Yes, Kerry - comes from the depletion of CoQ10. For some people, it may take longer to have the side effect than others. I have lots of files on it that I can share if you email me. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Carol - sounds like it's time for a new EP or a cardiologist who understands the pharmacology needed for your situation post ablation. Good luck. Hope you can locate someone else. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Dewnver - That's so good to hear. So happy for you. And, so sorry about your wife. Shingles can be nasty. It's too late for you wife, but for anyone else who suspects a shingles outbreak and in addition to the IV vitamin C, there is a drug (Famvir) when taken within two days of the onset will stop the shingles in its tracks and not progress to any lesions with the ongoing pain. Iby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Richelle - if your ectopics and afib all related to meal times, I'd begin to suspect you are triggering it with some type of food intolerance or the fact that each meal has too many starchy/sugary carbs and it is depleting your potassium. Either way, it's not a good thing and something that should be corrected. You should make a list of what you eat at each meal and snack to see ifby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Once again, John - good luck. Angels and prayers to you. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Bob - I always did the same thing. When I'd begin an event in the first 20 minutes or so, I was always short of breath and frequently felt faint. I was always walking around and suddenly bending over to keep from fainting. The doctor said it was from inadequate pumping of the heart and inadequate blood supply to the brain. Happily, in time, these symptoms subsided so that I rarely experby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Bob K - I'm still stuck in the dark ages with dialup and perhaps that was the problem....I'll try again when I have time to wait to see if I get a connection. The good news is, if all goes well, I'm having high speed internet installed as soon as my name comes up on the work list. That should make it much easier to access and I should spend about half the time I do now on the comby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Laura - chelated minerals can be taken any time; they are not dependent upon stomach acid for absorption. That's the beauty of chelated minerals. I take mine with meals because it's easier to remember to take them. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Kerry - I'm not very conversant with these 'maze' procedure terminologies.... but have a question... does the full maze mean - open heart surgery with the heart stopped and going on a pump to circulate the blood? I seem to recall that was the full maze. If that's the case, I'm definitely glad you are recommending people wait. Thanks for your input. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sam - I tried Dr. Weil's deep breathing methods but didn't find them to be as helpful as the Buteyko Eucapnic Breathing Method.... less of the deep breathing and more of the holding pattern to increase CO2 levels and increase pH. That seemed to make a difference for me, but it could depend on body chemistry... maybe I was too acidic and the change helped me become more alkaline. Iby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hans - I'm so glad you could access the full report. I tried. I figured it wasn't much more helpful...but the one encouraging note was the part about adding some supplements. That was surprising. "The guidelines also listed various other emerging risk factors for stroke, including inflammation, infection, and migraine. Nutritional factors associated with stroke suggested that higher potassiuby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Babs - Excellent thoughts and focus. I hope you become a crusader toward this end. Let your story be known. I totally agree about preventive screening and testing. While it's not the same, I am acquainted with two women in a knitting group who have undergone chemotherapy for breast cancer. They've lost their hair but are doing well and have a great forward-looking outlook on lifeby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Carol - a few hits from various google searches on Norpace. You'll have to read through them to see if they are relevant to your situation. Jackie Norpace, Disopyramide phosphate, side effects, drug interactions ...Your doctor should check your potassium levels before starting you on Norpace. Low potassium levels may make Norpace ineffective; high levels may increase ... www.pdrhealth.comby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
In addition to the hidden MSG - it doesn't have to be labeled as such - and the other preservatives in commercially prepared foods, you could now be lactose intolerant - dairy products. Digestive enzymes that don't include lactase won't help but if you specifically try one that is just lactase or includes lactase, you may find relief. Lactaid is one product. The digestive enzymby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Carol - For research references, go to this conference room session. The end of the post by PC has references/studies. I'll be looking tomorrow for my hard copy of one research paper in particular that I hope I'm remembering correctly.by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
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Yes, Jodi - I posted that caveat in the Conference Room and here as well and if anyone has had chicken pox, they are prime to have recurrent outbreaks in the form of shingles as an adult and arginine can help promote that. Lysine should be taken along with arginine in that case. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Gordon - A quick google search on Ace Inhibitors says if kidneys function properly, there is no contraindication. But as you know, if patients are taking other drugs, it is certainly important to be aware of all the contraindications for supplemental potassium. That's why it's helpful to try to get most potassium from food sources as there is little chance to overdose on foods. Jackie ACEby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Marian and Pam - I've known and read Dr. Mercola for over 10 years, when he was first breaking into a newsletter form to disseminate his health news. He was so far ahead of conventional medicine it was totally amazing and actually, refreshing. He wrote at that time a regular column for the Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients as well. He was even able to correspond with me and answeby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Carol - I'm truly sorry to read your post; I can't offer any advice about the Norpace, but certainly your physician can decide if you should be admitted or not. Also, good luck to your husband and his surgery. Kind regards, Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
I've not seen any research; no big profits to be made from this; no patents. As for being off-beat, I think it's the other way around; these remedies were used long before drugs entered the scene and have been used successfully for certain conditions for centuries. I found meditation and breathing techniques to be helpful in reducing the anxiety that accompanies afib although I canby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
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Rich - Congratulations so far. It is said that 3 months marks an average time to know if you are 'cured' or not; but experience here shows it can take six months or longer in some people for the heart to settle completely down and remain in NSR permanently. The big test will be when you go off the meds. Here at the CCF, you are off meds after/about 2 months. Off Coumadin after thrby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
My insurance only covered 80% and I was right here in town. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Suzette - it's always really a detrimental practice to lie down after a meal since the meal stimulates the production of stomach acid and stomach acid can then find it's way up into the esophagus when lying down. Stay upright and don't crowd the stomach by slouching in a chair after a meal either. It's better to eat small meals. This all has to do with irritation of thby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Susan - the take home from this news is that arginine is safe to use but should be avoided in patients after heart attacks. Healthy people with healthy hearts will only benefit from the vasodilation properties of arginine. The Conference Room does have a very large amount of good information. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Chris - 3 grams is 3,000 mg. A teaspoon of salt is about 2400 mg. of sodium chloride (salt). So this would be almost 2.5 grams. Yes - a teaspoon is 5 ml. Pam - true the body is a great regulator, but when overwhelmed with sodium, it dominates the cell - competes with potassium or displaces the potassium. In this case, the body doesn't efficiently regulate and it isn't automatic becauseby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Lisa - Look for my posts on L-theanine; also consider Howie's suggestion, for taking a B-complex, and if you don't already supplement with magnesium, you should consider it now. Stress depletes magnesium and you need it for your heart as well as many other functions. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Gordon - I seem to recall reading that L-arginine helps with oxygen and the heart in higher altitude. Check the Conference Room and the discussion/hypothesis reported by George Eby...it may have been there, or it may have been in something else I read about arginine. You could try a google search on arginine altitude and heart function and see if you come up with something. I'll checby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM