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Dear Bob - I can appreciate your concern and apprehension. Those of us who have had ablation mostly agree it was not all that difficult. The fear of the unknown drives us to be nervous, but as Doug indicates, it is far less trauma than many of the afib events endured. When it's over, you'll be done with it and can begin to enjoy life again. Please let us know how you are afterwardby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Lisa - all through my afib journey, I drank various forms of decafe and herbal tea with no ill effects at all even with the meds. You should do fine. White tea is a nice change from green and black if you can find it. Very beneficial as well. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
David - I'm really sorry to read this post and I can understand your frustration. Regarding the magnesium (Doctor's Best) - they add the absorption enhancer, Bioperene, which is derived from black pepper. Black pepper is a known stomach irritant and while the amount is small, I've corresponded with other BB members who have experienced similar irritation. Not sure if it is truby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Gordon - I get it. You like statins. Your choice. I don't and was harmed by them and by two unnecessary surgeries as well. My choice and I choose to warn others. One thing I know for sure is that the human body doesn't suffer from a deficiency of prescription drugs. I also know that nutritional deficiencies can cause disease conditions and that targeted nutritional supplemeby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Also Dr. Larry Chinitz is at NYU in Manhattan and enjoys an excellent reputation with ablations.by Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Statins Lower magnesium and CoQ10. Statin drugs have the reputation of robbing the body of nutrients including vitamins A, B12, D, E and K, betacarotene and folate, as well as calcium, zinc, phosphorus and magnesium. Magnesium depletion is especially associated with the use of certain chemotherapy drugs, such as cisplatin. In fact, levels can fall so low that the result is heart damage and bby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Gordon - as long as the drug companies are going to bias study results, there will always be studies to support that statins will help one condition or another. In the case of osteoporosis, there are many other helpful treatments that don't involve something as dangerous as a statin. To take a statin for that would certainly be overkill. Additionally, we have to consider that lowering cby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Isabelle - I know two people diagnosed with iron overload after a blood test and neither had any of the symptoms you mention, so it iseven more of a stealth disease condition than most people think. PS - both are normalized after several years of blood donations. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sorry about the misspelling of Dr. Ravnskov.... not koff. Note this web article as well.... New cholesterol guidelines for converting healthy people into patients Uffe Ravnskov, MD, PhD (Feel free to publish this site anywhere, but donĀ“t forget to tell from where it comes) In the May 16 issue (2001) of the Journal of the American Medical Association an expert panel from the National Choby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Aldona - that's really wonderful. So happy for you. Be well, Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Here it is.... It's the ALLHAT study - that can be referenced as listed below "Major Outcomes in Moderately Hypercholesterolemic, Hypertensive Patients Randomized to Pravastatin vs Usual Care: The Antihypertensive and Lipid-Lowering Treatment to Prevent Heart Attack Trial (ALLHAT-LLT)," Probstfield JL, Davis BR, et al, JAMA, December 18, 2002;288(23):2998-3007. 10,355 ambulatby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Gordon - Consider reading the book by Duane Graveline MD about his experiences with Lipitor.... aptly named "Lipitor - The Thief of Memory" if you doubt there are problems with statins. He was a NASA space doc who suffered from transient global amnesia as a result of taking Lipitor. While I can't lay my fingers on it right now, there are definitely studies that indicate there is no improvedby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Ed - you certainly have a great deal packed into this multi - do you have to take six a day? Definitely, the magnesium and potassium are way too low to be of much value at all so you'll need to augment with higher doses of both. I doubt that the calcium is anything about which to worry. It's really an insignificant amount. I'd concentrate on the magnesium and potassium but dby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Reet - good news for both of you. Enjoy life. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Ed - what's in the multi? Any calcium? How much? You've assessed the Chinese food correctly - in addition to the potential of MSG either added or as a result of the food ingredients used, you were undoubtedly low in potassium and then typically, with a high sodium meal as in Chinese, you depleted intracellular potassium to the extent that afib was enabled. Get back to the fundamentby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Pam - thanks for re-confirming this. When I dealt with the pharmacists directing patient care at the Coumadin Clinic associated with the CCF, there was no indication that stopping Coumadin would produce rebound effect. The exception may be for people with existing clotting problems, but that doesn't apply to most afibbers. