Thanks Susan.d, Unfortunately we are not permitted to import prescription drugs in to New Zealand. Although there maybe a way arround it, I will do some resurch.by colindo - AFIBBERS FORUM
I experienced rectal bleeding after taking Pradaxa. My Doctor told me to stop taking Pradaxa for a couple of days and see if the bleeding stops, if the bleeding has stopped then continue taking it. What if I experience more bleeding at a later time. What then? Will this lead to something more serious? I have tried Xarelto but it has too many side effects for me. Eliquis is not availby colindo - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteJoe Thank you for the link Dean! Now, how can we increase our calcitonin output? Vitamin K2 which Natto has lots of.by colindo - AFIBBERS FORUM
I found that too much magnesium can trigger afib for me. E.g. 800mgs a day will do it, so now I am down to 100mgs of Magnesium Chelate (glycinate) a day.by colindo - AFIBBERS FORUM
Try taking liposomal vitamin C twice daily, it has worked for me. As an anti oxidant it reduced Oxidative stressby colindo - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteKiwiBlake Hi all I normally take dichlofenac (brand name Voltaren), an over the counter medication from the Pharmacy. Blake Voltaren has been a trigger for me in the past. It seems diclofenac in not so good for afibbers.by colindo - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuotePoetKim For those of you taking the enzyme nattokinase regularly, do you take it on an empty stomach, or at least removed from meals? I had never thought about that but was at a health symposium where an MD was recommending it for dissolving/preventing clots (in context of covid, not afib). And he made point that you need to take it on empty stomach or the fibrinolytic enzyme will expend itsby colindo - AFIBBERS FORUM
FYI. The amount of Vitamin K2 from one packet of Natto is approx. 400 to 500 mcgby colindo - AFIBBERS FORUM
abbreviations make it difficult to understand clearly the message.by colindo - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuotePavanPharter Blame it on the dog. ???????????????? Don't have a dog.by colindo - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteJohnBM I have also read of the intermittent use of NOAC's for only a period after an episode (2 weeks) and then ceasing same. Does anyone have experience of this regimen? Cheers, John I don't but am considering it. It would be better than not taking anything, I would expect. You may have already read this article by Dr. Rod Passman. He claims “We know that only about half theby colindo - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteCarey I've heard it from one or two others. You're taking it with a full meal, right? Yes after the evening meal. Maybe I should take it before the meal.by colindo - AFIBBERS FORUM
I have been taking Xarelto for about 6 weeks and as a result I have a bloated, distended stomach with lots of gas and discomfort. Is this a common side effect?by colindo - AFIBBERS FORUM
After 2 weeks taking 20mgs Xarelto I suddenly get a nose bleed, is that common?by colindo - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteJackie There is a two-part interview with Menaquinone 7 researcher Leon Schurgers, PhD, (2009) that details the function of the MK7 and lowering the risk of arterial calcifications. He starts the discussion with this intro: We will discuss the “calcium paradox,” by which so many people are having harmful calcium deposits form in their arteries at the same time that calcium contentby colindo - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteCarey A ton of research and clinical trials says it is enough. It's not like they just make the dosages up. Drugs undergo a whole series of clinical trials designed to do nothing more than establish the optimal dosages. As for increasing afib burden, I can't imagine why an anticoagulant would do that and I can't see it escaping notice during clinical trials or among the miby colindo - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotesldabrowski Here is one article: I did read that article when I started to get PACs. Last week I went to the ED and tried to tell the Doctor that PACs every 3rd beat was stroke country. He said he had been a Doctor for 40 years and I was talking a lot of nonsense and they were harmless, go home and get use to them. Since then I have had afib every 2nd day and the current episode iby colindo - AFIBBERS FORUM
Just wondering how much of this stuff you need, can too much increase afib burden?by colindo - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteKiwiBlake Hi I'm in Taranaki. I've been going to the cardiology unit at Taranaki Hospital. The operation is going to be at Waikato Hospital. What part of the country are you in? I have sent you a private message.by colindo - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteKiwiBlake Hi all Just joined this forum, I'm looking for a bit of support and advice. I'm in New Zealand. I have been experiencing occasional Afib for past 2 years. I get an afib episode randomly, typically monthly, but can go 2 or 3 months with no issue. Seems to be stress related. I have been in emergency department at hospital 4 times in the last 2 years as a precaution iby colindo - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotevanlith if i were you Colindo i would try this protocol of 3 mag. Combo but still get on the path to an Ablation...if it works really well on you like it did on me you can always post. or cancel the procedure Thank you for your post. I will give what you suggest a go but would you explain exactly what you mean "i would try this protocol of 3 mag. Combo." ......i shop with iby colindo - AFIBBERS FORUM
Some afib episodes are 5 minute spikes, some last 30 minutes, but mostly 2 to 4 hours, although Tuesday was a bad day having 3 episodes, one was 6 hours (1am to 7am) another 1 hr and a third for 30 minutes. There are some blips which I can see on my fitbit which I don't count.by colindo - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteCarey What you're experiencing is PACs in a trigeminal pattern. Trigeminal means ectopic beats in a pattern of threes. There is also bigeminal and quadrigeminal (patterns of 2 and 4). It's not uncommon and it's not dangerous. It is, however, highly annoying, as I'm sure you've discovered. I lived with bigeminal PACs for months. The one positive thing I observed was tby colindo - AFIBBERS FORUM
I have what seems like permanent PACs (supraventricular ectopy) I am getting a premature beat every third beat. Plus every now and then, afib. Is this common, is it treatable, is it dangerous? Link to my ECGby colindo - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteGeorgeN I'm currently at 29 weeks without afib. I wore a recording monitor last night and average 2.5 PAC's/hour. For me, this might as well be zero. So my heart seems very stable at the moment. What recording monitor are you using?by colindo - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteJoe Natto is part of my diet. This study is interesting, it did not have any measurable effect on aortic valve calcification: Yes that's a disappointing result. But then there is the Rotadam study which is much larger. "The study shows that people who consumed most vitamin K2 through vitamin K2 rich foods (mainly fermented foods and meat from animals fed K3), had a 50% reducedby colindo - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
QuotePavanPharter The best way to eat natto is to take it from freezer to fridge for a few days then drench it in 20-30ml of olive oil. The EVOO will increase the K2 bio-availability resulting in an increase of carboxolation of matrix GLA proteins. I spread natto on a piece of toast then dribble two teaspoons of olive oil on top. Only because it taste better.by colindo - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
QuoteElectroBlu Hi everyone Hope you are all well. I wonder if anyone can advise me? I had an ablation a year ago. I did well on it but just 2 weeks ago, I suddenly noticed a change to my heart rhythm. I noticed extra beats and sent my watch ECG readings to the AF nurse at Royal Brompton (UK here) who said I was in sinus but with occasional PAC EB Just wondering if you recently had aby colindo - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Jackie, I can't see GeorgeN or you post when I click on to my post. The only way I can see them is to click onto "Last Post" I wonder if anyone else is having issues accessing my post?by colindo - AFIBBERS FORUM