![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
August 2010 journal report on Taurine – worth noting. Physiological roles of taurine in heart and muscle Read more than just the Abstract… the Introduction has relevancy for afibbers in that the regulation of calcium homeostasis by taurine has been extensively studied. (calcium is excitatory to heart cells). New Afib readers can read more about the importance of taurine’s function anby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
I've always wondered if it's only the running that promotes afib or if it is something else about people who are so motivated to run long distances that predisposes them to afib like extra cortisol, anxiety, type A personalitiy or some other part of body chemistry. It seems like running becomes an obsession with many people and I wonder if the running meets some need in the body. I&by DSENNET - AFIBBERS FORUM
Elizabeth Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Why do you take so much Ativan/day? > > Liz Anxiety. I have this AFIB condition along with a chronic bladder issue that I deal with daily called Interstitial Cystitis. This has taken a toll on me causing Anxiety. I wish I did not take it but it works best for me. I generally take 1 mg every 8 hours. Once Iby smackman - AFIBBERS FORUM
Many thanks Jackie for this excellent detailed overview of Stress and the HPA axis issues which are so fundamental for so many of us. Lets make both of these into an AFIB Resource link as well for the long term, if you agree? Cheers! Shannonby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Final Segment III. TESTING Testing must be done to learn which systems are out of range so that supportive treatment can be effective. Cortisol sampling is a timed collection of urine or saliva. Some practitioners use both. DHEA-S should be included in cortisol evaluations. For neurotransmitters, fortunately, more sophisticated organic acid testing is available and can measure boby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Eric - Start reading in the new thread titled, Stress, Anxiety, Insomnia.... There are many tips in that report which is offered in three segments that will be helpful to your situation. According to the stress experts, Stress and Stress related maladies account for 75- 90% of all doctor visits these days. There is a lot one can do to reduce the affects of the stress response before it becby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Welcome Susan - Glad you are posting. Just to elaborate a bit more... Either the wine or the alcohol content can be an initiator. For some, it’s the alcohol itself; others are sensitive to the sulfites and other chemical impurities in the grapes... pesticide residue, fluoride (definitely) but it's also known that alcohol depletes magnesium and is considered to be cardio-toxic. Not suby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Today is 3 weeks post Cather Ablation by Dr. Natale in Austin, Texas office. I am doing really good. My resting heart rate can go as low as 50 but no AFIB. BP is good. I am still on Multag, MetoproloL (12.5 mg every 12 hours) and Xarelto. My biggest issue is my post procedure Anxiety. It is better. My thoughts sometimes just run wild thinking of the negative instead of the positive. I did walkby smackman - AFIBBERS FORUM
Susan, I often have irregular feelings of beats when not in afib, but I have PVCs as well. I suspect in my case it's anxiety. Ever since my first afib (last October), my heart has been very "active". I've never had these irregular beats turn into afib, but they're frustrating / distracting to feel nonetheless. Congrats on posting here, it's been a lifesaverby erich - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hello Everyone So i have been reading this website for several months now but finally decided to write and ask for some help and post a few nagging questions. Background I was diagnosed with AFIB last July (just 8 mos ago). It was likely I was having episodes at night for 1-2 years as i had complained several times to my cardio doctor about waking with my heart racing especially if i had morby susafib - AFIBBERS FORUM
Stress, Anxiety, Insomnia…. Sympathetic Dominance…and more I. Introduction Stress. Everyone has it. Some, more than others. A little is healthy. A lot, is not….especially if the stress is underlying, long-term and unremitting. Without question, the onset of atrial fibrillation brings with it a new dimension of stress and might be argued in the ‘chicken/egg’ arena as toby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Shannon Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > HI Smackman, > > Likely the Multaq, if it doesn't settle down in > two weeks in similar to the time frame it did, > more of less, the first time, then you should > contact Dr N's nurse about a possible switch to > another AAR drug for the rest of your blanking > period, if Dr N feeby smackman - AFIBBERS FORUM
Welcome home Smackman. What you describe as a 'jittery' feeling still may well be from the low adrenal function we discussed that I suspect is a significant factor in your experience overall with the tendency for high anxiety and such, and after a surgery process like this it can take a bit longer for a low performing adrenal system to rebound fully from the physiological stress youby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Shannon Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hi Smackman, > To ease your anxiety, just call you Nurse > practitioner assigned to you in Austin and tell > her exactly what your fear is... That on the long > drive from Moneie LA to Austin while off all > cardiac control drugs you might flip > Into a high speed AfIB within only a couple daysby smackman - AFIBBERS FORUM