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Philippe - that's what I did several times. Just stopped. But I always made sure I was continuing with the other natural anti-platelet aggregation products like Omega 3 fish oils, vitamin E, ginkgo, etc. I've never read there was a rebound effect with stopping warfarin cold turkey as there is with many other drugs. Enjoy your new life and good riddance to warfarin! Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Bob - you'll have to experiment. While some people don't like the idea of using an antiarrhythmic, they seem to be very effective for others but as with all of the drug options, there are side effects. You need to determine if you are vagal or not. If so, then that should help make your decision about not using the BB and looking into the anti-arrhythmics. On the other topic, iby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Janet - only to the extent that it slows down absorption slightly; insulin is still required and the potential complication of glucose handling is still present. Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Claire - I have personal experience with DGL and it is very effective for GERD symptoms. Just be sure that any licorice product is of the DGL variety since the others can elevate blood pressure. The deglycyrrhizinated licorice form takes out that side effect. The brand I used was by Enzymatic Therapies and was recommended by Michael Murray, ND, but there are also other holistic MDs who alsby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Bob - I took my beta blocker (Toprol XL) in two doses. One am and one pm. Later when I cut back, I took only the one at night since my events seemed to come more at night. After that, I learned from Hans that beta blockers aren't the drug of choice for vagal afibbers and stopped them completely and continued on with only the anti-arrhythmic. One of the many side effects of beta blockers iby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Tim - this thread was posted in the BB before this one. Date: 01-21-06 08:36 A while back, I recall seeing something about the use of marijuana - I just noted this from Dr. Blaylock - the neurosurgeon we reference when talking about damage from excitotoxins... Jackie " Marijuana and Psychosis This explosive study should put the damper on the excitement some are voicing over the medby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Bill Sardi's newsletter has excellent examinations of current controversial topics. Bill is a medical journalist; I've followed his work for years and have found it to be accurate and well researched and referenced. Be sure to spend the time reading these brief publications. Jackie Fishy Fish Oil Studies Wall Street Journal Smears Vitamin Supplements Drug Companies Admit Sby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Pam - you'll probably be put on a statin...that seems to be the answer for everything these days, regardless of the side effects - or you can follow the natural supplement guidelines that many holistic doctors offer as remedies, so, yes, - what's next is to correct with nutrients that lower the numbers. Just as we have all experimented here with nutrients to shore up deficiencies that allow afiby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Lindsay - Good to be tested for CRP and other markers indicating inflammation and risk factors for heart disease. Yours is definitely elevated as closer to one or less is preferred. Remember, though, that any little infection or thing can elevate CRP; it can even be an infected tooth. Your allergies may also be driving it. The supplements you are taking are helpful. Here's a repost that Iby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Bill - as soon as you are through with the Cipro, consider taking hefty doses of a probiotic to replenish all the good bacteria that is destroyed in the GI tract. I certainly hope Cipro does the job. Do tigers in the wild get abcessed teeth because of broken teeth? Similarly, dogs that break canine teeth have to have root canals and a crown or the same thing happens. And I knew of a persby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Well, Pam - I hope you are kidding about the aspartame. You know, there is one diet tonic that has saccharine for sweetener and I know the bad press saccharine has on a potential carcinogen, but it's probably alot better than asparatame's side effects and excitatory properties regarding glutamate. Bottoms up! Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks for the explanation. A smile a day keeps the doctors away. I won't hold my breath for that invention! Jackieby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
BillB - Good advice. I found that whenever I was prescribed something with which I wasn't familiar, I always pointedly asked the MD, "now will this have any adverse effect on my heart meds?" A few, who wanted to be really sure, would check online in the computer system. I always did my own research as well. Good luck with your treatment plan. Hope the infection subsidesby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Carol - just understand what Peggy and I have been mentioning repeatedly.... when you consume something that either is sugar containing or metabolizes quickly to sugar (high carbs like orange juice, bread, white potato, etc) you will immediately trigger the need for insulin to handle the glucose and with that comes depletion of potassium. Hence, you'll get ectopy or afib....especially ifby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM