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Josiah: Dr. Brownstein has written a book about iodine, "Iodine why you need it, Why you can 't live without it". I don't know why he doesn't use the exatest, but when I asked him about it he said he did for a time but found it not to be reliable, so I am just saying what he told me. NASA did tests on the astronauts to check for muscle atrophy and deterioration of tby Elizabeth - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Well, it just goes to show, nothing is an absolute---my magnesium level is always close to the low side of the required values yet my potassium level is usually around 4.5, how does Jackie figure that? Lizby Elizabeth - AFIBBERS FORUM
Josiah: I have a holistic doctor, David Brownstein, I have asked him about the merits of the exactest test and he said he had found it not to be reliable, and says the Red Blood cell test for magnesium is more reliable. Jackie is adamant about the exactest, but she is not a doctor who uses that test in a practice. Lizby Elizabeth - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
I believe that AF is like a lot of ailments, some people have it harder than others---some cancers are more benign, others more virulent. Some people no matter what they do AF keeps rearing its ugly head. As I recall Peggy (George mentions the name) did not have a lot of episodes and could terminate them by going up stairs, that doesn't work for most of us. A lot of people on "the lby Elizabeth - AFIBBERS FORUM
Duke: About 7 years ago I started getting AF about every 2 weeks, my EP recommended, since I am vagal, getting AF only at night time, to take one tab. (150mg.) before bed. I did so, and my AF started to lessen, as I recall yes the propafenone did start working right away. When I get an episode of AF it usually lasts from, 12 to 18 hours, it might resolve quicker if I would take additional prby Elizabeth - AFIBBERS FORUM
Chris and Duke: Not an absolute, I first got AF in 1996, I did over the years get more episodes of AF, I do take magnesium which probably helps but not until I started taking one tab. of propafenone at night before bedtime that my episodes lessened, I can now go without an episode of AF anywhere from one to 3 months, I can live with that. I really don't believe all of these supplemenby Elizabeth - AFIBBERS FORUM
I think a lot of these studies are whistling in the dark-----my husband ate aspirin everyday for over 20 years for a old football injury, never developed any AF, it was me that did and I didn't take any aspirin. Lizby Elizabeth - AFIBBERS FORUM
Ron: Yes indeed, two brazil nuts give an adequate amount of selenium, I would take the nuts before taking a selenium supplement. Lizby Elizabeth - AFIBBERS FORUM
Nancy: About selenium: Selenium is LIKELY SAFE for most people when taken by mouth in doses less than 400 mcg per day, short-term. Higher doses are POSSIBLY UNSAFE. They can cause significant side effects including nausea, vomiting, nail changes, loss of energy, and irritability. Poisoning from long-term use is similar to arsenic poisoning, with symptoms including hair loss, white horizby Elizabeth - AFIBBERS FORUM
Duke: Propafenone is the only drug that I have tried, my EP seemed to be more comfortable prescribing it for me. Since I am vagal getting AF only at night, my EP suggested I take one tab. before bed (150mg), I take it every night, it has helped me and since I am taking a small amount, I havn't had any problems with it. I have a St. Jude pacemaker, my first pacemaker was implanted inby Elizabeth - AFIBBERS FORUM
Duke: I can respond about your pacemaker---I had a pacer installed in 1999, I had a couple of episodes when going back into NSR, my heartrate dropped to almost a flat line for a couple of seconds, one time this was caught when I was in my doctors's office. I was diagnosed with Bradycardia and SSS as you have been---the pacer doesn't do anything to control AF but if does give me peacby Elizabeth - AFIBBERS FORUM
Why do you take so much Ativan/day? Lizby Elizabeth - AFIBBERS FORUM
Gary: Lets hope it changes completely and a new and better healthcare system is devised. Many people have been kicked off their insurance that they have had for years and now have to pay a whole lot more for their insurance, many people that signed up already had insurance, so the numbers are skewed as to how many signed up that didn't have health ins. Lizby Elizabeth - AFIBBERS FORUM
Ron: So in other words, without a cardymeter, one is playing Russian Roulette with their potassium intake, I am sure all of us are sometimes low and high in where our potassium level should be. Before taking a potassium supplement, use the cardymeter before taking it, might save some grief. Lizby Elizabeth - AFIBBERS FORUM
Debbie: Maybe he is getting too much Potassium. Lizby Elizabeth - AFIBBERS FORUM
Susan: Have you had your potassium levels tested, you are taking Potassium supplement plus RX potassium, you may be getting too much. I for one cannot take potassium supplements it gives runs of AF. Lizby Elizabeth - AFIBBERS FORUM
Doreen: I believe that you cut back too much on your propafenone, if you wanted to cut back, you have to do it slowly, cut back by really tiny amounts. I take propafenone, 1 tab (150mg.) at night before bed, I am vagal. I have been taking the propafenone for about 5 years, I was getting AF about every 2 weeks, then my EP told me to take 1 tab at night, my episodes lessened and I could go pby Elizabeth - AFIBBERS FORUM
That is what has happened to me, a couple of times when going back into NSR, my heart rate went down and I flat lined for a couple of seconds, one of the times I was in the doctors office and it was caught. My EP told me to go to the hospital, he said I had to have a pace maker implanted, so I now have a pacer, those times that my heart rate went now, I started to black out, but didn't. Iby Elizabeth - AFIBBERS FORUM
Nancy: I would never have a chiropractor work on my neck, I have heard of people having had a stroke after having that done. Lizby Elizabeth - AFIBBERS FORUM
Shannon: Unlikely that a study of hundreds or thousands of participants will happen - No bragging rights Shannon, rather curiosity, we are constantly told on this site that eating wheat products, corn, beans, many fruits will lead to insulin problems, Dr. Rosedale is always being quoted. There are doctors that say they can cure heart problems, they put their patients on diets of eating wholeby Elizabeth - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Shannon: It appears to me from reading about the ablation reports on this site that women seem to have more problems after an ablation, anything to that? Lizby Elizabeth - AFIBBERS FORUM
Dennis: We get a lot of papers that are posted from various doctors like Rosedale etc., that claim eating carbs leads to insulin problems which causes a lot of our health maladies. As I said I do eat whole wheat products, corn, beans, yet my A1c is still in the good zone, so I am wondering if someone who has a more stringent diet omitting a lot of grains, corn and beans, which I thought Jackiby Elizabeth - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Jackie: I asked if you would post your A1C, you did not, I think it would be helpful. Lizby Elizabeth - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Nancy: I sometimes do get Aura Migraines, it will distort my vision for about 1/2 hour then clears, I don't get a bad headache just sort of feeling not as peppy as I did before the Aura, I see a sort of zigzazzy lights when it happens. I don't know what you had, but if you never had that before and you did just had an ablation, go to the hospital if you have anymore odd feelings.by Elizabeth - AFIBBERS FORUM
Louise: Get Celtic sea salt, unrefined and has minerals, you can get this salt in any health food store, or probably on Hans vitamin store. I would say that pickling salt has a bunch of spices plus regular table salt, not good. Lizby Elizabeth - AFIBBERS FORUM
Jackie: I had my ALc checked in Dec. 2013, it was 5.4, lab value <5.7, so I am good, I eat carbs (not a lot, but I do eat them), so could you post what your ALC is, since you are on a no carb diet it should be much better than mine. You say you take a lot of supplements, you think that is so much better than eating good food? I personally rather get my vitamins from food, I hate sallowiby Elizabeth - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Hi: I read this article on Drudge. Just goes to show that science isn't exact, things change, a while back eggs were bad for you, now they are good, of course it depends on which Guru is talking or writing. A lot of these diet books are written to make money, how much research and people followed for 5 years or more to determine if a vegan diet or paleo diet is good for you. I listeby Elizabeth - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Louise: Just to give another side, I have been on synthroid since 1993, I do quite well on it, my holistic doctor checks all of my thyroid vitals and they are just fine. I recall when I used to go to the thyroid board where some of the people did try Armour, some do well on it and some did not, those that did not experienced a fast heartrate and palpations. With my AF I would not try Armour,by Elizabeth - AFIBBERS FORUM
Shannon: I did try the Lugols solution, I haven't taken it everyday however, I was ok with it, no hives,. I took Iodorol for about 4 years and was fine, I then started getting the hives, I took it everyday for all those years perhaps it was finally just too much, I should have been detoxed at the beginning of my taking the Iodorol, who knows, maybe I am a slow detoxser, just a joke Shannoby Elizabeth - AFIBBERS FORUM
Louise: Did you have your free T4 and free T3 run as well, those tell a better story than the TSH, but looking at your TSH, I would say it is on the higher side, you probably are hypo. I had my thyroid nuked in 1993 (I had Graves disease) I do take Synthroid and feel good when my TSH is between 1 and 2. I would take the iodoral (1/2 tab. for a while), unless it bothers you, it should helpby Elizabeth - AFIBBERS FORUM