Shannon Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hi Smackman, > To ease your anxiety, just call you Nurse > practitioner assigned to you in Austin and tell > her exactly what your fear is... That on the long > drive from Moneie LA to Austin while off all > cardiac control drugs you might flip > Into a high speed AfIB within only a couple daysby smackman - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Smackman, To ease your anxiety, just call you Nurse practitioner assigned to you in Austin and tell her exactly what your fear is... That on the long drive from Moneie LA to Austin while off all cardiac control drugs you might flip Into a high speed AfIB within only a couple days of you ablation and ask if that happens what dose of regular immediate release Metoprolol could I take just to prby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Louise Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hi Smackman, > > I am ill-equipped to be giving advice because I am > also a relative newbie; but just a couple of > thoughts I had while reading your post. > > I was on Multaq for about a year and it didn't > seem to do anything about my irregular heart rate > -- so after reading aby smackman - AFIBBERS FORUM
Congratulations on the date! Good for you. I'm three weeks post-ablation. Was I afraid? Of course. Only natural. But try to counter or follow each anxious thought with a positive or more rational one. The anxieties won't likely go away but you can keep them manageable by practicing some cognitive self-statement therapy. For example: "I'm just afraid of making thingsby Randy - AFIBBERS FORUM
Methylation Dysfunction Since several afibbers have tested positive for the polymorphism or gene mutation, MTHFR, which tracks to methylation dysfunction, I thought it would be helpful to post notes from an interview on the topic of Methylation Dysfunction, causes and treatment precautions, especially because many of the signs and symptoms of methylation dysfunction are both common and highlyby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
A few weeks ago, I started this thread on resistive starch "RS" < The basic idea is to make sure your bacteria in your large intestine are well fed. Some foods contain a fair amount of this starch, but in most, the ratio of carbs to RS is much higher than I'd like. Hence I've been using 40g (4 TBS) of Bob's Red Mill Unmodified Potato Starch per day as an n=1 experimby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
My nutritionist had me do genetic testing through 23andme.com as I had so many health issues (afib, poor digestion, chronic insomnia) that he just couldn't get to the bottom of. We'd try to detox for fluoride or aluminum, and my health would get worse and we'd have to stop. It turns out that I have over a dozen methylation gene polymorphisms that are causing most of these healthby Windstar - AFIBBERS FORUM
Good points Gordon and Randy, There are plenty of great tools out there for getting on top of anxiety, and yet the very best step for dealing with AFIB related anxiety and stress, as noted, is getting rid of the AFIB! If you catch it early and can put the genie back in the bottle effectively with The Strategy and good meditation, Chi Kung, breathing techniques, a benzo pill , when and if needby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
There aren't too many conditions out there where there is such an intimate relationship between anxiety and the condition. Afib is a very stressful disorder leading to anxiety which in turn can exacerbate the afib. And both anxiety and afib involve autonomic issues and imbalances (such as too much adrenalin as Shannon noted). Anxiety has both a physiological and a cognitive (worry) compby Randy - AFIBBERS FORUM
A couple of thoughts from a long term anxiety sufferer, long before I developed afib. I wonder if the anxiety over the years didn't have something to do with the afib developing. 1. I found that benzo's in general, and I've tried most of them over the years, don't solve anything. What they do is allow your mind to become calm enough to be receptive and rational enough toby ggheld - AFIBBERS FORUM
I admit my Anxiety is driven by Health issues. I actually thought I had this AFIB "BEATEN" after 18 months of NSR. After 1 year, I was off Pradaxa and Amiodarone doing great! I had a perfect stress test and I felt great. Then in Sept. last year this monster came from no where again. I went back on Pradaxa and Multaq and 1 month later my electrical cardioversion worked with one "by smackman - AFIBBERS FORUM
Stress is one thing which we can't often avoid, excess worry and mental gymnastics over things in life is most often optional. It's certainly understandable when health problems cause anxiety and the very nature of AFIB is anxiety stimulating inherently, for sure, we've all experienced that to one degree or another, but its that little voice sitting on your shoulder constantly whisby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Good to here, Randy! I was thinking of you knowing it was last week! Great to hear its going well, as expected in the early days. Don't worry much about a few spots along the ridge of the LAA mouth, those are more common with longer term AFIB and even with some shorter term cases. You may still be one and done and high odds for it, but even if down the road a touch up is needed to butby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks for all the advice/help. I had a bronchial infection and decided Friday Night to start a antibiotic. This antibiotic has raised my heart rate and I gave some skips in my heart. I took only 2 of the Doxycycline; the last Saturday morning but my heart rate is still 15 bpm higher than usual sedentary and I still have heart palpitation but it is better. I have anxiety; I have this chronic bby smackman - AFIBBERS FORUM
smackman Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I do have low T. I have Testim to use but am > concerned it will cause my AFIB to blow up Hi Smackman, My testosterone was below reference range, both total T and free T. I am on injectable T, once you learn how to do it it's not a big deal. In fact, once on T my anxiety is about zero. I used to let stby onewaypockets - AFIBBERS FORUM
No Testim won't cause your AFIB to blow up, just use it everyday and don't be sporadic, its the relative change from being irregular with use that can make things more variable. Your heart has more testosterone receptors than any other organ in the body ... there is a reason nature made that so, in in order to support the most essential muscle in the body. For Magnesium, get a braby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM