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Hi Jackie, Can L-Theanine be used daily or best used when feeling anxiety? Recently I have been having some PACS, which had been very few until recently. Waiting for the other shoe to drop! Thanks for your help. Valliby Valli - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hans thanks for reply i just recently have been having some skipped beats at least i think that is what they are. I had a 14 day monitor on and it showed very little but i feel its either gastric or something is going on. I had my ablation in 2008 from Dr. David Lin at Penn and I am off all drugs however i do have anxiety over any little thing related to the heart. I guess gun shy. I will haby Anonymous User - AFIBBERS FORUM
Laura i sure hope so. One of my problems is that i worry a lot about things like that. My ablation seems to have worked however just recently maybe about month ago i started to get these bouts of skipped beats. I have anxiety and it just makes it worse. I hate it. My brother is having an ablation tomorrow at Penn with same guy i had do mine Dr. David Lin. Well good luck to you Laura. Steveby Anonymous User - AFIBBERS FORUM
Steve, you sound very much like me. My ablation was a little over two years ago and I still have anxiety over this condition. Any skipped beats or increase in heart rate triggers the anxiety. Maybe some day we'll get over it. Best wishes to you, Lauraby Anonymous User - AFIBBERS FORUM
I definitely see that jackie because i get gut feelings bloating all kind of things. I am taking prilosec now because i mentioned it to my gastro guy. I sometimes feel i have to burp but can't. Feels like something is going on in stomach sometimes and then it starts the anxiety. I just ordered the book should be a good read and better understanding thanks jackieby Anonymous User - AFIBBERS FORUM
I had anxiety with afib and even though i had the ablation i still get some anxiety. I was put on klonopin 1mg split 4 times a day and have been on that for 7 years at least. It is a beast to get off of. In recent times it seems that i get a few pvcs and pacs and naturally my heartrate goes up because of anxiety and i think i get more skipped beats. I take mag. and some K as supplements bby Anonymous User - AFIBBERS FORUM
You and me both, Nancy. Once I get off this stuff I most definitely will not be taking another benzodiazepine ever. Lauraby Anonymous User - AFIBBERS FORUM
True on the Ativan, I'm sure. I had anxiety/panic attacks when in my 20s and was given Xanax. Ended up on that for 18 months and finally took myself off of it. Fortunately there was some great advice online about tapering down, and yes it was very very slow and last days/first days off were rough, but got through it fine. But am not going back near it or things like it every again. Nancyby Nancy - AFIBBERS FORUM
I just want to insert a word of caution about using Ativan (lorazepam) for anxiety associated with AF. This drug was prescribed to me for this purpose and initially I used it only prn. However, as the afib became more frequent I split the 1 mg dose and began taking 0.5 mg morning and night on a regular basis, now for the past seven years. I have never increased the frequency or dosage so obviouslby Anonymous User - AFIBBERS FORUM
Nancy - I can really appreciate your comments on anxiety. My solution was to use L-theanine and Bach Flower Rescue Remedy because I didn't want to go the drug route so I could stay functional during the day. I also used it... and often still use both at bedtime if I think I'm not going to settled down quickly. The one thing I learned early on, though, is not to obsess about pulse orby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM
Stress is definitely a trigger and anxiety is stress; there is anxiety when you are it, as well as anxiety for when it's coming back due to the unpredictible nature of the disease. It is not uncommon for folks to take prescription ativan or clonazapam for anxiety. I can tell you first hand that after a successful procedure, it is very nice to be able to sleep at night and not worry aby Anonymous User - AFIBBERS FORUM
I know what you mean Nancy..I'm in Afib all the time, and I keep checking my pulse to see if it's getting higher...When it gets over 85 I get an anxiety attack and make it worse...I forget about it sometimes too, but then it pops up in my head again...I get short of breath, so I try and meditate.. just no peace for very long at a time....Nelby Nel - AFIBBERS FORUM
I know anxiety can trigger afib, but what about the anxiety of actually being IN afib? Or is it anxiety thinking I'm in afib that puts me into it. I have to say, there is no peace of mind and body as that of being in NSR. I'll be thinking how great things are, no problem in the world, then realize, "oh yeah, I haven't been in or worried about afib lately."by Nancy - AFIBBERS FORUM
Start with ... The Strategy ... implement it fully and faithfully for six months minimum to one year along with strict trigger avoidance and see if things don't quiet down. Once you've got a handle on starting the supplements in the Strategy, read here and include Nattokinase/Boluke for keeping your blood flowing well, and read through Conference Room 75 and follow your nose from therby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks Lynn. I am getting plenty of protein through vegetables, beans and nuts. I track it to ensure that is the case. I have never liked animal protein and I feel so much better in every other way. Tons of energy and much less joint pain. BTW...I got my TSH back and it was 2.1 so my head is spinning. I really hoped I wouldn't be back here with the fear and anxiety of possible episodby femchemeng - AFIBBERS FORUM
PEELING BACK THE ONION? Time for a brain cramp! In the December 2012 issue of the AFIB Report Hans abstracted two rather provocative articles. The first addressed risk factors for PACs in the general population and the second the positive association between height and AF. The latter is old news, at least wrt LAFers, as Hans pointed out - . Hans' two abstracts can be accessed at Tby PC - AFIBBERS FORUM
replies inserted Shannon Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hi Althea, > > Thanks for the added details, that makes more > sense. It sounds like possible high speed flutter > or Supraventricular tachycardia runs ... 180 bpm > to 220bpm is classic Flutter territory, perhaps in > your case mixed with AFIB? When its going that > fasby Althea - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Althea, Thanks for the added details, that makes more sense. It sounds like possible high speed flutter or Supraventricular tachycardia runs ... 180 bpm to 220bpm is classic Flutter territory, perhaps in your case mixed with AFIB? When its going that fast its not always easy for ER docs to get the exact diagnosis right. And yes they will always move you to the head of the line when your Hby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Shannon, I will insert my replies in bolded italics, I hope that will make it easier to read: Shannon Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hi Althea, > > Next time this happens go for the cardioversion > that same day and get back in NSR asap. I've never had electrocardioversion and was extremely nervous about it. I wanted to go home andby Althea - AFIBBERS FORUM
DGM Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Namor: > > You are, in my opinion, 100% correct. I came to > the same conclusion many years ago and have > hesitated to get an ablation because I felt they > (the EP's) we're not quite there yet in > understanding what is stated clearly and concisely > in your post. It seems so damnby Tom B - AFIBBERS FORUM
Namor: You are, in my opinion, 100% correct. I came to the same conclusion many years ago and have hesitated to get an ablation because I felt they (the EP's) we're not quite there yet in understanding what is stated clearly and concisely in your post. It seems so damn obvious to any thinking person that it is the ANS that is responsible. Yes, it could be genetic at it's rootby DGM - AFIBBERS FORUM
I have an afibber correspondent who lives in Oz. Over the past several months he shared his story where he thought getting his 25OHD levels (vitamin D) above 60 ng/ml were his salvation. Then he found that, for him 60 ng/ml was a toxic level. He has perhaps developed a new test for Vit. D toxicity. Swimming pool Calcium Carbonate test strips used on his urine. He found that 500 ppm seems toby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hey Guys, Anyone have any insight on this one? I began developing severe ectopics last wednesday after drinking some ginger tea. These have not gone away and, indeed, they have gotten worse. At first they were typical, random, at night while I am laying down but then they began to creep into the daytime as well when I layed down or sat down. Now they are all the time but if I'm up aby montos - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thank you, Hans, for the link to your insightful report back then which is still important information today as the US has cut down on the bovine hormone but apparently not banned it completely. You probably recall probably recall Fran reporting her observations with the farm-raised salmon in her area of Scotland -- what they were fed and how they fish had developed hideous physical abnormaby Jackie - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Hi Laura, Lisa and Nel, This is a VERY common experience among Afibbers and in most cases is a direct result of adrenal insufficiency. We have discussed this is previous unrelated threads, but producing too much 'Adrenaline' hormone/neurotransmitter is a driect result of your HPA-axis of hypothalamus. pituitary, adrenal hormone feedback system is not able to produce enough Cortisoby Shannon - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks for the information and article, McHale. Just as a point of interest, this morning, I had my first episode of afib since my ablation two years ago. It lasted only an hour but it has totally wiped me out for the day, not to mention the disappointment and the return of the old anxiety that always accompanies an episode. So, I guess I don't have this thing beat after all. Is it my imaginby Anonymous User - AFIBBERS FORUM
Shannon, Thank you for taking time to tell us your cardio Dr history. You and the others on this site are IMMENSELY helpful -- not just in that you help us with the medical/biological part of the equation, but also in that you help us with dealing with the other aspects of living with afib. In November of 2007 I had an Afib episode of a few hours and wentby tibbar - AFIBBERS FORUM
Barb, When I was considering whether to have another ablation, or have my Five Box procedure, I was considering 3 EPs for the ablation: Dr. Natale, Dr. Schweikert (he recently left the Cleveland Clinic for Akron General), or Dr. Tchou (Cleveland Clinic). I would probably include the Bordeaux group if I was thinking about it again. I was going to be driving 7+ hours or flying for any oby Anonymous User - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thank you. Barb, for saying so well what has needed saying for some time. My concern is that readers might actually take seriously what EB puts out. It is unfortunate that the editor allows such incredible statements to stand. Jackie arrived on this forum in '02, some time after my arrival early in the year. The nutritional cure of my ten year debilitating AF miseries had left me convinceby Anonymous User - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Hello Steve - Your 'hollow' feeling may be that you start to run out of fuel as the day wears on and may be a sign of hypoglycemia. Often you feel just 'off' and others may feel a sense of anxiety or jittery. You may find that you need to eat a small, balanced snack that contains protein and a healthy fat to keep you going until mealtime. Avoid starchy, sugary snacks as tby Jackie - AFIBBERS FORUM