb 2019) of 0.4pg/mL (realizing these values change quickly). On potassium, I've gotten in the habit of putting 2 tsp (4 g of elemental K+) potassium citrate powder in around a liter of water and drinking over the day - my version of time release. Magnesium continues to be the factor thaby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
See Gill's posts on the topic. She was ablated in Bordeaux in 2003 (if memory serves). <by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Brian, - Are these recent symptoms classic Vagal AF? Sounds pretty vagal to me. - Any thought on my inhaling related symptoms Also vagal - Where next, what follow-up tests would be recommended (I’m reluctant to take meds until I know exactly what I’m dealing with) a beta blocker, like bisoprolol, could make your vagal triggers more likely to happen. Bisoprolol could be appropby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM